European Public Sector Award Ceremony 2023-24
Encouraging, showcasing, promoting, disseminating and exchanging best practices is a powerful tool for strengthening public administrations’ relevance and efficiency.
Under the overarching theme “Boosting Innovation Through Learning” EPSA 2023-24 aims to showcase and reward the most innovative projects submitted by public administrations across Europe.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Maastricht (NL), the Award Ceremony will be live-streamed on 21 March from the Provincial Government House in Maastricht, where the Treaty of Maastricht was signed in 1992.
Get ready to witness the winners and Good Practice Certificate recipients in the three award categories:
- Innovation in Public Administration
- Green Transition and Sustainability
- Digital Transformation
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Programme and Speakers
Emile Roemer, King’s Commissioner of Limburg
Marco Ongaro, Director-General, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Mario Nava, Director-General, European Commission, DG REFORM
Comprehensive innovation: new developments and prospects
Bartel Van de Walle, Director, United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
New tools and instruments for organisational learning
Frans van Dongen, Programme Manager, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands
Public sector reform in the EU and beyond: boosting innovation through learning
Martijn Pluim, Programme Director, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
Maja Handjiska-Trendafilova, Director, Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA)
Nick Thijs, Senior Advisor, Team leader Service Delivery and Digital Government, OECD SIGMA
Frans van Dongen, Programme Manager, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands
Moderated by Martijn Pluim, Programme Director, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Introduction EPSA 2023-24 edition
14.15 Award Category Innovation in Public Administration
Gracia Vara-Arribas, Senior Lecturer EU Law and Public Procurement, EU Governance, Head of the European CAF Resource Centre, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
14.45 Award Category Green Transition and Sustainability
Christoph Klika, Senior Lecturer EU Policy Making, EPSA Project Manager, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
15.15 Award Category Digital Transformation
Pavlina Stoykova, Senior Lecturer and Head of Tenders, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
