© OECD A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Institution Building Days 2014 SIGMA ENI East Airi Alakivi Senior adviser Civil service and public administration organisation and functioning Brussels, 25 September 2014

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Summary Changes since last year Annual work programmes 2014 Experience with the new approach Plans for the future SIGMA projects 2013 Examples 2013 SIGMA projects 2014 Examples 2014 Conclusions 1

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Changes since last year Annual work programmes,  agreed with stakeholders: partner institutions, governments (PAO), EU Delegation, European Commission and SIGMA  in most countries which have resulted in the following support areas for 2014 Final reports introduced for 2014 projects in addition to quarterly and annual reporting 2

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Annual work programmes 2014 ENI East Agreed for  Georgia  Moldova  Armenia  Azerbaijan Specific case  Ukraine 3

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU New approach experiences More long-term planning helps to  improve co-operation and co-ordination  support common understanding of priority areas  facilitates good use of SIGMA  supports more strategic thinking It however requires  to find ways to keep certain flexibility  time for discussions 4

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Plans for the future Continue to improve the new approach under the new agreements ( ):  mid-term (18 months?) programming  start programming early enough  strengthen dialogue with the EU Delegations and PAOs on mid-term priorities 5

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU SIGMA projects in 2013: ENI East 6

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Examples 2013: ENI East Georgia: Policy making  Review of the structure and functions of the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia → Strong impact on the role of Chancellery as the centre of government a)creating a policy planning and co-ordination function in the Chancellery/Administration of the Government b)launching government annual work planning c)taking lead of the public administration reform Moldova: Civil service  Development of the Moldovan Civil Service HRM Scorecard → Impact on the visibility and importance of the civil service within the public administration reform agenda a)creation of a comprehensive performance monitoring and evaluation system for the civil service b)defining strategic objectives of the civil service HRM tied with concrete performance indicators and target values, and responsible institutions 7

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU SIGMA projects in 2014: ENI East 8

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Examples 2014: ENI East Armenia: Public procurement  Peer review of the public procurement system a)Supporting the key institutions of the Government (Ministry of Finance, Procurement Support Centre, Procurement Appeals Board) in managing and modernising the system b)Supporting the EU Delegation to monitor the progress in implementing the public procurement reform Georgia: Strategy and reform  Support in developing the Public Administration Reform Roadmap a)Elaborating and using an analytical framework for identifying key priorities in the field of public administration reform b)Defining strategic objectives, actions, resources and responsible institutions in a long-term perspective Two multi-country events:  Public Procurement Regional ENI-East Conference (Paris, April 2014)  Comparative study and regional conference “Civil Service Professionalisation in the European Eastern Neighbourhood” (Tbilisi, November 2014) 9

A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Conclusions Shift towards applying the ‘more for more’ approach in the partner countries More long-term programmed approach - development and implementation of country work programmes on the basis of the EU Strategic Support Frameworks for the European Neighbourhood countries and on the basis of the priorities of the partner countries’ governments 10