CEF at ReSPA 7th Annual Conference

The CEF has been a regular guest at the annual conferences of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), a long-standing partner in building capacities of public administration institutions in the region. This time, the two-day conference took place on April 18–19, 2013 at ReSPA in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. The topic of the conference was effective policy-making and ensuring desired changes through successful implementation of policies.

High-level government officials, members of parliaments and civil societies of the Western Balkans, EU institutions, the World Bank, OECD and academia discussed the processes and challenges of public administration reforms in the Western Balkan countries. The participants exchanged experiences and presented best practices in policy-making, such as problem identification and policy adoption and implementation. They reviewed also approaches to policy evaluation and monitoring.