First Public Administration Workshop of the CILAPE 2026 Convention

The First Public Administration Workshop was inaugurated by the Rector of the Higher School of State and Government Cadres (ESCEG), Mercedes Delgado Fernández. Professors Zhang Yuan and Li Zhe from the China National Academy of Governance presented two papers on topics related to the transformation of public governance in the era of Artificial Intelligence, and China's urban governance modernization practices toward a better city and a better life.

The Attorney General's Office was represented by Marcos Antonio Caraballo de la Rosa, Deputy Attorney General, and Dixan Fuentes Guzmán, Chief Prosecutor of the National School, who presented on the experiences of the Cuban Attorney General's Office in managing its constitutional mission, based on science, technology, and innovation, as well as governance and systems for decongesting the judicial system in Cuba.

The quality of services at the National Institute of Endocrinology: improvement actions was presented by its Director, Erick Robles Torres, along with his doctoral advisors from ESCEG, Mercedes Delgado Fernández and Marlenys Martínez Clapé.

Another international experience was presented through a paper on the digitalization of Public Administration by Tatiana Vertinskaya, Head of the Center for World Economy at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and her colleague Oleg Koleda. Li Baoqin, Vice Dean of the International Exchange School at the Shandong Academy of Governance, also presented the paper "Building Social Governance in Shandong: Provincial Coordination and Practices in Jinan and Qingdao."

The Head of the Department of Public Administration at ESCEG, María Mercedes Machín Hernández, presented the paper "Structural Challenges and Proposals for Effective Public Management in the Evaluation of Public Services in Cuban Municipal Administration." William Hernández Álvarez, Head of the Citizen Services Department of the Ministry of Domestic Trade, spoke about the restructuring of the Cuban state in relation to the actions to be carried out by municipal officials.

María Julia Aguilar Aguilera, Head of the Management Development Group at the University of Artemisa “Julio Díaz González,” and a group of authors presented a paper on the characterization of the training of managers in local governments in Artemisa in science and innovation. Later, Marta Beatriz Infante Abreu, Director of the Doctoral Training Center at the Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría” (CUJAE), along with Marta Rosa Abreu Bosch, Head of Scientific and Technical Information at ESCEG, and Yanet Rodriguez Acosta and Daymel Paneque Beltrán, professors at CUJAE, presented a paper on citizen participation: from the traditional main model to the digital platform DECIDIMOS.

Other presentations included one by Margarita de la Caridad Acosta Rodríguez, an expert and consultant for the Ministry of Finance and Prices, who addressed general aspects of the systemic approach to producer price formation in Cuba. Representing Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), Yilei Fu, a doctoral student in the Faculty of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies at BFSU, and Ziying Li, a professor, presented a paper on the religious theory and practices of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era.

From the Havana City Historian's Office, Kiovet Sánchez Álvarez, Deputy Director of the Master Plan Office, presented a paper on the implementation of heritage impact studies in Cuba through public innovation. Yanailys González Rodríguez, head of the Humanitarian Services Unit, presented the action plan for exporting services for senior citizens.

Maritza Mengana López and a group of professors from ESCEG presented their paper on local governance and information analysis for decision-making.

Finally, Graciliana Moreno Echavarría, from the Higher School of Public Administration (ESAP) of Colombia, and Silvia Marcela Yáñez Moreno, from the Industrial University of Santander, presented their paper titled "Institutionalizing Gender Equality as an Innovation in Public Administration Training."

The workshop was closed by María Mercedes Machín Hernández.