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Bertelsmann Stiftung. Begix Europe Carolin Welzel Bertelsmann Foundation Stefan Friedrichs Public Management Consultant. Overview. Main Ideas and Concern of Council of Europe The Idea of Begix Online Tool Begix –Principles & Results Begix.net – an international Cooperation
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Bertelsmann Stiftung Begix EuropeCarolin Welzel Bertelsmann FoundationStefan FriedrichsPublic Management Consultant
Overview • Main Ideas and Concern of Council of Europe • The Idea of Begix Online Tool • Begix –Principles & Results • Begix.net – an international Cooperation • Categories and Indicators • Balance of Efficiency and Participation • The Online-Tool and Website • Feedback from Pre-testing • Outlook • Open Questions
Main Ideas & Concerns of CoE • Help develop a strategy for E-Governance • Offer guidelines for implementation of E-Governance • Support cooperation and exchange of experiences between organizations and public administrations (state, region and municipal level)
Begix – Idea & Purpose • Instrument for Self Evaluation and Strategy Development for E-Government • Guidelines for decision makers and project managers in public sector institutions • Service and Dialogue of Council of Europe & Bertelsmann Foundation • Create Networks of knowledge and exchange of ideas • Identification and documentation of best practices • Monitor development of E-Government on a long term basis
Begix – The Principle Balanced E-Government • E-Government Combining electronic services and E-Democracy offerings from public institutions • E-Administration / Electronic Services Public institutions (legislative, executive, judicial system) employ information and communication (I&C) technologies for their services • E-Democracy Public institutions provide information and communication technology (I&C)-based information services (transparency) to users and allow influence / feedback (participation) from private as well as commercial users
dynamic criteria static criteria Begix – Concept of Balanced Scorecard Change Management Service Portfolio /Benefits Efficiency „How are public organizations adopting E-Government (‚community-oriented‘)?“ „What services are being offered?“ „What is offered, and in what quality?“ 11 criteria 16 criteria 9 criteria Transparency Participation „How transparent and accessible is E-Government for individuals?“ „How can individuals influence the system?“ 5 criteria 6 criteria
Begix – Concept of Measurement Levels and Level Characteristics 5 User has access via Internet to the status of his trans-action request ("track and trace") 4 Information desk actively informs customers at any time about processing status 3 On request (reactively), customer is informed about the processing status; he is notified upon comple-tion of process Set of criteria for „Transparency“ Topicality of information “Track and trace”/ transparency of transaction services “Track and trace”/ transparency of legislative matters Availability of service-specific directory („red pages“) Technical illustration of political issues 2 No acknowledgement of receipt, only information of result on completion of process 1 No feedback at all about transaction
Begix – Results in Germany • Online since March 2002 • Over 1500 participants • Average rating around 2.7 • Administrations become more self-critical
Begix.net – a cooperation between CoE, e-Governance Academy and Bertelsmann Foundation
Assessment Categories & Indicators • The five categories: • Transparency • Participation • Usability & Accessibility • Change Management • Sustainability & Integration • Each category consist of six questions
Balance of Efficiency & Participation Usability & Accessibility • The focus is not solely on management efficiency but also on participative and transparent procedures! Change Management E-Governance Sustainability & Integration Participation Transparency
Feedback from Pre-testing • Experiences from Estonia • Experiences from Germany • Recommendations
Outlook & Perspectives • Benchmarking Clubs • Links to the Common Assessment Framework • Conference to share Best Practices in Europe
Open Questions • Presentation of Results • Efficiency versus Participation • More emphasis on reform of administration?
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