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The Transformation of the public sector in Europe
The aim of the project war to produce a handbook on civil service law in Europe. This was achieved by conducting a rigorous legal analysis and integrating findings from empirical sciences, in particular public administration, political science and sociology. This analysis was carried out in collaboration with the scientific community from different EU countries.
Evaluation of the Freedom of Information Act of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (IZG-SH)
The NIPAG evaluated the Freedom of Information Act of Schleswig-Holstein.
Implementation of the youth-check in Thuringia (Phase 3)
The youth-check is a regulatory impact assessment tool that analyses the impact of legislation on young people. To raise awareness of young people's concerns early in the legislative process, the youth-check is applied to proposed legislation at the draft law stage. Its purpose is to identify and present the intended and unintended consequences of a draft law on young people. In this way, the perspectives of young people in the legislative process are strengthened and makes policymakers and administrators more aware of the independent life phase of youth.
Support for the implementation of the Act to Strengthen Children and Youth (KJSG)
The project is part of the reforms initiated by the Act to Strengthen Children and Youth (KJSG) passed in 2021. It serves to support local authorities that need to restructure their administrative structures within this framework. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ), the National Institute for Public Administration Germany is supporting a pilot test of new administrative structures in the field of integration support for children and young people with disabilities in three model communities until December 2027. The reorganization of responsibilities aimed at inclusion requires administrative adjustments on the part of local authorities. The NIPAG has already developed the prerequisites for administrative structural reform and practical implementation guidelines for local authorities – in the form of roadmaps and handouts – as part of two previous projects. The current project aims to support local authorities by deepening the handouts and by gathering information about the progress of the reform.
Updating the guidance document on regulatory impact assessment
The Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries (GGO) lay down strict formal and substantive criteria for draft regulations of the Federal Government. These requirements include the obligation to set out the main regulatory consequences in the explanatory memorandum, as set out in Section 44 of the Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries. In 2009, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) published its guidance document on regulatory impact assessment. This guidance contains recommendations for the structured development of content in the early stages of a regulatory procedure and for the identification of regulatory impacts. Since then, the field of regulatory impact assessment has undergone significant thematic development and further guidance has been published by various departments. In order to take into account current developments in the field of better regulation and electronic legislation, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany has now prepared a draft revision of the existing guidance document on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)
With the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG), the legislator provides a legal framework for the rapid and lawful implementation of planning and approval procedures, taking into account the need for infection control measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Where appropriate, procedural steps such as document inspection or consultation meetings could be conducted in digital formats, allowing those entitled to participate to exercise their rights without the need for physical presence. The main provisions of the PlanSiG expired on 31 December 2022. Against this background, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the PlanSiG.
Consolidation and digitisation of guidance documents, guidance and manuals for the legislative process (project phase 2)
The 'Federal Government's electronic legislative process' project comprises part of the effort to consolidate Federal Government services and aims to put the legislative process on new IT footing. The project aims to eliminate existing media breaks and redundancies in the process within and between the Federal Government, the German Bundestag, the German Bundesrat, the Mediation Committee and the Office of the Federal President, and to implement an end-to-end electronic legislative process. From August 2021, the work of the predecessor project was continued on behalf of ]init[ AG. The aim of the project was to develop or complete the digitisation concepts for the remaining guidance documents. In addition, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany supported ]init[ AG in implementing the digitisation concepts in modules that make up part of the E-legislation application, as well as in evaluating and implementing change requests or new guidance documents (content).
Investigation into the prevalence and nature of violence against public sector workers in urban and intercity passenger transport, and possible courses of action
As a supplement to the study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) on the prevalence of violence against workers in the public sector and possible courses of action, the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) and German Civil Service Federation commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to investigate the prevalence of violence against public transport workers.
Scientific support for the evaluation of the provisions of the 6th State Act Amending the Municipalities Act of 3 June 2020
The 6th State Act amending the Municipalities Act introduced new provisions into the Municipalities Act (Sec. 35(3)), the Administrative District Code (Section 28(3) and the District Code for the Palatinate District Association (Sec. 7(4)). These enable local government bodies to make decisions by video or telephone conference or by written or electronic circular in the event of natural disasters or other extraordinary emergencies. The aforementioned Act of 17 December 2020 extended the validity of the Regulation until 31 March 2022. A retrospective impact assessment was carried out by the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate until November 2021. The aim was to evaluate the extent to which the regulations have achieved their intended results, to gain insights into their enforcement and to develop potential improvements. The National Institute for Public Administration Germany provided scientific support for this retrospective evaluation in the design, implementation and data collection for a standardised survey of all local governments in Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany conducted guided interviews in which committee chairs and members were asked about their experiences with digital council meetings.
Remuneration structures in the public sector
The research project concentrated on the remuneration structures in collective agreements in the public sector. For the majority of public servants, remuneration is not freely negotiable and is instead determined by the terms of the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service of the Federal Republic of Germany (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst des Bundes und der Kommunen - TVöD) or the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service of the States (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder - TV-L).