Welcome to the National Institute for Public Administration Germany (NIPAG)

Centre of excellence for research and consulting in public administration

As a centre of excellence that sets standards in German, European and international public administration research and consultancy, the NIPAG is unique in Germany. The NIPAG is jointly funded by the Federal Government and the States and has a strong international network. 'Research on and for the public administration' has been the motto and mission of the National Institute for Public Administration Germany (NIPAG) since its foundation in 1976. The NIPAG analyses public administration at all levels, from local to European and international, and identifies opportunities for their development and improvement.

Our research areas

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Transformation of the administration

What approach should 'the' public administration take in order to ensure its organisational capability and to recognise the relevant tasks of the future at an early stage, given the differentiated consideration of levels and functions?

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Digital transformation in the constitutional state

How can the legal framework of the constitutional state and the values of society be transformed into efficient digital solutions?

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Civil Service

What skills will be needed for an effective and efficient public administration in the future, and how can these skills be developed in public servants in a focussed manner?

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Our services

The NIPAG delivers pioneering research that can be effectively translated into administrative practice and evidence-based policy and advice through a unified approach. The results of our research and consultancy work are directly integrated into a comprehensive transfer programme that includes national and international conferences, workshops and seminars.

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Our range of services

Direktor Prof. Dr. Jan Ziekow und Geschäftsführerin Dr. Silke Keil gehen am Kanzleramt in Berlin vorbei.

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Your point of contact for all project enquiries:

Director Prof. Dr. Jan Ziekow
Email: jan.ziekow@foev-speyer.de

Managing Director Dr. Silke I. Keil
Email: silke.keil@foev-speyer.de

Careers at the NIPAG

We are an interdisciplinary team of administrative, political, social, communication, economic and legal scientists. We provide innovative, interdisciplinary research and evidence-based policy and management advice from a single source that is transferable to administrative practice. Our common goal: to find innovative ways for governments and public administrations to better serve the general public and to successfully transform into a modern, sustainable and digital society.

You can find more information about our application process, our benefits and about us as an employer on our careers pages.

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New Work in Public Administration - Third workshop: "Satisfied with New Work? The effects of changing work on the health and satisfaction of employees"

The third workshop in the "New Work in Public Administration" series of events took place on April 2-3, 2025 with a focus on health and satisfaction in the context of New Work. The workshop was conducted by the NIPAG under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jan Ziekow and Dr. Silke I. Keil and in cooperation with the subcommittee "General Administrative Organization" (UA AV) of AK VI of the Conference of Interior Ministers in the conference rooms of the Berlin office of the NIPAG. The aim of the workshop was to get to know innovative working models in the context of New Work and to discuss their applicability, opportunities and challenges for public administration on the basis of the speakers' contributions.

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The Director of the Institute, Prof. Jan Ziekow, and the Managing Director, Dr. Silke I. Keil
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Focus on New Work in Public Administration

Presentation of the evaluation results of the New Work strategy of the Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg (MIK) on March 7, 2025. At this year's Knowledge Café of the Brandenburg Digital Agency on March 7, 2025, the MIK and the NIPAG were given the opportunity to present the implementation and evaluation of the ministry's New Work strategy to an expert audience from science and administrative practice.

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Building Bridges: The partnership with EURAC Bozen takes a new step. International conference on artificial intelligence in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation

On 28 February 2025, the Institute for Comparative Federalism at EURAC Bozen organised, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, an international conference on "Artificial Intelligence - Challenges for Administration and Law". EURAC Bozen is a research institution with which FÖV signed a cooperation agreement in 2010. The conference represents a new step of a lively scientific exchange between the two institutions.

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“Satisfied with New Work? The effects of changes in work on the health and satisfaction of employees”

The third workshop in the “New Work in Public Administration” series of events will take place from April 2 to 3. As in previous years, the event will be organized by the National Intsitute for Public Administration (NIPAG) and held in cooperation with the subcommittee “General Administrative Organization” (UA AV) of AK VI of the Conference of Interior Ministers under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jan Ziekow and Dr. Silke I. Keil.

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Discussion Paper „What does knowledge management in public administrations look like in practice? Development of KM criteria on the basis of case study reviews" is published

The recently published discussion paper “What does knowledge management in public administrations look like in practice? Development of KM criteria on the basis of case study reviews.” analyses and clarifies the sometimes elusive concept of knowledge management using a series of international case studies. The author Stella Hill examines over 100 instances where knowledge management has been implemented in the public sector, deriving a set of criteria that empirically define knowledge management.
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Artificial intelligence in administration: reducing bureaucracy à la Musk - Prof. Dr Jan Ziekow and Dr Silke I. Keil from the NIPAG in dialogue with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

The ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE), an organisation initiated by Elon Musk and created by decree, is streamlining public administration in the USA by using AI, among other things. In this context, Prof Dr Jan Ziekow and Dr Silke Keil from the National Institute for Public Administration Germany (NIPAG) discuss the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in public administration in Germany.

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