eEurope website European Union Goal of the eEurope initiative, is for EU to become the most dynamic knowledge based economy in the world by 2010. To achieve this goal the DG Information Society has set up several initiatives, such as an egovernment and an ehealth programme. On the eEurope site you can find information these initiatives and more.
EFQM The European Foundation for Quality Management, EFQM, helps European businesses make better products and deliver improved services through the effective use of leading edge management practices.
European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) The European Institute for Public Administration, EIPA, is an independent institute carrying out training and research on public administration and European policies, providing a variety of services to the administrations of the Member States and the candidate countries as well as to the EU institutions in support of their tasks and responsibilities related to European integration. One of the projects which is supported by EIPA is the common assessment framework, CAF. CAF is a tool to assist public sector organisations across Europe in using quality management techniques to improve performance. You can find a description of the CAF in several EU languages on this site.
Public Governance and Management, OECD The OECD also has an interest in good and effective governance. On this site you can find information, articles and documents published, country wise information and so on.
Speyer Quality Award The Speyer Quality Award was founded in 1992 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Hill and Prof. Dr. Helmut Klages at the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer. The intention of the Speyer Quality Award is to support the modernisation of public administrations. Through exchanging views, participating administrations are given the opportunity to learn from each other and to orient their modernisation efforts towards internationally acknowledged standards. The competition is open for the whole public sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Your Europe European Commission: "Your Europe" is an initiative of IDABC programme.
