[p2p-research] EU FP7 Public Sector of the Future

Wed Sep 9 15:38:02 CEST 2009

Dear PHoebe,

I didn't see your comments in the document, so I'm answering them here,
could you create a special google group for this intiative, so we don't have
to bother the whole p2p research with details?

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 8:29 PM, <pvm.doc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've shared a document with you:
>
> EU FP7 Public Sector of the Future
>
> http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARaYViL59NNLYWpiOHZwa3B2M25qXzYyY3FycWpnaGc&hl=en
>
> It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this
> document, just click the link above.
>
> Dear all
>
>
> Salford University is willing to be classified as the 'Leader' of the
> project, and this means I will in effect manage the process. I am recruiting
> Phil Smith to participate with me directly toward this process (due first
> week of February 2010) as he lives here in Manchester.
>
> I have met with Germaine, University of Salford's Research Officer, and we
> will be proceeding with the relevant activities.  NW Development Agency
> provides a very good step by step guide for applications.
>
> Salford University has been chosen to host the following UK Research Office
> FP7 Proposal Writing Training Event (all welcome!)...
>
> http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber_services/events/0910_events/index.htm#0910_pw
>
> The first thing we need to do, however, is to decide exactly which area of
> the public sector we want to focus on. There are several suggestions for
> topics as well as sectors of the public sector in the '2010 Work Programme',
> and I have highlighted below the section that we should address at this very
> preliminary stage. Due to our backgrounds and areas of research I'd suggest
> we look at education and skills and Lisbon Agenda processes as an area of
> analysis. Any other suggestions are very welcome of course!!!!
>
> Minutes from Meeting:
>
>    * decide on what aspect/s of the public sector you will be focussing on:
> base this on the expertise of your “core” colleagues and then build a
> consortium that’s fills the gaps
>

I would insist strongly that the core topic for us would be public/state
support for social innovation by civil society

>
>    * think about the geographical spread of the consortium. The EC like to
> see a broad geographical coverage. Currently partners are biased towards NW
> Europe but given the political background of central/Eastern Europe and the
> comparisons and insights that can be drawn there, it seems evident that the
> involvement of institutions there would be extremely beneficial
>

I can find partners elswhere I think, I copying andrew in finland, pavlos in
greece,

>
>    * try and have partners with some FP7 experience as the Commission will
> look at this (and it will no doubt make your life easier!). Also, there is
> increasing emphasis on Impact so having partners with a range of contacts
> and experience in dissemination is good. Think about the possible
> involvement of ‘end users’ as well as universities
>
>
the greek partner, cc pavlos of the re-public group, clearly seem to have
that experience

>    * the current ideas circulating mainly focus on the second aspect of the
> what the Work Programme says the research should include i.e. the assessment
> of innovative practices and the more “forward looking” angle. A project
> should also address the comparative assessment of existing reforms.
>

yes, I think we should focus on that forward looking angle, with policies
like the one in Brest etc..

>
>
> Let me know your thoughts.
>
> Yours,
>
> Phoebe
>
> FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities
>
>
> http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=253&act_code=SSH&ID_ACTIVITY=8#infopack
>
> Funding scheme: Collaborative project (small or medium-scale focused
> research
> project)
>
> Area 8.1.3. Strengthening policy coherence and coordination in Europe
>
> Objective: The objective is to develop an understanding of the tensions and
> trends that shape the role of the public sector in Europe and to provide a
> knowledge base for the organization of European societies and public
> services within them.
> Expected impact Through research and networking projects will advance the
> knowledge base that underpins the formulation and implementation of relevant
> policies in Europe as regards the provision of public services. They will
> achieve a critical mass of resources and involve relevant communities,
> stakeholders, and practitioners in the research, with a view to assessing
> the potential for innovations in public services and the likely changes
> brought by such innovations in the organisation and size of public services.
>
> Topics for small or medium-scale focused research projects:
> SSH.2010.1.3-1 The public sector of the future
> The European public sector (civil services and public utilities depending
> on national and local definitions) has undergone major structural changes in
> the last three decades under the influence of what has been dubbed as "New
> Public Management", mainly inspired from a number of private management
> models and practices. This transformation has entailed
> important changes in the modes and instruments of public services delivery,
> the tasks and
> identity of civil servants, and the role of the state or local authorities.
> "New Public Management" has often been criticised for mimicking or lagging
> behind private management
> without due recognition to the specificities of public services and for
> being inward-looking
> and as such ignoring the wider implications of the public sector policy for
> social cohesion.
> New approaches to the public sector, including contributions from
> humanities, are therefore
> needed and should enable to build public services that will address
> effectively issues of social cohesion in the EU.
>
> Page 13 of 62
>
> Research should:
> - Assess comparatively and, as much as possible quantitatively, the impact
> of these "New Public Management" reforms on some important policy domains
> such as, for instance, education, health, water, energy and transport, and
> study whether they have been effective in delivering services compared to
> previous policies and taking into account and responding to the needs of
> citizens/users for social cohesion.
>
> - Given the weight of these policies and the need for social innovation
> with regard to new
> social demands reflecting increasingly diverse citizens' life courses and
> other social and
> economic evolutions, also assess the potential for innovations in the
> public services for
> improved social cohesion, through relevant empirical studies of a number of
> innovative
> practices in public services. It should study how such innovations serve
> the goals of social
> cohesion or improve social cohesion and how they could impact on the size
> and cost of the
> public sector, the role, tasks and work organisation of civil and public
> servants, the size of
> private provision of public services in some sectoral policies, as well as
> the relationships
> between the public sector, politicians and citizens.
>

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