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Initiatives on KNI in Austria

Initiatives on KNI in Austria. Dr. Elisabeth Dearing Federal Court of Audit, Austria. Outcome Orientation - Austria. Intentions Foster references between Outcome and Ressources Raise transparencyforParliamentand for the public Strengthen efficiency and effectiveness

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Initiatives on KNI 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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