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

Wed Sep 9 16:45:04 CEST 2009

Hi Phoebe,

if it's really about about new public mgt. assessments I'm going to bow out,
but the p2p-f can still be used as a vehicle for those who wish to go in
that direction,

I copy Thijs Jansen who has studied this issue in the Netherlands in some
detail already, he could/should be a potential partner for that topic,

Michel

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Phoebe <pvm.doc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the emails, and I've emailed all on the FP7 googledocument but I
> can also create a separate one.
>
> In response to the points below, the European Commission looks for specific
> proposals, and we'll need to narrow down the remit considerably. Michel's
> suggestion for 'public/state support for social innovation by civil society'
> is a broad category that sort of fits in to what is asked within the Public
> Sector of the Future remit, and I remind him and other participants that the
> *FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: Socio-Economic Sciences and the Human*ities
> document
>
>
> http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=253&act_code=SSH&ID_ACTIVITY=8#infopack
>
> sets out clearly what is expected. I emphasised this section (more pasted
> below):
>
> >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.
>
> Finding and making comparative analyses toward public support for social
> innovation will be appropriate as a part of the proposal, but we need to
> narrow our focus to aspects of the public sector i.e. 'important policy
> domains such as, for instance, education, health, water, energy and
> transport'.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Phoebe
>
> 2009/9/9 Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
>
>  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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