Council of Europe

COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
 

Activities in 2010

Performance Management Programme (continuation)

Activities
Pilot municipalities independently developed Plans for Performance Management in the two identified areas: public cleaning and property tax.
Plans were submitted to ZELS and the Council of Europe for further revision.
A Final Conference was organised in April to present the results and to develop a strategy for dissemination of the programme to the other municipalities in the country.

Previous activities

Leadership benchmark project for local government

Date
September 2006 – February 2007

Funding
Financial support from Government of Japan

In co-operation
National Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS)
with support from the Ministry of Local Self-Government.

Activities
Consultation workshops

Project Outcome
Amendment and publication of the Leadership Benchmark and its self-assessment tool


Joint Programme on Capacity Building for Local Government

Date
May 2007

In co-operation
EAR in Skopje

Activities
“Leadership Benchmark and Best Practice programme”

   - Date
    June 2007 - February 2009.

   - Modules
     a Leadership Development programme including further dissemination of the Leadership Benchmark, Peer Reviews and
       Self-assessment process;
    a Programme on public ethics at local level, including the development of standards on public ethics, a national campaign on the
       “Transparent Municipality”, selection, award and dissemination of good practices;
    a Best Practice Programme: identification, official recognition and dissemination of best practice in local government leadership,
       service provision and community participation.


Programme on Performance Management for Local Authorities

Dates
2009

In co-operation
Ministry of Local Self-Government