On March 27, the Government held the first EU-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue aimed to discuss public
administration reform and its key
results and challenges.
Public administration reform is a priority
for the Government.
The quality of public institutions
affects economic growth and standards
of living. Effective public administration means professional public service, proper policy-making and legislative procedures, clear mechanisms for accountability of institutions and their ability to
provide quality services to citizens
and business.
In 2017 the Government
launched a large-scale reorganization of the ministries. In ten pilot
ministries, in the Secretariat of the Cabinet
of Ministers of Ukraine and
in two agencies,
new directorates have been set
up. New structures
will be responsible
for policymaking, strategic planning and European integration.
To attract new professionals the Government started the recruitment
to new civil
service positions. At the end
of the last
year: 821 reform staff positions (RSPs) were identified;
367 competitions were held in which
almost 10 000 people took part; 77 people
were appointed; a modern vacancy portal career.gov.ua was launched; 13,000 applications were submitted online through the portal;
the average number of candidates
was 26 people per position.
In providing quality
administrative services and the development
of open data,
the Government of Ukraine has
introduced 35 e-services for the citizens
and business, including registration services, social services etc. The
portal of open data "data.gov.ua" has been launched, it published more
than 25 000 sets of data.
"Today Ukraine
is building a more transparent, efficient and accountable
public administration. This important work will result
in improved public services, which will be
more often provided via online
electronic systems, saving time and
money for Ukrainian citizens and businesses. While public administration
reform is a marathon and will
not happen overnight, Ukraine has already achieved
impressive results. The EU is fully
supporting these efforts, including also financially through a dedicated assistance of more
than million euros", Peter Wagner, Head of
the EU Support Group for Ukraine said.
In 2018 the Government
intends to complete the reorganization
of ministries; update the Government
Rule of Procedure
and policy-making procedures,
introduce a new salary system and
procedures for assessing civil servants; improve procedures of public
service recruitment, adopt necessary changes to legislation,
strengthen communication of the reform
etc.
"We have
actively begun reforming public administration. We change structures, procedures, update the civil service,
implement e-government. We have numerous
positive results as well as challenges.
A lot of work is ahead,
and ambitious goals are to
be achieved", Oleksandr Saienko, the Minister of
the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine said.
Oleksandr Saienko thanked EU representatives and other international
partners for the political, expert and financial
support of the public administration
reform, which is strategically important for the
Government.