Initiatives on KNI in Austria
Dr. Elisabeth Dearing
Federal Court of Audit, Austria
Outcome Orientation - Austria
Intentions
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Foster references between Outcome and
Ressources
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Raise transparencyforParliamentand for the
public
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Strengthen efficiency and effectiveness
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Promote dialogue between politicians and
managers in public administration
Outcome Orientation - Austria
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Outcome Orientationbased in the Austrian
Constitution (Art. 51 (8) B-VG) since 2009
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a basic principal of the new Federal Budget Law
2013
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up to 5 Outcome Targets for every Federal Ministry
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One target has to be a Gender Target
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Determination of Indicators for these targets
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Concretion of the Outcome Targets in Measures
New Budgeting System - Austria
Longtermview
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Longterm Budget Frame (4 years)
 Enrichedwith a Report on theStrategic Plan
(aboutpoliticalpriorities to come (4 years)
 Discussion and decision in Parliament in spring
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Shorttermview
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Yearlybudgetlaw, decision in Parliament in autumn
 concretizingthelongtermbudgetframe
 Outcometargets and indicators
 Report on outcomeorientation
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Coordination and Audit - Austria
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Federal Chancellery:
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Coordination and QualityAudit in thefield of outcomeorientation
Federal Court of Audit
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as an agency (consultant) of Parliament: comments on
thereports on
outcomeorientationforthebudgetcommission of
Parliament
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as ex-post Audit
analyses and auditstheprocess of implementation and
theachievement of thetargets
State of the Project - Austria
Federal Ministriesdefineoutcometargets, indicators
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and measures and preparethenewbudgetprocedure
Federal Chancellery
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chairs an interministerial Group of Exchange on
outcomeorientation
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Offersmanuals on implementation
Management of outcomeorientation
Development of outcometargets and indicators
In-houseoutcomecontrolling
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Providetrainingstogetherwiththe Federal Ministry of Finance
Outcome-Orientation – Austria
Criticalsuccessfactors
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Dialogue with the responsible political actors
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Decentralization of responsibilities
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Implementation the new structure of the Federal
Budget (global budgets)
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Flexible handling of financial reserves
OutcomeOrientation - Austria
Main challenges for the Federal Ministries
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Gain the politicians for more dialogue
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Define outcome indicators
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Adapt the organisation
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Develop a new culture
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Trust
Merge responsability for ressources and outcome
Decentralisation of responsability
Initiatives on KNI in Austria
Thank you for your attention
Dr. Elisabeth Dearing, Head of the unit „Macroeconomics and
Outcomeorientation“
Federal Court of Audit, Austria
[email protected]