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Activities
Thematic Areas
Policy Making and Coordination
Public Finance Management
Public Sector Organization and Staffing
Public Service Delivery
Network of Focal Points
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazahkstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovenia
Slovak Republic
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Kosovo (referred to in the context of UN 1244/99)
Multi-Country Activities
Policy Making and Coordination
Government action in response to economic downturn – crisis management
The 6th Annual Public Management Summer Institute
Comparative assessment of policy coordination practices
Assessment of the effectiveness of development assistance to public administration reform
Community of EU practitioners – strengthening administrative capacity for European integration
Improving the strategic planning ability of the Government
Improving the system of monitoring government performance
Public Finance Management
Performance-based budgeting
Public procurement cross-country comparison, regulation, practices and culture
Management of public expenditures and improvement of cost-effectiveness
Perfection of training of accountants for state budget organizations in frame of the general program “Reforming of public finance management”
Public Sector Organization and Staffing
Introduction of e-learning to public administration institutions
Support to inspection supervision system reform in the region of South-Eastern Europe (SISSR)
Improvement of the civil service personnel selection by the application of tests on professional and personal competencies
Government bodies performance management
Improving the civil service recruitment system
Best practices in recruitment of civil servants
Ethics conduct rules
Public Service Delivery
IQUAL - Improving quality of public management through application of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) model
Strengthening capacities for e-Government through training-of-trainers program (ToT e-Gov)
Improvement of administration and regulation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) development
Public service delivery: one window approach
Public service standards
Exchange of good practice
Good Governance principles at the local level - the European trend
Training of local government officials in bordering CEE and NIS countries
Regional Activities
Bi-Annual Regional Survey
Regional Policy Dialogue on Governance Reforms
Thematic Strategy Papers
Western Balkans Human Resources Management Community of Practitioners
Goals and objectives
Events
5th annual conference of the Western Balkans HRM CoP in Danilovgrad, Montenegro
5th Resource Group Meeting in Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
4th Regional Workshop on Civil Service Reform in the Western Balkans in Tirana, Albania
4th Resource Group meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3rd Regional Workshop on Civil Service Reform in the Western Balkans in Zagreb, Croatia
3rd Resource Group Meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2nd Regional Workshop on Civil Service Reform in the Western Balkans in Budva, Montenegro
1st Regional Workshop on Civil Service Reform in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constituent Resource Group meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Resources
Performance appraisal in the Western Balkans: Overview and good practices from a capacity development perspective
Should civil servants be paid by performance?
Western Balkans Human Resources Management Community of Practitioners: Practitioners Handbook
History of co-operation with RCPAR
About RCPAR
History and mission in brief
Management Arrangements
Organigram
Steering Committee
Advisory Board
RCPAR Advisory Board
Argyriades, Demetrios
Hadjiemmanuil, Christos
Hasanov, Rafkat
Kipiani, Kartlos
Kusmangalieva, Zhanargul
Lupescu, Florin
Ormond, Derry
Papadakis, Nikos Ε.
Rabrenovic, Aleksandra
Randma-Liiv, Tiina
Emilia Sicakova – Beblava
Theodoropoulos, Stavros
Tzvetkova, Yordanka
Verheijen, Tony
Project Team
What's New
News
4th issue of IQUAL Newsletter: Improving Quality of Public Management through Application of the CAF
Training for RCPAR Network Members in ICT/ILO, Turin, Italy, 2 – 6 June 2009
Call for applicants for seminar on impact and challenges of the economic crisis on Human Resource Management in the public sector, 4 and 5 February
New dates for RCPAR/HIAS Biennial Forum: 14 and 15 May 2010
3rd RCPAR Advisory Board meeting
Summer interns from the Department of Political Science, University of Crete
2nd Training for RCPAR Network Members in Turin
3-day CAF Training in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan starting on 2 Februray
New dates for the workshop on functional reviews and audits in Kiev, Ukraine: 18 and 19 February 2010
Call for participants for the RCPAR/HIAS Biennial Forum, 23-24 April in Greece
Call for applicants: The 3rd training for network members in Turin, 31 May - 3 June 2010
5th issue of IQUAL Newsletter: Improving Quality of Public Management through Application of the CAF
Vacancy: Community of Practice Coordinator, Western Balkans Human Resources Management in the Civil Service
Vacancy: International consultant for the Regional Forum on Governance Reforms in the aftermath of the economic crisis
6th Summer Institute Theme Poll
Completion of the 5th Annual Public Management Summer Institute in Latvia, "Restructuring Government to Overcome Crisis", 17 – 21 Aug 2009.
Study tour for the press-service of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
Call for applicants: 6th Annual Summer Public Management Institute in Latvia, 23-27 August 2010
Events
High-level Regional Forum on Governance Reforms in the aftermath of the economic crisis (tbc)
4th training for the RCPAR Network of Focal Points in Turin, Italy
5th annual conference of the Western Balkans HRM CoP in Danilovgrad, Montenegro
5th RCPAR Advisory Board meeting
2nd Roundtable in the framework of the Regional Forum on Governance Reforms in the aftermath of the economic crisis - the longer-term Governance reform agenda in Astana, Kazakhstan
6th Annual Public Management Summer Institute in Jurmala, Latvia
1st Roundtable in the framework of the Regional Forum on Governance Reforms in the aftermath of the economic crisis - taking stock of crisis impact and responses, in Chisinau, Moldova
4th Advisory Board Meeting in Turin, Italy
3rd Training for RCPAR Network Members in Turin, Italy
Western Balkans Human Resources Management Community of Practicioners 5th Resource Group Meeting in Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
3rd RCPAR/HIAS Biennial Forum: The new role and regulatory capacity of the state vis-à-vis the market economy in Thessaloniki, Greece
Evaluation meeting, "Restructuring Government to Overcome Crisis", Budapest, Hungary
2-day CAF training for External Feedback Actors in Maastricht, Netherlands
Workshop on Functional Reviews and Audits in Kiev, Ukraine
Seminar on Impact and Challenges of the Economic Crisis on Human Resource Management in the Public Sector in Tallinn, Estonia
3-day CAF training in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
5-day Study Tour for the press service of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
3rd Advisory Board Meeting in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
4th Annual Conference of the Western Balkans HRM Community of Practice in the Civil Service
2nd Training for RCPAR Network Members in Turin
3-day CAF Study Tour in Ljubljana, Slovenia
RCPAR Participation in the ReSPA Annual Meeting
3-day CAF training in Riga, Latvia
5th Annual Public Management Summer Institute in Latvia, "Restructuring Government to Overcome Crisis"
1st Training for RCPAR Network Members in Turin
RCPAR in the media
"International Standards Needed", by Yevgeniy Denisenko, published in “Evening Bishkek” on 9 February 2010
"Those Who Get Bad Marks Will Be Dismissed!", by Oxana Semenyak, published in “The Word of Kyrgyzstan”, 10 February 2010
Jobs and Internships
Building Back Better Haiti - Vacancies for Senior Experts
Vacancy: Community of Practice Coordinator, Western Balkans Human Resources Management in the Civil Service
Vacancy: International consultant for the Regional Forum on Governance Reforms in the aftermath of the economic crisis
Internship Vacancies
Polls
Government Action in Response to Economic Downturn - Evaluation Form
6th Summer Institute Theme
Resources
Publications
New Public Management in the Global Financial Crisis - Dead, Alive, or Born Again?
Scenarios of e-Government in 2010 and implications for strategy design
Methodology for Assessing the Capacities of Anti-Corruption Agencies to Perform Preventive Functions
Performance appraisal in the Western Balkans: Overview and good practices from a capacity development perspective
Public service integration in Kazakhstan: why alternative access rather than single access
First Thing First: Sustaining Political Will for Public Governance Change
European Community Regional Strategy Paper for Assistance to Central Asia for the period 2007-2013
Economic Turbulence and Global Governance
Can Civil Service Reforms Last? The European Union's 5th Enlargement and Future Policy Orientations (DRAFT)
Human Resources Development system in the context of public management reform
E-Government Survey 2010: Leveraging e-government at a time of financial and economic crisis
Sustainability of Civil Service Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe five years after EU accession
8th Benchmark Measurement
Rebuilding state structures: methods and approaches. The trials and tribulations of post-communist countries.
Determining the Structure and Functions of Government: Program and Functional Reviews
Democracy in Development: Global consultations on the EU’s role
Final version of the minutes of the Advisory Board meeting, 1 April 2009
Good Governance with Government: Scope, Objectives and Significance, A UNDP Perspective
EU-8 Administrative Capacity in the New Member States: The Limits of Innovation?
RBEC Brief: The Regional Impact of the Global Finance Crisis
CEECIS PAR Roster of Experts
Online Workspaces and Documentation Centres
Links
Partners
Hellenic Institute of Administrative Sciences (HIAS)
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA)
FAQ
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How is RCPAR managed?
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For a brief overview of the structures and systems of the UNDP, see the Beginner’s Guide to the United Nations Development Programme, 4th edition, April 2010
Archives
News Archive
RCPAR Guidelines for Multi-country Activities Have Been Finalised
UNDP/RCPAR First Survey of Potential Assistance Needs launched
New Partnership with the UNDP/BRC
UNDP/RCPAR Survey Results Available!
BRC partnership with the Greek Government results in five-year regional Public Administration Reform programme
Draft RCPAR Guidelines for Multi-country Projects are Now Available for Comments
Network of National Coordinators and Focal Points to be expanded
Launch of the April 2009 issue of the regional Development and Transition newsletter, published jointly by the UNDP and the London School of Economics, in the Bank of Greece, Athens
Five-year Funding of Regional PAR Project Approved
Events Archive
2nd Advisory Board meeting in Athens, Greece.
Launch of the April 2009 issue of the regional Development and Transition newsletter, published jointly by the UNDP and the London School of Economics, in the Bank of Greece, Athens
RCPAR Steering Committee and 1st Advisory Board meetings, Athens
International Forum on Transparency, Thessaloniki
Inaugural Meeting of Regional Networks of Public Administration Reform Practitioners and Experts, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Regional Workshop on E-government Applications in the Service of Citizens, Thessaloniki, Greece
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