The 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference

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In the conference participated 317 participants

Conference programme published

Almost 250 conference participants from 36 countries participated

Conference Report

The 28th NISPAcee Annual Conference cancelled

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07:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 18:00

Working Session on the main conference theme

Session 1: The role of external technical assistance in promotion of professional public service

I. WG on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 1: Introductory meeting; Politico-administrative roles of Prime Ministerial/central coordinating offices

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 1: Introduction and country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Strategic Leadership in Central Government

Session 1: Administrative Reforms via a vis Administrative Capacity

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic communities

Session 1: PA Education and Training for Multiethnic Democracy from National and Institutional Perspectives

20:00 - 22:00
09:00 - 10:30

I. WG on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 2: Interplay between political and administrative roles at Presidential Office and between PO and Prime Ministerial Offices

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 2: Country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Strategic Leadership in Central Government

Session 2: Strategic Functions of Central Government

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic communities

Session 2: PA Education and Training for Multiethnic Democracy: Policy Issues and Challenges

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. WG on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 3: Interplay between political and administrative roles at Presidential Office and between PO and Prime Ministerial Offices -continuation

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 3: Country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Strategic Leadership in Central Government

Session 3: Regulatory Quality, Quality and Evaluation of Public Programs

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic communities

Session 3: Diversity Training Workshop: Awareness Raising in Public Administration

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

I. WG on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 4: Political and Administrative roles of Ministerial cabinets and advisors

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 4: Country public management reforms profile reports

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic communities

Session 4: PA Curriculum Seminar for Multiethnic Democracy: Designing Curricula and Building Programs about Diversity in Public Administration

VI. Working Group on e-Government

Session 4: Electronic Service Delivery

IX. Woking Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 4: Transparency, control mechanism, declaration of income and assets

17:30 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
09:00 - 11:00

Working Session on the main conference theme

Session 2: Professionalism in the making and implementation of public policy

I. WG on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 5: Political and Administrative roles of Ministerial cabinets and advisors - continuation

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 5: Conclusions and plans for the future

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic communities

Session 5: Planning: Where is the Diversity Baseline in the PA Curriculum in our region?

VI. Working Group on e-Government

Session 5: Education for e-Government and Plans for this Working Group

IX. Woking Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 5: The way forward: networking and joint activities

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
15:00 - 17:00
07:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:30

Plenary session

Welcome and opening speeches

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

Working Session on the main conference theme

Session 1: Public Sector Leaders and Leadership

Forums of Heads of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration

Professionalism in civil service training for democratization and political competition

16:00 - 18:00

I. Working Group on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 1: Interplay of Politico-administrative Roles at Core Executive

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 1: Introduction and country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 1: EU and Organizational Aspects

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 1: Public Administration Education and Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities

V. Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting

Session I: Fiscal Autonomy of Local Government and Regional Development

19:00 - 21:00
09:00 - 10:30

Working Session on the main conference theme

Session 2: Public Management in CEE and NIS

I. Working Group on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 2: Interplay of Politico-administrative Roles at Core Executive

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 2: Country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 2: Ethical Aspects - board discussion

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 2: Training for Public Officials: Opportunities and Directions for Advancing Multiethnic Democracy

V. Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting

Session 2: Discussing the plans for the next year

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 3: Linking Political Principals with Civil Service

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 3: Country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 3: Analyses, Organization, Leadership Aspects

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 3: Policy Challenges in Publication Administration: Need for Training and Education for Multiethnic Democracy

V. Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting

Session 3: Budgeting, Resource Allocation and Property Management

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 4: Country public management reforms profile reports

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 4: How to co-operate in future in WG III

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 4: Minority Inclusion in Government Decision-Making Processes: Strategies for Evaluation of Existing Practices

V. Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting

Session 4: Local Government and Local Finance

17:30 - 18:30
19:00 - 21:30

Reception

Hotel RUS

09:00 - 11:00

I. Working Group on Politico-Administrative Relations

Session 4: Interplay of Politico-Administrative Roles; Sum up of sessions

II. Working Group on Public Sector Quality

Session 5: General discussion and plans for the future

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 5: Solutions Integrity Management

VI. Working group on e-Government

Session 5: Conclusions, Plans for the future

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
15:00 - 17:00
07:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 1: Introduction; Decentralization

II. Working Group on E-Government

Session 1: Evaluating E-Government Strategies and Projects

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 1: Opening, Introduction, Expectation, Organization, Objectives

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 1: The Challenges Involved in Developing Effective National and Local Policies for Effective Managing of Ethnic Diversity

VII. Working Group on Public Sector Transparency

Session 1: Public Participation and Interaction in Decision Making

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:15
16:00 - 17:00
17:15 - 17:30
18:00 - 21:00

A Welcome cocktail followed by the Concert

Slovak Philharmony "Reduta"

08:30 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: Subnational Politics

II. Working Group on E-Government

Session 2: Evaluating E-Gov. Strategies and Projects, Critical Issues of E-Gov. Development

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 2: Instruments and Projects

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 2: Effective Policies for Ethnic Diversity Management Through Public Administration Education and Training.

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 3: Administrative Reforms in Local Administration

II. Working Group on E-Government

Session 3: Future Prospects

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Planning of the Handbook: "Integrity Management and Combating Corruption"

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 3: Preparatory Meeting for the Forum

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:30

Forum of Heads of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration

Advantages and Pitfalls of Using Innovative Delivery Methods in Teaching Public Administration and Public Policy

Panel of the Institute of Public Administration, Bratislava

Training of Employees of Territorial State Administration across Europe

18:15 - 18:30
19:00 - 21:30

Reception

Reception hosted by the Institute of Public Administration, Bratislava

09:00 - 11:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 4: Co-operation in Local Government

II. Working Group on E-Government

Session 4: Other - Future Prospects

III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance

Session 3: Macroview and Politic; Training

IV. Working Group on Democratic Governance of Multiethnic Communities

Session 4: The Impact of the EU Policy on National Policies Regarding Ethnic Diversity Management

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 17:00

Sightseeing tour

A walking tour of Bratislava top sights

07:30 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 18:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 1: Introductory Talk and Questions of the WG

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 1: Launching the e-Government Learning Platform

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 1: Overviews, Ethics and Comparative Studies

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 1: Introduction and Case studies of Public Administrative Reform in the Baltic and the Balkan

19:00 - 21:00

Welcome cocktail

The cocktail hosted by the Human Resource Management Authority, Montenegro and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration, Montenegro

09:00 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: Development of Cities and City-regions

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 2: Show-Cases for the e-Government Learning Platform / Session 3: Analysis of Country-Level e-Government Development

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 2: Law and Regulation / Session 3: Training

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 2: Public Administrative Reform in Central Europe

09:00 - 10:45

VII. Working Session for Practitioners

The Recuitment Process in the PA in the Western Balkans

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30

General Session

Session 2

Panel on Policy Analysis Development Issues

Topic: Policy Analysis Development Issues as Field of Studies and Area of Professional Activities in CEE Countries

VII. Working Session for Practitioners

The Recuitment Process in the PA in the Western Balkans

12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 3: Decentralization and Cities

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 3: Analysis of Country-Level e-Government Development

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 3:Public Administrative Reform in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 4: Governance of Cities and City-regions

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 4: Analysis of Individual e-Government Projects

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 5: Reforms and Instruments

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 4: EU Influences on Public Administrative Reform

VII. Working Session for Practitioners

The Recuitment Process in the PA in the Western Balkans

17:15 - 18:30
19:00 - 21:00

Cocktail

Cocktail hosted by Municipality of Budva

09:00 - 11:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 5: Participation in the City; The Future of the WG

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 5: Evaluating e-Government Projects and Policies

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 5: Reforms and Instruments / Session 6: Agreement on the way forward

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 5: Theory, Methods and Conclusions

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:30
15:00 - 18:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 18:00
15:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00

Dinner at the Royal Castle

Hosted by The National School of Public Administration, Warsaw, Poland

08:00 - 10:30
08:00 - 08:45
09:00 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 1: Introductory Talk and Questions of the WG

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 1: Learning Platform Show-Cases

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 1: Public Administration on the Time of Crises

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 1: Comparative Perspectives

VII. Working Group on Policy Analysis

Session 1: Introduction; Recent Developments in Policy Analysis

Workshop for Practitioners - 1st part

Values in Management of PA; Methods of Value Oriented Leadership

Polish/SEAP Working Group Program

Polish PA and PA Training Institutions in Face of Challenges of Economic Crises and their Social Consequences

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30

Study Abroad for Graduate Students

Combining Teaching and Research in a Cross Cultural Course in PA and Public Policy

12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 16:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: The Financial Crisis

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 2: Learning Platform Show-Cases

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 2: Integrity Management

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 2: Explaining Factors for PA Reform

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 3: The Reality of PA Reform

VII. Working Group on Policy Analysis

Session 2: Policy Environment and Policy Instruments

Workshop for Practitioners - 2nd part

Values in Management of PA; Methods of value oriented leadership

Polish/SEAP Working Group Program

Polish PA and PA Training Institutions in Face of Challenges of Economic Crises and their Social Consequences

16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00
19:30 - 21:30
09:00 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 3: Local Responses to the Crisis

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 3: Analysis of e-Government Practices at National Level

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 3: Education, Satisfaction

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 4: International Influences and young researchers

VII. Working Group on Policy Analysis

Session 3: Building Policy Capacity in a Changing Environment

Polish/SEAP Working Group Program

Polish PA and PA Training Institutions in Face of Challenges of Economic Crises and their Social Consequences

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 4: Institutional Responses to the Crisis

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 4: Various Aspects of Evaluating e-Government

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 4: HR Instruments, Regulations, Psychology

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 5: Costs and Benefits of PA Reform

VII. Working Group on Policy Analysis

Session 4: Sectoral Policy Analysis

Polish/SEAP Working Group Program

Polish PA and PA Training Institutions in Face of Challenges of Economic Crises and their Social Consequences

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 5: Wither crisis?

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 5: Advanced Topics

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 5: System and Policies

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 6: Theory of PA Reform

V. Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting

Session 5: Discussion about plans for the next year

VII. Working Group on Policy Analysis

Session 5: Looking at Future Applications

Polish/SEAP Working Group Program

Polish PA and PA Training Institutions in Face of Challenges of Economic Crises and their Social Consequences

17:30 - 18:30
18:30 - 19:30
10:00 - 13:00
08:00 - 10:30
09:00 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 1: Does history matter?

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 1: Comparative analysis of show-cases

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 1: Integrity (Presentation and discussion)

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 1: Opening session and Comparative studies on PAR

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Session 1: Current issues of fiscal policy

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues

Session 1: Policy Analysis: Practice and Theory

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 16:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: Reforming LG systems

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 2: Comparative studies

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 2: Specific topics

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 2: Theory of Public Administration Reform

V.Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of PA Studies

Session 2: Public expenditures evaluation and efficiency

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Session 2: Public expenditures evaluation and efficiency

16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 18:30
19:00 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00
09:00 - 10:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 3: Specific LG systems

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 3: Show-cases of ICT applications

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 3: HR Instruments (Presentation and discussion)

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 3: Case studies on Central Asia, Caucasus and Eastern Europe

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Session 3: Fiscal policy in the times of economic crisis

10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30

Working Session on the Main Conference Theme

Session 2: Public Administration of the Future: The United States Perspective

General Session

Session 2

Panel on Health Care, Health Reforms and their Implementation 2

Session 2: Health care reforms in other region

12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 4: Capacity & quality of LG management

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 4: Show-cases of ICT applications

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 4: HR system / Training (Presentation and discussion)

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 4: Case studies on the Balkans

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Session 4: Local government finance

15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 5: Future of the Working Group on Local Government

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 5: Discussion - plans for the next year(s)

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 5: Leadership (Presentation and discussion)

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 5: Case studies on Central Europe (EU countries)

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Session 5: Discussion - plans for the next year(s)

17:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 19:30
08:00 - 15:00
09:00 - 09:45
09:00 - 12:00
10:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30
19:00 - 22:00

Welcome reception

The Reception will be hosted by Rector Zlatko Zhoglev, University St.Kliment Ohridski, Bitola

09:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 1: Comparisons and theories

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 1: Local e-Government and e-Governance

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 1: General, macro view on public service, policies, system

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 1: Comparative perspectives on public administration reform

13:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 16:00

Main Conference Theme session 1

Topic: Towards some theoretical and practical assumptions: Comparative analysis of institutions, models and practices /Selected country case studies

Panel on WILCO

Welfare Innovations at the Local Level: Intermediate conclusions from the WILCO project

14:30 - 15:30

EGPA Panel

Lessons from the Trans-European Dialogues: Public administration of East and West

15:30 - 16:30

IIAS - IASIA Panel

Global trends in public sector reform

16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00

Main Conference Theme session 2

NISPAcee in Caucasus, Central Asia and Western Balkan – Lessons learned

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: Financial autonomy

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 2: e-Government and transparency

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 2: Ethics and integrity

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 2: Stakeholder perspectives on public administration reform

09:00 - 11:00

Main Conference Theme session 3

ASPA Panel: Public administration in post-communist countries

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 3: Autonomy and control

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 3: Network and partnership in public service / System

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 3: Normative issues of public administration reforms

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 16:00

Main Conference Theme session 4

East and West experiences and approaches to PA reforms

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 4: Political autonomy

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 3: e-Government assesment and evaluation

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Session 4: Instruments / Motivation and leadership

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Session 4: Solutions for public administration reform

16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
19:00 - 23:00

Farewell party at the Pool Bar

NISPAcee “OSCAR” Party on the occasion of the 20th NISPAcee anniversary

10:00 - 13:00
09:30 - 11:00

Pre-conference Programme for Young Researchers

Session 1: How to Improve Your Paper

15:00 - 19:00
15:30 - 17:30

Pre-conference Programme for Young Researchers

Session 2: How to Improve Your Paper

17:00 - 19:00
17:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 19:45
08:15 - 10:30
09:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00

I. Working Group on Local Government

Session 2: Local performance and its image

II. Working Group on e-Government

Session 2: E-government at local and regional level

III. Working Groups on The Civil Services

Session 2: Ethics, integrity management and leadership

IV. Working Group on Public Administration Reform

Session 2: Public administration reform stimuli