1. Country and thematic knowledge on public administration
EUPAN Working level meeting
Sofia, April 2018

2. Public administration EC engagement
European Semester
Investment: e.g. ESIF, CEF, ISA +
Technical support: SRSP, TAIEX P2P
Funded research: COCOPS, LIPSE, ANTICORRP, FUTURGOV
Funded initiatives: OPSI (OECD), EPSA (EIPA)
Studies & Analysis: e.g., Justice Scoreboard
Thematic guidance: Quality Public Administration Toolbox
Networks of practitioners: e.g., EUPAN, ESF TNC, PES
Soft standards: e.g. e-government action plan
Directives: e.g. e-procurement

3. EUPACK project
To enhance the knowledge and understanding of the status of reform dynamics in PAs in EU MSs,
Study the contribution of EU support in this area – view to the future
September 2016 until April 2018
EIPA, Hertie School of Governance (Berlin), Ramboll Management Consulting (Denmark)

4. EUPACK project

5. Task 1: Key characteristics
based on quantitative and qualitative data
Size of government & general government employment
Scope & Structure of government
Civil service system
Political system & administrative tradition
Indicator based assessment of government capacity & performance along 5 dimensions => Time comparison and comparison to EU average.

7. Task 2: Reform Dynamics
consistent country long term overview of content, process and outcomes of public administration
better understanding of the dynamics and effects of specific reforms based on a cases-study based analysis of selected reforms in each country
synthesis of key similarities/differences and derive learning with regard to the drivers of effective administrative reforms in the MSs.

8. Who benefitted from the EU funds
Task 3: ESF role
Who benefitted from the EU funds
The EU support to public administration through ESF and ESIF is at the centre of this analysis. Other sources of support (international organisations, NGOs, national budget etc.) have been mapped when possible and their linkages with EU support analysed.
Covers 13 countries for the period and 16 for the period
ESF
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.
ESIF
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.

9. Results
Characteristics of Public Administration(s) in the EU28 – overview published
Reform dynamics – forthcoming
Role of ESF support to PA - forthcoming
Measuring Public Administration – forthcoming
Lessons from and for civil service reform
Intervention logic for the EU support to public administration in Member States
Multi-level governance

10. "Measuring Public Administration"
Subthemes instead of grand schemes
Employee surveys
Administrative data mining
Open data strategies
Experimental statistics and Eurostat

11. What's next? Seminar 22-23 March – report on conclusions
Publications forthcoming
Dialogue?
Follow up on themes and country developments

12. Structural Reform Support Service
EUPAN Working level meeting
Sofia, April 2018

13. Structural Reform Support Service
Established in 2015 to provide support for structural reforms
Focus on implementation
Support on the ground - tailor-made, covering all reform stages and challenges
Provided only upon request from a Member State
General objective of the SRSP (from the Regulation): strengthen the capacity of Member States to prepare and implement growth-enhancing reforms, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of Union funds

14. Structural Reform Support Programme
no co-financing
low administrative burden for Member States
swift, tailor-made and hands-on support
support for a wide range of policy areas
a mix of expertise (own experts, TAIEX, IOs, private sector…)
support provided at all stages of reform cycle
demand-driven
The screening takes into account several criteria (in accordance with the SRSP Regulation), such as the urgency, breadth and depth of the problems identified, support needs, analysis of socioeconomic indicators and general administrative capacity of the Member State.
Secondly, the SRSS checks whether the projects will generate significant added-value on the ground. In particular, all requests considered non-mature, not operational or not fitting into a wider Member State strategy are simply not prioritised.
Thirdly, the SRSS also verifies, in coordination with the Member States, that there is no overlap with funding from other EU programmes, including from the operational programmes under the shared management.

15. Reform Process Cycle
Identification of Reform Needs
Assistance with Implementation of Reforms
Monitoring & Evaluating Results
SRSS engages with Member States throughout the different stages of the reform process, ensuring support is available where it is most needed.

16. Types of technical support
SRSS works with : Experts from MS administrations; International organisations; Private firms, including consultancy; Individual experts; in-house Commission expertise.

17. Topics and examples of projects
GOVERNANCE AND BETTER POLICY MAKING AT STATE LEVEL
Inter-ministerial coordination structure
Codification and planning of laws
Supervision of reform implementation
HUMAN RESOURCES
Selection of top managers
Promoting internal mobility
Performance assessment
Strategic workforce planning
Change management
EFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY
Life events & customer journey mapping
Administrative simplification
Functional reviews
Management of EU funds
Internal control system(s)
TRANSPARENCY, ANTI-CORRUPTION & ANTI MONEY- LAUNDERING
Anti-corruption
Anti money-laundering
Ethics
Procurement
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
Efficiency of judicial systems
Quality of judicial systems
Independance of the judicial system
e-GOVERNMENT
Design and implementation of e-Governance
Development of IT strategy and action plan
Development of IT project specifications

18. Future role of the Commission?
Provide technical and financial support
Facilitate mutual learning between MS and between practitioners and academia?
Networks for transfer of practices?
"Policy" dialogue?