Democratic Governance in Europe & CIS

Seminar on Capacity Development during Political Transitions

Knowledge seminar co-organized by UNDP Bratislava Regional Center and Bureau for Development Policy/Capacity Development Group

Senec, Slovak Republic, 21-23 November 2005

 

Logistical information

• List of Participants
• Logistical Note
• On-line registration

 

Seminar Materials

• Agenda
• Concept Note
• Final Report - New

Presentations

SESSION I

• Seminar's objectives

SESSION II

• Afghanistan - On the way towards a long-term vision of a small decentralized civil service - achievements and challenges
• Montenegro - Dynamic PAR agenda requires partnership and ownership

SESSION III

• Kosovo - Ambiguous future and the importance of skilled individuals - Focusing on change management and value-based leadership
• Timor Leste - Next step on the way of state consolidation - Moving from individual capacity development to institutional strenghtening

SESSION V

• On the evolution of salary supplement payments
• Georgia - Securing talent to enact ambitious reform agenda
• Afghanistan, Somalia, Guinea Bissau - Three attempts to facilitate recovery of collapsed states and prevent state collaps through paying government salaries in crisis situations 
• Tanzania - The Tanzanian Selective Accelerated Salary Enhancement Scheme

SESSION VI

• Macedonia - Political commitment, leadership and time - key factors for reforms
• Viet Nam - Quest for government self-sufficiency

SESSION VIII

• Serbia - The first UNDP attempt for a common pool of multi-donor support for institutional reform
• Mozambique - Donor coordination and direct budget support for capacity development
• Tanzania - In context of aid coordination, harmonization and alignment agenda

 

Case studies

• Afghanistan case study
• Georgia case study
• Kosovo case study
• Montenegro case study
• Serbia case study
• Timor - Leste case study

 

Background Materials

• Final report on the Afghan Interim Authority Fund ( AIAF)
• Ownership, leadership, and Transformation: Can We Do Better For Capacity Development?," Executive Summary.
• Strategic Management Team (SMT) policy paper on capacity development facilities.
• UNDP Practice Note on public administration reform.
• UNDP Human Development Viewpoint on salary supplement schemes.

Useful UNDP links

• Capacity Development
• Capacity 2015
• Capacity 2015 ECIS - Information Learning Network
• Capacity Development Network

Useful non-UNDP links

• Bratislava - The Official Website of the City of Bratislava
• Capacity.org
• Hotel SENEC - The venue of the seminar
• Senec - The Official Website of the City of Senec