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Showcasing and Rewarding European Public Excellence www.epsa2015.eu ©
EPSA 2015 – Key Results and Main TrendsMarga Pröhl, Director-General, EIPA
EUPAN Meeting, Luxembourg, 4 December 2015
EIPA’s European Public Sector Award – EPSA 2015
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The European Public Sector Award...The European network of public sector excellence!
Target: EPSA targets all sectors of public
administration.
Scope: EPSA awards projects which have
proven their success by tangible
results and impact.
Focus: EPSA focuses on recognition and
dissemination of good practice.
The EPSA brings together the best, most innovative and efficient performers from the European public sector. By
highlighting best practice models of innovative public performance, the award serves as a catalyst for continued progress in
addressing Europe’s most pressing concerns.
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EPSA 2015 – Institutional & co-financing partners
EU Commission, DG EMPLOY
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Municipality of Maastricht
Province of Limburg
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Italy
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EPSA 2015 – Overarching Theme
‘The Public Sector as Partner
for a Better Society’
Innovative solutions and methods with tangible results for improved efficiency and effectiveness in the public sector in relation to 4 key areas:
Effective engagement by government with stakeholders
New service delivery approaches
Innovative knowledge management and leadership approaches
Sound public finance
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EPSA2015 - 266 applications from 36 countries
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EPSA 2015 Application period 5 February – 24 April 2015
• Total result: 266 eligible projects submitted from 36 different
countries and EU institutions.
• European/National/Regional level: 160 applications –
(8 evaluators).
• Supra-Local and Local level: 106 applications –
(5 evaluators).
• 64 Best Practice Certificate recipients from 21 European
countries and 1 European agency have been identified
• 27 BPC come from the supra-local and local level, 37 from the
European, national and regional level
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EPSA 2015
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EPSA 2015 Publication
Part 1: Trends and Practices
Part 2: Best Practices Catalogue
Available on-linewww.epsa2015.eu
EIPA seminars www.eipa.eu
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Effective engagement by government with stakeholders
Move towards a participatory society and citizens empowerment
Increasing role of governments as facilitator and enabler in co-policy making
Breaking down of departmental silos
Winner and Nominees Urban Environment and Health (ES) – Winner EPSA 2015
Cross-cutting Award FremKom – Future Competencies in Northern Jutland (DK) –
Cross Cutting Nominee Your City, You Decide (PL)
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New service delivery approaches
Co-design and co-creation for human-centered services ICT a well-established tool to deliver efficient services and to
connect with the citizens Extended use of one-stop shops centered around life events
and ground-breaking use of no-stop solutionsWinner and Nominees Every Child Safe Forever (NL) – Winner EPSA 2015 Award
(Local) BQ-Portal – The Information Portal for Foreign Professional
Qualifications (DE) – Winner EPSA 2015 Award (National) ALF – Child Benefit without Application (AU) From Settlement to Employment (NO) – Cross Cutting Nominee
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Innovative knowledge management and leadership approaches
Importance of leadership driving innovation forward Engagement of staff for ensuring successful innovation
processes Organisational support for fostering entrepreneurial and
creative thinking
Nominee Improved Customer-Oriented Policing in an Age of
Austerity (IE)
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Sound public finance
Stronger focus on policy priorities and integrated project management
Increased use of E-procurement practices for promotion of competition and generating savings
Innovative fund management through cross-sectoral partnerships and stage-gate approaches
Nominee Challenge-Driven Innovation – Societal Challenges as
Growth Opportunities (SE)
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EPSA 2015 Award Winner Local level
Every Child Safe Forever (NL) submitted by Youth Protection Amsterdam Region
• System wide change process –involvement of employees• Efficient and effective case management and and user-
centred service• Reduction of administrative burden with 75 % and cost
savings of € 30 million so far
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EPSA 2015 Award Winner (National level)
BQ Portal – The Information Portal for Foreign Professional Qualifications, submitted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy• Addressing skills shortages and mutual recognition of
qualifications• A unique initiative - based on joint contribution of
implementing organisations to undertake the equivalence assessments
• Significant results: 73 country profiles and more than 1300 professional profiles
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EPSA 2015 Award Winner (Cross-cutting category)
Urban Environment and Health, submitted by the Barcelona Provincial Council
• Health mainstreaming in urban policies• Breaking down of institutional silos and building
synergies between different areas of political action and across 13 administrative departments
• Building knowledge, developing products and promoting research for use in future urban policy making.
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EPSA 2015 Final event and Award Ceremony, 17-18 November, Maastricht
Three events that brought together over 150 participants from 20 European countries:
Presentations by the 9 Nominees at EIPA Handing over the BPC at the Maastricht Town Hall Award Ceremony, Provincial Government House