EIPA Conference

Final Conference: International Benchmarking Study 2022-2025

3 February 2026
- 4 February 2026
09.00 - 18.00 CET
Online

Benchmarking is the formal and structured process of searching for those practices which lead to excellent performance, the observation and exchange of information about those practices, the adaptation of those practices to meet the needs of one’s own organisation, and their implementation.”

About the Conference

The Final Conference on the Benchmarking Study 2022-2025 will bring together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the results, lessons, and future perspectives emerging from the multi-year evaluation of public policy performance across key sectors in 35 countries, with a special focus on the Netherlands.

Since 2022, the study has systematically assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, satisfaction, and trust of citizens, enterprises, and other stakeholders with public services and policies. Covering domains from public administration and education to health, environment, and social security, the study provides a unique longitudinal perspective on how governance outcomes evolve over time.

At this final event, experts will present the updated findings of all policy areas, reflect on recent trends such as rising energy costs and inflation, and share best practices and case studies illustrating innovative approaches to policy challenges.

Participants will also have the opportunity to actively engage with the experts in dynamic Q&A sessions.

About the Study:

The EIPA benchmarking study covering the 2022 to 2025 period examines the performance of the public sector in 27 European Union Member States plus the United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. The study includes separate chapters on the following policy areas:

  • Public administration
  • Education
  • Housing
  • Social Safety
  • Economy, Infrastructure and Science, Technology and Innovation
  • Social Security, Employment, Income and Wealth
  • Environmental Protection and Climate Change
  • Health
  • Sports
  • International Best Practices in Social Security Systems

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The study is funded and supported by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands.

Speakers

Frans van Dongen

Programme Manager, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, NL

Luka Boeskens

Policy Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills

Dániel Horn

Professor, ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Joris Hoekstra

Associate Professor of Housing, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Michael Dauderstädt

Former Director of the division for Economic and Social policy of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

Bjarne Ibsen

Professor Emeritus, Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society, University of Southern Denmark
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Paolo Giovanetti

Quantitative research, Data Analysis, Project Coordination

Wanda Wendel-Vos

Head Department of Lifecourse, Lifestyle and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Slaven Krtalic

Head of the Department for Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity, Croatian Institute of Public Health

Valerie Frey

Head of the Governance Indicators and Performance Division, OECD

Raoul Beunen

Professor of Environmental Governance, Open Universiteit

Oleg Badunenko

Associate Professor, Brunel University of London

Nils Asle Bergsgard

Professor of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway

Kees Dol

RIGO Research & Advice

Wim Groot

Professor of Health Economics at the Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University

Jelle Kort

Senior Scientific Officer, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

Gaetano Francesco Coppeta

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Emma Avoyan

Assistant Professor, Radboud University
Martijn Eskinasi - external expert

Martijn Eskinasi

Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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