The Nicolaas Witsen Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that seeks to promote public administration reform in transitional countries through: research and publications policy and legal advice management support and training project management. They undertake strategic assignments, large and small, and deliver them to the highest standards of international donors and national, regional and local governments in Central and Eastern Europe. The principal issues on which we focus are: EU integration good governance institutional development public finance management legal framework development human resource management capacity building.They work with selected groups of experienced and trusted EU and local consultants in close cooperation with project counterparts to ensure our activities are relevant, successful and sustainable.

It has built up an extensive track record in implementing reform projects and advising governments, including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey and Bulgaria. Our clients include the European Commission, World Bank, UNDP, Dutch and UK donors. These projects seek to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and transparency of central and local government by working with public servants on improving strategies and policies, organisational streamlining, performance management and performance budgeting, human resource management, civil service training, customer-oriented service delivery and stakeholder participation.