European Public Leadership Award

(EPLA)

Bertelsmann Stiftung - Partner

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Agenda

Current situation2

Targets3

Added value for participants4

Project design5

Organisation bodies8

Project organisation6

Organisation7

Basic Parameters9

Aims of the European Public Leadership Awards1

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Aims of the European Public Leadership Award (EPLA)

To foreground public leadership as an engine of innovation and reform

To focus on the leadership dimension from the perspective of innovative reform fields and issues

To focus on forthcoming administrative problems and search for good solutions

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EPLA targets

Implementing the Lisbon Strategy

Integrating the political level into the dialogue on strengthening European public governance

Creating an EU-level award for structured observation and identification and systematic benchlearning on developing public leadership

Quickly accessing potential international knowledge beyond national borders

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Added value for participants (1/2)

Feedback and recommendations on national good practices – creating the basis for policy papers at national and European level

Incorporating the political level into benchlearning on good public leadership and on strengthening European public governance

Integrating existing networks and creating new networks

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Added value for participants (2/2)

Rapidly enabling the systematic search, identification and use of various national reform projects and foster optimization effects at European and national level

Early and rapid identification and systematic use of basic innovations and structured feedback for all participants

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Project design

— Processes and work phases: responsible parties —

Scientific conference (advisory board)

Phase 1 Phase 2

Confirmation by participating

countries

Phase 3

National selection procedures

Phase 5

Evaluation of country

contributions

Phase 6

Awards ceremony in

Lucerne Reports drafted

Phase 4

BST & partners

Participating countries

BST & partners

Participating countries

BST & partners

BST & partners

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Project design

— Processes and work phases: timeline —

Scientific conference (advisory board)

Phase 1 Phase 2

Confirmation by participating

countries

Phase 3

National selection procedures

Phase 5

Evaluation of country

contributions

Phase 6

Awards ceremony in Lucerne

Reports drafted

Phase 4

Aug. 06 Sept. 06 March/April 07Jan./Feb. 07 June/July 07 12./13. Nov. 07

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Organisation

Jury Scientific advisory board

Project management

office

Working groups to evaluate best practices National contact points

Coordinating committeeBST, admin. science partner, country

representatives

Decides on good and best practices Scientific advising and

support for coordinating committee

Evaluate applicationsCoordinate and support project management

at national level

Responsible for project operations

Strategic oversight, makes basic decisions

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Organising bodies I: Bertelsmann Stiftung

Politik muss ihre Entscheidungen gegenüber der Bürgerschaft begründen

Transparenz und Akzeptanz der getroffenen Entscheidungen

Motivation zur weiteren Mitarbeit / Wir nehmen die Bürgerin, den Bürger ernst

Verbindung von Rechenschaft mit der Haushaltsaufstellung für das folgende Jahr

Manages EPLA together with international partners in the field of administrative sciences

Main responsibility for operations in implementing EPLA

Project management/business management based within BST

National contact point in Germany

Right of initiative on topic areas

Member of coordinating committee

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Organising bodies II: DHV Speyer and EGPA

Politik muss ihre Entscheidungen gegenüber der Bürgerschaft begründen

Transparenz und Akzeptanz der getroffenen Entscheidungen

Motivation zur weiteren Mitarbeit / Wir nehmen die Bürgerin, den Bürger ernst

Verbindung von Rechenschaft mit der Haushaltsaufstellung für das folgende Jahr

Members of coordinating committee and scientific advisory board

Ensure academic quality

Provide scientific advise for EPLA

Assist with evaluation and scientific processing of results

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Basic parameters I

BST 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

BST provides 50% of total funding

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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

Switzerland will host closing event in Lucerne (12./ 13.11.2007)