AKN is an observatory on the administrative professions, created for those with interest in the study of the founding  practices and methods of administration and control.

The idea of the observatory starts out from the lack of scientific research and serious debate on the practical ways in which in Italy the profession is interpreted.

It is instead necessary to maintain an original way of conceiving the profession, through research on themes key to administrative know-how, discussion and the codification of what administration and control mean in Italy today, and comparison with foreign models.