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Title: Meeting on Sharing of Best Practices and Innovation in Public Administration in the Mediterranean Region

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Meeting on Sharing of Best Practices and
Innovation in Public Administration in the
Mediterranean Region

Tunis, 15-17 June 2005 Adriana Alberti
Chief Technical Advisor
InnovMed Programme
Division for Public Administration and
Development Management
UNDESA

MISSION
The overall goal of the InnovMed programme is to
promote the effective exchange of innovative
experiences in public administration among the
countries of the Mediterranean region with a view
to promoting good governance for social and
economic development.
It aims at reinforcing the capacity of national
governments in terms of institutions, human
resources, technological adequacy and financial
management, to better cope with emerging
national, regional and international challenges,
as well as to respond more effectively to
citizens demands and needs.

MISSION (continuation)
The InnovMed Programme was launched in mid 2003.
InnovMed is made possible thanks to the
contribution of the Government of Italy through
funds in trust to the United Nations.

OBJECTIVES
Within this broad framework, the Programmes
objectives are
Capacity-building
To strengthen the capacity of governments of the
region to establish national and regional
priorities in public administration, through
national and regional reports and studies, as
well as regional meetings
To foster synergies among existing programmes for
the promotion of exchange of experiences in
public administration innovation by preparing an
inventory of governance programmes in the region
To reinforce the capacity of governments and
regional institutions to share information,
knowledge and best practices in public
administration innovation through the creation of
a Network of Innovators, specific conferences and
meetings, and an on-line portal accessible to all
citizens across the Mediterranean countries

OBJECTIVES (continuation)
- To enable governments of the region to acquire
knowledge and information on the usefulness of
the programme and lessons learned through
evaluation tools and to establish an Awards
Programme on Innovation in Public Administration
in the Mediterranean Region.
Fostering Innovation and Best Practices
- To develop methodologies and approaches to
assess the nature and transferability of
innovations in public administration, as well as
produce training materials

- To assess the absorption capacity of the
countries to adapt an innovation
- To assist selected governments of the region
to implement innovations in public
administration and innovative experiences
through pilot projects.

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE INNVOMED
PROGRAMME
Albania
Algeria
Bosnia Herzegovina
Croatia
Egypt
Federation of Serbia and Montenegro
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Jordan

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE INNVOMED
PROGRAMME
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Palestinian National Authority
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey

Who implements InnovMed?
InnovMed is implemented by the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs through
its Division for Public Administration and
Development Management.
It avails itself of the collaboration of Formez
Training and study centre through Caimed.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR?
1. Assessment of the state of public
administration in the Mediterranean region.
Country profiles on public administration in each
country of the Mediterranean region have been
prepared and will be published shortly. These
reports are based on a questionnaire that was
prepared by UNDESA and distributed to all the
Ministers for Public Administration in the
Mediterranean Region to gather relevant
information.
On behalf of UNDESA, about 30 policy papers have
been prepared by national experts in the region
on the challenges and priorities of public
administration reform (2 for each country).
In order to assist governments in coordinating
information about governance programmes in their
own country, the Africa Governance Inventory
(AGI) methodology is being used for a pilot
activity, which will include Northern African
countries. If this activity is successful and
useful, it could be extended to other countries
of the region. The AGI will also be utilized to
identify the existence of similar programmes of
exchange of experiences in the region.

2. Identification of national, regional and
sub-regional priorities and establishment of a
framework of action for the promotion of exchange
of innovative experiences.
A Consultative Meeting on Priorities in
Innovating Governance and Public Administration
in the Euro-Mediterranean Region was held in
Naples in the premises of Formez (representatives
of 14 countries of the Mediterranean region took
part in the meeting).
The Meeting was instrumental in comparing and
contrasting the various national experiences of
the region and in defining the priority areas of
public administration reform at the sub-regional
and regional levels (i.e. Northern Africa, the
Middle East and the Balkan region).
Based on the above-mentioned meeting and on
policy papers prepared by national experts and
comparative analysis undertaken by DPADM, UNDESA
is preparing a major publication on Governance
in the Mediterranean region Challenges and
Priorities in order to assist policy-makers in
identifying policy options and reform programmes
An Action plan of priorities has been prepared
based on the findings of the above-mentioned
meeting.

3. Conceptualization and elaboration of tools and
methods for the assessment and replication of
best practices
UNDESA just organized an Experts Meeting on
Methodologies for the transfer of best practices
here in Tunis June 13 and 14. Based on the
findings of the Meeting, guidelines and
mechanisms for the adaptation of best practices
will be elaborated.
4. Sharing of Best Practices and Innovation
in the Mediterranean Region
A high-level meeting on sharing of best practices
was held during the 5 Global Forum on Reinventing
Government in December 2003 in Mexico City
A meeting on best practices was also organized in
collaboration with UNESCWA in Lebanon in 2004.

An interactive portal (www.unpan.org/innovmed)
has been set-up on the United Nations Global
Online Network on Public Administration and
Finance (UNPAN) in order to
- Facilitate the exchange of information among
government officials and experts, as well as
others development actors of the partner
countries,
- Facilitate the work of the future Network of
Innovators in the Mediterranean region through a
Forum
- Create a knowledge hub on governance and
innovation in public administration in the
Mediterranean region
The Tunis Meeting has brought together for the
first time all 14 countries and case studies
prepared by national experts. Following the
Meeting, a report containing all the innovations
will be published and distributed to all
countries of the Mediterranean region

NEXT PHASES OF INNOVMED?
Establish a Network of Innovators in Governance
in the Mediterranean Region, namely of
individuals and institutions who either were
involved in developing innovations and/or who
have studied and documented them
2. Establish within this network communities of
practice bringing together practitioners and
innovators linked by specific knowledge of
specialized areas of public administration

3. Better collect, describe and benchmark
successful practices in the region through an
on-line observatory and include this information
in easy accessible databases
Promote and institutionalize exchanges, such as
peer-to-peer exchanges, bringing together teams
of institutions which have developed innovations
and those which are interested in transferring
them and adapting them to their national or
sub-national context
5. Establish an Awards on Innovation in Public
Administration in the Mediterranean Region
6. Expand this programme to other regions.

NETWORK OF INNOVATORS
SOME PROPOSALS FOR DISCUSSION
The Network of Innovators in Governance in the
Mediterranean basin could be a unique initiative
in the region.
It could be at the service of interested
governments undertaking reforms in public
administration, and
It could serve as a mechanism to reinforce
collaboration among public administration systems
in the region, as well as other development
actors.

NETWORK OF INNOVATORS IN GOVERNANCE
The mission, structure, operational modalities
and role of the network of innovators, as well as
their expected contribution to enhancing the
exchange of administrative innovation in the
region will be established following this and
other consultations with the beneficiary
countries.
A Meeting on the Network of Innovators will be
organized in order to discuss the modalities of
implementation of the network itself and to agree
on collaborative mechanisms.

Why should a Network of Innovators be created?
Knowledge acquisition is very important in the
era of Information Technology and rapid change.
It is not sufficient any longer to rely on ones
own local expertise, but knowledge may be
acquired through exchange of information on
successful practices, or even failures, and
experiences in general that may facilitate reform
in other countries.
Learning from other developing countries or
developed countries can save time, inspire new
reforms, and in some cases help countries to
leapfrog stages of development.
There is great expertise in the Mediterranean
region, but links should be created in order to
maximize the returns in terms of guiding and
inspiring innovative processes in governance
institutions.

A Network of Innovators at different levels
experts, government officials, private sector
specialists can accelerate the sharing of
information and can be a valuable tool in
providing advisory services to governments in the
region.
All partner countries of the Programme, including
those from developed countries, will be able to
benefit from this initiative.

FUTURE STRATEGIES
TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN
THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION
As a continuation of this programme, would
sharing of innovations in governance and public
administration between the Southern countries of
the Mediterranean region and the European Union
be a useful tool for promoting good governance in
the region?
Through which mechanisms could we link the
different initiatives in governance and public
administration in the region?

FUTURE STRATEGIES
TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN
THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION
3. Could the implementation of the Awards
Programme for Innovation in Public Administration
in the Mediterranean Region motivate and inspire
governments to further innovate?
4. Besides sharing of best practices would
training on innovation policies and change
management be useful for governments of the
region?