A key feature of our international services to international clients lies in our privileged access to Irish public sector experience and civil servants. Providing a gateway to the Irish model of governance and economic development, we facilitate the transfer of practical expertise, grounded in more than 30 years of EU membership and of significant processes of change, to partner countries and institutions pursuing similar reform and development agenda. In particular, we tend to focus on a number of key strategic topics where Irish experience is of relevance:

Public Administration Reform in a Globalised World

It is our firm belief that the work of government, including all aspects of public policy and public management, must increasingly be considered in a global context, where policies of governments in one region are evaluated and formulated in the light of the development of policies in other regions of the globe. This means that top public servants must be ‘policy literate’ at an international level and be familiar with experience and practice in comparator sectors and countries. In this context, the formulation and implementation of public policy in the European Union, United States as well as within Ireland and other individual European countries can significantly inform ongoing policy development and implementation in other regions, as well as supporting the objective of developing modern and responsive public administration.

As an English speaking country situated between Europe and the United States, Ireland is uniquely positioned to act as a development hub for both emerging economies and countries in transition. This can be through focused development programmes and workshops on topics such as Strategic Management, Leadership, Project Management, Human Resources Management but also study visits and specific high level educational programmes which can also provide opportunities for engagement with an international faculty and an international cohort of students. Finally, interested governments may wish to access specific commissioned research on various aspects of government performance or best practice so as to assess progress against targets and to compare with experience in other countries.