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Getting the Core Government Functions Right

This text explores the critical importance of core government functions in emerging economies, especially in the context of post-financial crisis trends and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It discusses the challenges faced by various countries, such as the lack of comparative studies on best practices from regions like Australia, the UK, and Eastern Europe. The role of public administration reform, civil service hubs, and local authorities is highlighted as essential for improving transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Addressing these core functions is crucial for tackling broader socio-economic challenges.

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Getting the Core Government Functions Right

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  1. Getting the Core Government Functions Right Annie Demirjian Bratislava Regional Centre

  2. Trends in Core Government Functions • Challenges in post-financial crisis • Post-2015 global consultations on MDGs or Sustainable Development Goals • Lack of comparative studies on best practices in “Core Government Functions’: examples Australia, UK, Canada, Eastern Europe, Arab Countries. • UN/UNDP focusing on support to “Core Government Functions’ & implications to sustainable development in 2000 2014/9/3 Bratislava Regional Center Bratislava Regional Center 2

  3. Trends Core Government Functions • EU approach to accession countries & European Neighborhood Policy (ENP): includes W Balkans, Turkey, Middle Eastern countries. • EU - public administration reform – first chapter of the negotiations, includes core functions – very broad. • The important role Civil Service hub (CS Councils) plays to support ‘the machinery of government’. Bratislava Regional Center

  4. Six pillars of core government functions: UNDP approach – based on international norms: WB, EU, OECD, regional banks, others.- political leadership – understanding complexities- capacity of the executive/legislative & central agencies (CS, OAG, Statistical Bureaus) - citizens voice & participation - role of civil service, CS councils & CS Reform - role of local authorities, municipalities, mahalliets - transparency & accountability 2014/9/3 Bratislava Regional Center Bratislava Regional Center 4

  5. Complexities of Core Government Functions Other priorities: PFM, security, judiciary, trade, jobs youth employment, private sector development, among others. Recognition that Core Gov’t Functions are complex & difficult aspect of state-building in emerging economies. Core institutions/central agencies: executive, parliament, judiciary, treasury, CS council, auditor general, statistical bureau, among others, are drivers to help address the broader economic, social, environmental and other challenges. 2014/9/3 Bratislava Regional Center Bratislava Regional Center 5

  6. Global experiences 6 Canadian/Australian experience:- get mandate, responsibilities, accountabilities right- make structures simple but robust- ministerial portfolios are clear – line of reporting- strategic policy co-ordination is centralized but each minister remains responsible for their sector- structure, policies are ‘citizen-centred’- mechanisms to address conflict of interest 2014/9/3 Bratislava Regional Center Bratislava Regional Center

  7. Global experiences… - ministries/structures reflect national priorities – and are changeable- structure provide maximum decentralization of service delivery responsibilities to local actors – set within appropriate accountability framework. • W. Balkans, CIS region (EU approach)- there was political leadership but lacked capacity in the early stages- capacity of central agencies limited & CS reforms were not aligned with national priorities. Bratislava Regional Center

  8. Global experiences - limited public consultation- local authorities were not as engaged in national priority setting - judicial, legal reforms not robust & systems had no teeth- accountability, transparency and reporting mechanisms were not robust – but this is changing • Arab spring countries – Iraq, Libya- limited understanding of ‘machinery of government’- Iraq had the CS institutions. Libya very weak- modern organizational trends such as CS reform, citizens’ participation limited. Strong local actors Bratislava Regional Center

  9. Key messages • Important to get the core government functions right- within the context of today’s global trends. • New trends in post-financial crisis, post-2015 consultations indicate: engagement of local actors, citizen’s participation, role of the private sector, transparency & accountability ought to be part of the core government functions. • Capacity of core government functions must be in place to help address other challenges: employment, environment, climate change, security, private sector development etc. Bratislava Regional Center

  10. Opportunities for Regional Civil Service Hub • The CS hub in Kazakhstan and the CS councils can play a crucial role to support the executive and central agencies in delivering their core mandate:through policy co-ordinations, establishing the right organizational structures, develop conflict of interest guidelines, service delivery frameworks in a decentralized system, ministerial accountability frameworks, promote broader public consultations and dialogue mechanisms, among others. • Drive the 6 pillars Bratislava Regional Center

  11. Key messages. • Getting the core government functions right is fundamental to get other priorities, a prerequisite: jobs & youth employment, private sector development, security and other priorities right and central agencies such as the CS Hub can play a key role. Bratislava Regional Center

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