Nordic Talks. Trust in public management.

The Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania invites you to a discussion on trust-based public management in Lithuania and the Nordic countries.

Event time: October 22nd 11.30 am – 1 pm
Venue: Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) at Vilnius University, 402 auditorium, Vokiečių str. 10, Vilnius

Discussion participants:

Emma Sterky, Swedish Government Trust Agency Tillitsdelegationen
Vitalis Nakrošis, Professor at VU TSPMI
Mindaugas Macijauskas, Deputy Auditor General Lithuania
Moderator: Dominykas Karpovič, partner at „Xwhy“

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The language of the event will be English without translation.

The discussion will address the topics of trust and public management. The topics that have both received a lot of attention lately. The Nordic region has the highest levels of social trust worldwide, which is beneficial for both economy, citizens and society at large. A society with a high level of social trust has fewer formalities, conflicts and legal processes. In economic terms, social trust reduces transaction costs in the economy, i.e. costs associated with ensuring that an agreement is fulfilled. Calculations indicate that an increase of ten percentage points in social trust can be expected to increase economic growth in a country by half a percentage point.

In 2016, Sweden established an official trust agency under the government, Tillitsdelegationen, which aims to develop a trust-based model of public governance, which can be applied in the civil service. In this discussion we will get the opportunity to hear more about the work of this agency firsthand. The panelists will discuss the reasons for why there is such a high level of social confidence and trust in the Nordic region and give some insights into what factors can create the opportunity for same practices in Lithuania.

This discussion is part of the Nordic Talks event series. This series of events is a platform for discussion, dialog and sharing of ideas and experiences by representatives from a variety of fields on topics that are relevant to the development of the Baltic and Nordic region.

Event partners:

Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania
National Audit Office of the Republic of Lithuania
Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) at Vilnius University