Regional School of Public

Administration (ReSPA)

New Partner for a Better Civil Service in

the Western Balkans and Beyond

Vlatko Naumovski

ReSPA Head of Finance

Political Relevance of ReSPA

establishment

Common regional organization

Jointly FUNDED through

annual contributions

Jointly MANAGED by

Governing Board

STAFFED from the region

ReSPA in Figures

• Member States - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia and Kosovo*

• Jointly funded by Member States covering the core

expenses – 0,9 Mil/Year and EU – covering the costs of

organized activities – 1.75 Mill/Year

• *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC

1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

ReSPA Objective

To contribute to the development of accountable, effective and professional PA in the Western Balkan countries in line with EU integration requirements and Good Governance principles

ReSPA Thematic Areas

Optional thematic areas

Private Public Partnership GAPA – general administrative

procedures

Complementary ReSPA

activities

QPS

(Quality in Public Services)

RCC related activities

(5th Pillar Governance for

Growth)

ReSPA thematic areas

PAR EU integration

/ EU affairs HRM/HRD eGovernment

Ethics and

Integrity

Public

Procurement

RESPA Mainstream Activities

• Networks

– HRM, EU Integrations, E-Government, Ethics

and Integrity, Public Procurement, Public

Private Partnership etc

• Trainings

– Standard Programmes, ToT, Accredited

Programmes, Tailor-made trainings

• Mobility schemes

• Conferences

• Season schools

• Publications

– (Regional Comparative Studies,

research findings, etc)

ReSPA PP Network - Demand

• Ensuring support to the sustainability of the

PP project results developed by the ITC-ILO

Project

• Continuation from the observations and

conclusions event held at ReSPA Campus

• Need and interest in the Western Balkan

region for PP Network

• Identified needs among the regional

stakeholders

ReSPA PP Network - Demand

• Continuation of ReSPA activities related to PP

• Cross related with other development aspects

at the national level

• Existing and previous cooperation models for

experience exchange - Training in Public

Procurement in Western Balkans and Turkey

ReSPA PP Network - Purpose

• Assisting the implementation of EC

Enlargement Strategy and continuing the

development of Western Balkan platform on

education and training

• Assists in enhancing capacity building on

public procurement

• Permanent maintenance on the links between

PP, Policy Coordination and other related

areas

ReSPA PP Network - Objectives

• Overall objective

– To assist developing of a sound and

transparent public procurement system which

will be harmonized with the acquis

communautaire and the relevant EU standards

• Specific objective

– To ensure further support to sustainability of the

project results of the “Training in Public

Procurement in the Western Balkans and

Turkey, 2011-2013”, through ReSPA

ReSPA PP Network - Indicators

• Outcome indicators

– Number of recommendations for the legal and

institutional upgrade in the domain of PP

submitted to the related national institutions

and commented with them

• Output indicators

– Number of members, professionals and

trainers, of the Regional PP network

ReSPA PP Network - Scalability

• Support sustainability of project results

through continuation of the established

regional network on PP created as a

component of the ITC ILO Project

• ReSPA – Regional Hub for dissemination

and exchange of information related to the

new EU PP Directives

• Ensured complementarity to SIGMA

activities in the area of PP, as well as further

reinforcement of mutual collaboration via

utilization of ReSPA PP Network

e-platform

Roadmap for the Regional Network

for PP Professionals and Trainers

• Work phase 1: Draft generic methodology

• Work phase 2: Organization of Network

events in cooperation with the PPA of the

country hosting the event

• Work phase 3: Vocational training of

Professionals and Trainers

Recent activities related to PP

• Lunching of 1st PP Network Meeting

organized by ReSPA

• Conducting regional comparative study on

PP in Western Balkan countries

ReSPA PP Network

Meeting Objectives

• To review and analyse the existing public

procurement systems by countries

• To share best the practice and experiences

focused on managing their further

development in EU context as well as

review of the implementing capacity

ReSPA PP Network

Meeting Contribution

• EU requirements on establishment of

legislative framework on public procurement

and its adequate implementation;

• Lessons learned approach in the process of

the accession negotiation;

• Facilitate regional cooperation and creation of

national public procurement market;

• Contributing to the transparency of the public

procurement process and support regional

measures to reduce corruption in public

administration.

ReSPA PP Network

Meeting Contribution

• Conducting regional comparative study on

Public Procurement in WB Countries

– To suit needs for further actions compliant with

EU policies and strategies

– To underpin smart, sustainable and inclusive

growth and fully compliant with SEE 2020

Strategy goals to create a fully liberalised

public procurement market in the Region

Thank you

v.naumovski@respaweb.eu

www.respaweb.eu

Vlatko Naumovski

ReSPA Head of Finance