The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe

DEPOCEI kick-off meeting, January 18-22, 2013

Elena Žáková, NISPAcee Project Manager

The NISPAcee - established in 1994 as an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation focused on the public administration challenges facing Central and Eastern European countries

- a professional Network of more than 130 institutions from almost 40 countries (23 from the NISPAcee region) and hundreds of individuals sharing the organisation´s mission

The NISPAcee Region1. New EU member countries2. Non EU member countries in CEE 3. Western Balkans4. Central Asia 5. Caucasus

The Nature and Objectives of NISPAcee

Mission: to facilitate joint research, educational and training programmes in post-Communist

countries to promote both human capacity building and institutional development to increase the professionalism of the civil service to foster East- East as well as East-West co-operation to bridge EU, NMS and countries outside the EU to promote and strengthen the emergence of effective and democratic governance and

the modernisation of public administration systems throughout the NISPAcee region Legal Status:

Non-profit, non governmental, membership organizationGoverning bodies:

General Assembly, Steering CommitteeExecutive body:

Executive Secretariat located in Bratislava, Slovakia

Membership

Institutional Members – Fees 300 / 350 EUR Associate Members – Fees 350 EUR Governmental Members – Fees 1 000 EUR Individual Members – Fees 75 / 100 EUR

Principal Representative

Benefits for members

NISPAcee International Cooperation

NISPAcee established close cooperation with other European PA organizations and institutes

- EIPA, EGPA, EAPAA, SIGMA/OECD, LGI/OSI, ReSPA, etc. ,- NASPAA and ASPA in the US,- and other worldwide organizations like IASIA, IIAS, UNDP, UNDESA,

and link these with organizations/institutions in the NISPAcee region

Activities NISPAcee Annual Conferences and other specialized

conferences International Research Projects Publications High Level Meetings and Civil Service Forums Training Programmes Summer Schools and Workshops Exchange Programmes and Development of PA Programmes Information Services, Website and Databases /Institutions,

Persons, Experts Awards New Innovative Activities – Trans European Dialog EAPAA Acreditation of PA Programmes

NISPAcee Annual Conference 2013

The 21th Annual Conference

Regionalisation and Inter-regional CooperationMay 16-18, 2013 / Belgrade, SerbiaOrganised in co-operation with the Faculty of

Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade

Online registration: www.nispa.org till March 31, 2013

Research Programmes I. Working Group on Local Government II. Working Group on e-Government III. Working Group on Civil Service IV. Working Group on PA Reform V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of Public Administration Studies

and Civil Servant’s Training Systems VI. Working Group on Public Finance and Public Financial Management VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education IX. Working group on Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development in Weak, Crisis

and Post-conflict States

Colloqium for Practitioners

PublicationsNISPAcee Press established in 2008.

The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, published twice a year Ed.: Juraj NemecPublic Integrity: Theories and Practical Instruments, Eds: Patrycja J. Suwaj, Hans J. RiegerThe Story behind Western Advice to Central Europe during its Transition Period, Iwona Sobis, Michiel de VriesPublic Policy and Administration: Challenges and Synergies, Eds. Katarina Staronova, Laszlo Vass, Corruption and Anti-corruption Measures in Central and Eastern Europe, Eds.: Katarína Staroňová, Emília Sičáková-BeblaváMunicipal asset management in transition countries: Selected case studies, Ed.: Lucie SedmihradskáProperty tax in economies in transition: Selected case studies, Ed.: Lucie Sedmihradská Increasing the Effectiveness of Cooperation between Civil Society Organizations and State Governance Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Law-making Process (English, Russian, Kyrgyz version), joint publication by NISPAcee and Social Research Center, Team of experts The Metropolitan CEE; Big Cities, Capitals and City-regions in Central and Eastern Europe,Eds.: Gabor Soos, Marrku TemmesState and Administration in a Changing World, Eds: Juraj Nemec, B.Guy Peters

Training Programmes / Summer Schools / Workshops (Tailor-made) Public Policy Leadership in Public Administration Management and Strategic Planning Civil Service and Human Resource Management Civil Service Training Systems Public Administration Reform Decentralization and Local Governance Approximation of Legislation Public Finances, Financial Management and Control Presentation skills, ...

"HOW TO BE A BETTER POLICY ADVISORin Public Administration Reforms - training of young professionals"

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 2006

Partner: Faculty of Political SciencesDonor: SlovakAid

Aim: to provide policy advice for the successful PA reform in Serbia and Montenegro

Training of trainers – 2 parts: 1,HOW to train (training skills, methods,..)2, WHAT to train (NISPAcee training “How to be a better policy advisor”)NISPAcee trainers: Lesya Il'chenko-Syuyva (Ukraine), Alfredas Chmieliauskas (Lithuania), Georgi Shopov (Bulgaria)

Series of trainings for future advisors led by new Serbian trainers trained within the 1st phase (English / Serbian), supervised by NISPAcee trainers

Translation of the manuals for trainers and trainees into Serbian language

Information Services, Web-site, Databases NISPAcee e-Newsletter www.nispa.org Database of member and partner institutions (about 2000) Database of individuals (about 6000) Database of experts (about 250) Distribution of available teaching, training, and research materials and relevant

announcements and circulars Internet communication means Catalogue of NISPAcee publications Comprehensive NISPAcee info-brochure Cooperation with national and international networks and professional institutions ( EIPA,

EPAN, EAPAA, IIAS, IASIA, EGPA, etc. ) Cooperation with supranational governance bodies (EU, Council of Europe, UN, etc.)

Awards

Alena Brunovska Award for Teaching Excellence in Public Administration – for academics and teachers for their achievements in the field of public administration education and research

Mzia Mikeladze PhD Thesis Award – aims to promote research by young scholars on public administration and public policy in the NISPAcee region

NISPAcee Merit Award - for the substantial support and contribution to NISPAcee's development and / or active participation in NISPAcee's activities

NISPAcee Best Graduate Student Paper Award Award for the Best Comparative Paper

Elena ŽákováNISPAcee Project Manager

Polianky 5/b840 02 BratislavaSlovak Republiczakova@nispa.orgwww.nispa.org

Thank you for your attention!