1. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Learning to build Europe

2. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris EPSA – The European Public Sector Award

3. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris The spirit of EPSA… brings together the best and most innovative performers is open to all fields of public administration deals with themes that are currently highly topical in the overall european context offers participants maximum benefits with made-to-measure contacts and efficient knowledge transfer EPSA´s objectiveto make valuable experience transparent and usable page | 3

4. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Aims of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) Our vision is to create a world in which Europe’s public sector institutions excel and become an exemplar for the entire world. Against this backdrop, the EPSA aims to achieve the following goals: - implementation of the Lisbon Strategy - creation of a common European administrative space - devise new administrative problem solving paradigms - foster constructive competition amongst public sector organizations - learning from the European Leading Edge - encouraging public sector organizations to measure their performance against European benchmarks - generating value on the basis of national awards that have European perspective

5. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Achievements of EPSA I (2006/2007) Establishment of EPSA as brand mark within European public administrations 320 applications from 25 EU Member States - 25,0 % national level - 25,2 % regional level - 17,7 % local government upper tier - 31,6 % local government lower tier Six prices were awarded, 59 diplomas High-level Award Ceremony in Lucerne, Switzerland on 12/ 13 November 2007 - more than 300 participants and high-level speakers Establishment of a Learning Platform as a reference to European public administrations

6. EPSA is even more than just an award.. It is also a learning platform and a network for excellence for the Public Sector in Europe

7. EPSA 2007: 325 applications from 28 countries (!) | 7

8. Any participant at the EPSA will benefit on multiple dimensions Show appreciation to your employees and collaborators Get valuable input for your own work The focus on topical areas and collaboration with acknowledged experts yields useful insights into efficient public administration work, your case study will be benchmarked and potential for improvement indicated Promote your public image The results of the award will be announced and discussed in publications, on the EPSA website and professional journals Unusual and innovative projects can receive this distictive award – irrespective of size, type or cultural sphere Gain from valuable experience EPSA is a learning platform with made-to-measure contacts and efficient knowledge transfer within Europe

9. Laureates of EPSA 2007  Collaborative Governance SE – City of Umeå (Kulturverket und Bibliotek)  Innovation Award RO – Prefecture of Bucharest  Future Award  Targeting with Scarce Resources BE – Crossroads Bank for Social Security (CBSS)  Innovation Award GB – Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service  Innovation Award GB – Lancashire Constabulary  Future Award  Coping with Demographic Change DE – Landkreis Osnabrück  Innovation Award page | 9

10. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Organisational Set-up of EPSA II Overall Project Management: European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht Scientific Advisory Board: Representatives of all administrative cultures Steering Committee: Representatives of all sponsoring governments Sponsoring Consortium Jury: independent experts and the leaders of the expert groups Expert Groups: evaluation of the applications, on-site inspections, recommendations to the Jury

11. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Organisation of EPSA 2009 Institutional/Political Patronage Commissioner Kallas; Minister Schäuble etc. Advisory function Draft

12. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris EIPA’s qualification for the leadership of EPSA EIPA has 26 years of experience in training, applied research and consultancy regarding questions of European integration and public management. EIPA’s Board of Governors consists of the DGs on Public Administration of the governments of EU Member States. EIPA has therefore a reliable direct link with all EU governments. EIPA carries out training for more than 10.000 employees of public administration at all administrative levels and EU institutions per year. It is known to many practitioners and enjoys a good reputation. EIPA’s Antennae in Barcelona, Luxembourg, Milan and Warsaw ensure a high knowledge of the regional aspects of public administration and of the various challenges.

13. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Financial Requirements Total budgetEuro 640.000 Sub Items: - Kick off ConferenceEuro 35.000 - Award Ceremony/ ConferenceEuro 100.000 - Travel Costs/ staffEuro 40.000 - Translation CostsEuro 25.000 - Grafik/ DesignEuro 15.000 - Web SiteEuro 2.000 - Expert GroupsEuro 55.000 - Travel Costs/ experts, externalsEuro 45.000 - Printing CostsEuro 13.000 - External Service ProvisionEuro 10.000 Personnel Costs EIPA - Full time Project Leader Euro 220.000 - Part-time Project ManagerEuro 40.000 - Full time Support StaffEuro 40.000

14. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Participating countries, as at 02 July 2008 Germany The Netherlands Sweden Lithuania Denmark Poland EU-Commission: ESF Austria Switzerland Luxembourg Italy Spain Romania

15. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Time Table 18 January 2008EIPA was asked by former organizers, DE, A and CH to take over management of EPSA January – Sept 2008 Preparatory Phase: Clarification on participation of countries, sponsorship, finalization of budget and organizational structure, appointment of national project managers September 2008First Meeting of EPSA Steering Committee and the Scientific Advisory Board October 2008Kick off Conference and promotion

16. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Time Table II Nov 08 – Feb 2009Call for applications, information of potential candidates, press contacts, EUPAN involved March – May 2009 Review of applications by expert groups, recommendations regarding candidates to be visited June – July 2009On-site visits to candidates August 2009Jury decision on prize winners Sept - Oct 2009Documentation of results, Preparation of the award ceremony November 2009Award Ceremony in Maastricht December 2009Evaluation of the process, results, learning platform

17. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris Quality Conferences and EPSA Two independent initiatives – reinforcing the learning and development process of European public administrations Biannual structure – EPSA in between two quality conferences, therefore no overlap in timing Synergies are possible and should be actively used Different scope and setting Quality Conferences: broad scope of topics, major meeting and networking place of public administrations EPSA: changing topical issues, real competition, narrower focus EUPAN network would be welcome to nominate themes for EPSA Conclusion: no competition but complementarity

18. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris www.eipa.eu European Institute of Public Administration E-mail: eipa@eipa.eu eipa@eipa.eu www.eps-award.eu E-mail:infoepsa2009@eipa.eu E-mail: infoepsa2009@eipa.euinfoepsa2009@eipa.eu Prof. Dr. Marga Pröhl Director General European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) Alexander Heichlinger Project Manager European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)

19. © EIPA Intro 2007 10/ 11 July 2008 Prof Dr Marga Pröhl IPSG Meeting, Paris