The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) was established in 1961 as a joint Ghana Government/United Nations (UN) special fund project. Originally named the Institute of Public Administration, it was set up as one of the key strategic institutions to develop the public administrative system, to provide civil servants with administrative and professional competence, and to plan and administer national, regional and local services.

GIMPA's mission is to promote the development of managerial skills for persons employed in the public and private sectors and Non-Governmental organizations and promote the use of information technology as an essential tool to increase competitive advantage and enhance output for national development and to provide unbiased and dedicated advisory services to various arms of government to enhance the capacity of sustainable development and management.