The regional activities are aimed at strategically addressing common public administration reform challenges faced by countries in the region. Such activities are pro-actively initiated by RCPAR, based on assessment and analysis of aggregate demand through instruments such as the Bi-annual Regional Survey,as well as consultation with the networks and with relevant partners.

While being genuinely demand-driven, these activities will be based on a second-degree assessment of aggregate regional demand, trying to respond to shared regional concerns rather than those of individual countries. Typically the modalities used will be regional research, regional conferences, thematic workshops, publications and knowledge products.