The quality of government has a major impact on the lives of individual citizens and the orderly functioning of society. Systematic training programs are essential to ensure the quality of (future) government officials. Through accreditation, the European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA) wants to make a contribution to the quality improvement and assurance of academic level Public Administration programs in Europe. The European Accreditation of Programs on Public Administration by EAPAA refers to:  the evaluation and continuous improvement of Public Administration programs that are offered by European universities and other academic level institutes with regard to their ability to satisfy stated or implied standards of quality followed by a formal decision to recognize or not to recognize the program.

 

The primary activity of the joint NASPAA (National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, USA)/NISPAcee Project (2000 –2004) is to implement a program of applied policy research and technical assistance conducted by NISPAcee Schools and Institutes of Public Administration that links CEE/NIS governments and higher education institutions, with assistance from the NASPAA Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.  These partnership projects have introduced CEE/NIS public administration centers to their local, regional, and national governments as sources of technical capacity for applied research in government problem-solving. More then 20 different projects have been chosen and implemented in almost every CEE country.

The aim of this panel session is a wide dissemination of the most relevant and sustainable outcomes of implemented projects. Speakers will include researchers as well as representatives of involved governmental institutions of the most successful projects, which resulted in outcomes with a high potential for transferability to other institutions or countries. Presenters will identify “best practices,” “lessons learned,” and other useful outcomes and recommendations.

 

In many central and eastern European countries, public administration reforms are in progress. Public servants’ training and development of their qualifications are amongst the areas of concern. Making an attempt to solve complicated problems, the focus is on increasing the efficiency of governing structures, on the stability of the management apparatus and on development of public servants’ professionalism.

Training of civil servants of state institutions and municipalities is closely related to the creation of a new quality concept. The objective is to create an integrated and easily manageable training system as well as to consolidate the development of this system and related activity programs. Development of a civil servants’ training system is an inevitable measure for strengthening the efficiency of the public service and an important element of public administration reform.  The development of a long-term civil servants’ training policy is therefore of the utmost importance.

The main objective of this Forum is to invite Heads of Training Centers and Institutes of Public Administration from Central and Eastern Europe to discuss civil servants’ training policy and development of training systems under the new conditions of public administration reforms in central and eastern European countries both inside and outside the European Union and to share the experiences of their Centers and Institutes. The Forum, while pursuing the main objectives and mission of NISPAcee, should also help in fostering of co-operation among institutions within these countries and the development of their programmes.  Several Heads will be invited to share their experiences but more time will be devoted to the active discussion of all participants presented at the session.

 

 

NISPAcee is an open and democratically steered network with over 120 member institutions. It aims to serve its members’ needs and tries to meet them through new initiatives.  Inspired by the Steering Committee and the Secretariat, a group of young researchers and instructors from NISPAcee member institutions is happy to announce the opportunity to create a FORUM FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS across European countries and beyond, which aims to bring together people who are at the beginning of their PA career. The goal of the Forum is to bring young researchers and instructors together in order to address the specific needs and challenges they face. NISPAcee believes that young professionals can significantly contribute to the public administration reforms in the region; therefore, it is critical for the future of NISPAcee to assist in their professional development and organization.

 

As a result of a questionnaire distributed by NISPAcee, more then 50 young professionals have subscribed to take part in the Forum activities which will be open to all individuals interested in participating, via the NISPAcee website, from September 2003.

The Forum session at the NISPAcee Conference will provide the group with an opportunity to discuss future activities of the Forum and to invite guest speakers on a selected theme. Further information about the speakers and themes will be available on the NISPAcee website when the detailed conference programme is developed, in the fall of 2003.

 

 

Others

Presentation of four projects and relevant activities:
1. The role of public policy and management education and training in CEE
/Preliminary information on the establishment of a new Working Group/ see more

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