1. Enhancing Institutional and Administrative Capacity case: POLAND
Izabela Najda – Jędrzejewska
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2. Institutional and administrative capacity building in Poland
– an overview
Pre – accession
beneficiary of PHARE Programme since 1997
Early accession
Completion of Phare projects
Transition Facility – 3 allocations: 2004, 2005, 2006
National Development Plan : Sectoral Operational Programme – Human Resources Development => Strengthening administrative capacity
2007 – now
National Cohesion Strategy – 1st horizontal objective: Improving the functioning standard of public institutions and development of partnership mechanisms
Comprehensive strategic approach to IAC – Efficient State 2020
re 1997: Training needs assessment and European Training

3. National cohesion strategy
National Cohesion Strategy
Infrastructure And Environment
Innovative Economy
Human Capital
6 strategic goals including:
Goal 5. : Enhancing the potential of public administration as regards development of law and policies and providing high quality services, and strengthening partnership mechanisms
10 priorities including:
Priority V: Good Governance
implemented by means of Operational Programmes
National cohesion strategy
Development of Eastern Poland
Technical Assistance
Regional Operational Programmes

4.
National Cohesion Strategy
– HC OP latest results

5. National Cohesion Strategy – in practice: Civil Service Department CPM
National Cohesion Strategy
– in practice: Civil Service Department CPM
Completed and ongoing projects:
Civil Service Human Resources Management Strategy
Improved Management in Government Administration – Public Management Academy, stage II
Improving the Quality of Decision-Making Processes in Government Administration by Using the Potential of the Scientific and Expert Communities
Psycho-Social and Specialised Training for Tax Administration Staff
Training for Persons Appointed to State’s High-Ranking Officials from the State Staffing Pool
Training Needs Study and Analysis, Development of an Action Plan (Training Strategy) for the Public Service in 2008–2010, and Training Delivery
Developing a Concept for a System of Job Descriptions and Job Evaluation of State’s High-Ranking Officials Interlinked with the Remuneration System
Improving Management Capacity in Government Administration Offices
Job Evaluation and Changes in the Remuneration System in the Government Administration
Customer in the Centre of Administration’s Focus
Training Strategy Implementation
Modernisation of Management Systems and Increasing Staff Competencies by Implementing Solutions Focused on Improving the Management Processes in Government Administration
Processes, goals, competencies – integrated office management
Improving management standards in the government administration
Supporting the tax administration reform
Improving analytical potential of public administration
By the end 2015: employees involved; EURO spent

6. – programme perspective
Lessons Learned
– programme perspective
Content Management
need for better coordination on PAR
streamlining the implementation structure ensures clear division of responsibilities and greater accountability of institutions involved
in-house expertise in managing authorities helps better understand the projects
better recognition/assessment of needs provides better definition of results
need to avoid fragmentation of investments
need for more e-government
need for more customer/business focused activities

7. Lessons Learned – project leader perspective Content Management
crucial importance of top management support
good planning also supported by external expertise – essential success factor
more focus on qualitative criteria in public procurement process
make use of standard/recognised project management tools
need for project ownership among all units involved in project implementation
need for strengthening cooperation and coordination of HRM across ministries and levels of government
need for further enhancing HRM policies and practices
tailor-made trainings for target groups
trainings linked with implemented improvements
need for more bottom-up approach
customer perspective is a starting point

8. Long-term National Development Strategy 2030
Current system
of strategic documents
Long-term National Development Strategy 2030
Major trends, challenges, long-term vision for the development of the country
Medium-term National Development Strategy 2020 Objectives and directions of development of the country in the medium term
Innovation and Efficiency of Economy Strategy
Transport Development Strategy
Energy Security and Environment Strategy
National Regional Development Strategy
Human Capital Development Strategy
Social Capital Development Strategy
Sustainable Development of Rural Areas, Agriculture and Fisheries Strategy
Efficient State Strategy
National Security Strategy

9. THAT IS OPEN TO COLLABORATION WITH ITS CITIZENS
Efficient State 2020
– objectives
Main objective:
GREATER EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STATE
THAT IS OPEN TO COLLABORATION WITH ITS CITIZENS
1. Open government
2. Increase in institutional efficiency of state
3. Effective management and co-ordination of development actions
4. Good law
5. Provision of effective public services
6. Efficient jurisdiction and prosecution
7. Ensuring the highest levels of safety and public order
Strategic objectives

10. – intervention areas for IAC
Efficient State 2020
– intervention areas for IAC
Increase in institutional efficiency of the state
1. Improving the functioning of local government
2. Optimisation of organisational structures of government administration
3. Efficient and functional offices of public administration

11. Efficient State 2020 Adopted in February 2013
Coordinating/responsible body: minister responsible for public administration affairs
Annual planning
Monitoring: 29 indicators incl. 11 basic indicators
Already being implemented by means of ongoing projects
Point of reference for projects

12. Efficient State 2020 – basic indicators
Source: Efficient State strategy; Warsaw, February 2013

13. Enhancing IAC in
Operational Programme: Knowledge Education Development
The overall objective: to enhance institutional capacity and to ensure efficient public administration
Aims of the projects under the new perspective:
Ehancement of law making process, regulatory quality and conditions for doing business
Enhancement of effectiveness of and improving access to justice, especially for enterpreneurs
Improvement of public services monitoring system and the quality of public services crucial for doing business
Enhancement of strategic and financial management at all levels

14. Thank you!