13 th Meeting of the SEE Investment Committee Status Update Pillar 5: Governance for Growth Dimension: Effective Public Services Kelmend Zajazi NALAS Executive Director Sarajevo, 19 June 2013

Assumptions Governance is important for the growth strategy Reference to OECD Working Paper on Fiscal Federalism No 14: Decentralization and Economic Growth PA Reforms are long term and complex Significant difference in current status and models of PA reforms in WB The SEE 2020 should focus on regional dimension of PA reforms Concepts of: European Administrative Space, Good Governance, Open Government Pillar Indicator: WBI Effective Governance Index

RCC Workshop 21 FEB 2013 RCC Workshop 21 FEB 2013 Survey 16 LGAs 3-8 APRIL Survey 16 LGAs 3-8 APRIL NALAS & ORF/GIZ Workshop 10 APRIL NALAS & ORF/GIZ Workshop 10 APRIL Survey 30 Networks APRIL Survey 30 Networks APRIL Review of National Strategies for PA Reforms APRIL Review of National Strategies for PA Reforms APRIL Interview Institutions APR-MAY Interview Institutions APR-MAY Preliminary Analysis / Draft Outline May Preliminary Analysis / Draft Outline May Draft Questionnaire for Ministries June Draft Questionnaire for Ministries June Second round of consultation June Second round of consultation June

Common problem statements Different pace of the EU approximation and alignment of the national legislations, which creates gaps on regional level Lack of professional administrators, politization, In-coherent policies, lack of horizontal and vertical coordination Not fair distribution of finances Insufficient political commitment for PA reform / slow pace of reforms Lack of transparency

Effective Public Services 1. Continuous professionali zation of public servants 2. Business friendly public services 3. Evidence- based policy and decision making 4. Multilevel Governance and Regional Cooperation 5. Smart, Resource Efficient and Inclusive Policies for Territorial Development DRAFT OUTLINE

1. Continuous Professionalization of Public Servants 2. Business Friendly Public Services 3. Evidence-based Policy and Decision Making 4. Multilevel Governance and Regional Cooperation 5. Smart, Resource Efficient and Inclusive Policies for Territorial Development

DRAFT OUTLINE 1. Continuous professionalizat ion of public servants 1.1 Regional knowledge exchange and learning platforms for public servants 1.2 Upgrade and harmonize academic curricula 1.3 Promote and apply good practices and lessons learned in HR management 1.4 Increase regional mobility of public servants

DRAFT OUTLINE 2. Business friendly public services 2.1 Develop regional comparative mechanism 2.2 Promote improvement and simplification of regulations and processes for doing business 2.3 E-governance

DRAFT OUTLINE 3. Evidence- based policy and decision making 3.1 Streamline common methodologies for data collection, analysis and monitoring allowing cross border comparison 3.2 Assess and monitor… …satisfaction of users of public services …effectiveness and quality of public services at all government levels 3.3 Increase transparency and community participation in planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluating public services 3.4 Improve gender balance in “economy decision making”

DRAFT OUTLINE 4. Multilevel governance and regional cooperation 4.1 Define regulatory framework to ensure consultation of local government associations by central governments 4.2 Fostering regional policy dialogue between national and sub-national governments and private sector 4.3 Fostering regional networking

DRAFT OUTLINE 5. Smart, resource efficient and inclusive policies for territorial development 5.1 Efficient and effective allocation of resources between the different governmental levels (subsidiary and connectivity) 5.1 Efficient and effective allocation of resources between the different governmental levels (subsidiary and connectivity) 5.2 Integrate territorial dimension into policies 5.3 Create opportunities for people with disabilities, elderly people, women, economically underprivileged groups to contribute to economic growth

THE WAY FORWARD Involvement of Ministries in charge for PA reform Second round of gathering input from regional networks Workshop Assessment of PA status