1. Mondorf-les-Bains, 10 June 2005
Conference of Directors of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration (DSIPA) Development and promotion of a communication network between schools and institutes
Mondorf-les-Bains, 10 June 2005

2. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Promotion
Aim
support ROI setup of a common web portal
provide CMPS with relevant information for the support of DSIPA community
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3. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Promotion
groundwork in supporting an effective collaboration
themes DSIPA is interested in
identification
structuring
supporting
no framework / software choice
IT awareness
highlight noteworthy results, remaining questions, (decisions to be made)
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4. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Methodology
identification
Content
(website)
structuring
possible functionalities
supporting
requirements
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5. Former work (ROI Survey, Agenda)
II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes identification
Former work (ROI Survey, Agenda)
exchange of good practices
bench-marking
networking and exchange between experts and trainers
common curriculum development
development of innovative programs
Survey
Informal partnerships
Everyday life practices / habits
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6. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes identification
Themes with count of related suggestions, proposals or questions
organisation, funding (13+1)
educational experiences, techniques and materials (12)
Knowledge transfert (11)
Training of top-level civil servants (10)
communication experiences, techniques and materials (8)
content of the training catalogue (8)
Training assessment, quality insurance (7+2)
training impact in everyday work, DSIPA role in admin. evolution (2+4)
selection techniques (3)
national to international status (2+0)
human resource management (2)
training promotion (1)
integration of training materials and techniques in the networking tools (0)
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7. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes structuring
Organisation of the propositions in related themes
Investigate interests of DSIPA for each theme
Interest statement
(inexistant – low – high – very high)
Possible personal involvement
(Lead – Active Member – Onlooker – not at all)
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8. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes structuring
the content of the training catalogue
integration of training materials and techniques in networking tools
topics related to human resource management.
levelling of national agents in order to reach European levelling .
widening of national training to international status
training promotion
organisation -related topics
quality insurance.
funding issues.
selection techniques
Themes rated more interesting
training of top-level civil servants
training assessement.
knowledge transfer
communication experiences, techniques and materials.
educational experiences, techniques and materials.
the impact of training in the everyday work
role of the DSIPA in the evolution of the administration.
full list:
training of top-level civil servants
training assessement.
knowledge transfer
communication experiences, techniques and materials.
educational experiences, techniques and materials.
the impact of training in the everyday work
role of the DSIPA in the evolution of the administration.
the content of the training catalogue
the integration of training materials and techniques in the Directors' WG networking tools
topics related to human resource management.
the levelling of national agents in order to reach European levelling.
the widening of national training to international status.
training promotion
organisation -related topics
quality insurance.
funding issues.
selection techniques
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9. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes structuring
Descriptions are now available for each topic
related proposals
related demands
count of interested countries
potential active members list
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10. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Themes supporting
Aim
support ROI setup of a common web portal
provide CMPS with relevant information for the support of DSIPA community
Means
sketch DSIPA needs in effective work support
apply CRPHT community support methodology
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11. II. LU presidency > Communication network > Community support methodology
that highlights the needs in support of a community (or people network), in order to help it working in a collaborative way. These needs can further be mapped onto requirements and functionalities provided by tools, whether software or not
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12. Knowledge transfer Program / training exchange Competencies exchange
Share THE best competence of each country (owner, partners, training material, activities, global training assessment)
Only in English
Other content to be defined (best practices?)
Promotion (marketing) driven
public access to information
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13. communication experiences, techniques and materials
How qualification (and trainings) of civil servant might change in enlarged Europe, with a focus on some partnerships and small groups (bilateral, regional groups,…) rather than the whole Europe.
With regard to required competencies: Networking, Lobbying, Negociation, Project management, Policy making, Evaluation
Information type interesting for Schools
Common training methodology
Test material of one’s own training with other schools (who agrees upon training sharing, e.g. intercultural management ?)
Discuss on training / competency…
Two level of information share
Amongst directors (not critical)
Operational (core knowledge, critical, not shared besides partnership)
Setup information publication procedure
Closed community (non restricted)
Public diffusion (country laws/procedures)
Joint sessions might be interesting (in the scope of a particular project)
Michael
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14. impact of training in the everyday work
benchmarking impact of training in everyday work
integrated use of new technologies in everyday work
Support to public administration reform
Closer links between schools and institutes of admin on one hand and administrative changes agents on the other hand
the impact of training in supporting modernisation process in central government administrations
information about different approaches to public administration reform
Damien
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15. Training assessment 3 assessment « fields »
Effective learning (examination)
Course quality, trainee active investment, trainer’s hability
Effective use (organisation interest)
Training relevance
Effective added-value (circumstances dependant)
impact
Investigate design of courses
Quality improvement, reingineering
Measurement before-after training
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16. Training of top-level civil servants
Difficulty to address top managers
Lack of skilled trainers (meeting/group managers)
Topics include leadership, adaptative mgt, modernisation, diversity (consequences)
Means:
meetings between senior servants
Let them address their own problems
cheer the public sector
Share compentencies models for top mgt
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17. Needs Encourage communication Protect individual property
Share of information
In support for a good communication
concurence / protected…
as a result from the habit, no particular effort
needs to be refined
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18. Potential requirements
II. LU Presidency > Communication network > Organisational questions
Potential requirements
must be selected / approved
availability
relevance
have heavy consequences
(monetary) cost
implication (of the community members)
Should be done only when functionalities are provided / selected by tools.
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19. Content available News of each school Agenda, activities dates
II. LU Presidency > Communication network > Organisational questions
Content available
News of each school
Agenda, activities dates
Ground work (researches)…
Links with other websites
National schools
Programs
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20. Conclusion Provided in conclusion documents: Information Methodology
Description of topics
Potential requirements
List of national websites and some related information
Methodology
Requirements selection
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