The conference is embedded in the Austrian activities as host of the Berlin Summit 2015 (=Berlin Process 2015) and the role of Vienna as Coordinator of the Priority Area “Stepping up Institutional Capacity and Cooperation” of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). It has been initiated by the programme „Capacity Building in the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova“, funded by the Austrian Development Agency and implemented by the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns and KDZ-Centre for Public Administration Research.

Target groups

Ministries of PA & MFAs Danube-Region/Western Balkan & EU;
European Commission & Institutions;
Local & Regional Government Associations, NALAS;
Universities & Experts related to PAR;
NGOs related to PAR;
European Public Administration Network, European Group for Public Administration, EIPA;
Development Agencies (ADA, SDC, GIZ…);
EU programme authorities;
Stakeholders from macro-regional strategies (EUSDR, EUSAIR)

Topics

Public Administration Reform and Capacity Development as key pillars in the enlargement process and European Integration
European Instruments for Public Administration Reform (PAR)
EU Macro-regional and SEE2020 Strategies
Human Resource Management in Public Administration
Financial Management in Public Administration
Urban Agenda and Local Government Reforms
The role of NGOs and Civil Society in PAR

Details see the conference website at www.bacid.eu.

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Conference "Public Governance as the Foundation of European Integration"