1. European Public Sector Award (EPSA) Innovations for Europe: Increasing Public Value IPSG-Meeting Oliver Haubner, Program Manager
Helsinki – October 27th, 2006

2. The initiators EGPA GEAP European Public Sector Award
October 27th, 2006

3. A European Public Sector Award (EPSA)
has to pick up the characteristics of the Public Sector and
to highlight its specific purpose:
working for the common good and increasing public value
October 27th, 2006

4. Aims of the EPSA implementation of the Lisbon Strategy
European Public Sector Award
Aims of the EPSA
implementation of the Lisbon Strategy
creation of a common European administrative space
devise new administrative problem solving paradigms
foster constructive competition amongst public sector organizations
learning from the European Leading Edge
encouraging public sector organizations to measure their performance against European benchmarks
generating value on the basis of national awards that have a European perspective
October 27th, 2006

5. Prize categories I Innovations that optimize services and outcomes:
European Public Sector Award
Prize categories I
Innovations that optimize services and outcomes:
activities to enhance productivity and efficiency without letting substainability and the responsibility for future generations out of sight
new accounting stategies
business process reengineering
activities facing demographic change …
October 27th, 2006

6. European Public Sector Award
Prize categories II
Innovative decision making processes as well as measures that enhance trust in the organization and belief in its legitimacy
the relationship between governmental organizations and the general public
decision-making processes including community involvement and participation in democratic processes
increased transparency through measures such as open administration and Freedom of Information Acts
redefining and restoring public value through measures such as codes of conduct for government employees
October 27th, 2006

7. Organization Coordinating committee Scientific advisory board
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Organization
Coordinating committee
Initiators of the award
country representatives
Jury
Scientific advisory board
Strategic oversight, makes basic decisions
Project management team
Responsible for project operations
Decides on good and best practices
Scientific advising and support for coordinating committee
management board
National contract points
Expert groups
evaluate applications
Coordinate and support project management at national level
October 27th, 2006

8. Role of participating states – national selection procedure
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Role of participating states – national selection procedure
national offices / contact points
different ways of selecting candidates
each country will define its own project related costs, which will depend on the selection process used
EPSA: platform for public sector innovations
October 27th, 2006

9. Further criteria will be published in the application form
European Public Sector Award
Applications
Should contain not a mere concept, but a successful implementation at least of parts of the concept
Positive effects and outcomes should be proved
Transferability in another context should be possible
Further criteria will be published in the application form
October 27th, 2006

10. Organising bodies I: Bertelsmann Stiftung
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Organising bodies I: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Manages the award together with international partners in the field of administrative sciences
Main responsibility for operations in implementing the award
Project management / business management based within Bertelsmann Stiftung
National contact point in Germany
Right of initiative on topic areas
Member of the coordinating committee
October 27th, 2006

11. Organising bodies II: Speyer University and EGPA
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Organising bodies II: Speyer University and EGPA
Members of the coordinating committee and scientific advisory board
Ensure academic quality
Provide scientific advise for the award
Assist with evaluation and scientific processing of results
October 27th, 2006

12. European Public Sector Award
Basic parameters I
Bertelsmann Stiftung and its international partners take care of coordination, public communications and quality of work
Participating countries contribute within the framework of the national selection processes
All countries have one representative on the coordinating committee
Bertelsmann Stiftung provides 50 % of total funding
October 27th, 2006

13. Basic parameters II Participation of minimum 10 countries
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Basic parameters II
Participation of minimum 10 countries
Up to 10 candidates per country
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin, will provide major funding for kick-off event during German EU Presidency (March 2007)
Switzerland will host closing event in Lucerne (November 12th-13th, 2007)
October 27th, 2006

14. For further information
European Public Sector Award
For further information
Oliver Haubner
Professor Dr. Hermann Hill
Professor Dr. Geert Bouckaert
EGPA
GEAP
October 27th, 2006

15. Many thanks for your attention!