Venue: Hotel Hills, Ilidža-Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates: 18. – 21. April 2017.
Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI BH), within the framework of the WeBER project, and in cooperation with the Visegrad Fund, had organized a seminar „Efficient Monitoring of Public Policies – Seminar for Civil Society Organizations (National Working Groups)“.
Participants had the opportunity to learn about the process of drafting and monitoring of public policies, WeBER PAR Monitor methodology, indicators for monitoring of PAR, as well as about PAR Monitor Methodology research and analysis methods, and to participate in interactive discussions and workshops.
The seminar also discussed the Concept Papers of the National Working Group on Public Administration Reform (PAR) and the establishment of the National Working Group in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NRG). The NRG is a national consultative mechanism for civil society participation in dialogue with relevant state bodies on the design and monitoring of the PAR process in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Corina Stratulat from EPC, partner organization within the WeBER project, talked about policy research and analysis and how Western-European think tank organizations work, as well as about communication with stakeholders in the area of public policy monitoring. Milena Lazarević, CEP Programme Director, spoke about WeBER PAR Monitor methodology, indicators for monitoring the PAR, as well as the research and analytical methods of PAR Monitor methodology. Anida Šabanović from FPI BH, talked and discussed with the participants about the Concept note for establishment of National Working Groups in BiH.
The WeBER Project is funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Kingdom of The Netherlands.