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Reforming public administrations

Support for Improvement in Government and Management has been working with partner public administrations on strengthening their public governance systems and capacities since 1992.

Working with SIGMA

Principles of Public Administration

Principles of Public Administration

A framework for good public administration

The Principles were first developed in 2014 to set out in practice what a well-functioning public administration looks like. Initially targeted at EU candidate countries and potential candidates, a version of the Principles has been developed for European Neighbourhood countries.

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News & Events

The role and functions of the centre of government in the European Neighbourhood Policy East region, SIGMA Paper No.67

This paper explores the centre of government (CoG)’s role in policy co-ordination, how it supports quality decision making, strategic planning and European integration issues. It presents an overview of CoG functions in five European Neighbourhood Policy East countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – and highlights the strengths and challenges.

Public Administration Reform Strategy 2023-2030 of the Republic of North Macedonia

The 2023-2030 PAR Strategy North Macedonia was launched on 20 September 2023 in Skopje. Prime Minister Kovacevski gave a video address. Minister of Information Society and Administration Mr. Azir Aliu, and EU Ambassador Mr. David Geer participated, as well as high-level officials from a number of ministries, international organisations and CSOs and from SIGMA.

SIGMA - GiZ Eastern Partnership Regional Fund Academies for EaP countries – 4-8 September 2023

This series of academies are in-depth discussions on Service Design and Delivery in a Digital Age, enabling networking and exchanges between the countries in the region, and providing examples of inspiring EU practices. The 3rd academy focused on “Quality management systems and quality culture” and was held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Berlin will close the series by the end of 2023.

👉 Follow the SIGMA Programme on LinkedIn

Follow the new SIGMA LinkedIn page to find out about the latest SIGMA news and activities, as well as to access information about developments in public administration reform and on public administration practice in SIGMA partners, EU and OECD member countries.

SIGMA - GiZ Eastern Partnership Regional Fund Academies for EaP countries – 22-26 May 2023

This series of academies on Service Design and Delivery in a Digital Age will enable in-depth discussions, networking, exchanges between the countries in the region, and provide examples of inspiring EU practices. The second academy focused on “Digital transformation” and was held in Chișinău, Moldova. Other academies will be held in Georgia and Berlin throughout 2023.