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Development of guidance for the implementation of ex-post evaluations of legislation, with particular attention to the impact on data protection.
In recent years, the quality of legislation has come under increasing criticism. In the context of the better regulation agenda, measures have been introduced to improve the overall quality of legislation. Impact assessment has been identified as a key tool for optimising legislation and is repeatedly mentioned as a core element of such an approach. In addition, questions about the impact of legislation on data protection, especially in the security sector, have recently emerged as a prominent topic in public and political discourse. Against this background, the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to develop guidance for the implementation of ex-post evaluations of legislation, with a particular focus on data protection impact assessments.
Evaluation of the reorganisation of the Federal Police - Federal Police Headquarters
The emergence of new challenges and the aggravation of existing challenges for the Federal Police make it imperative to fulfil the related tasks in the future, taking into account the constraints of the limited public budget. Consequently, the Federal Police have been restructured by the law amending the Federal Police Act of 26 February 2008 in order to increase the operational effectiveness of the Federal Police, in particular its visibility, by streamlining and increasing the efficiency and flexibility of the organisation (see Parliamentary Document 16/6291). In order to achieve these goals, the Federal Police Headquarters in Potsdam has been established as a higher federal authority which controls and is responsible for the work of the entire Federal Police. This reorganisation of the Federal Police is subject to a comprehensive evaluation in order to determine the degree to which the objectives, the desired impact and the economic efficiency have been achieved. In this context, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) has commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the establishment of the Federal Police Headquarters.
Evaluation of the Federal Act Governing Access to Information held by the Federal Government (Freedom of Information Act - IFG)
The Evaluation of the Federal Act Governing Access to Information held by the Federal Government (so-called Freedom of Information Act - IFG) aims to increase public participation, transparency and openness in public administrations. The IFG entered into force in 2006. The evaluation project examined the achievement of the law's objectives and its impact. The legal analysis included an evaluation of the case law on the Freedom of Information Act (IFG) to date. The focus was on the aspects of scope and protections/exceptions (Sec. 3-6 of the Freedom of Information Act), taking into account comparative international and European legal references. The sociological analysis included quantitative and qualitative surveys.
Evaluation of the Freedom of Information Act of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (LIFG RP)
The Freedom of Information Act of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Landesinformationsfreiheitsgesetz Rheinland-Pfalz - LIFG RP) came into force on 1 February 2009. Section 15 of the LIFG stipulates that the state government, in collaboration with local umbrella organisations, is to evaluate the effects of the law and present a report to the state parliament after a period of three years. The evaluation will examine the objectives pursued by the Act, as well as its organisational, personnel and financial effects.
Evaluation of the 'Citizens dialogue on the electricity grid' initiative
Since January 2015, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has been financially supporting the 'Citizens dialogue on the electricity grid' initiative. The aim of the initiative is to involve the general public in the planning of grid expansion projects at an early stage, ideally before the start of formal public consultation. It also aims to inform the public about key planning decisions. The National Institute for Public Administration Germany has been commissioned by the BMWi to carry out an overall evaluation of the initiative and to assess the effectiveness of the individual measures implemented.
Equality check: Research project on organisational design and institutional anchoring
In 2021, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend - BMFSFJ) published a guidance document on the implementation of a gender-sensitive impact assessment of legislation. The guide offers direction throughout the legislative process as to whether and what gender equality-specific effects are to be expected, as well as how the gender equality impact of a regulation can be enhanced when the Federal Government is engaged in drafting a regulation. The objective of the study was twofold: firstly, to examine the prerequisites for incorporating an assessment requirement in government regulatory projects and secondly, to identify the conditions that must be met for the gender perspective to become a permanent feature of the Federal Government's decision-making process in the future.
Predictive task-based skills planning and development
Demographic change is leading to a change in the structure of work in public authorities. The number of employable people will go down, the workforce will become older and more heterogeneous, and it will become much more difficult to recruit newly qualified staff in competition with the private sector. In addition to demographic change, various changes (e.g. the introduction of new technologies to convert analogue processes into digital ones) and new tasks, as well as the digital transformation itself (i.e. the adaptation of entire business processes or models to reflect the digital changes) are leading to new ways of working in public authorities, which mandate that employees adapt quickly to these changes. The development of skills needs to be planned proactively to ensure the performance of the administration in the future. The project builds on this need by focusing on skills planning and development in public administrations. The aim of the project is to develop a basic methodological model for forecasting tasks and the associated skills requirements, which is specifically tailored to the differentiation in levels and tasks in public administrations.
Retrospective: Transformation of the Civil Service in Europe
As part of the project ‘The Transformation of Civil Service in Europe’, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany welcomed numerous scientists from all over Europe to a two-day workshop in Speyer.
Public values and the attractiveness of the public sector in European comparison
At the heart of public values, which in simple terms can be understood as the principles that the general public consider beneficial to community life, is the orientation of state action towards the common good. This in turn is secured and promoted by a number of principles, such as adherence to the constitution and the law, loyalty to one's employer and meritocracy, which hence can also be seen as public values in a broader sense. One focus of the analysis will centre around the discussion of public values in the context of a leadership role in the public sector. The question of the general expectation of public sector managers, their ethical commitment and the optimal institutional conditions for value-based management will be explored. In addition, the role of soft law and the relationship between administrative law (administrative regulations, ministerial circulars, etc.) and provisions with external effects will be examined.
Retrospective: Second Workshop on New Work in Public Administration
The second workshop in the ‘New Work in Public Administration’ series of events took place from 19 to 20 September 2024. This was once again organised by the National Institute for Public Administration Germany (NIPAG) and held in cooperation with the ‘General Administrative Organisation’ subcommittee (UA AV) of AK VI of the Conference of Interior Ministers under the leadership of Prof. Dr Jan Ziekow and Dr Silke I. Keil. This year, the topic of ‘New Work’ was used to discuss the temporal and functional flexibilisation of work, once again with renowned managers from federal and state authorities as well as the private sector.
