19 May 2015

By Florian HAUSER, DG EMPLOYMENT

Quality of Public Administration –

A Toolbox for Practitioners

Committee of the RegionsSeminar of the Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform

Working Group on"Administrative capacity and good governance"

Overview

1.Context

2.Themes

3.Process

4.Content & Style

5.Publication / Dissemination

Quality of Public Administration –

A Toolbox for Practitioners

Context

Linking "Policy" to Funding20 countries country specific recommendations from European Semester;

EUR 5 Billion+ for 18 countries under ESF/ERDF 2014-20; ex-ante

conditionalities; demand for guidance

Learning & Managing Knowledge12 commission directorates general involved; many (existing) initiatives

(public sector innovation, Small Business Act, Digital Agenda, etc.);

comprehensive overview; complement with intl. good practice (e.g. HR);

break down silos

No new policy!Guidance (non-prescriptive); basis for discussion with practitioners and

stakeholders; Commission as a facilitator

Themes

• Introduction

• Principles & values of good governance

• Seven thematic chapters:

1. Better policy-making

2. Embedding ethical & anti-corruption practices

3. Professional and well-performing institutions

4. Improving service delivery

5. Enhancing the business environment

6. Strengthening the judicial system

7. Managing public funds effectively (including PP and ESIF,TO11)

Process

Commission Inter-service Group – agreestructure and develop content on basis of CSRand TO11 relevance

Presentation & discussion of drafts (EUPAN,ESF committee, TO11 practitioners, academia)

Verification of case studies (170; mainlymember states, many on regional & local level )

May 2014 – Feb 2015

Content & Style

Green Boxes

Blue Boxes

Orange Boxes

Darker Green

Commission policy and initiatives

Key studies and speeches

Case studies

Lighter Green "Cited" from existing studies and guides

Checked with "original sources"

Compendium style (many sources, underlying messages, lessons, not a

roadmap – context may limit transferability) +

Publication

Hard copy

Abridged Version (140 pages)

•(next week)

E-version Abridged version(since 4 May)

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7757

Full publication 7 chapters(next week)

Links/Cross-references

(Europa website)

Dissemination

Member States

Practitioners (central – regional – local levels ); e.g. Committeeof the Regions; Peer-2-Peer

Different expertise (anti-corruption, administrativesimplification, HR, justice,…)

Managing Authorities (ESF/ERDF)

Stakeholders (CSO, Associations)

Academia (e.g. Hertie School of Governance, etc.)

Inside Commission

Different Services

Geo Desks

Toolbox Future

ToolboxContent?

ToolboxEvolution?

Toolbox Content

Quality? Useful? Practical? Relevant?

What is missing?

Some suggestions:

… enhance process orientation? (practitioner notes)… include failure cases?

USE & USERS?

Link to Assessment Framework?(COM as regulator? COM as facilitator?)

Toolbox Evolution?

Keeping it up-to-date?

Getting practitioners involved?

How to make it (more) interactive?

How to facilitate learning & exchange - Seminars? Peer-2-Peer? Operational networking?

Common interest of CSR/TO11 and other countries – EUvalue added?

Some suggestions:

… open process (wiki)?… Peer-2-Peer exchange?… Practitioners networks?