Public Administration Reform Public Administration Reform and Anti-Corruption and Anti-Corruption

Community of PracticeCommunity of Practice

SURVEY RESULTSSURVEY RESULTS

Europe and the CISEurope and the CISMay 2005May 2005

The InvitationThe Invitation

An invitation to join the PAR-AC CoP was An invitation to join the PAR-AC CoP was sent out to sent out to 170 staff members170 staff members in the in the region who had indicated an interest for region who had indicated an interest for PAR-AC issues in a previous large-scale PAR-AC issues in a previous large-scale survey of interests and competencies of survey of interests and competencies of UNDP staff. UNDP staff.

Those who wanted to be members were Those who wanted to be members were asked to complete asked to complete a questionnairea questionnaire that that was attached to the invitation.was attached to the invitation.

The QuestionnaireThe Questionnaire

2828 questionnaires were questionnaires were

received.received.

Out of those,Out of those,

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CoP Communication – CoP Communication – Face to Face MeetingsFace to Face Meetings

- The favored format is The favored format is sub-practice thematic sub-practice thematic meetingsmeetings (64% of respondents are “very (64% of respondents are “very interested”, 21% are “ medium interested”).interested”, 21% are “ medium interested”).

- There is some, but less, interest for There is some, but less, interest for staff staff exchangesexchanges (46% of respondents “ very (46% of respondents “ very interested”, 25% “ medium interested”) and interested”, 25% “ medium interested”) and sub-regional/ geographic meetingssub-regional/ geographic meetings (46% of (46% of respondents “very interested”, 25% “medium respondents “very interested”, 25% “medium interested”).interested”).

CoP communication - OnlineCoP communication - Online

Respondents are most interested in Respondents are most interested in best best practice exchangepractice exchange (71% of respondents have (71% of respondents have indicated that they are “very interested”, 21% indicated that they are “very interested”, 21% that they are “medium interested”.)that they are “medium interested”.)

There is also interest for There is also interest for case study exchangecase study exchange (57% “very”, 32% “medium”)(57% “very”, 32% “medium”)

In addition, there is some, but less, interest for In addition, there is some, but less, interest for policy advice exchange, Action Reflection Note policy advice exchange, Action Reflection Note exchange and a CoP web page.exchange and a CoP web page.

Top 12 most commonly marked theme-Top 12 most commonly marked theme-tool combinations for CoP productstool combinations for CoP products

- Public participation in decision making – How-Public participation in decision making – How-to guide (15)to guide (15)

- Different regional traditions of public Different regional traditions of public administration – Case study analyses (15)administration – Case study analyses (15)

- Anti-Corruption strategies and plans – Case Anti-Corruption strategies and plans – Case study analyses (13)study analyses (13)

- Performance management – Training course Performance management – Training course (12)(12)

- Public participation and awareness – Regional Public participation and awareness – Regional version of practice note (12)version of practice note (12)

Top 12 continued…Top 12 continued…

- Policy development mechanisms – Policy Policy development mechanisms – Policy paper (11)paper (11)

- Convention reporting – How-to guide (11)Convention reporting – How-to guide (11)- Performance management – How-to guide (11)Performance management – How-to guide (11)- Public participation and awareness – How-to Public participation and awareness – How-to

guide (11)guide (11)- Poverty and corruption in the group of poorest Poverty and corruption in the group of poorest

countries – Case study analyses (10)countries – Case study analyses (10)- Public participation in decision making – Case Public participation in decision making – Case

study analysis (10)study analysis (10)- Procurement – How-to guide (10)Procurement – How-to guide (10)

Which theme-tools should the Which theme-tools should the CoP focus on? CoP focus on?

(respondents were asked to list three top priorities)(respondents were asked to list three top priorities)

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TOP 4 PRIORITY FOCITOP 4 PRIORITY FOCI

EU Accession and EU Accession and HarmonizationHarmonization

Public Participation in Decision Public Participation in Decision MakingMaking

Anti-Corruption Strategies and Anti-Corruption Strategies and PlansPlans

Functional ReviewsFunctional Reviews

EU Accession and EU Accession and Harmonization - COUNTRIESHarmonization - COUNTRIES

Albania

Moldova

Serbia & Montenegro

Bulgaria

EU Accession and EU Accession and Harmonization - TOOLSHarmonization - TOOLS

How-to-guide

Training Course

Practice Note

Policy Paper

Case Studies

e-training

Public Participation in Decision Public Participation in Decision Making - COUNTRIESMaking - COUNTRIES

Bulgaria

Moldova

Serbia & Montenegro

Tajikistan

Public Participation in Decision Public Participation in Decision Making – TOOLSMaking – TOOLS

How-to-guide

Case Study

Training Course

Regional PN

Anti-Corruption Strategies and Anti-Corruption Strategies and Plans - COUNTRIESPlans - COUNTRIES

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Lithuania

Moldova

Serbia & Montenegro

Anti-Corruption Strategies and Anti-Corruption Strategies and Plans - TOOLSPlans - TOOLS

How-to-guide

Policy paper

Case study analyses

Regional version of PN

Training course

e-training

Regional PN

Functional Reviews - COUNTRIESFunctional Reviews - COUNTRIES

Albania

Kyrgyzstan

Serbia & Montenegro

Romania

Functional Reviews - TOOLSFunctional Reviews - TOOLS

How-to-guide

Training

Case study analyses

Regional PN

Other comments:Other comments:

““Each CoP event should be clearly linked to Each CoP event should be clearly linked to participating COs' programme needs.participating COs' programme needs. For For example, should the CoP facilitators be aware of example, should the CoP facilitators be aware of CO's programmes in the related area and CO's programmes in the related area and ensure that COs' staff brings CoP "products" ensure that COs' staff brings CoP "products" back to their own offices and projects. back to their own offices and projects. A A training and capacity building frameworktraining and capacity building framework should be developed and agreed by COs. For should be developed and agreed by COs. For this we should top CB advisors - like Raymond this we should top CB advisors - like Raymond Clark, who builds his training and capacity Clark, who builds his training and capacity building work on participation and feedback.”building work on participation and feedback.”

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““I could say from my personal experience that I could say from my personal experience that those sub-practice those sub-practice meetings are most efficient meetings are most efficient that have a specific focus / topicthat have a specific focus / topic; not too ; not too many general presentations; where not only many general presentations; where not only UNDP staff but also national project managers UNDP staff but also national project managers or government / NGO representatives involved or government / NGO representatives involved in certain initiativesin certain initiatives take part. take part. Get to know who Get to know who the counterparts in other countries / offices the counterparts in other countries / offices are is a very important motivating factorare is a very important motivating factor.”.”

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““It has become extremely difficult to manage It has become extremely difficult to manage the invitations to all CoP meetings and the invitations to all CoP meetings and workshops.workshops. The staff has constantly been on The staff has constantly been on travel while the productivity of the COP meetings travel while the productivity of the COP meetings is yet to be confirmed. Instead; we should start is yet to be confirmed. Instead; we should start using using virtual meansvirtual means such as videoconference such as videoconference facilities. It saves the cost and allows more facilities. It saves the cost and allows more participants (not only COs but our partners in the participants (not only COs but our partners in the government and civil society) to attend the government and civil society) to attend the event. The WB's experiences could be helpful to event. The WB's experiences could be helpful to learn from.”learn from.”

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““To support the above the CoP events To support the above the CoP events database can be developed to track the database can be developed to track the knowledge receivedknowledge received. As an example - . As an example - UNDP Albania has developed an UNDP Albania has developed an interactive sharing database. It can be interactive sharing database. It can be accessed through accessed through http://intra.http://intra.undpundp.org.al/office/.org.al/office/leventslevents// “ “

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““It would be actually very useful to It would be actually very useful to go to a 'best go to a 'best practice' country from the region and work practice' country from the region and work with colleagues on actually developing a plan with colleagues on actually developing a plan of actionof action for public reform/anti-corruption. It for public reform/anti-corruption. It could be for both regional and local levels.”could be for both regional and local levels.”

““The The role of culturerole of culture in public administration and in public administration and anti-corruption reforms should be examined, anti-corruption reforms should be examined, together with the impact of economic transition.”together with the impact of economic transition.”

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““Kindly note that my responses are focused on Kindly note that my responses are focused on EU accession matters and that I strongly believe EU accession matters and that I strongly believe that there should be a that there should be a New EU Member States New EU Member States and Pre-Accession countries groupand Pre-Accession countries group. One . One topic of key importance is the absorption of the topic of key importance is the absorption of the EU Structural and Cohesion Funds.”EU Structural and Cohesion Funds.”

““The weak point among post-soviet countries is The weak point among post-soviet countries is AC Laws Drafting and its implementationAC Laws Drafting and its implementation. . They do not have so good anticorruption They do not have so good anticorruption legislation.”legislation.”

Other comments continued…Other comments continued…

““The The partnership of and with civil societypartnership of and with civil society at at large (including trade unions, employers large (including trade unions, employers associations, religious communities, etc.) in anti-associations, religious communities, etc.) in anti-corruption mechanisms and public participation corruption mechanisms and public participation deserves more attention.”deserves more attention.”

““PAR and anti-corruption should be PAR and anti-corruption should be addressed also from a local level addressed also from a local level perspectiveperspective, since many SEE and CIS , since many SEE and CIS countries are not homogeneous and present countries are not homogeneous and present areas out of the central governments' control.”areas out of the central governments' control.”