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Outcome Orientation Initiatives in Austria

Learn about Austria's Outcome Orientation initiatives fostered by Dr. Elisabeth Dearing at the Federal Court of Audit. Discover how these initiatives aim to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness in public administration.

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Outcome Orientation Initiatives in Austria

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  1. Initiatives on KNI in Austria Dr. Elisabeth Dearing Federal Court of Audit, Austria

  2. OutcomeOrientation - Austria Intentions • FosterreferencesbetweenOutcome and Ressources • RaisetransparencyforParliamentand forthepublic • Strengthenefficiency and effectiveness • Promotedialoguebetweenpoliticians and managers in publicadministration

  3. OutcomeOrientation - Austria • OutcomeOrientationbased in theAustrian Constitution (Art. 51 (8) B-VG) since 2009 • a basicprincipal of thenew Federal Budget Law 2013 • up to 5 OutcomeTargetsforevery Federal Ministry • Onetarget has to be a Gender Target • Determination of Indicatorsforthesetargets • Concretion of theOutcomeTargets in Measures

  4. New Budgeting System - Austria • Longtermview • Longterm Budget Frame (4 years) • Enrichedwith a Report on theStrategic Plan (aboutpoliticalpriorities to come (4 years) • Discussion and decision in Parliament in spring • Shorttermview • Yearlybudgetlaw, decision in Parliament in autumn • concretizingthelongtermbudgetframe • Outcometargets and indicators • Report on outcomeorientation

  5. Coordination and Audit - Austria • Federal Chancellery: • Coordination and QualityAudit in thefield of outcome-orientation • Federal Court of Audit • as an agency (consultant) of Parliament: comments on thereports on outcomeorientationforthebudgetcommission of Parliament • as ex-post Auditanalyses and auditstheprocess of implementation and theachievement of thetargets

  6. State of the Project - Austria • Federal Ministriesdefineoutcometargets, indicators and measures and preparethenewbudgetprocedure • Federal Chancellery • chairs an interministerial Group of Exchange on outcomeorientation • Offersmanuals on implementation Management of outcomeorientationDevelopment of outcometargets and indicatorsIn-houseoutcomecontrolling • Providetrainingstogetherwiththe Federal Ministry of Finance

  7. Outcome-Orientation – AustriaCriticalsuccessfactors • Dialoguewiththeresponsiblepoliticalactors • Decentralization of responsibilities • Implementationthenewstructure of the Federal Budget (global budgets) • Flexible handlingoffinancialreserves

  8. OutcomeOrientation - Austria Main challengesforthe Federal Ministries • Gainthepoliticiansformoredialogue • Defineoutcomeindicators • Adapttheorganisation • Develop a newculture • Trust • Mergeresponsabilityforressources and outcome • Decentralisation of responsability

  9. Initiatives on KNI in Austria Thank you for your attention Dr. Elisabeth Dearing, Head of the unit „Macroeconomics and Outcomeorientation“ Federal Court of Audit, Austria dearing@rechnungshof.gv.at

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