Publications

The year of 2013 saw yet another increase in the number of PEMPAL activities in comparison to preceding years. Through active participation of public finance professionals from 22 PEMPAL member countries, COPs addressed a number of different topics relevant for the advancement of public financial management systems and management of public funds in PEMPAL member countries. The 2013 Annual Report is a detailed account of these events, as well as of the benefits brought by the network to its key
audiences and beneficiaries. 

The COPs work agendas have been driven by the countries’ needs and have been devised by the Executive Committees of each of the three COPs in consultations with their constituencies. Each of the three COPs individually agrees on key topics, and discusses main challenges to address emerging needs and opportunities. The process of identifying the priorities ensures all country members are consulted on their preferences which are then prioritized by the Executive Committees. This ensures Output Objective 1 of the PEMPAL Strategy 2012-2017 is met (PFM priorities of member governments are addressed by the PFM network platform).

In 2013, PEMPAL brought together 433 PEMPAL participants and 170 international experts at 16 face-to-face events taking place in 13 different countries. The year of 2013 was also an important milestone for PEMPAL in terms of employing modern technologies
for reaching out to its network members. Through six videoconferences, significantly reducing the costs of organization and event administration, PEMPAL brought together additional 136 PEMPAL participants and 8 international experts.

In 2013, another trend emerged. With recognizing the opportunity for strengthening the benefits of bringing PEMPAL participants together, COPs increasingly use such opportunities for organizing back-to-back events e.g. working group meetings. The following events in 2013 had sub-events: IACOP Tbilisi, TCOP Kiev, BCOP Riga, IACOP St. Petersburg, and IACOP Yerevan. With taking into account sub-events into the overall statistics, the total number of events in 2013 reaches 26 and total number of PEMPAL participants in 2013 climbs up to 6003. It comprises participants of videoconferences, as well as those who took part in study visits, plenaries and small group meetings.

In comparison, PEMPAL brought together 434 participants plus 125 international experts joining 13 events in 2012.