1. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ URED KOORDINATORA ZA REFORMU JAVNE UPRAVE U BiH КАНЦЕЛАРИЈА КООРДИНАТОРА ЗА РЕФОРМУ ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БиХ PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM COORDINATOR’S OFFICE IN B&H Dejan Buha, expert associate for information and communications www.parco.gov.ba Dejan.Buha@parco.gov.ba 4 th International Public Management Institute “Measuring Performance in Public Administration” Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public Administration System, Public Administration Reform and trends in Public Administration Tukums, Latvia, 25.08.2008.

2. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Bosnia and Herzegovina at quick glance  SE Europe, Western Balkans  Former republic of Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ)  Independent from 1992  War in period 1992 - 1995  4.337.033 citizens (’91 census)  3 constitutional nations and languages: Serbs (Ortodox), Croats (Catholics) and Bosniaks (Muslim)

3. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ B&H: Administrative system (Basic facts) Dayton Peace Agreement (’95) brought BH Constitution and administrative division:  2 Entities: Republic of Srpska (49% of territory) and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51%)  1 District – Brčko, under the competencies of BH Institutions - Administrative Unit of Local self-governance  4 levels of executive authority: level of B&H, RS, FB&H and BD (State, Entity and District level)  FB&H: 10 Cantons and 80 Municipalities/Cities; RS: Regions and 63 Municipalities/Cities

4. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ BiH: State and Entities  Bosnia and Herzegovina: Complex administrative architecture: altogether 14 centers of executive authority (State, Entities, District and Cantons) – massive apparatus  4 independent public administration systems (State, Entities, District)  Division of the executive, legislative and judicial authority - B&H level: Legislative – B&H Parliamentary Assembly, with the House of Representatives and the House of Peoples; Executive – Presidency of B&H, Council of Ministers, with 9 Ministries; Judicial – Constitutional Court. - FB&H level: Legislative – FB&H Parliament with HoP and HoR; Executive – FB&H Government with 16 Ministries; Judicial – FB&H Constitutional Court. - RS level: Legislative – National Assembly and Council of Peoples; Executive – RS Government with 16 Ministries; Judicial – RS CC. - BD level: Legislative – BD Assembly, Executive - BD Government with the Mayor at the head.

5. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Characteristics of Public Administration in BiH  Inheritance of former Yugoslav socialist system of administration  Build – up in after – war environment, in the post-conflict society exposed to political, economic and social transition  Large presence and influence of International Community (IC) including Aid agencies and Donors  Civil servants at all levels, under 4 specific Civil Service Laws, under jurisdiction of 4 Civil Service Agencies;  “National key” – tool of ensuring equality and human rights as a postulate in civil service and public institutions  Public Administration Reform – dedication of all levels of authority to that process, with big expectations of citizens, as well as of the International Community  Measuring of performance – awareness exists, but it’s still not fully introduced; mostly ad hoc monitoring (NGOs – Government), and financial aspect – Budget Execution

6. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Public Administration Reform  The most important “trend” in BH PA is comprehensive ongoing PAR;  Came out from the need for efficient, transparent and responsible PA, able to take over obligations from the EU Integrations;  On the basis of the Feasibility Study, Council of Ministers of B&H formed the Public Administration Reform Coordinator’s Office (PARCO) in 2004, as a key point for coordination of the PAR;  PARCO created the single PAR Strategy and the Action Plan 1, adopted by the Governments at all levels, in 2006;  In 2007, AP1 Implementation structure created and operative, together with the PAR Fund for financing of the PAR projects established with the help of the Donors (ECD, Great Britain, Netherlands and Sweden);

7. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ PAR as the most important trend in BH Public Administration  Change and improvement in all aspects of PA – throughout PAR  Reform of the system – directed to the services as well as to the EU integrations process;  Approach to the key horizontal structures – general administrative capacties;  6 main areas of reform: Policy making and Coordination Capacities, Public Finances, Human Resources Management, Information Technologies, Institutional Communication, Administrative Procedure  Scope on all 4 levels and project management – implementation of the Action Plan  Coordination of other projects, implemented by the Governments and the Donors, and their incorporation in PAR Action plan  Modernization of the existing procedures in PA

8. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Introduction of the mesurement of reform’s success  PARCO established a complex system of measurning of success in PAR – Monitoring and evaluation system  Inovation in a sense of the tool for tracking, monitoring, and reporting on PAR – 1 st in BiH, the “country of reforms”  Measuring on the basis of information gathered “on the spot”, through OVIs and Documentation Basis – highest possible level of objectivity Quarterly report on Progress* for the period April – June 2008 stated overall progress of 25,82% in implementation of the measures from AP 1 in all areas * all reports available at www.parco.gov.ba P-M PF HRM AP IT IC

9. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Some aspects of the PAR: performance management At the moment: Mostly focused on evaluation of civil servant’s work – individual performance Existing regulations – laws and bylaws at all levels Limited application of the aforementioned: non-implementation, no or limited usage of results Concept of performance management still not recognized in functioning of the Public Administration – relatively new concept Legal obligation for evaluation of work – not implemented in practice

10. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Some aspects of the PAR: performance management Activities and efforts: PAR Strategy has a chapter dedicated within the area of Human Resources management (HRM 6. Performance management) Several individual pilot projects with this theme Pointed out as important goal in this area: PARCO is developing project which will gather all levels and fulfill certain goals from the AP1 Efforts in harmonization of 4 different technical and legal solutions in the area of PM Final goal: introduction of the PM in all public institutions in BiH

11. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Some aspects of the PAR: budgeting Current state: Single Treasury system introduced at the level of the whole state (2003) - Treasury system fully computerisied – project financed by USAID (15 million KM), ORACLE platform Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) introduced (2005) – budget planning with the Ministries of Finances as central points at all levels - Organic Law on Budget adopted annually - All institutions at all levels got instructions for the budget planning - MTEF

12. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Some aspects of the PAR: budgeting Activities: PAR Action Plan contains chapter dedicated in the area of Public Finances – “PF 2. Raising efficiency and effectiveness of budget management” Continuous efforts and activities on improvement and full implementation of the MTEF and it’s full functioning PARCO developed a joint project – Introduction of the Budget Information Management System (BIMS) for all levels: it is yet to start with the implementation, in order to bring an IT component into the budgeting process, which will make it easier, more efficient and effective, transparent and enable analysis

13. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BIH REFORMA JAVNE UPRAVE U BIH РЕФОРМА ЈАВНЕ УПРАВЕ У БИХ Thank you for your attention! www.parco.gov.ba Dejan.Buha@parco.gov.ba