SYNERGIA
A network for cooperation and exchange of experience between high-level officials from Central and Eastern Europe
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Synergia - 7th session in the 3rd edition
On January 11-12, 2023, the 7th session was held as part of the 3rd edition of the SYNERGIA project. The online session was attended by representatives of public administration institutions from Poland, Bulgaria, Latvia and Hungary.
7th training session
The session program consisted of two parts: the first part of the meeting was a peer learning session and the second – an educational session, the main theme of which was risk management.
The aim of the peer learning session, which will be continued at the beginning of March this year, was to exchange the experiences of the participants’ representatives in terms of the possibility of implementing good practices, presented during previous Synergia training sessions, in public administration institutions. The second part of the peer learning session will take place during the last – 8th session of the 3rd edition of the Synergia project, on February 27-03, 2023, at the headquarters of KSAP.
As part of the educational part, classes were carried out in the following thematic areas:
- strategic management in public administration in the context of risk management,
- risk management – process,
- leadership in risk management.
The aim of the educational part was to provide tips and tools to reduce the risk of making bad decisions and their implementation in public administration. Participants of the session took part in a simulation game, the aim of which was to prepare and properly react to crisis situations.
“Senior leaders play a key role in addressing risk in public administration and its role in achieving its purpose. Their task is to formulate well-thought-out risk strategies for the organization and to make critical choices regarding their implementation. However, these tasks are not trivial tasks. And successfully guiding an organization through critical moments where risk materializes is an even less trivial task. During the session, we will look at both of these issues.”
Prof. M. Maedler
https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/en/lecturers/prof-markus-maedler/
Form of implementation
The session was carried out online, on the MS TEAMS platform. Classes were held from 9:00 to 17:00.
The purpose of the project
The aim of the SYNERGIA project is:
- preparation of a new educational and cooperation program based on the cooperation network of public administration managers from Central and Eastern European countries,
- implementation of the management solutions developed during the implementation of the program in the institution participating in the project selected in an internal competition.
Partners
The project is implemented in a transnational partnership:
- National School of Public Administration named after President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński (KSAP),
- Bulgarian Institute of Public Administration (IPA),
- Hungarian University of Public Service (UPS),
- Latvian School of Public Administration (LSPA).
Project financing
The project is co-financed from the state budget and European funds under the Operational Program Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Social Fund.
More information on the project: www.synergia.ksap.gov.pl
SYNERGIA - recruitment to the 4th edition is extended
For Polish participants, we are extending the recruitment for the 4th edition of the Synergia project until 12 January 2023.
Application
Electronic application forms should be completed in the electronic system by January 12, 2023, 23:59. The recruitment forms (in Polish, for Polish participants) are available in the RECRUITMENT tab: https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/edycja-iv/
The recruitment in Partner Countries
The recruitment in Partner Countries will last till until the end of January 2023. Responsible for recruitment are Partner Institutions: IPA for Bulgaria, UPS for Hungary and LSPA for Latvia. The contacts to the Coordinators in Partner Countries are available under the link: https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/en/contact/
Contact
Polish Team may be contacted at the e-mail address: synergia@ksap.gov.pl
SYNERGIA Team
Synergia – 7th training session in Sofia, Bulgaria
On December 5-7, 2022 the seventh training session – off-site in Sofia, as part of the 3rd edition of the Synergia project, takes place. The session is attended by representatives of public administration from Poland, Bulgaria, Latvia and Hungary. The co-organizer of the session is the project partner – Institute of Public Administration from Bulgaria.(link: https://www.ipa.government.bg/en)
Program
The session program includes classes in the following thematic areas:
- implementation of the strategy,
- management control,
- risk management,
- use of information technology in the public sector.
The aim of the session is to understand the key issues of management by objectives, to present the basics of managing the digital transformation of the organization and the appropriate management and leadership styles adopted for various situations and needs of the organization in the context of the digitization of institutions.
In the first part of the three-day session, participants will focus on the issue of management by objectives. Since there is no single model of management by objectives, the key factor is to properly define the objectives and adopt the selected strategy for implementing objectives in the organization. Goals should be understandable for all stakeholders of a given action and possible to implement, but they should be a challenge for the institution and its employees. The top management in the organization determines the strategy of the entity and the main goals to be achieved, at lower levels, lower level managers are responsible for defining the goals. The degree of effectiveness in achieving the objectives is influenced by the degree of involvement of all those who are subject to management. It seems simple, but how does it work in practice? Where are the traps? How to effectively manage this process?
The second part of the session will be devoted to the essence of digital technologies and selected trends in digitization and the development of leadership skills in managing the challenges of digitization
Recruitment for the fourth edition
Recruitment for the SYNERGIA project is carried out until December 14, 2022. All information on the rules of applying for the project is available on the project website, in the RECRUITMENT tab.
The project participant is a public administration institution that delegates its representatives, i.e. senior management staff, to participate in the project. Detailed information. (https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/en/target-group/)
Why is it worth it?
We invite you to read the answer to the question Why is it worth taking part in the SYNERGIA project? (https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/en/synergia-iv-edition-recruitment-why-is-it-worth-it/)
The aim of the Synergia project is:
- preparation of a new educational and cooperation program based on the cooperation network of management staff in public administration from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe,
- implementing the solutions developed during the implementation of the program in practice.
Project financing
The project is co-financed from the state budget and European funds under the Operational Program Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Social Fund.
More information on the project: www.synergia.ksap.gov.pl
SYNERGIA – two last information meetings for the 4th edition
The last two information meetings in the recruitment process for the 4th edition of Synergia project – Network of cooperation and exchange of experience of high-level officials from Central and Eastern Europe will take place on:
– December 1, 2022 (Thursday), at 09:00, online
– December 8, 2022 (Thursday), at 14:00, online
The meetings are conducted in Polish and addressed to Polish candidates to the project.
Recruitment for the SYNERGIA project is carried out until December 14, 2022. All information on the rules of applying for the project is available on the project website link: https://synergia.ksap.gov.pl/en/access-criteria/.