October 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. BASIC OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORM

2.1 What Kind of State and Public Administration Do We Want?
2.2 Objectives of the Reform
2.3 Approach to Reform Implementation
2.4 Current Priorities
2.5 Time Horizon of the Reform

3. EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF THE REFORM – PREPARING FOR EU MEMBERSHIP

3.1 Overall Requirements on the Quality of Czech Public Administration
3.2 Harmonization of Law
3.3 Strengthening Public Administration Capacity in Selected Areas
3.4 Implementation
3.5 EU Support and Monitoring
3.6 Preparing for Negotiations
3.7 Information Support to Membership Preparation
3.8 Preparing for Participation of the Czech Republic in EU Activities and Management
3.9 Management and Co-ordination of Preparation for Membership

4. DECENTRALIZATION OF STATE ADMINISTRATION AND REFORM OF TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Objectives, Principles and Priorities
4.2 Changes in Status and Organization of State Administration
4.3 Establishment of Functional Administration at Communal Level
4.4 The Regions and Regional Public Administration
4.5 Relationships between State Administration and Territorial Self-Government
4.6 Professional Self-governance


5. REFORM OF KEY PROCESSES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

5.1 Strategic Management
5.2 Law-Making and Legislative Processes
5.3 Regulatory processes
5.4 Public Sector Management and Public Property Administration
5.5 Decision-Making and Communication Processes in the Relationships with the Citizens

6. REFORM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FINANCES

6.1 Context and principles
6.2 Impact of Decentralization and Territorial Administration Reform on Public Finances
6.3 Changes in Principles and Methodology of Public Budgets
6.4 Financial Control
6.5 Harmonizing Public Administration Financing with EU Requirements


7. IMPROVING ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT IN STATE ADMINISTRATION

7.1 Improving Organization and Functioning of Central Government Authorities
7.2 Improvement of Coordination
7.3 Use of Information and Communication Systems
7.4 Operational Management and Style of Work
7.5 Internal Control and Evaluation of Results
7.6 Making Administration More Cost-effective
7.7 Long-term Arrangements for Improving Organization and Management in Public Administration


8. REFORMS IN PARTICULAR SECTORS

8.1 Status and Contents of Sectoral Reforms
8.2 Principles and Forms of Implementation
8.3 Inter-Sectoral Coordination of Sectoral Reforms


9. REFORM OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

9.1 Civil Service Act
9.2 Regulating the Numbers and the Remuneration of Civil Servants
9.3 Legal, Salary and Social Conditions of Employees of Territorial Self-Government
9.4 Personnel Management
9.5 Promoting Professional Ethics and Combating Corruption
9.6 Developing Human Resources in Public Administration


10. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

10.1 Right to Information and Public Administration Duty to Inform about its Activities
10.2 Public Administration Control by the Parliament and Local Government Authorities
10.3 Administrative Judiciary
10.4 Complaints
10.5 Ombudsman
10.6 Supreme Audit Office


11. ORGANIZING AND MANAGING THE REFORM PROCESS

11.1 Reform Management at Government Level
11.2 Managing Sectoral Reforms
11.3 Managing the Reform of Territorial Administration
11.4 Managing the Reform of Key Processes in Public Administration
11.5 Managing the Reforms of Civil Service and Human Resource Development
11.6 Establishing a Professional Base for Public Administration Improvement
11.7 Using External Consulting Services
11.8 Disseminating Information and Marketing the Reform
11.9 Costing and Financing the Reform
11.10 Monitoring and Evaluating the Progress of the Reform

12. MASTER REFORM SCHEDULE

12.1 Immediate Tasks (November 1998 - June 1999)
12.2 Short-Term Tasks (January 1999 - June 2001)
12.3 Medium-Term Tasks (July 2001 - December 2003 - 2006)

13. CONCLUSIONS

13.1 Final Comments by the NTF
13.2 How to Use the Proposals