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CV – Valentina Mele (Update July 2007)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name, Surname Valentina Mele
Date and Place of Birth Bergamo, 11-12-1973
Address
Nationality Italian
Mother tongue Italian
Other languages English (fluent) & Spanish (fluent)
STUDIES
Laurea Economics & Management of Public Administrations and International
Institutions. Bocconi University, 1997. Dissertation on “Real Innovation or Virtual
Impact. Information Technology and Public Service Delivery.”
Doctoral Degrees PhD in Economics and Managment of Public Administrations. Rome University,
TorVergata. 2003. Dissertation “The impacts of Information Technology on the
system of public administrations”
PhD Candidate in Management. London School of Economics. Upgrade: 7/2005.
Dissertation “Explaining Stability & Change in Public Management Policy”.
Master Master in Public Policy & Public Administration. Columbia University, 2002.
ITP (International Teachers
Programme)
SDA POSITION
London School of Economics, 2003.
Current SDA Position SDA Professor.
Beginning of collaboration with SDA 1998
Institutional Roles at SDA Official Faculty MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Public Management, Master in
Healthcare Management, Economics and Policy
ACADEMIC POSITION
Current Academic Position Lecturer. Parthenope University. Naples.
Collaboration with Bocconi University
or other Universities.
Courses of the last 5 years (min. 15
hours)
Bocconi University. Corse of “Public Management” (2004-2005, 2005-2006,
2006-2007) English, “Business-Government Relations” (2006-2007) English e
“Electronic Government” (2004) Italian.
Bocconi University. Master in Public Management. Course of “Marketing &
Communication in Public Sector” (2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007) English.
Course of E-Government (2005-2006, 2006-2007) English.
Bocconi University. Master in Healthcare Management, Economics and Policy.
Course of E-Health (2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007) English.
Parthenope University. Course of “General Management” (2004-2005, 2005-
2006, 2006-2007) Italian.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research Interests - Management systems in the public sector
- Reform and Innovation processes in the public administration
- Public Management Policy
- Information Technology in the public and healthcare sector (E-
Government and Local Networks)
- Communication and advocacy in the public sector
- Business-Government Relations
Main research activities Indicare le principali ricerche svolte o in corso di svolgimento, periodo e
committente, (in ordine cronologico decrescente)
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Visiting
Professorship/Fellowship/Scholarship
Visiting professorship
3/2007 Short-Term Visiting Professor at Palestine University, Behtlehem.
Executive Course on Business-Government Relations
(18h)
4/2007 Visiting Professor at Fudan University, Shanghai within the

International Activities (projects,
teaching)
Dual Degree Bocconi-Fudan. Course on Business-
Government Relations (24 h)
3-5/2006, 3-6/2003, 6-7/2002 “E-Government” module at SUPSI – University
Professional School, Luganen – Curriculum in Public
Management
10/2002-6/2003 Class teacher at the London School of Economics. Course
“Process of Management”. Teaching Prize 2002/2003.
Fellowship
11/2002-11/2004 Research Fellow at the CARR-LSE (Center for
Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of
Economics)
8-9/1999 Visiting researcher on “ICT for public service delivery”
at the CRITO-UCI (Centre for Research on ICT and
Organisations - University of California Irvine)
7/1998 - 9/1998 Visiting Researcher at the Public Administration
Department of Leiden University, for a comparative
research on P.A. reform in Europe
Scholarship
2006/2007-2003/2006-2004/2005/2002-2003 Research Studentship, London
School of Economics
7/2003 Winner of the Teaching Prize for Teachers in
Management 2002/2003, conferred by Prof. Giddens,
Dean, London School of Economics
10/2002 Grant from the CNR – the Italian National Research
Council “Borsa per Sudio all’estero” in the social
sciences sector, for the period at LSE.
15/3/2000 Fulbright scholarship 2001-2002, Master in Public
Policy and Public Administration at Columbia
University, NY
01/9/2000 Bocconi Study Abroad Grant (academic year 2001-
2002. Renewed for the academic year 2002-2003)
Comparative research project (Barcelona Autonomous University, London
School of Economics, Bocconi University) “Public
Management Reform in Italy, France and Spain: the
Southern Way”(2004-2007)
3-12/2003 Coordinator of the research project on “Central-Local Relationship in
the 15 EU Member States” funded by the Ministry for
Innovation and Technology under the EU Italian
Presidency. Author of the volume “Central-Local
Relationship in the EU Member States” printed by the
Italian Dipartimento Funzione Pubblica, Presidenza
del Consiglio dei Ministri
International Networks 7/1998-12/2000 Member of the Steering Committee of the EPAN
(European Public Administration Network)
Main International Professional
Activities
1-7/2003 Consultant for the European Union project STAR, in
charge of the report “Evaluating and benchmarking egovernment
at the regional level”.
7-9/2002 Consultant for the OECD E-Government Project, in
charge of the discussion paper on “Paradigm and
practice: the innovative organization to deal with E-

government”
1/1998-3/1998 Internship at the United Nations Headquarter of NY,
within the Governance and Public Administration
Division
6/1996-6/1997 Team member of the EU Project MIRTI (Models of
Industrial Relations in Telework Innovation). Stage at
the Büreau für Urbanistik of Wien, to compare the
telework pilots in the Municipality of Rome and Wien
PUBLICATION
Books BOOKS
“La gestione dei flussi informativi tra l’azienda pubblica e il suo ambiente.”
Giappichelli, Torino, 2006.
V.Mele, C. Forghieri “Gestire le relazioni tra PA e cittadini: citizen
relationship management e multicanalità”. Maggioli, Maggio 2005
CHAPTERS
“ICTs for streamlining volunteer management”. In Liao-Troth M. (ed)
“challenges for Volunteer Management”. Information Age Publishing, (on
press)
“L’E-Procurement nella sanità italiana. Alcuni spunti di riflessione.” In
Ferrara G e Pozzoli S. (eds), “Sistemi sanitari regionali tra razionalizzazione
degli acquisti e qualità” Giappichelli Editore, Torino. 2006
“La gestione del cambiamento collegata al Governo Elettronico.” In
Meneguzzo M. (ed) Innovazione Managerialità e Governance. II Edition.
Aracne, 2006.
“Paradigm and practice. The Innovative Organization to deal with E-Gov”
Koshro Pour E. (ed). OECD and Idea Publishing. 2005
V. Mele, M. Meneguzzo, A. Tanese “Strategies for Healthcare Reform
Implementation in Southern Italy. The role of informal networks”. In L.R.
Jones, K.Schedler, R. Mussari (eds) Strategies for Public Management
Reform. Elsevier 2004
Mele V., Forghieri C. The Modena E-Network for Strengthening Local
Governance and Citizen Participation. In “Developing Local Governance
Networks in Europe” (Bovaird T., Löffler E., Parrado-Dìez S.) Nomos
Verlagsgesellschaft 2002
“ICT e Pubbliche Amministrazioni”. In Meneguzzo M. (ed) “Innovazione,
Governance e Managerialità: la PA verso il 2000”, Aracne Editrice, Roma,
2001.
Mele V., Fazzolari A. “European Public Administration Meeting. Prospettive
di europeizzazione per gli studi di Pubblica amministrazione” in Azienda
Pubblica, Milan n.4/98.
Articles • “Paradigmi e progetti di E-Government: L’impatto delle ICT sul settore
pubblico”In Economia e Management n.3/2003
• “Il Ruolo del Governo nella Società dell’Informazione” (The Role of
Government in the Information Society). In Azienda Pubblica 3/2001
• “Le carte sanitarie: l’esperienza di alcuni paesi europei” in Mecosan
32/99
• “Aspetti strategici collegati alla gestione dei servizi sociali” in Mecosan,
Milan 1998
• Mele V., Fazzolari A. “European Public Administration Meeting.
Prospettive di europeizzazione per gli studi di Pubblica
amministrazione” in Azienda Pubblica, Milan n.4/98.

• “Le Campagne Sanitarie negli Ospedali Statunitensi: il caso del
Children Hospital di Los Angeles” (The healthcare campaigns in the US
Hospitals: the Los Angeles Children Hospital case) in Mecosan, Milan
4/97
Conference Papers - “Programmes for Change in Italy (1993-2003). Issues, entrepreneurs and
routines”. Presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Conference, Paris, May 2007
- “Electronic Government in Italy: a longitudinal analysis of three policy cycles”.
Presented at the International research Symposium on Public management,
Berlin, March 2007
- “ Actors, Institutions and Signals: explaining a decade of change in the Italian
Public Management Domain”. Presented at the Conference “Exchanging ideas
on Europe” of UACES (University Association for Contemporary European
Studies), Limerick. September 2006
- “Public Management Policy Change: the Case of Innovation and Electronic
Government in Italy (1990-1993)”. Presented at the European Public Policy
Conference, Budapest. September 2005
- “ICT for streamlining volunteer management.” Paper presented at the Academy
of Management, Honolulu. August 2005
- “Paradigm and Practice. The innovative organization to deal with egovernment”.
OECD High-Level Seminar, E-Government Project. Paris,
September 2002
- “No boundaries organizations and informal networks. The case of Sicily
healthcare system.” International Public Management Network. Siena, June
2002 (co-author)
- “Planning and Implementing Innovation Policy in the Public Sector. The Italian
experience”. International Research Symposium on Public Management.
Edinburgh, March 2002
- “Community Networking for improving Local Governance: the Modena enetwork.”
European Group of Public Administration, Local Governance
Session. Wasa, September 2001
- “A Distance Learning Strategy to Teach Public Administration.” Annual
Conference of the European Public Administration Network. Seville, June 1999
OTHER
SCIENTIFIC/PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Membership in the editorial board of
Italian and International journals
Membership in Professional/Scientific
Committees
Main national professional activities 5/1999-12/2000 Official Advisor of Dipartimento della Funzione
Pubblica - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri. In
charge of the ex post analysis of innovative projects
funded by the Italian Government