1. Transition Management
Khum Raj Punjali, Sr. Director of Studies
Rajendra Adhikari, Director of Studies

2. Session Coverage Context of transition management
Approaches and processes of transition management
Role of public administration in transition management
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3. Understanding the ‘Transition’
What is transition?
the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
Synonyms: change, transformation, conversion, adaptation, adj ustment, alteration, changeover
It describes the era of change we are all living in.
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4. Political ‘Transition’
It refers to the period (an interval) between one political regime and another; a movement from something into something else, the something being a political regime, and process of changing and adjusting a system to a new one.
Political transition is also process of political transformation.
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5. Transition Management
Transition Management is defined as the planning, coordination, implementation and reporting process required to successfully restructure a political context.
The objective of this process is to minimize the costs and risks associated with the restructure and provide a smooth and orderly transformation.
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6. Transition Management
It is a scenario of making necessary plan for the interim period,
Transition management requires a long and phased approach,
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7. Transition Management
Transition management involves:
coordinated efforts among political and administrative institutions,
creating appropriate mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of constitution,
managing resources -human, financial, and physical,
building confidence of people
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8. Transition Management: focus
steer the outcome of change,
lessen inherent uncertainty,
produce desirable social outcomes and
enhance resilience during the transformation of socio-technical systems.
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9. Levels for TM
Transition management must work within; Landscape, Regime and Niche
Landscape (Macro) refers to managing overall socio-technical setting including intangible aspects (social values, political beliefs and world views) and the tangible facets of the built environment (institutions and the functions) of the political systems
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10. Levels for TM
Regime (Meso) refers public governance (dominant practices, rules and systems) that provide stability and support to the prevailing socio-political systems.
Niche (Micro) is the level or 'area' where execution of innovation and experimentation take place. This level is less subject to market and regulation influences and can facilitate the interactions between actors that support product innovation.
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11. Approaches of TM Big-Bang vs. Gradual: Actors’ approaches
Top-down vs. Bottom-up: Orientation of the Activities
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12. Key Principles of TM
Wider participation by taking a multi-actor approach in order to encompass societal values and beliefs;
Long-term perspective (between 1-3 generations) creating a basket of visions in which short-term objectives can be identified;
Focused on learning at the niche level, experiments are used to identify how successful a particular pathway could be and uses the concept of "Learning by doing, doing by learning"
A systems thinking approach which identifies that problems will span multiple domains, levels and actors
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13. Managing Transition in Nepal
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14. Context of Transition Management
New constitution (03 Asoj 2072 BS),
The provisions of new constitutions demand transition management,
Part 33 (Article ) of the Constitution of Nepal
Other provisions of the Constitution also need transition management
Transition management plan drives process of federalization as full fledged functioning of federal system.
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15. Components of Transition Management
Analysis of the functions listed in the constitution,
Some important political decisions,
Instituting Governments at all three levels,
Forming NNRF Commission for fiscal transfer,
Administrative and physical infrastructure,
Legal reforms/enactment of new laws needed for ensuring basic functionality of new institutional arrangements
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16. TM initiations
Functional analysis and proposal for institutional/structural arrangements,
Amendment of acts/laws
Coordination mechanism
Capacity building
Fiscal transfer
Adjustment of Civil Servants to local governments (Art:302:2)
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17. MoFALD in Transition facilitation
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23. Way ahead: Role of different actors
Political actors Government and state entity Civil/public service International communities/development partners Others: Media, CSOs
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24. Thank You
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