SIPU International; the
Swedish Institute for Public Administration (SIPU) is a Swedish
consultancy and training organisation specializing in capacity
building and institutional development in transitional and
developing countries. We are one of Scandinavia's leading
consultants in the area of public service development. SIPU has a
long history of successful implementation of technical assistance
projects, with beneficiaries both in the public sphere and civil
society. SIPU was established in 1979 as a Swedish Government
agency providing training and consultancy services to the Swedish
civil service.
In 1992, the institute
was privatized and transformed into a company group owned by its
senior staff. Since 2007 SIPU International forms part of the Finnish Consulting Group
(FCG) owned by three institutions in Finland: the Association
of Local Authorities, Helsinki
University and Ministry of Finance.
Our clients include National, Regional, and
Local Governments, Parliaments and non-governmental organisations,
and the projects are commissioned by donor organisations such as
Sida, the World Bank,
the European Union,
the UN system, DIFD, NORAD and
other bilateral donors. We strive to form long-term partnerships
with our clients and our consultants and are known for our high
level of competency, quality of services and reliability.
As of 1 July 2010 SIPU International is
offering training also in the Swedish domestic market. Through a
merger of SIPU International and our Swedish sister company SIPU
Förvaltningsutveckling, we have taken over the responsibility for
an extensive training catalogue related to public service
development. Almost 50 open training events are scheduled only in
the autumn of 2010. All training programmes, both national
and international, are managed from our Training Programmes
department.
SIPU International also has continuing good
relations and cooperation with the Swedish Public Administration
and Government Institutions at national, regional and municipal
level. The company can furthermore draw upon the expertise of
counterpart organisations in a number of countries around the
world. It frequently engages in joint ventures and projects with
both public service agencies and private companies working in
developing and transitional countries.
During 2009, SIPU was working in more than 140
projects and assignments in 40 countries, including four
International Training Programmes with participants from many more
countries and regions all over the world. SIPU International
currently employs more than fifty full time staff in the
headquarters in Stockholm and project offices abroad. In addition,
we contract a large number of short term experts every year, and we
have a roster of consultants and experts of various nationalities
and specialisations in all areas of public management and related
fields such as Public Finance Management, Public administration,
Local democracy, Political institutions and Political participation
and Rule of Law.
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