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Where |
What |
Who |
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| August 2019 | Aarhus, Denmark | Visit to the City of Aarhus by a Chinese delegation from the Shanghai Pudong New Area | Staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section and staff from Aarhus University participated in the visit arranged by the City of Aarhus. | Purposes of the visit were to strengthen the relations between the City of Aarhus and the Pudong New Area and to discuss how to promote clean government and improve community management and service. Staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section spoke about the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman and the institution’s collaboration with China. |
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August 2019 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Visit from Vietnam |
An interdisciplinary delegation from Vietnam, headed by the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and staff from the Danish Parliament |
The delegation asked to study and exchange experiences concerning the Ombudsman institution, settlement of citizens' petitions and one-shop stop schemes. |
| September 2019 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Visit from the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia (the Ombudsman of Serbia), Mr. Zoran Pasalic | The Serbian Ombudsman with delegation, The Danish Ombudsman, members of his Board of Directors, staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section and staff from the Danish Institute of Human Rights | Bilateral meeting |
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September 2019 |
London, England |
IOI Peer Review Seminar |
The Danish Ombudsman's Head of International Relations |
The seminar was hosted by The UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Office in conjunction with the IOI. Independent reviews can help answer questions about effectiveness and value for money. |
| September 2019 |
Lithuania, Vilnius |
Baltic-Nordic conference titled “Social and Economic Rights as a Safeguard of a Dignified Life” |
Staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section |
Cases and experiences relating to social and economic rights were presented and shared. |
| October 2019 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Visit to Jakarta with the purpose of exchanging experiences concerning ombudsman work and anti-corruption |
Ombudsman Indonesia, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Indonesian Supreme Audit Board, Indonesian ministries and other administrative bodies, Indonesian anti-corruption NGOs and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section |
Bilateral meetings with the Indonesian authorities and NGOs and a public lecture at Trisakti University |
| October 2019 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Study visit from the Turkish Ministry of Interior as part of an EU Twinning project | A delegation from the Civil Inspection Board of the Turkish Ministry of Interior, staff from the Danish Independent Police Complaints Authority, staff from the Danish Institute for Human Rights, staff from the Danish National Police and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section | The Turkish authorities were to establish an independent police complaints commission and complaints system and therefore requested information about the Danish complaints system especially concerning law enforcement personnel. |
| November 2019 | Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark | Visit within the framework of the MoU between the Chinese National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration (NPCPA) and the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman signed in January 2019 |
A delegation from the Chinese National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration (NPCPA), staff from the City of Copenhagen including the Citizens Advisor, staff from the City of Aarhus including the Citizens’ Service of Aarhus, staff from the National Social Appeals Board and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section |
Joint meetings and workshops about the Danish petition system |
| November 2019 | Uganda | Visit within the framework of an MoU between the Inspectorate of Government of Uganda (IG) and the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman signed in 2018 | Staff from the IG and the Danish Ombudsman’s Head of International Relations |
The IG had requested information about the Danish Ombudsman’s communication with the Parliament and other stakeholders. Furthermore, the focus of the visit was to support the IG’s plans for strengthening the local authorities in Uganda’s complaint handling. |
| November 2019 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Visit from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Shanghai (CPPCC) | A delegation from the CPPCC, the Head of Unit from the Danish Office for Law and Pensions and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section | Introductions to the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, to the Ombudsman’s role in the fight against corruption, and to codes of conduct in the Danish public service |
| December 2019 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Course financed by the Danida Fellowship Centre | High-level government officials and civil servants from a selection of seven to ten states in Brazil, staff from Tana Copenhagen and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section | About transparency and accountability in the public administration and about the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman |
| January 2020 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Strategic Leadership & Change Management Course financed by the Danida Fellowship Centre | High-level government officials from various developing countries, staff from Tana Copenhagen and staff from the Ombudsman’s International Section | About transparency and accountability in the public administration and about the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman |
| February 2020 | Indonesia, Jakarta and Bandung | Visit to the Ombudsman Republic Indonesia (ORI) and a regional office | Staff from ORI, staff from the Danish Embassy in Indonesia and the Danish Ombudsman’s Head of International Relations | Follow-up meetings on discussions that took place during the Danish Ombudsman’s visit to Jakarta in October 2019. The purpose was to develop the cooperation between ORI and the Danish Ombudsman. |
