WeBER platform

PURPOSE

WeBER Platform, the regional civil society organisation (CSO) consultation platform on Public Administration Reform (PAR) in the Western Balkans (WB), is the venue for dialogue of CSOs and governments on PAR. In essence, WeBER Platform serves as the platform for consultation and evidence-based dialogue between the civil society, government representatives and international and regional organisations (European Commission, ReSPA, RCC etc.) on PAR. Evidence-informed dialogue and consultations will be sustained through the development and application of the PAR Monitor (see PAR Monitor section).​

WeBER Platform is featured by comprehensive regional approach to PAR monitoring and involvement of CSOs at all levels:

  • through partnerships at regional, national, and local level;
  • by enhancing transparency, and participation and involvement of civil society in PAR and in policymaking regionally, nationally, and locally;
  • by rendering monitoring of PAR by CSOs visible, thus influencing policy dialogue and change at all levels.

WeBER partner organisations are leading the Platform, and CSOs in each of the WB countries became members of the Platform, through Open Call for Applications by CSO’s. WeBER Platform gathers 22 CSOs. The WeBER partner from one country and the selected CSOs from the same country at the same time constitute the “national consortium” for the National PAR Working Group – NWG.

National PAR Working Group – NWG

NWGs are national consultative mechanism for participation of civil society in the dialogue with relevant public authorities on design and monitoring of PAR processes in the WB. NWGs are constituted in each of the WB country as national extensions for dialogue on PAR of the wider mechanism – regional WeBER Platform.

NWGs ensure that dialogue on PAR involves all levels of civil society engagement, including national and local level, through participation of locally based CSOs in NWGs. Following the same line, NWGs gather wide network of CSOs in each country, that will participate in discussions and consultations on the PAR Monitor, and address other relevant issues in the PAR area in each country. They are initiated, led and coordinated by the respective WeBER project partners and other CSOs from each country which participate directly in the regional WeBER Platform.

NWGs, specifically:

  • Involve locally based CSOs that are genuinely interested and/or active in the monitoring of the work of local (municipal or sub-national) administrations;

  • Create opportunities for CSOs’ capacity-building through tailor-made trainings and workshops, and potential support for the application of PAR Monitor methodology at the national and local level;

  • Create opportunities for local CSOs with little prior experience in the area of PAR to start building their portfolio in this area, and are thus encouraged to propose project ideas and apply for small grants to monitor local administrations’ reform. (Find selected CSOs here)

WeBER NWGs gather 184 local CSO members from WB and there is a permanent call for joining the NWG in each of the countries. If you want your organisation to become a member of the NWG, please click here for more information.

Find current members here.

STRUCTURE

TEN – Think for Europe Network
ReSPA – Regional School of Public Administration
CSO – Civil Society Organisation(s)
National WG – National Working Groups (NWGs) 

WeBER Partner Organisations

Other regional Platform members in WB countries

National Working Groups (NWG) on PAR per country

About Loomio

Loomio is a new feature on the WeBER Platform that will serve as a venue for online CSOs consultations on Public Administration Reform (PAR). It can be accessed and used by the members of the WeBER Platform and the National Working Groups (NWGs) for participating in and instigating PAR-related discussions as well as contributing to the consultations on PAR issues in the countries of the Western Balkans. Given that the WeBER Platform currently gathers over 100 organisations from across the region, Loomio will make it easier for them to engage in discussions, exchange information and make decisions over time.

CSOs will be able to contribute to the PAR-related discussions through the four main elements of Loomio. These include: groups, threads, proposal, and outcome. Groups will serve as space where the WeBER Platform and NWG members can discuss different topics through discussion threads (for example, each WeBER Platform and NWG member will be an active member of the Loomio National PAR Working Group in their country). Following the discussions, decisions can be made using tools such as the proposal, or other polls, which can help understand and visualise the group’s position and opinion on a given proposal, question, or topic. Once the group has expressed its opinion, the outcome can be used to show what is going to happen next, based on the previously conducted discussions and decision-making.

Moreover, Loomio tool will be utilised by the WeBER Platform and NWG members for the purpose of identifying priority PAR topics for each country ahead of the regional and national meetings. This will be done through ranking and voting for the posted suggestions within the corresponding discussion threads.

As they provide a new way of interactive participation and engagement of CSOs, the online consultations are expected to greatly innovate and facilitate the work of the regional WeBER Platform, thus contributing towards the greater goal of the WeBER 2.0 project which is to further empower CSOs in the Western Balkans to engage in the design and implementation of PAR in line with the requirements of the EU accession process.

The WeBER 2.0 team is looking forward to your participation in PAR consultations through Loomio!

Technical instructions

  • Check your inbox and look for the following message: “…has invited you to join WeBER 2.0: Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration”
  • As a part of this message, i.e. invitation to join a group on the Loomio platform, there is an “Accept invitation” button that should be clicked on.
  • Select the desired sign in method (Goople, Facebook, E-mail) and enter the required information.
  • After the third step, you will become an active member of the Loomio National PAR Working Group in your country.

  • Proverite prijemno sanduče elektronske pošte i potražite poruku: “… has invited you to join WeBER 2.0: Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public”
  • U sklopu ove poruke, tj. pozivnice da se priključite grupi na Loomio platformi, nalazi se dugme “Accept invitation” koje treba klknuti.
  • Odaberite željeni način prijavljivanja (Google, Facebook, E-mail) i unesite tražene podatke.
  • Nakon 3. koraka postajete aktivni član Loomio grupe za Nacionalnu radnu grupu u vašoj zemilji.

  • Проверете го вашето сандаче и побарајте ја следнава порака: „… ве покани да се приклучите на ВЕБЕР 2.0: Подобрување на граѓанското општество во Западен Балкан за реформирана јавна администрација“.
  • Како дел од оваа порака, т.е. покана за пристапување во група на платформата Loomio, постои копчето „Прифати покана“ на кое треба да се кликне.
  • Изберете го посакуваниот метод за најавување (Google, Facebook, e-mail) и внесете ги потребните информации.
  • По третиот чекор, ќе станете активен член на Loomio Националната Работна група за РЈА во вашата земја.

  • Kontrolloni inboksin e email-it tuaj për këtë mesazh: “…has invited you to join WeBER 2.0: Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration – National PAR Working Group on Loomio”.
  • Pjesë e këtij mesazhi automatik është butoni “Accept invitation” [pranoj ftesën]” që duhet klikuar.
  • Përzgjidhni mënyrën me të cilën dëshironi të regjistroheni (Google, Facebook, E-mail) dhe vendosni informacionin e kërkuar.
  • Pas hapit të tretë, ju do të bëheni një anëtar aktiv në Loomio-n e Grupit Kombëtar të Punës për Reformën e Administratës Publike të vendit ku ushtroni veprimtarinë tuaj.
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