What Should Guide Kosovo’s Future Public Administration Reform Strategy Beyond 2027?
A strategic roundtable at the international conference *KosovaPAR 2026* addressed the priorities and directions that should guide Kosovo’s future public administration reform strategy beyond 2027.
The roundtable was moderated by Edmir Sejdiu, Acting Director of the Department for Public Administration Reform at the Ministry of Digitalization and Public Administration.
Contributors to the discussion included Vedat Sagonjeva, Director of the Strategic Planning Office within the Office of the Prime Minister; Nick Thijs, Senior Policy Advisor at OECD/SIGMA; Rozalija Karchicka-Vasilevska, Public Financial Management (PFM) Program Manager at ReSPA; and Kamal Subedi, a member of the House of Representatives of Nepal.
The discussions focused on defining priorities for future reform, linking public administration reform with public financial management, and the need for measurable results. Emphasis was placed on shifting from the formal fulfilment of requirements toward institutional performance, strengthening inter-institutional coordination, and utilizing data for the design and evaluation of public policies. Furthermore, issues concerning financial planning, merit-based recruitment, the simplification of administrative procedures, digital transformation, and the improvement of citizens’ access to public services were addressed.
The future reform strategy must be based on clear priorities, institutional accountability, sustainable financial planning, and concrete results for citizens.
