The EPSA 2011 Key facts figures and trends

The EPSA 2011: Key facts, figures and trends Alexander HEICHLINGER EIPA Expert and Manager EPSA Showcasing and Rewarding European Public Excellence – Trends in Practice © www. epsa 2011. eu

The end of the EPSA 2011 journey. . . 2 0 1 1 17 January Official launch of EPSA 2011 in Brussels 17 January to 25 March (extended until 13 April) The call for online applications open January to March Information Days throughout Europe 2 -6 May Online Evaluation 26 -27 May Consensus Meeting June/July Onsite visits to top-ranked shortlisted projects 5 September Jury meeting and final selection 10 -11 October Preparatory workshop for nominees/finalists 15 -17 November Final Event and Award Ceremony in Maastricht © www. epsa 2011. eu

The EPSA 2011: the Results § In total, more than 350 European public organisations registered on the EPSA online system; § A total of 274 applications were finally submitted and were eligible; § Applications were received from 32 European countries and 7 from EU institutions; § Among the "top submitters" were countries such as Spain, Romania, Austria, Italy, Poland Germany. © www. epsa 2011. eu

The EPSA 2011 Evaluation & Selection Process STEP 4: Jury meeting to select and decide on the group of 5 nominees and 3 EPSA winners (one per theme). Date: 5 September 2011 15 Nominees (5 per theme) & 3 Award Winners STEP 3: Onsite validation visits to shortlisted projects for validation and verification purposes. Period: June/July 2011 43 Best Practice Certificates 21 projects from 10 countries STEP 2: Consensus meeting to reach a commonly agreed list of ranked projects per theme; to define the best practice certificate recipients; and to agree on top-ranked shortlisted projects for onsite visits. Period: 26 -27 May 2011 STEP 1: Individual online evaluation by each evaluator, in isolation and remotely based. Each project evaluated by three evaluators (triple evaluation). Period: 2 -6 May 2011 58 BPCs from 18 countries 274 applications from 32 countries and EU institutions © www. epsa 2011. eu

Applications per Country © www. epsa 2011. eu

Applications per Country Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France FYR Macedonia Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy 1 24 10 8 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 1 19 2 8 8 23 Lithuania Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom EU Institutions © www. epsa 2011. eu 2 2 7 3 21 11 30 1 1 47 1 11 2 1 4 7

Applications by Thematic Area Theme 1: 103 Theme 2: 115 Theme 3: 56 Total © www. epsa 2011. eu 274

Applications by Administrative Level Local: 128 Regional: 58 National: 81 EU Institutions: Total © www. epsa 2011. eu 7 274

Applications by Size of Organisation 1 - 25 31 25 - 50 22 50 - 100 25 > 100 196 _________ Total: 274 © www. epsa 2011. eu

Applications by Type of Sector § Public administration, modernisation, institutional affairs, reform 100 § Environment, climate change, agriculture (food safety) and fishery 28 § Public health and social welfare/affairs 26 § Economic affairs, competition, SME 22 § Education (higher and lower), training and learning 19 § Information society, technology, media and audiovisual 18 § Justice, police, human rights and security 16 § Other. . 14 § Regional policy and development, decentralisation 9 § Employment, labour related affairs and gender equality 7 § Science, research, innovation 5 § Taxation, customs, finances 4 § Sports, youth, culture and art 3 § Transport and infrastructure 2 § External relations and aid, development and enlargement 1 __________________________________ Total 274 (1 st) (2 nd) (3 rd) (4 th) (5 th) © www. epsa 2011. eu

The EPSA 2011 Publications EPSA 2011 Project Catalogue EPSA 2011 Research Report © www. epsa 2011. eu

The EPSA 2011 Team © www. epsa 2011. eu

www. eipa. eu European Institute of Public Administration E-mail: eipa@eipa. eu www. epsa 2011. eu E-mail: epsa 2011@eipa. eu or f u o y k n ention l a h T r att u f t i u you ave fr s! h p o d h n a ks r o w Alexander Heichlinger (AT) EIPA Expert & Manager EPSA EIPA Barcelona E-mail: a. heichlinger@eipa. eu © www. epsa 2011. eu