OECD’s Engagement in Promoting Good Governance

Plenary meeting of the Annual Conference “Development of Public Governance in Russia. The Present and the Future”

Moscow, 22 March 2012

 

Martin Forst Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate

WHAT IS THE OECD?

OECD: who are we?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

• 34 countries worldwide

• Cooperation with both member and non-member countries

• Russia is negotiating to become a member

• Close relations with Brazil, China, India, Indonesia South Africa and MENA countries through “enhanced engagement”

• 12 departments

• About 250 committees, working groups and expert groups

• About 2 500 staff

Our mission: to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people

around the world

Who drives the OECD’s work?

CouncilOversight and strategic direction

Representatives of member countries and of the European Commission: decision taken by consensus

CommitteesDiscussion and Implementation

Representatives of member countries & countries as observers work with

Secretariat on specific issues

SecretariatAnalysis and proposals

Secretary-GeneralDeputy Secretaries-General

Directorates

Public Governance Family of Committees

Public Governance Committee

Regulatory Policy Committee

Network of Senior

Officials from Centers of

Government

Territorial Development Policy

Committee

Working Party of Senior Budget

Officials

Network on Public Sector

Integrity

Network on E-Government

Network on Public

Employment and

Management

Global Forum on Public

Governance

Network of Parliamentary

Budget Officials

Network on Performance and Results

Network on Financial

Management

WHAT DOES OECD DO IN

PUBLIC GOVERNANCE?

New governance solutions: OECD as the path-finder

• Observatory of Public Sector Innovation • Open government and transparency • Evidence – based policy making • Transparency and integrity in lobbying • Performance of justice and regulatory

institutions • Innovation in administrative justice

1. Standards and instruments

2. Evidence and benchmarks

3. Taylor made policy advice and

solutions4. Policy dialogue

5. Capacity building and

implementation

OECD Governance Tools

Standards and evidence

Policy standards and guidelines• 1998 Recommendation on

Improving Ethical Conduct in the Public Service

• 2003 Recommendation on Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public Service

• 2008 Recommendation on Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement

• 2010 Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying

• 2012 Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality & Performance

Other guidelines & best practices• Open Government

• E-government

• Budgeting

• OECD – APEC checklist on regulatory performance

• Human Resources Management

Comparative Evidence • Government at a Glance

• Regions at a Glance

• Indicators of

regulatory management

• Public Governance Databases

Tailored policy advice and dialogue

Governance Peers Reviews• Horizontal governance reviews

(France, Poland, Ireland, Finland, Estonia)

• A whole of government approach

• Comprehensive view of reforms

• Sectoral reviews (Brazil, US, Mexico)

• Human resources

• Budgeting

• E-government

• Integrity

• Regulatory Reform

• Territorial Development reviews (South Africa, Russia)

Policy dialogue • Access to networks of officials in OECD

countries

• Global Forum on Public Governance

• Meetings at Ministerial Level

Capacity building & implementation

• Advisory sessions

• Peer-to-peer workshops

• Study visits

• Reform roadmaps: sequencing and staged implementation

OECD Public Procurement Review of the Mexican Institute of Social Security

Increasing savings through better streamlined and innovative procurement processes

Remaining challenges Selected Proposals for Actions•Procurement function considered an administrative task

•Consolidated procurement data are not available

•Reactive and urgent processes

•Poor performance of suppliers

•High amount of bid challenges

•Changing the perception of the procurement function

•Improving the current information system capacity

•Developing the capabilities to deliver (IT integration, professional workforce)

Public Governance Review of France

OECD review and recommendations

• Indicators in public

service delivery

• Strengthen government wide vision

• Enhance inclusive policy-making

• Advance strategic use of e-government

• Support choices with limited funds

Country features• Important place in the world

• Management is not flexible and reform of HRM is difficult

• Competent country

• High deficit and public debt

• No consensus on the size of public service & level of HRM flexibility

Public Administration Reforms

• Openness & transparency

• Modernisation of HRM

• Inter-ministerial coordination and management

• Citizen-focus

RUSSIA’S ACCESSION TO

THE OECD

Accession Roadmap

Timeline to-date• 1992 – beginning of the OECD

co-operation with Russia

• November 2007 - the OECD Council approved the roadmap to accession for Russia

• February 2012 – accession to the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention

Accession roadmap • 23 OECD Committees

• Key criteria – Acceptance of Acts of the

Organisation – Acceptance of OECD

standards (accepted by OECD Members)

– Coherence with member country policies and practices, including public governance

• Milestones met

WTO accession

Accession to the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention

• Final decision – by the OECD Council

Two OECD committeesPublic Governance

CommitteeRegulatory Policy

Committee

E-government

Management of Regulatory Quality & Administrative

Simplification

Multi-level Governance

Human Resources Management

Integrity in the Public Sector

Open and Accountable Government

Structure and Coordination of Government

Budgeting

Public Governance Building Blocks- Accession Assessment

Thank you for your attention!

Большое спасибо за внимание!

Contacts:

Martin.FORST@oecd.org