Forum for executive public management

OECD Expert MeetingParis, October 6 2003

Aims of the Forum

• 2 year project that focuses on the senior executive management level at state-, regional- and local level

• Initiated by the Ministry of Finance, Danish Regions and Danish Municipalities

• The project aims at providing a concept for Good Public Governance

The concept of Public Governance

• The interaction between political leadership and the professional senior executive regarding goals and strategies

• When professionalism, politics and management must go hand in hand

• Senior management and communication in the knowledge society

Activities in the Forum

• Conferences and workshops• Career networks for top management• E-survey on the senior management • Expert panels with scholars and

professionals • Prize paper• Articles• A final report on Public Governance

e-survey on the senior executive the typical profile

• Men who are 51-60 years old • Work about 41-60 hours pr. week • Recruited internally • 90 pct. are very satisfied with their jobs• Spend most time on political advising and

strategic management • Spend less time on leadership development,

networking and external communication• Greatest challenges are: efficiency, modernizing

government, structural changes and prioritizing