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An international conference on the topic of human resources management in public administration, organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), ended today in Ljubljana. The purpose of the two-day event was to strengthen regional cooperation, transfer good practices and support the development of public administration in the Western Balkans.
After the ministers responsible for public administration, or their representatives from Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo, met at the ministerial panel on Wednesday, other experts in the field of public administration from the Western Balkans took part in Thursday's conference program and beyond.
The State Secretary from the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia , Mojca RamΕ‘ak PeΕ‘ec , addressed the audience in the introduction , who pointed out that it is important for the success of the public administration to attract, develop and retain motivated and qualified civil servants. "Many young people see public administration as rigid or too formal, simply because they don't know enough about the different opportunities it offers. Our task is to emphasize the diversity and opportunities of public administration and at the same time make it competitive on the labor market with flexible forms of work," the state secretary pointed out, while also touching on older employees. She reminded that they bring valuable experience to the work environment, which we must not forget. Elida Reca from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations delivered the keynote address via the web .
Conference participants went on to explore strategies for increasing attractiveness, promoting diversity and implementing effective communication to attract top talent to public administration. At the same time, they focused on the area of ??identifying key competencies for the future workforce. In this light, they discussed the essential skills needed to face future challenges, including promoting adaptability, digital literacy and a culture of lifelong learning.
The introduction to the first panel entitled Strategic personnel planning and the attractiveness of public administration, moderated by Genti Xhaxhiu , was an online address by the head of the department for European and international cooperation of the French Ministry of Public Administration , Faustina Bentaberry , who spoke about the simplification and transformation of public operations. The assistant minister of justice from Bosnia and Herzegovina NedΕΎad Selman , the director of the directorate for public administration from Albania Ened Kercini and the general director of the directorate for the public sector of the Ministry of Public Administration Peter Poga?ar participated in the panel . They agreed that strategic personnel planning is an effective tool for identifying future personnel needs and attracting talent to the public administration. Leaders must be able to meet the challenges of aligning workforce strategies with organizational goals. Only proper planning can ensure organizational continuity, efficiency and long-term success, they added.
In the continuation of the conference, Edite Kalnina, an expert from the ReSPA organization , focused on identifying the essential skills and competencies needed in the future. This should include keeping up with technological progress, promoting adaptability, digital literacy and a culture of lifelong learning. With all this, it will be possible to ensure that public administration employees remain efficient and adaptable to the challenges brought by modern society.
Eve Limbach-Pirn, an external expert from the ReSPA organization, also participated in the conference . She focused on the requirements for accepting and integrating new employees into the organization, including providing comprehensive orientation programs, fostering a supportive organizational culture from day one, and implementing effective mentoring and peer support programs to ease the transition and increase employee engagement and productivity.
The last part of the conference was followed by workshops in which the members of the roundtables participated. They discussed innovative approaches in the field of human resources management in public administration, from identifying challenges and bottlenecks to recommendations for overcoming them.
