Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer

What Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer does

Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer (FÖV Speyer) is a public-law research institute (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) established in 1976 and headquartered in Speyer, Germany, with a Berlin office. Founded as a joint federal-state (Bund-Länder) institution, it conducts interdisciplinary research on public administration, administrative modernization, civil service systems, and the digital transformation of government, serving German federal ministries, state ministries, senates, and other public-sector clients. The institute maintains close institutional ties to the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer and operates under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Jan Ziekow (Director) and Dr. Silke I. Keil (Managing Director) with a staff of 24.

The institute's core offerings center on applied research, policy evaluation, and advisory mandates, with a flagship methodological product portfolio built around the Jugend-Check (Youth Impact Assessment) family. This includes the Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check (KomJC), established in August 2017 as the federal center of competence; the Jugend-Check Thüringen, launched in February 2022 for the Free State of Thuringia; and the Jugend-Check Berlin, launched in September 2024 for the Berlin Senate. Beyond youth policy, current commissions include a BMBFSFJ-backed project running December 2025 through December 2027 to support implementation of the Kinder- und Jugendstärkungsgesetz (KJSG), and a 2025 evaluation of the Saxon Regulatory Control Council Act for the Saxon Ministry of Justice and European Affairs.

FÖV Speyer operates on a non-commercial public-finance model. Income is derived from institutional funding jointly provided by the German federal government and the Länder, supplemented by project-specific contracts from federal ministries (BMFSFJ, BMBFSFJ) and subnational public bodies. There is no commercial product revenue, no subscription model, and no private-sector customer base. The institute's scale (24 staff, single primary site plus a Berlin office) and statutory funding structure position it as a specialized, government-anchored research provider rather than a scalable commercial enterprise.

Name

Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer

Legal name

Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung (AöR)

Website

https://foev-speyer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer is a German public-law research institute jointly funded by federal and state governments since 1976, conducting research on public administration, digital government transformation, and civil service reform for German ministries and public-sector clients.

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Product category

Public Administration Research and Consulting

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

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PRIMARYBPAGAFAO

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

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Institutional Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement Reviews

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Quality Assurance, Compliance & Audit

SECONDARYBPAIAAAK

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

Keywords

• Public administration research
• Regulatory impact assessment
• Legislative evaluation services
• Youth impact assessment
• Administrative consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Speyer

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: As a jointly funded research institute (Bund und Länder), the FÖV receives base funding from German federal and state governments. The institute also secures project-specific research contracts from various government ministries and agencies.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The FÖV conducts applied scientific research and evidence-based policy and administrative consulting on German, European, and international public administration. Its core deliverables are research projects and specialized assessment instruments, including the Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check (KomJC) for federal-level youth impact assessment, state-level Youth-Checks (Thuringia, Berlin), retrospective legislative evaluations, and implementation support for administrative reforms. Findings are transferred to administrative practice through publications, conferences, workshops, and seminars.

Product overview

The Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung (FÖV) is a research institute for public administration, not a traditional software product company. Its offerings consist of research projects and specialized assessment instruments: the Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check (KomJC) conducts youth-specific regulatory impact assessment at the federal level, while Jugend-Check Thüringen and Jugend-Check Berlin adapt this methodology to state-level legislative scrutiny. Additional projects include evaluation studies (e.g., Saxon Regulatory Control Council Act evaluation) and administrative restructuring support (KJSG implementation). The portfolio represents research and advisory services rather than software products.

Differentiator

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Brands

• Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check (KomJC): Independent competence center for systematic and accompanying regulatory impact assessment regarding youth concerns, examining effects of federal legislation on young people aged 12-27.
• Projektstelle Jugend-Check Thüringen (ProJCT)

Products and services

• Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check (KomJC) Independent competence center under the FÖV that systematically and objectively examines federal government bills for their impact on young people aged 12-27, as part of regulatory impact assessment. Established in 2017 and funded long-term by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (BMFSFJ/BMBFSFJ).
• Jugend-Check Thüringen State-level youth check initiative for Thuringia that systematically assesses the impact of draft state laws on young people, with participatory involvement of young people in the legislative impact assessment process. Running 2022-2026 and funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family.
• Jugend-Check Berlin Development and implementation of a youth check for Berlin, adapting the federal-level KomJC evaluation framework to the specific circumstances of the city-state, with participatory processes involving youth policy experts. Project runs September 2024 to July 2025.
• Evaluation des Sächsischen Normenkontrollratsgesetzes Retrospective legislative impact assessment of the Saxon Regulatory Control Council Act (SächsNKRG), commissioned by the Saxon State Ministry of Justice, examining goal achievement, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the regulatory control council using a mixed-methods design. Successfully completed in 2025/2026.
• Umsetzungsbegleitung KJSG Project supporting municipalities in restructuring administration for inclusion assistance for children and young people with (threatened) disabilities, accompanying three model municipalities through preparation and implementation of new administrative structures under the KJSG (Kinder- und Jugendstärkungsgesetz).

Quantifiable outcome

• 91 published Youth-Checks and 490 legislative drafts examined in 20th legislative period
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bertelsmann Stiftung: One of Germany's largest operational foundations, running major policy research programs on governance, public administration, and digital government. Overlaps with FÖV's administrative transformation and digital government themes but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's largest applied research organization, operating institutes that conduct contract research for public-sector clients including digital government and administrative modernization. Overlaps with FÖV on public-sector research mandates at much greater scale.
• Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin): Leading German economic and social research institute, member of the Leibniz Association, providing evidence-based policy advice to federal and state governments. Comparable as a publicly funded, government-commissioned research body.
• ifo Institut: Munich-based economic research institute providing policy-relevant analysis to German and European decision-makers. Comparable as a publicly funded research institution delivering evidence-based policy advice, though focused on economics rather than administration per se.

Direct peers

• Hertie School: Berlin-based public policy school conducting applied research and executive education for public servants. Comparable to FÖV in its dual research-plus-capacity-building mission for German public administration.
• Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP): German foreign and security policy think tank providing research-based policy advice to the Bundestag and federal government. Comparable to FÖV as a publicly funded, policy-research institute delivering commissioned studies to ministries.
• WZB Berlin Social Science Center: Leibniz-funded social science research center producing basic and policy-oriented research on democracy, education, and migration. Comparable to FÖV in delivering social-science research informing German legislative and administrative reform.
• Nationaler Normenkontrollrat (NKR): Independent federal advisory body mandated to assess the impact of German legislation on citizens, businesses, and administration. Closest direct peer to FÖV's regulatory impact assessment work, especially the Kompetenzzentrum Jugend-Check.

Others

• Körber-Stiftung: Hamburg-based operational foundation running policy and civic engagement programs relevant to public administration reform. Thematically adjacent to FÖV through civic participation and governance topics rather than direct competition.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Neue Verantwortung: Berlin-based digital policy think tank working on AI, digital infrastructure, and platform regulation. Comparable to FÖV's 'Digitale Transformation im Rechtsstaat' research program but with a narrower digital-policy focus and earlier-stage footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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