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MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE

AWARDS AWARDS (MPSA) (MPSA)

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Why MPSA?Why MPSA?

To encourage introducing innovationsin governance and public administrationin those countries that leg behind others

To generate awareness of theGovernments of the countries in the region about the importance of rewarding initiatives in the public sector

To improve the image of public service and to enhance professionalism of public servants across the Mediterranean region

To support the activities of the Network of Innovators in Governance in the Mediterranean region in the efforts to help the countries to respond to the new governance challenges

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

To To recognize, and encouragerecognize, and encourage the efforts made by the efforts made by public administrations public administrations in improving the quality in improving the quality of public service in the of public service in the Mediterranean regionMediterranean region

To To reward exceptional projectsreward exceptional projects which will serve as which will serve as examples and worthy of examples and worthy of replicationreplication

The Awards aim at The Awards aim at supporting the mutual supporting the mutual recognition, dissemination, and recognition, dissemination, and the adaptation of best practicesthe adaptation of best practices

A Rationale for the Awards A Rationale for the Awards (cont.)(cont.)

The MPSA is an important tool for governments to improve the quality of their public administration performances

It recognizes outstanding achievements and excellence in performances in quality, effective service delivery, accountability, transparency, ethics, management, and where technology and innovation played a major part

Awardees will be honored for their achievements not only governments’ departments, units, and agencies, but also public servants and individuals whose efforts and dedications to public service have raised standards throughout the public sector

A Rationale for the AwardsA Rationale for the Awards

MPSA winners will become a catalyst for all InnovMed beneficiary countries, and for others in the region to follow and promote further innovations in the public sector

The Awards will encourage Mediterranean countries to participate more actively in the United Nations Public Service Awards Programme, as the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service

Project Activities and Project Activities and Phases (cont.)Phases (cont.)

The project will require introducing and The project will require introducing and implementing different activities, as necessary implementing different activities, as necessary steps to meet the objectives. They are:steps to meet the objectives. They are:

Identification of current state of PSAIdentification of current state of PSA on national, and sub- on national, and sub-regional level, in order to define the PSA strategy;regional level, in order to define the PSA strategy;

Organization of the preparation process and the Organization of the preparation process and the activities for call and activities for call and submitting nominations for the awardssubmitting nominations for the awards;;

Preparation and conceptualization of the Preparation and conceptualization of the evaluation evaluation processprocess;;

Organization and preparation of the Organization and preparation of the Award Ceremony Award Ceremony eventevent;;

Evaluation and dissemination of the resultsEvaluation and dissemination of the results of the project; of the project; Follow-up questionnairesFollow-up questionnaires

Project Activities and Project Activities and PhasesPhases Project

PhasesProject Phases

Phase I

Building Building awareness awareness Of the MPSAOf the MPSA

Phase I

Building Building awareness awareness Of the MPSAOf the MPSA

Preparatory Preparatory Meeting of the Meeting of the Selection Selection PanelPanel

Preparatory Preparatory Meeting of the Meeting of the Selection Selection PanelPanel

Call for Call for Nominations and Nominations and creation of the creation of the

MPSA Web-pageMPSA Web-page

Call for Call for Nominations and Nominations and creation of the creation of the

MPSA Web-pageMPSA Web-page

Phase II

Public Service AwardsCeremony and TechnicalMeeting on Successful Practices

Public Service AwardsCeremony and TechnicalMeeting on Successful Practices

Evaluation process and selection of theBest nominations

Evaluation process and selection of theBest nominations

Publication of the winners andevaluation of the MPSA

Publication of the winners andevaluation of the MPSA

Phase III

Phase VPhaseIV Phase VI

Project FundingProject Funding

Funding for the project will be provided by a specially established Trust Fund

The Fund will be consisted of: sponsors of the Awards: InnovMed Programme budget; the host country-organizer of the Award Ceremony; contributions by partner and beneficiary countries

The issue of funding of the Awards and the Awards Ceremony will be discussed on regular basis at one of the meetings of the Steering Committee

The AwardThe Award

The Award refer to the The Award refer to the physical award– physical award– PPlaquelaque which will be specially which will be specially designed for the MPSA to designed for the MPSA to be presented as the best be presented as the best submission as judged by submission as judged by the Selection Panelthe Selection Panel

One One Overall Winner Overall Winner AwardAward will be selected will be selected from the category awards from the category awards In addition, there will be In addition, there will be one further special award one further special award for for Public Service Public Service Organization of the YearOrganization of the Year

Award CategoriesAward Categories

Each section will consist of 2-3 categories ****************

Every year the nominationswill be submitted indifferent categories

Nominations to be submitted in the following five sections:

► Public Service Quality► Public Service Delivery► Transparency► e-Government► Public Service Innovations

In 2007 Awards will be given in the following three categories:-Improving the Delivery of Services;-Improving of the PublicService PersonnelTraining Programmes-Application of ICT in Government

Award candidate applications/projects will be assessed:-For their exceptionalperformance in differentaspects-For the originalinnovativeness which lead to better results indifferent areas of thepublic sector

Evaluation Criteria/Evaluation Criteria/Selection Panel (cont.)Selection Panel (cont.)

Only the applicants which meet the requirements will be considered The applications will be evaluated by a Selection Panel, consisted

of six internationally recognized public administration experts (two from each of the sub-regions)

Selection Panel members normally serve two-year terms. A member of the Panel will be appointed as Chairperson of the Selection Panel

The evaluators will use the following criteria to assesses applications:- Innovativeness: the extent to which initiative, creativity and new procedures have been developed to be considered as significant improvement in public service;-Government involvement: is government driving/supporting the project, and what is the nature of partnership with government;

Evaluation Criteria/Evaluation Criteria/Selection PanelSelection Panel

- Effectiveness: the extent to which the project has achieved or is on its way to achieving its stated objectives; - Sustainability: the viability and sound functioning of the project within the constrains such as funding, staffing etc.- Replicability: the value of the project in offering others new ideas and good practices for better service delivery

Preliminary review of the submissions will be finalized not later than February and short-listed activities should be completed until April

The decision on the winners will be taken during the meeting of the Selection Panel, which will coincide with the annual meeting of the Steering Committee

The Selection Panel’s decision will be final

Application Eligibility Application Eligibility (cont.)(cont.)

MPSA MPSA applicants can be only a public service organization that provides applicants can be only a public service organization that provides direct services to the publicdirect services to the public

Voluntary organizationVoluntary organization which receives public funding, as which receives public funding, as well as commercial organizations which are well as commercial organizations which are subcontractors to the public sector, can also apply for subcontractors to the public sector, can also apply for a MPSAa MPSA

The The applicants may enter more than one categoryapplicants may enter more than one category, but application , but application must be submitted for each award category enteredmust be submitted for each award category entered

To enter the MPSA the To enter the MPSA the application must be electronicallyapplication must be electronically and and should contain the following:should contain the following:

An An entry statement of a 500 wordsentry statement of a 500 words must be submitted, which must be submitted, which should explain why the programme/project is should explain why the programme/project is exceptional;exceptional;

A A narrative of a 200 wordsnarrative of a 200 words;;

Application EligibilityApplication Eligibility

Sustainability and transferability of the project (500 words);Sustainability and transferability of the project (500 words); Lessons learned (500 words)Lessons learned (500 words) Eligibility criteriaEligibility criteria: to enter the MPSA the application : to enter the MPSA the application

must be electronically and it should contain the must be electronically and it should contain the following four sections:following four sections:

Supporting materialsSupporting materials such as surveys, media coverage, such as surveys, media coverage, and third-party statement should be also and third-party statement should be also provided for each applicationprovided for each application

The The MPSA may be withdrawn at any time if standards fall bellowMPSA may be withdrawn at any time if standards fall bellow the high quality expectedthe high quality expected of MPSA holder. To win of MPSA holder. To win another MPSA, the applicant must show real another MPSA, the applicant must show real improvement in their servicesimprovement in their services

Award WinnersAward Winners

The The winners winners of the Awards will of the Awards will be be announced on 23announced on 23rdrd of June of June (the (the UN Public Service Day)UN Public Service Day)

The The Awardees will be invitedAwardees will be invited by the by the country-organizer of the country-organizer of the Awards Ceremony to receive Awards Ceremony to receive the Awardsthe Awards

The winning organization The winning organization will will be able to use the awards logobe able to use the awards logo on on their promotional materialtheir promotional material

Notification of RecipientsNotification of Recipients

The The Chairperson of the Selection Panel will notify the winner(s)Chairperson of the Selection Panel will notify the winner(s) and send them a written notification, and send them a written notification, immediately after the selection of the best immediately after the selection of the best nominationsnominations

The The Letter of notification should be briefLetter of notification should be brief, containing , containing explanation of the reasons of the Awardexplanation of the reasons of the Award

Presentation of the AwardsPresentation of the Awards The Awards will be The Awards will be

presented at a presented at a special special Awards CeremonyAwards Ceremony, organized , organized by the host countryby the host country

The The host countryhost country for the for the Awards Ceremony will Awards Ceremony will be determined be determined by consensusby consensus (at the annual meeting of (at the annual meeting of the Steering Committee)the Steering Committee)

For the host country, the rotating For the host country, the rotating systemsystem will be introduced will be introduced (so that every year the (so that every year the Award Ceremony will be Award Ceremony will be held in a different held in a different country from a different country from a different sub-regionsub-region

The Awards will be presented The Awards will be presented to to the selected winners by a the selected winners by a high-level high-level officials of the host-countryofficials of the host-country

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