1. Innovations in the Public Administration Reform: experience of Albania Eralda (Methasani) Çani, Prof.Asoc. Counsellor to the Prime Minister for Public Law PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING GROWTH 29 November 2013 Budapest, Hungary

2. Background  2013 elections – governmental programmed:  efficient and transparent governance  An innovative and creative approach adopted:  reduce the size of government ministries  increase efficiency by modernization  Increase efficiency and accountability by transparency  progress towards EU candidacy and integration

3. Innovations introduced in the public administration  Aim: ensure a robust and forward-thinking government:  Strengthened the EU integration dimension and absorbing capacities for each ministry  Strengthened the ministry for European Integration - increase in staff numbers  Introduced the results financing approach and made strategic planning/management a core function of each ministry

4. Innovations introduced in the public administration  Established an Anti-corruption National Network, with Prevention Measures and System Modernisation Coordinator in each Ministry, and leaded from one of the state ministers in the Prime Minister’s Office  Adopted ‘delivery units’ (concept from Great Britain, 2001/T.Blair) in each ministry and in the Prime Minister's Office:  introduced a Delivery Unit Network, to ensure constant focus priorities results on performance management and results

5. Delivery Units  “…a small number of dedicated people exclusively focusing on the impact assessment and results improvements….”  Barber et. al. OpCit. pg. 33  Aim: - needed for Albania as well!  Not to confront the risk of having a disequilibrium between the center and local government as well as the risk of departmentalization of the political system

6. Delivery Units – key functioning elements  Determine the directions  Teams established  Parameters adopted to measure the performance  Realistic plans and budgets are adopted  Monitors the ongoing  Remunerates the success  Lessons learned from failure

7. Innovations; increase of transparency and accountability  Introduced a Network of Chief Information and Innovation Officer:  create strategic technology  Create innovation plans and  modernize the system  CiO’s established in each Ministry will be coordinated/leaded by a National Coordinator, the Minister for Innovation and Public Administration

8. Innovations: internal concerns Language patrimony preservation and enrichment as one of the strong an identity element (others addressed through a ministry of culture):  created language control platform with language corrector officers  Also aims at a clear and correct communication with citizens: clear writing and augmenting – a key element of the legality of public administrative actions

9. Innovations introduced in second layers of governance as well  Subordinated structures / agencies  Non-policy making structures: decided by law  Adopt as much as possible innovations of the first layer:  strategic planning function  advisor on technology  Review:  out of date structures  overlapping : functional review  Strengthen priority agencies

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