1. The EPSA 2011 Łukasz Wardyn DG Employment Social Affairs & Inclusion
Unit E1 ESF Legislation and Policy, Social Affairs and Inclusion 1 1

2. What is the European Public Sector Award (EPSA)?
Organiser: European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) established in 1981
(Europe's leading centre of excellence on European integration)
EPSA 2007, 2009 and 2009
EPSA:
brings together best, most innovative and efficient performers;
highlights exemplary models of innovative public performance;
serves as a catalyst for continued progress;
provides a platform for the public sector innovators.

3. Applications per Country

4. (and related EPSA budget) (Plus EU institutions)
EPSA 2009 vs EPSA 2011 and other similar Awards
EPSA
Official EPSA Countries
(and related EPSA budget)
Application
Period
EPSA Themes
Total number of eligible applications
Number of countries
(Plus EU institutions)
Number of registered organizations
2009 15
1. January – 7. April
(97 days) 4
300 28
(+5)
450
2011 11
17. January – 13. April
(87 days) 3
274 32
(+ 7)
356
Difference
-25%
-11%
- 9%
+ 12,5%
- 21 %
In comparison with:
European eGovernment Awards 2009: 259 applications (4 theme categories) from 31 countries;
UN Public Service Awards 2010: 207 applications (5 theme categories) from 44 countries;
RegioStars Awards 2011: 66 projects (5 theme categories) from 18 countries.

5. The EPSA 2011 Evaluation & Selection Process
STEP 4: Jury meeting (24 experts coming from 19 countries)
to select and decide on the group of 5 nominees and 3 EPSA winners (one per theme).
Date: 5 September 2011
15 Nominees (5 per theme) & Award Winners
43 Best Practice Certificates
STEP 3: Onsite validation visits
to shortlisted projects for validation and verification purposes.
Period: June/July 2011
21 projects from 10 countries
58 BPCs from 18 countries
STEP 2: Consensus meeting
to reach a commonly agreed list of ranked projects per theme; to define the best practice certificate recipients; and to agree on top-ranked shortlisted projects for onsite visits.
Period: May 2011
274 applications from 32 countries and EU institutions
STEP 1: Individual online evaluation
by each evaluator, in isolation and remotely based. Each project evaluated by three evaluators (triple evaluation).
Period: 2-6 May 2011

6. EPSA 2011 Best Practice Certificate Recipients

7. The EPSA 2011 Trophy

8. The winners in the three categories:
Theme 1: Smart Public Service Delivery in a Cold Economic Climate
Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets (Bilbao City - Spain)
- high levels of investment and service delivery maintained in times of economic crisis;
- eliminating the budget deficit (linking the city budget directly to strategic objectives and core operations, and with a close monitoring of outcomes).
Theme 2: Opening Up the Public Sector through Collaborative Governance
Civil society involvement in the welcoming and integration of immigrants (Portuguese High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue)
- ESF supported;
- broad scope of integrated services to the immigrants;
- (active engagement of the migrant associations and local communities) (ESF support).
Theme 3: Going Green: Concrete Solutions from the Public Sector
ÖkoKauf Wien – EcoBuy Vienna”(Austrian City of Vienna)
- application of green public procurement across the entire administration
- showed that ‘greening’ is possible and not necessarily more expensive.

9. The EPSA 2011 Publications EPSA 2011 Project Catalogue
EPSA 2011 Research Report

10. Thank you for your attention
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