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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

Vibeke Normann Andersen, Ph.d., Head of Research . LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY. 23 June 2014. Agenda. KORA – A Danish analysis and research institute KORA’s focus and research areas The funding of KORA The performance of KORA. What is KORA ?.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

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  1. Vibeke Normann Andersen, Ph.d., Head of Research LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY 23 June 2014

  2. Agenda • KORA – A Danish analysis and research institute • KORA’sfocus and research areas • The funding of KORA • The performance of KORA

  3. What is KORA? • KORA is The Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research. • KORA conducts analysis and research on and for the 98 Danish municipalities and five regions. • KORA provides application-oriented and practice-oriented knowledge for and on municipalities and regions. • KORA has a special duty to disseminate knowledge and assist implementing the best solutions for municipalities and regions.

  4. KORA’s research and analysis focus on the main areas of the welfare state • health • children and young people • social services • labour market and education • municipal economy and administration

  5. KORA publications in 2013 • 64 reports • 23 minutes • 40 international peer reviewed journal publications (success rate is 20 per year) • 3 books and 11 book chapters • 15 articles in Danish journals • 12 news paper articles • 10 conference papers • 2 working papers • 2 Ph.d.-thesis

  6. Funding of KORA • The revenue in 2013 was 8.355.158 GBP • 3.780.225 GBP was funded by the national budget • 4.574.933 GBP was financed by revenue-funded analysis- and research projects

  7. Revenue – 2014 (mio GBP)

  8. Examples of themes in KORA reports • Demographic budget models in municipalities • Service and productivity in 94 municipalities • Local politics and the citizens • The unnecessary bureaucracy – correlations with motivation, innovation and organisation • Public-private partnership within social services • Management of user-involvement • Management of acute patient care • Reduce patient no-show in health care • Free choice in elderly care • The way to reduce drop-out rates at vocational schools • The effect of training activation of unemployed

  9. Preliminary results on KORA’s Performance • Quality: KORA is to be the preferred provider of analysis and research in the field of welfare state analysis • 82,5 % of actors who has required analysis and research tasks by KORA are satisfied with the quality of the analysis and research. (80 % is judged as a success rate) • Dissemination – status April/May 2014: • Press coverage: 760 by May 2014 (Success rate for 2014: min. 4100) • Recipients of KORA’s newsletter: 11.019 by April 2014 (Success Rate 2014: 10.200) • Seminars: 7 by May 2014 (Success rate 2014: 9)

  10. Contact information

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