What will you learn

Wide support and coordinated actions across the society and government are key factors of the success of the structural reforms. Support is best achieved through regular and meaningful discussions with stakeholders at all levels of reforms. During this online course representatives of line ministries and teams of the ERPs will think and practice how to identify the stakeholders, analyze and mobilize them in the ERP process, so as to secure inclusive policy-making and support for implementation.

Specifically, you will learn:

• What are stakeholders in the context of the public sector in general and structural reforms in particular?
• What is the value-added of stakeholder inclusion and mobilization in each stage of the policy design and implementation?
• What is the added value of stakeholder mobilization in the ERP context?
• How can you make a stakeholders analysis for your specific structural reform/ERP priority area? What data do you need for it? What are the available methodologies?
• How can you develop strategies for the mobilization of each group of stakeholders and engage them?
• How have others done it?

Who should attend

This online course has been designed for:

• Public officials from policy departments of line ministries
• Public relation officers of line ministries and ERP team
• Members of Network of Regional Experts
• Representatives from the business sector, academia, and civil society organizations

Practical information

• This interactive course will be delivered at the Online Learning Campus and will last 2 weeks.
• It will feature a self-paced study of learning resources, a voluntary group assignment, and one online meeting.
• To follow the course contents you will need basic technology: internet connection and computer/smartphone.
• The course will be delivered in local and English language. 
• Upon successful completion of this online course, you will receive a certificate.

Faculty

The learning initiative will be delivered by:

• Irena Drmaž, CEF Expert and Director of Budget, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
• Merdža Handalić Plahonjić, Public Finance Management expert, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Saša Jazbec, CEF Expert, Former State Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia 
• Janez Šušteršič, CEF Associate Fellow, Professor of Economic Policy; former Minister of Finance, Slovenia
• Verica Ignjatović, ERP Coordinator, Assistant Minister of Finance, Serbia
• Tilen Božič, CEF Expert and former State Secretary of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Slovenia

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU funded multi-country project “Strengthening Line Ministries’ Capacities to Assess Fiscal Implications of Structural Reforms” implemented by the Center of Excellence in Finance.