Go Governance Workshop Montenegro
Stefan Vukotic head of international communication PR Service Government of Montenegro gave a talk on how young people can make a dfference in the civil service at the workshop on youth and political participation.
Good Governance and Youth Participation in Political Life
Workshop
20 October 2015, 2-6pm, Hotel Podgorica
“Young Civil Servants & Public Administration Reform”
Stefan Vukotić
Head of International Communication
PR Service
Government of Montenegro
- Biography
- Studied in Montenegro & the UK
- Started working in civil service 5 years ago
- From trainee to Head of International Communication
- Prejudgements & experience
- Like all, I thought administration too rigid (and it is)
- But, you can get in if you’re lucky and work hard (there are other ways too)
- My anecdote about getting in (school as way in)
- Proving your worth keeps you in (alongside other things)
- Rigid bureaucracy & how to soften it
- Big change next to impossible
- Small steps (could) take you a long way
- 3 things are essential: motivation, work, support
- Story about backdoor launch of Twitter – first in English, small steps, show success, make pressure, move forward, grow bigger.
- Influence on Croatia, their campaign inspired by us, they built even more, then we took lessons from them
- Rigid bureaucracy & how to soften it
- Most important lesson: If you believe in something and are not prohibited, go for it, make success, brag.
- Second most important lesson: Don’t expect too much. Dream big, but act small. Baby steps.
- It’s bureaucracy. It’s normal that it’s slow and resistant to change. At least you can be certain it will always be like that. A constant in an ever-changing world.