Budapest, 29/11, 2013 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORMS IN B&H ROLE OF PARCO Azra Brankovic Budapest, 29/11, 2013

Dayton Constitution State of B&H Republica Srpska Federation of B&H Brcko District 10 cantons 140 municipalities Office of High Representative Structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H)

Peace Implementation Council meeting 2003 PARCO 2004 Defining a strategic framework for the PAR (PAR Strategy in 2006); Operantionalisation of the strategic framework (Action Plan – 2010, Revised Action Plan – 2014; Establishing the coordination framework for Action plans’ implementation (Common Platform 2007); Directing and operationalisation of the PAR Donors’ activities through centralised PAR Fund (Memorandum of Understanding on PARF establishment., 2007). Public Administration Reform Coordinator’s Office

PAR Strategy and Action plans Strategy, AP1 and Revised AP1 identified six areas; Strategic planning, coordination and policy making, Public finances, Human resources management, Administrative procedures and services, Institutional communication, E – Government. Action plan 2 in phase of finalisation

Institutional coordination in BiH

IMPLEMENTATION ACTORS: PAR in BiH is being implemented by the institutions (administration), while the Governments at all levels are bearing political responsibility for implementation. Action plans are defining concrete activities and institutions responsible for its implementation. MANNER OF IMPLEMENTATION: Two ways of Action plan implementation – through individual and joint activities; Individual activities are including activities of the individual institutions, in the scope of their everyday work, which are directed towards the achievement of the Action Plan’s specific goals Joint activities are including a coordinated action of two or more institutions from different levels orientated towards the implementation of the AP goals, at the same time and with the multiple actors. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH : Institutional approach is based on the activities of institutions, defined with their own work plan; Project approach is the most common in the case of implementation of the joint activities, what includes planning and implementation of AP activities through preparation and implementation of the joint projects, carried out by the institutions of different levels. PAR implementation in BiH

PARCO – a central point in coordination of the PAR implementation: COORDINATION OF THE INSTITUTIONS: Coordination of the individual activities includes initiation and monitoring of the RAP1 goals implementation, at the level of individual institutions. A key instrument of the PARCO coordination, regarding individual activities, is a progress monitoring and reporting. A basis for coordination of the institutions is defined by the Common Platform, which establishes coordination system and identifies key actors. Established functions of the Entity/District PAR Coordinators and Supervisory Teams for each reform area. PAR Coordination in BiH

After revising AP1, a new system and methodology of monitoring and evaluation of progress prepared: based at the quality indicators (evaluation of the achievement of goals at the basis of indicators); Monitoring of RAP1 progress based on realisation of the goal, which is tracked using the “street light” system: RAP1 realisation untill the mid Progress Monitoring & Evaluation “ One-time” goals are envisaged for implementation in a specific year. Until the mid.2012, implementation is at the following level: “Continuous” goals are the RAP1 goals envisaged for implementation during the RAP1 lasting (4 years). They are being implemented on the annual basis, where current state is:

COORDINATION OF JOINT ACTIVITIES: Direct effect on the RAP1 implementation through preparation and implementation of the projects; Projects oriented towards implementation of the RAP1 goals; Projects are connecting administration/institutions and the PAR Donors at the basis of the joint work on the PAR implementation; Financing the PAR implementation through operational PAR Fund, with the guarantee of transparency, objectivity and efficiency of spending Donors’ funds. PAR Coordination in BiH

Revised AP1 (Project fiche) (ToR) Public purchasing procedure Implementacija Supervisory board PARCO & Supervisory board PARCO & Supervisory board PARCO M&E izvještaji Approval e Approval a Reporting Consultant PARCO Implementation team Monitoring & Evaluation Monitoring & Evaluation Project idea preparation purchasing realization Joint Steering Committee

Donor Coordination of the PAR One of the most important contributions to the PAR: PAR Fund – the instrument of the PAR financing and of the joint approach to the PAR implementation; A unique system of Fund’s financial management, with the domestic institution (PARCO) as a key actor; PAR Fund management Board – representatives of Donors, PARCO, Governments in B&H: Involvement of all actors in the process of preparation, approving and financing projects – Supervisory Teams, PAR Coordinators, Governments, Donors;

PAR PROBLEMS Long procedures Census Law on Public purchasing Political Support