mainstreaming uncac norms and standards in public administration reform

Gamart, June 2009Gamart, June 2009

Mainstreaming UNCAC Norms and Mainstreaming UNCAC Norms and Standards in Public Administration ReformStandards in Public Administration Reform

Experiences form the Eastern European and the CIS Region Experiences form the Eastern European and the CIS Region

Francesco Checchi, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre


PARPAR

Area of activity:Area of activity:

The The aggregate machinery aggregate machinery (policies, rules, procedures, (policies, rules, procedures, systems, organizational structures, personnel, etc.) systems, organizational structures, personnel, etc.) funded by the state budget and in charge of the funded by the state budget and in charge of the management and direction of the affairs of the management and direction of the affairs of the executive governmentexecutive government

The The management management and implementation of the whole and implementation of the whole set of government activities dealing with the set of government activities dealing with the implementation of laws, regulations and decisions of implementation of laws, regulations and decisions of the government and the management related to the the government and the management related to the provision of public services. provision of public services.

(UNDP PAR Practice Note)(UNDP PAR Practice Note)


PAR Thematic areas for PAR in Eastern Europe and the CIS(Regional Centre for Public Administration Reform in EE & CIS)


1) Strengthening capacity for 1) Strengthening capacity for Policy making and Policy making and coordinationcoordination

Issues to be addressed within this thematic Issues to be addressed within this thematic area include: area include:

[a] strategic planning and policy-making; [a] strategic planning and policy-making;

[b] policy coordination; [b] policy coordination;

[c] coordination in European integration; [c] coordination in European integration;

[d] coordination in the area of PAR; [d] coordination in the area of PAR;

[e] coordination in other specific policy areas.[e] coordination in other specific policy areas.


1) Strengthening capacity for 1) Strengthening capacity for Policy making and Policy making and coordinationcoordinationUNCAC art 5UNCAC art 5: : Preventive AC policies and practicesPreventive AC policies and practicesArt 6:Art 6: Preventive AC body or bodies Preventive AC body or bodies

UNDP AC activities in this area: • Support for development of AC strategies and action plans • Support for implementation of UNCAC and other international standards (CoE –OECD): Facilitation of networking, peer to peer technical advice; UNCAC Gap Analysis (With UNODC)• Developing instruments supporting civil society role in influencing policy making (e.g. monitoring and reporting mechanisms – dev. of recommendations)• Research activities: Analyzing corruption phenomena, (opinion polls and research to evaluate the areas and the level of corruption in the country; identifying most corrupt sectors; analyzing the government’s performance in relation to the adopted AC strategy and action plan; Monitoring transparency in various public sectors.• Capacity Development of AC agencies (resp. for policy advice and coordination in AC)


Issues to be addressed within this thematic Issues to be addressed within this thematic area include:area include:

[a] budget preparation;[a] budget preparation;

[b] budget execution; [b] budget execution;

[c] internal control and audit; [c] internal control and audit;

[d] public procurement; [d] public procurement;

[e] external audit. [e] external audit.

2) Improving public financial 2) Improving public financial managementmanagement


2) Improving public financial 2) Improving public financial managementmanagement

UNCAC art 9UNCAC art 9: : Public Procurement and Public Procurement and management of public finances management of public finances

UNDP AC Activities in this area:• Introduction of measures for the migration of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) IMF–GFS • drafting legislation (accounting) and development of related projects for awareness raising and training of public officials for the implementation of the standards• Introduction of e-accounting systems and related capacity development (IT systems)• E-accounting system creating a network centralizing information on finances (control of expenditures at the local level) •Drafting of public procurement legislation and capacity development for procurement offices



[a] structures and functions of public [a] structures and functions of public institutions; institutions;

[b] civil service system; [b] civil service system;

[c] human resources management; [c] human resources management;

[d] human resources development; [d] human resources development;

[e] integrity frameworks. [e] integrity frameworks.

3) Enhancing organization and 3) Enhancing organization and staffing in the public sector staffing in the public sector


3) Enhancing organization and 3) Enhancing organization and staffing in the public sectorstaffing in the public sectorUNCAC art 7UNCAC art 7: : Public Sector Public Sector Art 8:Art 8: Codes of conduct for public officials Codes of conduct for public officials

UNDP AC Activities in this area:• Capacity development: Enabling environment, organizational level, individual level (human resource development) (workshops, mentorship, trainings, study tours, staff exchanges) in several areas related to anti-corruption (conflict of interests – integrity - codes of ethics );

• Support to legal and normative drafting (rules and regulations - conflict of interest – codes of ethics ) and in general standards of good conduct and development of service oriented public administration.



[a] administrative decision making;[a] administrative decision making;

[b] administrative simplification; [b] administrative simplification;

[c] quality management; [c] quality management;

[d] e-government; [d] e-government;

[e] decentralization; [e] decentralization;

[f] public – private partnerships. [f] public – private partnerships.

4) Promoting public service 4) Promoting public service delivery delivery


UNCAC Art 10:UNCAC Art 10: Public reporting Public reporting Art. 13:Art. 13: Participation of society Participation of society

4) Promoting public service 4) Promoting public service deliverydelivery

UNDP AC Activities in this area (Decentralization > public services closer to the citizens)• Methodology for monitoring the index of transparency and accountability at the local level (Macedonia). • Capacity development activities for local authorities and public companies to enhance their knowledge and organizational culture in transparent governance.• Anti-corruption participatory monitoring (Armenia): CSOs participation in preventing corruption in the education and health care sectors > increasing transparency, responsibility, accountability, participation and efficiency. • Enhancing capacity of the media to detect and denounce corruption at local and central level (trainings – awareness raising)• Legal drafting on access to information and capacity development for institutions for the implementation of the legislation e.g. offices for relations with the public, trainings for officials in the application of the law.• E-governance: portals for information on PA and for facilitating contact with citizens


Thank you!Thank you!

On line resources:On line resources:RCPAR: http://www.rcpar.orgRCPAR: http://www.rcpar.orgAC BRC: http://europeandcis.undp.org/anticorruptionAC BRC: http://europeandcis.undp.org/anticorruptioninteractive workspace: http://ws.undp.sk/par_ac+acpninteractive workspace: http://ws.undp.sk/par_ac+acpn

Francesco Checchi. Anti-Corruption Project Associate Tel: +421 2 59337 [email protected]

Dan Dionisie, Policy Dan Dionisie, Policy SpecialistSpecialistPublic Administration Public Administration Reform and Anti-corruptionReform and Anti-corruptionTel: +421 2 59337 265 Tel: +421 2 59337 265 [email protected]@undp.org

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