How the professional development of  civil servants and peer exchange among them contribute to public administration reform and what are the concrete benefits for citizens from applying the principle of good governance at the local level - these are topics that will be discussed at the event.

The certificates for successful attendance of seminar "Training of Trainers", which was organised within the Swiss PRO Programme, will be awarded at the event to contact persons for good governance from 23 local governments in the South East Serbia and South West Serbia.

The event will be attended by representatives of national and international institutions, as well as representatives of 36 cities and municipalities, which have started a new cycle of training conducted with the support of the Government of Switzerland.

EVENT PROGRAM:

12:00 - 12:05   Welcome speech:

• Marko Vujačić, Head of Programme, UNOPS in Serbia

12:05 - 12:30   Opening Addresses:

• Sanja Putnik, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
• Dražen Maravić, Director, National Academy for Public Administration
• Petar Vasilev, National Programme Officer, Swiss Cooperation Office in Serbia

12: 30 - 12:45   Building expert teams for good governance at the local level

• Ana Nedeljković Belja, National Programme Manager, Swiss PRO 
• Maida Kasumović, Trainer of Trainers for Sjenica Municipality

12:45 - 13:00   Certificate Award Ceremony