OECD Public Governance Reviews: Czech Republic
Towards a More Modern and Effective Public Administration
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The OECD Public Governance Review of the Czech Republic identifies priority governance areas for reform in the Czech Republic and offers recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness, agility and responsiveness of the country’s public sector. The review first provides a snapshot on the effectiveness of the public administration and its capacity to address contemporary governance challenges, such as digitalisation and climate change. It then analyses a number of critical and priority public governance areas including citizen engagement, centre-of-government-led co-ordination and strategic planning, evidence-informed policy making in the Czech public administration, public administration at the local and regional level, human resources management in the public administration, and digital government. It also includes a case study on governance arrangements and regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review provides recommendations for the Czech public administration to help it implement its Public Administration Reform Strategy: Client-oriented Public Administration 2030 (PAR), achieve the objectives of the PAR, and, ultimately, realise its longer-term sustainable development vision and commitments.
Also available in: Czech
Evidence-informed Decision-making in the Czech Administration
Taking decisions informed by evidence can help governments to achieve higher living standards for its citizens. The chapter critically examines the current conditions of evidence-informed decision-making in the Czech Republic. It highlights that the demand for evidence-informed decision-making ultimately originates at the political level. Stakeholders play a crucial role in both providing evidence to improve decision-making, as well as scrutinising evidence used as a means to improve government accountability. The ability to gather evidence is determined by data availability and accessibility. Using evidence to inform decision-making depends on the analytical capacities within the civil service, as well as appropriate institutional arrangements. The chapter provides specific recommendations based on international experiences to lead to an improved decision-making environment in the Czech Republic.
Also available in: Czech
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