Presentation about the support on social policy making in the Belgian social security sector and on the relationship between the central department and the social security agencies. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM 2010), Roma, 19-22/05/2010

1. SPF Social Security DG Strategy & Research (Re-)Arranging social policy support in Belgium May 2010

3. Public policy support?

4. Social protection in Belgium Social Security Workers Self employed persons Civil servants Illness, maternity & incapaci-tation Yearly hollidays Un-employment Family charge Occupational illness Industrial accidents Old age or early death of companion

5. Institutional build-up : 1st level Social Security Workers Self employed persons Civil servants Illness, maternity & incapaci-tation Yearly hollidays Un-employment Family charge Occupational illness Industrial accidents Old age or early death of companion

6. Federal State FPS Social Security agency agency agency agency agency Primary network Secundary networks Trade Unions Employers’ organizations agency agency The structure of Belgian social security

7. Federal State FPS Social Security agency agency agency agency agency Primary network Secundary networks Trade Unions Employers’ organizations agency agency The structure of Belgian social security ?

8. Much to learn, you still have Arrangements before the would-be turnaround of Copernicus From dream…

9. … to reality Arrangements before the would-be turnaround of Copernicus

10. Who supports the minister?

13. … OUT OF THE BOX

15. Evaluation of the actual situation

16. Evaluation of the actual situation We don’t stand a chance Quality of policy support is failing

17. SOCIAL SECURITY ?

18. ‘ We ’ are not Belgian social security

19. Respect towards agencies ‘ We ’ are not Belgian social security A global approach is needed

20. One system One branch Agency More systems Department with the agency Department with the agencies Department with the agencies Department Department A New FORMAT

21. One system One branch Agency More systems Department with the agency Department with the agencies Department with the agencies Department Department A New FORMAT

22. One system One branch Agency More systems Department with the agencies Department with the agencies Department Department A New FORMAT Department with the agency

23. Evolution of social protection Bilateral agreements Multilateral relations Tackling social fraud Social indicators Governance Pro-actively delivering policy studies and analysis Producing policy advice ‘on demand’ Coordinating processes Negociating Communicating Project & network management 6 transversal policy themes, 7 skills

24. Evolution within the social agencies

25. Evolution within the social agencies

26. Our staff: leaving their island

27. Our staff: leaving their island to teams & networks

29. Amaury Legrain Tom Auwers FOD Sociale Zekerheid – DGStrat amaury.legrain @ minsoc.fed.be tom.auwers @ minsoc.fed.be Liesbeth.strobbe @ minsoc.fed.be http:// www.socialsecurity.fgov.be