Capacity Building for Good Governance

1. Capacity Building for Good Governance Presentation by Guido Bertucci at the EuroMed Conference Rome 27-28 October2009 –

2. Basic Ingredients of Good Governance

3. Levels of Governance Capacity • Systemic/Institutional Level • Organizational Level • Individual Public Official Level

4. Capacity Building Focus at the Systemic Level • Respect for the democratic processes, the rule of law and the independence of the Judiciary • Integrity and effectiveness of collective decision making processes involving parliaments and local governments • Legislative independence and commitments to public service values

5. Capacity Building Focus at the Systemic Level • Appropriate distribution of responsibility among national, sub-national and local levels • Ability to monitor policy implementation and to exercise oversight • Capacity of the executive to set priorities, to implement policies effectively and promote sustainable development

6. Capacity Building Focus at the Systemic Level • Rules and space for civil society participation in collective decision making and in setting priorities • Culture of constructive cooperation among various institutions and actors

7. Capacity BuildingTools: • Development of appropriate regulatory frameworks • Improvement of working methods and practices of state institutions • Promotion of democratic values and culture of service (agents: schools, media, civil society) • Integration processes (e.g. E.U ) • Assistance from International Organizations

8. Capacity Building Focus at the Organizational level • Strategic planning capacity • Management and implementation capacity • Network building and management capacity • Inter-organizational coordination systems • Budgeting and resource management

9. Capacity Building Focus at the Organizational Level • Modern human resources management and performance assessment systems • Change management systems • Mechanisms to protect from political interference • Contracting capacity

10. Capacity Building Focus at the Organizational Level • Capacity to Manage relations with citizens • Capacity to Develop e-government strategies and programmes • Integrity and ethics frameworks • Accountability and oversight systems • Protocols for guaranteeing transparency

11. Capacity Building Tools: • Regulatory framework • Result based performance management • Organization-wide plans for administrative culture development/change • Mechanisms to elicit citizens’ satisfaction • Organization-wide assessment of training needs and implementation of training plan

12. Capacity Building Tools • Creation of networks with other organizations, nationally or internationally to exchange knowledge and innovation • Establishment of mechanisms to promote innovation • Leadership development • Organization-wide retreats • Creation of mechanism to share individual skills and knowledge within the organization

13. Capacity Building Focus at the Individual level • Leadership/facilitation capacity • Values and culture (e.g. impartiality, integrity, service orientation) • Self awareness • Ability to innovate • Global vision and contacts

14. Capacity Building Focus at the Individual Level • Technological awareness and ability to operate digitally • Respect for diversity • Judgment and responsibility management • Capacity to network and interact with other administrators and the citizens, incl. with social networks (web 2.0)

15. Capacity Building Focus at the Individual level • Ability operate flexibly and innovate • Ability to build partnerships with civil society and the business sector • Ability to promote and manage citizens’ engagement in decision making and programme implementation • Communication • Ability to deal with complexity • Ability to relate local issues to global ones

16. Capacity BuildingTools: • Integration of individual training plans with organizational plans • Building of specific individual competencies and skills • Building of adaptation skills • Mobility and rotation programmes • Internships • Coaching and mentoring • Establishment of reward systems

17. Exposure to citizens’ feedback • Enrollment in professional associations • Facilitation of peer to peer exchange of knowledge and experiences, particularly at the international level