PRIMO Europe: Advancing Risk Management in Public Governance
Mission
PRIMO is established with the aim of advancing the knowledge and use of risk management within the local governmental sector, as well as the public sector at large, in Europe. To achieve this purpose PRIMO Europe will provide a comprehensive web library with risk management information, newsletters, education and conferences.
PRIMO’s long-term aim is to establish risk management as a natural and integral part of good public governance. It comprises a pan-European umbrella organization of independent PRIMO national chapters and other organizations within the public sector 16 European countries, covering 16.000 managers.
Network
PRIMO has founded several national chapters: PRIMO Cypro, PRIMO Danmark, PRIMO France, PRIMO Malta, PRIMO Nederland, PRIMO Sverige and PRIMO Vlaanderen. The mother-organization PRIMO Europe strives for the maximum of synergy between the national chapters, as well as actually cooperate with other risk management organizations throughout Europe.
Member of PRIMO Europe are the existing PRIMO National Chapters as well as the National Associations for city managers which are also a member of UDITE.
PRIMO will integrate local government executives, public leaders and specialist from all parts of the public sector, this by organising conferences and seminar in close cooperation with UDITE and the Committee of the Regions.
PRIMO will attract specialists from private companies, risk organisations and universities working with the public sector. PRIMO has several partners in the private sector.
Benefits
- Our association seeks to enhance the knowledge and use of risk management within the local and regional public sector, as well as the public sector at large, in Europe:
- PRIMO’s network supports both the day-to-day and long term work of public sector managers.
- PRIMO’s purpose is to disseminate knowledge of modern risk management practices to European public sector managers.
- PRIMO’s primary aim is to support public sector managers in their daily decision making on risk management issues.
- PRIMO’s long term aim is to establish risk management as a natural and integral part of good public governance.
Leading the way in public governance
On the 12th of December 2008, the board and General Assembly agreed the business plan for 2009-2012: “Leading the way in New Public Management”. This to underline the fact that risk management per se has in fact within the public domain of Europe its main focus on the new ’emerging’ public management. This arises from the trends and development of politics, society and management. It offers new ways for innovation and new chances for both individuals, organization and society, this with the dramatic reduce uncertaintees and improvement of success.
The businessplan gives an overview of the focus of our association, the mission, aims and targets and gives an outline of the organisational approach. Furthermore there is the focus on the benefits and constraints for members and partners, as well as the products and services which are available. Portfolio and brand are described as well as the development of the association the coming years. If you are interested in a copy of the businessplan please feel free to contact us.
Sharing the knowledge
PRIMO will collect, develop and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge and solid and useful knowledge of public risk management and disseminate this primarily through websites (web library), monthly newsletters, (online) courses, conferences, and other educational initiatives to improve risk decisions and the handling of public risk issues. It is quit a challenge for us to linkg the theoretical and scientific knowledge with the experience and day-to-day life of the managers in the public domain and with the management tools within the public sector.
Truly European
PRIMO do want to create awareness of the benefits of public risk management on an international basis. Therefor initiate development projects concerning risk issues and risk management on a regional and international basis.
PRIMO is building up intellectual and social capital in order to position itself as a referential body on international-wide risk issues in relation to e.g. the EU, and other international organisations.
Support Public Governance Through PRIMO Membership
Support Good Public Governance
You are most welcome to join our association, a network of public leaders, CEO’s, management, advisors, experts and students on to public risk management, all over Europe. With your membership you support our focus in general and our initiatives and projects in particular on good public governance.
Corporate membership
Cities, Provinces, Ministries, Waterboards, non-profit organisations, universities, non-governmental institutions or hereto related organisations can become an associate member. The fee is € 3000,00 per year ex VAT with the possibility to register for up to 30 persons, with all the benefits.
If the organization represents a country or a region, the membership can be extended towards a PRIMO Chapter. This must be approved by the board. For making use of the name, the logo, house style, web facilities and use of products and services of PRIMO there is an extra fee of € 2.000,00 per year ex VAT. A PRIMO Chapter representative can be formally elected into the board of PRIMO Europe, the umbrella organization.
If you are a private company you can also become a business member of PRIMO. The fee is € 6.000,00 per year ex VAT.
Expert membership
You can subscribe as an individual member and enjoy the benefits. Your subscription will be handled with care and synchronized with possible national initiatives. You will be served by PRIMO Europe. The fee for an expert membership is € 250,00 per year ex VAT if you are an employee of a public, scientific or non-profit organisation and do want to have the benefits of the complete portfolio (inclusive the possibility to use Kaleidoscope and FORTE for your organisation) and do want to have the possibility to be electable for the board.
There is an expert membership for € 50,00 per year ex VAT without the possibility to use Kaleidoscope and FORTE for your organisation. For membership of employees of business organisations the expert membership fees are € 500 per year ex VAT, respectively € 100,00 per year ex VAT.
Students can have a free membership.
Benefits
- Association/network organisation for public risk management.
- Website, quarterly digital magazine (with Governance Connect), weekly newsletters, scientific articles, agenda.
- Platform for governance dialogue.
- Connects public administrations, science and private knowledge institutes.
- Invitations for round tables and 50% reduced fee for round tables, seminars and yearly conference.
- Improving accessibility of best practices, publications and persons.
- Offering and supporting development of trainings, workshops and master courses and -classes.
Upgrade your membership to a partnership
For more visibility and exposure, for more involvement in the business development of our association. This is possible. Your organizational membership can be expanded to a silver, gold or platinum partnership.
Our Partnership Programme: Collaborating for Public Value
Our focus
We cooperate with organisations, which we feel have added value to our mission and vision. The partnerships may consist of sharing of knowledge and networks, development of education and training, implementation of methods and techniques, research or publication of relevant information.
Program
Companies and associations with which we cooperate we consider as partners, not as sponsors. That implies a mutual active and cooperative attitude and role to bring risk management in the public domain within Europe on a higher level. With our partners we do share our meetings, and give them a prominent place in our programmes, conference and seminars, website and newsletters. In fact many of our products and services regarding risk management on a European level. This partnership reflects the vision of our association to cooperate within the public domain.
One of the key objectives of PRIMO is to communicate and inform their partners excellent on the development of the association and the decisions which had been made.
Benefits
Through these partnerships, our partners can gain a unique opportunity for marketing their company in relation to public leaders and decision makers, interest organisations, opinion creators. By drawing up a partnership immediate visibility through strategic placement of logo, company references as well as a direct link with PRIMO members is gained.
Partners do have their own webpage to display relevant business and contact information to our members and you will get exposure in our Quaterna Publica magazine. And more you will be in direct contact with our network during our meetings. And more than that we will involve you in our European network in Brussels and Strasbourg.
PRIMO can be the gateway to your business contacts related to risk management and governance.
Partnership levels
- Platinum: Company brand/banner on the PRIMO website home page and every page were articles are displayed, banner/logo on first page in every quarterly Governance Connect Magazine, twice a year an article of 800 words in this magazine, name on the weekly PRIMO International Newsletter Focus• and Governance Connect Weekly, company web page on PRIMO website, web link on front page, company representatives free access and a premium conference partnership included for PRIMO Conference, once a year invited to discuss strategy and policy in the PRIMO Strategic Committee (including board members), company representatives invited for every round table, be able to organize two thematic round tables in association with PRIMO or be co-branded with two PRIMO round tables, company brand/banner on all relevant PRIMO publications, deliver a speaker to the co-branded round tables, invited to attend PRIMO meetings with major European institutions, 50 personal memberships which gives access to products and services, € 25.000/year ex. VAT. Exclusivity € 50.000/year ex. VAT.
- Gold: Company brand/banner on the PRIMO website home page, name on the weekly PRIMO International Newsletter Focus•, company web page on PRIMO website, twice a year an article of 400 words in the quarterly Governance Connect Magazine, web link on front page, company representatives free access and a standard conference partnership included for PRIMO Conference, once a year invited to discuss strategy and policy in the PRIMO Strategic Committee (including board members), company representatives invited for every round table, be able to organize two thematic round tables in association with PRIMO or be co-branded with two PRIMO round tables, company brand/banner on to this co-branding related PRIMO publications, deliver a speaker to the co-branded round tables, invited to attend PRIMO meetings with major European institutions, 25 personal memberships which gives access to products and services, € 17.500/year ex. VAT. Exclusivity € 35.000/year ex. VAT.
- Silver: Company brand/banner on the PRIMO website home page/logo, company web page on PRIMO Europe website, once a year invited to discuss strategy and policy in the PRIMO Strategic Committee (including board members), company representatives invited for every round table, 15 personal memberships which gives access to products and services, € 12.500/year ex. VAT.
- Bronze: Company brand/banner on the PRIMO website home page/logo, company web page on PRIMO Europe website, once a year invited to discuss strategy and policy in the PRIMO Strategic Committee (including board members), 5 personal memberships which gives access to products and services, € 7.500/year ex. VAT.
Our partners
- European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
- The European Federation of Local Chief Executives (UDITE)
- Malta University
Become a partner
Please contact our office or one of our board members directly for further information.
