UDITE works on behalf of its members to encourage the sharing of best
practice through joint workshops and collaborative studies. The
European and International dimension is a vital component for career
development and the work place learning. We encourage our members to
learn new skills from each other and expand knowledge on issues such
as Strategic Risk Management, leadership, policy development,
finance and performance monitoring, collaboration and communication
and project management.
UDITE Academy 2020-2021
The Association is preparing a UDITE
Academy programme in France, Ireland, Spain, Belgium
(Brussels-Wallonia), Portugal and Malta to address priority issues
confronting Chief Executives and Clerks. In close partnership with
our national members we are currently identifying a programme of key
territorial and management issues confronting our members including
Strategic Risk Management, leadership, policy development, finance and
performance monitoring, public/public collaboration and public /
private partnerships. The objective of the UDITE academy will be to
identify a keynote speaker on the topic and bring in three colleagues
from fellow national associations in order to share European and
International experience on the topic. The findings from each Academy
will be published towards the end of 2021 in ‘UDITE-Cahiers’.
Business partners will be invited to support these events. MORE
INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
UDITE working with Council of Europe to apply the 12
Principles of Good Governance and European Label of Governance
Excellence (ELoGE)
In 2015, we worked closely with the Council of Europe Centre for
Excellence to launch the 12 Principles of Good Governance and European
Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE). ELoGE is a self assessment
process for municipalities and local authorities to assess their
respective approaches issues such as ethical conduct, rule of law,
efficiency and effectiveness, transparency, sound financial management
and accountability.
As a trusted partner of the CoE Centre for Excellence, UDITE issued
its first call to members in 2015 where the following local
authorities joined the scheme including Watermael-Boitsfort
(Belgium), Fleury-les-Aubrais and Metz (France), Cork and
Limerick (Ireland), Naxxar and Qormi (Malta), Pombal, Agueda, Valongo,
Sintra and Ponte da Barca (Portugal) and Madrid, Barcelona and Parets
del Valles (Spain).
The European Label of Governance’ Excellence
(ELoGE) is awarded to local authorities having achieved a
high overall level of good governance measured against the relevant
benchmark. ELoGE is symbolised by a crystal dodecahedron engraved
with the 12 Principles. The Label is awarded by a national or regional
Stakeholders’ Platform to local authorities which demonstrate respect
of the 12 Principles. This Platform needs to be accredited by the
Stakeholders’ Platform of the Council of Europe.
Local authorities who wish to apply for the Label are evaluated
according to the following tools: a benchmark, a survey of citizens,
and a survey of local elected representatives.
The evaluation allows local authorities to understand their strengths
and their weaknesses when providing public services to the local
community and exercising public authority. To improve the quality of
local governance, local authorities can use various tools developed by
the Centre of Expertise and take inspiration from their colleagues’
best practices. Watch the following video to learn more about the award.
UDITE – the European Federation of Chief Executives in Local Government was delighted to have hosted today (06/10/20) an important workshop in the Algarve town of Loulé to launch the European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) in Portugal. In this special workshop, part physical, part online, Portuguese municipalities were introduced to the steps they would need to go through if they are to secure this prestigious European Award.
The International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) is a professional, nonprofit association that promotes continuing education and certification through university and college-based institutes and provides networking solutions, services and benefits to its members worldwide
In 2008, UDiTE launched a comparative study to look at the position of the local authority chief executives in different parts of Europe. It was an important opportunity to link academic quality with the daily reality. Thanks to the coordination of the French colleagues from SNDGCT and with the help of the NGO EUROPA, connected to the University of Limoges, no less than 17 countries were involved in the study:
UDITE members have agreed to conduct a new comparative study that focus on issue of management increasing management workloads being faced by local government professionals
