1. Showcasing and Rewarding European Public Excellence – Trends in Practice www.epsa2011.eu © The EPSA 2011: Key facts, figures and trends Alexander HEICHLINGER EIPA Expert and Manager EPSA

2. www.epsa2011.eu © 20112011 17 January to 25 March (extended until 13 April) The call for online applications open 17 January Official launch of EPSA 2011 in Brussels 2-6 May Online Evaluation 10-11 October Preparatory workshop for nominees/finalists 15-17 November Final Event and Award Ceremony in Maastricht 26-27 May Consensus Meeting 5 September Jury meeting and final selection June/July Onsite visits to top-ranked shortlisted projects January to March Information Days throughout Europe The end of the EPSA 2011 journey...

3. www.epsa2011.eu © The EPSA 2011: the Results In total, more than 350 European public organisations registered on the EPSA online system; A total of 274 applications were finally submitted and were eligible; Applications were received from 32 European countries and 7 from EU institutions; Among the "top submitters" were countries such as Spain, Romania, Austria, Italy, Poland and Germany.

4. www.epsa2011.eu © The EPSA 2011 Evaluation & Selection Process STEP 1: Individual online evaluation by each evaluator, in isolation and remotely based. Each project evaluated by three evaluators (triple evaluation). Period: 2-6 May 2011 STEP 2: Consensus meeting to reach a commonly agreed list of ranked projects per theme; to define the best practice certificate recipients; and to agree on top-ranked shortlisted projects for onsite visits. Period: 26-27 May 2011 STEP 3: Onsite validation visits to shortlisted projects for validation and verification purposes. Period: June/July 2011 STEP 4: Jury meeting to select and decide on the group of 5 nominees and 3 EPSA winners (one per theme). Date: 5 September 2011 274 applications from 32 countries and EU institutions 21 projects from 10 countries 15 Nominees (5 per theme) & 3 Award Winners 58 BPCs from 18 countries 43 Best Practice Certificates

5. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications per Country

6. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications per Country Albania1 Austria24 Belgium10 Bulgaria8 Croatia3 Cyprus3 Czech Republic1 Denmark4 Estonia3 Finland3 France2 FYR Macedonia1 Germany19 Greece2 Hungary8 Ireland8 Italy23 Lithuania2 Malta2 Netherlands 7 Norway3 Poland21 Portugal11 Romania30 Slovakia1 Slovenia1 Spain47 Sweden1 Switzerland11 Turkey2 Ukraine1 United Kingdom4 EU Institutions7

7. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications by Thematic Area Theme 1: 103 Theme 2: 115 Theme 3: 56 Total 274

8. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications by Administrative Level Local: 128 Regional: 58 National: 81 EU Institutions: 7 Total 274

9. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications by Size of Organisation 1 - 2531 25 - 5022 50 - 10025 > 100196 __________________ Total:274

10. www.epsa2011.eu © Applications by Type of Sector Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform100 (1st) Environment, climate change, agriculture (food safety) and fishery 28 (2nd) Public health and social welfare/affairs 26 (3rd) Economic affairs, competition, SME 22 (4th) Education (higher and lower), training and learning 19 (5th) Information society, technology, media and audiovisual 18 Justice, police, human rights and security16 Other....14 Regional policy and development, decentralisation9 Employment, labour related affairs and gender equality 7 Science, research, innovation5 Taxation, customs, finances 4 Sports, youth, culture and art 3 Transport and infrastructure 2 External relations and aid, development and enlargement1 ___________________________________________________________________ Total274

11. www.epsa2011.eu © The EPSA 2011 Publications EPSA 2011 Project Catalogue EPSA 2011 Research Report

12. www.epsa2011.eu © The EPSA 2011 Team

13. www.epsa2011.eu © www.eipa.eu European Institute of Public Administration E-mail: eipa@eipa.eu eipa@eipa.eu www.epsa2011.eu E-mail:epsa2011@eipa.eu E-mail: epsa2011@eipa.eu@eipa.eu Alexander Heichlinger (AT) EIPA Expert & Manager EPSA EIPA Barcelona E-mail:a.heichlinger@eipa.eu E-mail: a.heichlinger@eipa.eu T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r a t t e n t i o n a n d h a v e f r u i t f u l w o r k s h o p s !