WESTERN BALKANS CoP ON HRM IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

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WESTERN BALKANS CoP ON HRM IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE Bratislava, PAR-AC Meeting, October 2007
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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT HRM CoP

• Established in Sarajevo at the 1st Regional
  Workshop on CS reform in the Western Balkans
  (September 2006).
• Officially inaugurated at the 2nd Regional
  Workshop in Budva (11 and 12 October 2007).
• Gathers civil servants from the sub-region and
  others with an interest in HRM (academics, NGO
  reps., experts).
• Led by UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina supported by
  BRC.

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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
WHY THE WESTERN BALKANS REGION?
a) The same tradition of public administration
(except for Albania) b) Very similar present
challenges and problems (efforts to modernise
public administration) c) Common final goal
EU membership - Still, in spite of all the
similarities, civil servants have had no platform
to interact and, indeed, they rarely even spoke
to each other.
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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
ACTIVITIES

• Exchange of knowledge and experience
• - Electronic interaction (using e-mail, IT
  platform, phone)
• - Periodic meetings of the Resource group
• - Annual (thematic) meeting of the CoP members
• Developing new initiatives
• - Research, newsletter, policy development,
  compilation of experiences and/or best practices
  in the region, other ways of codifying knowledge.

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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
PROJECTS IN 2008

• Brochure HRM in the Western Balkans Civil
  Service Structures
• Research The Role of non-Monetary Rewards in
  Retaining the Best in the Civil Service
• - Publications Book translation, compilation of
  HRM articles.

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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE HRM CoP

• To accelerate the reform process in the HRM area
  in the region.
• - To advocate a demand-driven approach to HRM
  reform.
• - To develop capacities of domestic institutions
  by calling for engagement of local experts.
• - To affirm CoP concept in the region.

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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
OUR PARTNERS

• Relevant domestic institutions in the countries
  of the region.
• - Bratislava Regional Center
• SIGMA
• ?

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Western Balkans CoP on HRM in the Civil Service
4 MAIN REASONS TO BECOME A MEMBER

• New sources of support.
• Professional development.
• Collaboration with colleagues.
• Elevating the image of HRM.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE AND LOTS OF FUN
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