Public policies represent a series of activities carried out by specialised central public administration, primarily aimed at solving the identified public policy problems. By elaborating and implementing public policies, they are intended to represent a useful tool for the public administration at central level, to avoid excessive regulation in a particular field and, thus, to simplify the rules that a citizen must observe in his contacts with the public authorities.

The public policy documents are: the plan, the strategy and the public policy proposal.

The Public Policy Unit (PPU) within the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism has attributions in the field of elaboration, monitoring and evaluation of public policies, according to Government Decision no. 775/2005 approving the Regulation on the procedures for elaboration, monitoring and evaluation of the public policies at the central level, with subsequent amendments. At the same time, the Public Policy Unit ensures the secretariat of the Management Group, consisting of the management personnel of the institution and the methodological guidance of the technical management subgroups, with a view to developing the management control system and achieving the process of strategic planning at MRDT level.

According to the Order amending the Order of Regional Development and Tourism no. 1703/30.06.2011 on the set up of the Public policies coordinating committee at MRDT level, the PPU also ensures Secretariat services to this committee.

The PPU also has the following attributions:

• coordinates the activities of acquiring best practices and knowledge transfer at the level of the institution, in accordance with the Strategy to improve the system of elaboration, coordination and planning of public policies at the level of central public administration;
• participates in the elaboration, implementation and monitoring of the projects of organisational development and administrative simplification;
• achieves the coordination at functional level with other structures within the MRDT for the elaboration and harmonisation of the common synthesis works;
• monitors the implementation stage of the strategies elaborated at MRDT level;
• proposes specific programmes and projects of study and research on public policy research substantiation, regarding the economic instruments and mechanisms, indicators and statistical data;
• identifies  external or internal financing sources, coordinates, manages and monitors their achievement, as well as the capitalisation and dissemination of the results through presentations, seminars and other means;
• provides specialised training for the MRDT internal staff in the fields of public policy, strategic planning and internal management control;
• proposes, elaborates and manages projects financeable from post-accession European funds, to improve performance in the programmes financed by the MRDT and in the internal management of the ministry.

Under the legislation in force, a Working group for the elaboration of public policy documents was set up at the level of the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism. This includes maximum three representatives of the specialised directorate, two representatives of the Public Policy Unit and a representative of the Legal Directorate General.

Contact:
CÄ‚LIN Monica Beatrice - Public Manager, Coordinator, Public Policy Unit
Office phone: (4) 0372111976
Fax: (+4) 0372111302
Email: politici.publice@mdrt.ro

• Internal Management Control System
• Comitetul de coordonare a politicilor publice
• Proposals for public policies in 2008
• Presentation of the public policy cycle - material we have thanks to the General Secretariat of the Government
• Materials Public Policies Unit