In EIRA (and EIF), a Public Administration is a state, regional or local authority governed by public law or an association formed by one or several such authorities or a private entity mandated by at least one of those authorities or associations to provide public services, when acting under such a mandate. http://data.europa.eu/dr8/PublicAdministration The original documentation of this ABB495 in EIRA5 is as follows: DEFINITION: Public Administration ABB is a Stakeholder implementing a public policy, mainly by the executive branch. Source: Gartner (https://www.gartner.com/en/glossary)