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Empowering Progress with Digital Transition in Western Balkan and Moldova Local Governments
The digitalization report within the BACID III project is an important milestone to show the current developments, best practices but also gaps where the countries in the Western Balkan and Moldova still lack resources, political will, or knowledge. It’s the first report of its kind in South-East Europe and will help local and central governments to gain an overview of the digitalisation efforts in the region and identify good practices.
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Certified Program: EU Project Management
Embark on your journey to mastering EU Project Management! The new online Certified Program "EU Project Management" starts on 2 April. Find out how you can successfully win EU funding for your ideas and effectively manage ongoing EU projects.
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The NEW Principles of Public Administration
OECD-SIGMA Programme and European Commission have published the 2023 edition of the Principles of Public Administration with a focus on digitalization, environmental sustainability and multi-level governance.
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Council of Europe peer review report published
Together with experts from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the United Kingdom, KDZ Managing Director Thomas Prorok participated 2023 in consultations with local partners in Hungary on intergovernmental financial relations, data access and use, capacity building and the structure of the local government system.
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eu-LISA receives the CAF Effective User Label
Eu-LISA has been awarded the European quality management certificate "CAF Effective User". The CAF-Label guarantees high quality and service orientation as well as an efficient administrative organisation torwards the interest groups (citizens, customers, suppliers, etc. ).
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CAF Effective User label for the Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
We are very proud to have recently handed over the first Effective CAF User label in the Western Balkans to the Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia Hercegovina.
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Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes of Serbia was awarded the "Effective CAF User" certificate
The Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes of Serbia is the second institution in the Western Balkans and the first in Serbia to receive the "Effective CAF User" certificate.
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The European Administrative Space – Opportunities for Local and Regional Governments?
With the communication "Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct)" in October 2023, the European Commission initiated significant steps for administrative and structural reforms in the EU member states. What steps can cities and municipalities take to benefit from these opportunities and actively participate in the developments?
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Women's Service of the City of Vienna awarded CAF Label
Am 05.09.2023 wurde der MA 57 (Frauenservice der Stadt Wien) das CAF-Gütesiegel verliehen. KDZ-Geschäftsführer Thomas Prorok und CAF-Zentrums-Leiter Philip Parzer gratulieren dem Frauenservice sehr herzlich.
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Continuous improvement through the CAF model
Conference organised by the Government Office of the Slovak Republic with a presentation by Philip Parzer, Head of the CAF Centre at the KDZ.
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CAF Practitioners Network
Join us on March 4th, 2024, from 2-3:30 p.m. (CET) for an insightful journey into the world of Common Assessment Framework (CAF) with the Government Office of the Slovak Republic.
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Third edition of the NALAS Statistical Brief: Local Finance Indicators in South-East Europe
NALAS and KDZ are working together to provide high-quality data on local government finance in South-East Europe (SEE) to assist policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.
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Kelmend Zajazi | Executive Director of NALAS
The long-term cooperation with KDZ means a lot to us at NALAS. In KDZ we found a peer that fully understands who we are.
Isabelle Verschuren | Federal Public Service Policy and Support (BOSA), CAF correspondent of Belgium
In the last years Belgium has planned and organised many different CAF activities (e.g. CAF training, Certification of CAF label) together with KDZ.
Josep Medrano | Director of Strategic Planning and Taxation, City of Barcelona
For the City of Barcelona, the collaboration with KDZ through the European "Cities for Sustainable Public Finances (CSPF)" has reached a qualitative advance.