MEMBERSHIP
ABOUT US
Members can be public sector organisations or individuals from Europe. Membership supports our non-profit work for strengthening the public sector and public governance. This includes:
KDZ-Centre for Public Administration Research is a non-profit association with its headquarter in Vienna, Austria. Our mission is to enhance good governance by providing applied research, advice and training for the public sector. The main competences of KDZ are Public Management, European Governance and Urban Policy, Public Finance and Federalism. In the year 2000 KDZ has been appointed as CAF-Resource Centre by the Austrian Federal Chancellery. CAF is the European Common Assessment Framework for better quality and governance in public sector organisations.
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Implementing practice-oriented research projects
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Operating information and knowledge platforms
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Providing Knowledge exchange between actors of the public sector
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Elaborating publications on public governance and finance
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Building networks on public administration issues and
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Organising courses and practical forums on public sector topics.
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Research assignments
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Organizational advisory and consulting
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Training events
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KDZ – CENTRE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH
OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE KDZ-Centre for Public Administration Research was founded in 1969 by the City of Vienna and further public authorities and stakeholders to improve the competence of public administration and to promote exchange between all levels of governments. 1999 we established the subsidiary KDZ - Management Consultancy and Professional Training Corporation. Both institutions act non-profit and for public value. More at: www.kdz.eu/en/kdz MANAGING DIRECTORS Peter Biwald, Thomas Prorok
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KDZ member platform with access to up-to-date literature and studies
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Planning and controlling tools for municipal practice
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Special member events
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Telephone support by KDZ experts
KDZ – MEMBERSHIP For more information about a KDZ membership visit www.kdz.eu/en/knowledge or contact Ms. Birgit Frank frank@kdz.or.at
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RESEARCH
ADVISORY
TRAINING
SERVICES
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING T: +43 1 892 34 92 23 wirth@kdz.or.at More at
www.kdz.eu
We support cities, municipalities, regions, federal governments, European institutions, associations, NGOs and public companies. ◉
Financial Management
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Organisational and Administrative Development
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Control and Management Systems
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Citizens and Customer Service
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Strategy and Innovation Development
PUBLIC FINANCE AND FEDERALISM
We develop future-oriented models for optimizing the management and financing of public services within the multi-levelgovernance system (European Union – federal government – regions – municipalities).
T: +43 1 892 34 92 19 mitterer@kdz.or.at
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Financial equalization and decentralisation
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Transparent public finances
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Financing and management of public services
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OUR TEAM Innovation, transparency and cooperation are our guiding principles. We work interdisciplinary and impact-oriented for cities, municipalities, state and federal institutions and European organisations.
KDZ-Team. (Photos: © KDZ) www.kdz.eu/en/services/public-management-consulting
EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE & URBAN POLICY
In exchange with partners from politics, public administration and research, we develop specific solutions. ◉
International Know How Exchange and Capacity Development
T: +43 1 892 34 92 37 schantl@kdz.or.at
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CAF-Centre and Public Administration Reform
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Urban Policy in Europe
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Digitalisation and Open Government
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Knowledge Management and Networking
www.kdz.eu/en/services/european-governance-and-urban-policy
www.kdz.eu/en/services/public-finance-and-federalism
TRAINING PUBLIC SECTOR T: +43 1 892 34 92 16 wiesinger@kdz.or.at More at
www.kdz.eu/en/courses
We offer a wide range of training for employees and political representatives of public sector organisations. ◉
Public Management and Governance
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Public Finances and Financial Management
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CAF – Common Assessment Framework
More than 300 members and cooperation partners appreciate our expertise: The long-term cooperation with KDZ means a lot to us at NALAS. In KDZ we found a peer that fully understands who we are and with the Austrian experiences inspires us to go far beyond and above.
ISABELLE VERSCHUEREN
Federal Public Service Policy and Support (BOSA), CAF correspondent of Belgium
KELMEND ZAJAZI
Executive Director of NALAS (Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe)
In the last years Belgium has planned and organised many different CAF acivities (CAF training, CAF Professional External Feedback Procedure, Certification of CAF Label and initiated further CAF developments) together with KDZ.
For the City of Barcelona, the collaboration with KDZ through the European “Cities for Sustainable Public Finances (CSPF)” has reached a qualitative advance.
JOSEP MEDRANO
Director of Strategic Planning and Taxation, City Of Barcelona and member of CSPF