PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION

• Mikhail Dmitriev
• First Deputy Minister
• Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
• of the Russian Federation
• dmitriev_at_economy.gov.ru
• November, 2003

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The system of public administration has barely
changed since the beginning of transition. In
fact, it changed much less than other key
institutions. The existing system of public
administration does not correspond to conditions
of market economy and the rule of law.
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Low effectiveness of public administration
becomes the main impediment to sustainable
economic growth
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• Revision of functions and procedures for the
  bodies of the executive branch of power
• Delimitation of authority between the federal
  government and members of the Federation and
  local self-government
• Civil service reform

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Modernisation of procedures of the executive
branch of power
Revision of functions of the executive branch
of power
New budgeting methods
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• Policymaking and normative regulation
• Control, supervison and individual regulation
• Public services, management of public property
  and logistics

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The government

• Ministries
• Policymaking and regulation
• Control for agencies and services

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• Engagement of civil society at early stages of
  policymaking
• Independent expertise of policy decisions, and
  draft legislation
• Facilitation of inter-ministerial coordination
  procedures
• Introduction of monitoring practices for policy
  outcomes

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Presumption of deregulation
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• Introduction of accessibility and quality
  standards
• Quality monitoring system
• Introduction of the uniform register of paid
  services
• Outsourcing, and delegation to the private section

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• Presumption of privatization
• Delegation of property management function to
  agencies, and corporations

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• Performance budgeting
• Less emphasis on inputs control
• Stronger relationship between remuneration and
  outputs/outcomes
• Benchmarking
• Accrual accounting
• Performance evaluation
• Higher transparency

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Presumption of free access to public information

• The decision of the Government on access to
  information in the Government of the Russian
  Federation and the federal executive bodies of
• The draft law On the access to information on
  activities of the state bodies and institutions
  of local government
• The draft law On the confidential information

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• Introduction of standardized procedures
• Clear definition of responsibilities
• Regulation of interaction between the bodies of
  the executive branch of power, citizens, and
  organizations
• Access to information
• The rules for administrative dispute resolution

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TYPES OF PUBLIC SERVICE

• Civil service
• Law-enforcement service
• Military service

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• Flexible and competitive employment practices
• Higher remuneration and better motivation of the
  civil servants
• Shift of emphasis from input control to
  performance management
• Introduction of effective finance mechanisms
• Shift of emphasis in anti-corruption policy from
  sanctions to preventive actions (e.g.
  identification and prevention of the conflict of
  interests transparency and accountability)

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• Hiring on a tender basis
• Greater autonomy of state bodies in determining
  numbers and structure of the staff
• Introduction of service contracts (including time
  contracts)
• Introduction of a personnel reserve

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REMUNERATION REFORM

• Greater autonomy of state bodies in determining
  the salary fund and individual remuneration
• Introduction of performance-linked payments

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• Further deregulation
• New legislation on transparency with strong
  enforcement mechanisms
• Adoption of the comprehensive regulations on the
  conflict of interests and ethical conduct
• Establishment of Commissions on ethics and
  conflicts of interests