Assessment against the Principles of Public Administration SIGMA Monitoring Reports Public administration inBosnia and Herzegovina 2024 Assessment against the Principles of Public Administration This report provides analysis on how Bosnia and Herzegovina performs based on thestandards set by the Principles. It covers the six thematic areas of the Principles(strategy, policy development and co-ordination, public service and human resourcemanagement,organisation,accountability and oversight,service delivery anddigitalisation, and public financial management) and provides indicator values andcomparison of overall trends across the public administration. This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union (EU). It should notbe reported as representing the official views of the EU. Thisreport was approved by the OECD Public Governance Committee via written procedure on20 December 2024. This document, as well as any data and any map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of orsovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the nameof any territory, city or area. The use of this material, whether digital or print, is governed by the Terms and Conditions to be found onthe OECD website pagehttp://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions. Kosovo*: This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with United NationsSecurity Council Resolution 1244/99 and the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice onKosovo’s declaration of independence. SIGMA Monitoring Reports- ISSN: 3078-8420 (online)|https://doi.org/10.1787/9c2f22f8-en Photo credits: Cover © elettaria/Shutterstock.com OECD (2025) Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to bebound by the terms of this licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution– you must cite the work. Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of anydiscrepancy between the original work and the translation, only the text of original work should be considered valid. Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. Theopinions expressed and arguments employed in this adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECDor of its Member countries. Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible forobtaining permission from the third party and for any claims of infringement. You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work. Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shall be Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Table of contents List of abbreviations and acronyms4 Introduction7 Executive brief9 Strategy17Summary and recommendations18Analysis20 Policy development and co-ordination25Summary and recommendations26Analysis30 Public service and human resource management57Summary and recommendations58Analysis62 Organisation, accountability and oversight83Summary and recommendations84Analysis88 Service delivery and digitalisation111Summary and recommendations112Analysis115 Public financial management129 Summary and recommendationsAnalysisBudget managementInternal control and auditPublic procurementExternal auditFinancing of local governments List of abbreviations and acronyms AGAuditor GeneralAPIFAgency for Intermediate and Financial Services (RS)BDBrčko DistrictBFPBudget Framework PaperBiHBosnia and HerzegovinaCERTComputer Emergency Response TeamCGUCentral Harmonisation UnitCLRAECongress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of EuropeCoGcentre of governmentCoIconflict of interestCoMCouncil of MinistersCPACivil Protection Administration of the RSCSAcivil service agencyCSLCivil Service LawDEIDirectorate for European IntegrationDEIICDepartment of European Integration and International Co-operation,DEPDirectorate for Economic PlanningDPSDepartment of Public Safety of the BDDTADirect Taxation Authority (RS)DTAADepartment of Technical and Administrative AffairsECFextra-budgetary fundsEIEuropean integrationeIDASregulation on e-identification and trust services for electronic transactionsEUEuropean UnionFBiHFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFCPAFederal Civil Protection AdministrationFDFinance Directorate (BD)Federal MoFFederal Ministry of FinanceFIAFinancial Intelligence AgencyFIDPFederal Institute of Development ProgrammingGAWPgovernment annual work plans GDPgross domestic productGFFBPGlobal