Publications

SIGMA Monitoring Reports analyse the performance of public administrations through a set of standard indicators based on the Principles of Public Administration. The Principles set out what good public governance entails in practice. SIGMA Monitoring Reports assess both the preconditions for a good public administration (good laws, policies, institutional capacity, and procedures) and how an administration performs in practice.

SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) is a joint initiative of the OECD and the EU, principally financed by the EU. SIGMA Papers is a series of specialised reports that are focused on particular issues in governance and management, such as expenditure control, administrative oversight, interministerial co-ordination, public procurement and public service management.Available in French (see link below) and other languages.

SIGMA Public Procurement Briefs provide input for training systems that are in compliance with EU public procurement legislation and practices and with related national legislations. They contribute to the improvement of professional skills of procurement officers and managers – both in the public sector (contracting authorities) and the private sector (economic operators). Some of the briefs are available in other languages, namely Armenian, Azeri, Romanian and Russian