Public service and human resources management standards in 2023 Principles of public administration – something old and something new?

Rabrenović, Aleksandra (2024) Public service and human resources management standards in 2023 Principles of public administration – something old and something new? In: International scientific thematic conference From national sovereignty to negotiation sovereignty "Days of Law Rolando Quadri", Belgrade, 14 June 2024 : thematic conference proceedings of international significance. Institute of Comparative Law ; University "Niccolò Cusano",, Belgrade; Rome, pp. 215-231. ISBN 978-86-82582-18-2

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Abstract

The objective of the paper is to examine what are the key novelties in the SIGMA/ OECD Human Resources Management (HRM) standards set out in the 2023 edition of the Principles of Public Administration. The public administration reform values contained in the revised version of the Principles have become new benchmarks against which the progress in public administration reform will be measured in the EU acceding countries. The author concludes that a new edition of the Principles of Public Administration from 2023 imposes fewer rules while requiring better practices and results in the analysed areas of public service and HRM, taking into account emerging social context changes (i.e. digitalisation, need for more flexibility in working arrangements etc.) which is a welcome development. The Principles also demonstrate a gradual change of the requirements of the EU for accession to potential member states in the field of public administration, from "check-box" approach towards assessing the effects of the reform in practice. The question, however, remains to which extent the new version of the Principles will be able to exert pressure on public administration reform efforts in the acceding countries, especially in politically sensitive areas such as civil service politicisation. The author concludes that this will largely depend on the EU’s decision on “what matters most” in the accession process and the ability of the acceding countries to apply and internalize key Principles’ values, such as professionalism, integrity and neutrality.

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