8 th International Scientifc-Business Conference LIMEN 2022 – Conference Proceedings DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/LIMEN.2022.229 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5681-4244 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3471-850X Development Trends of Human Resources in Public Administration in Slovakia Iveta Dudová 1 Silvia Matúšová 2 Keywords: Public administration; Critical factors; Human resources; Upgrading; Upskilling; Digitization Abstract: The paper identifes the critical factors in the development of pub- lic administration in Slovakia by 2030, considering human resources devel- opment, innovation, and digitization. The aim of the paper is to character- ize the mission and functions of the public administration, the most signif- cant trends in human resources development and measures necessary to fa- cilitate innovations and upgrading in the public administration. The paper considers the valid legislation, data analysis and development trends in the public administration sector in Slovakia, including the quantity, quality and competitiveness of human resources potential and the digitization of pub- lic administration and the innovations in the labour market. The public ad- ministration sector performs the tasks entrusted by the state, framed, and de- fned by the public interest. The public administration sector has a cross-sec- tional character and shows intersections with other sectors. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non- Commercial 4.0 License (https://creative- commons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduc- tion and distribution of the work without further permission. 1. INTRODUCTION I n its essence, public administration represents the administration of public afairs, which is implemented as a manifestation of executive powers on behalf of the state. Public administra- tion is carried out on behalf of the public interest and is carried out by subjects as an obligation imposed by legal norms. Public administration ensures the executive function (in relation to the legislative body of power) through governmental and non-governmental institutions. From an organizational point of view, the system of public administration institutions in the Slovak Republic integrates the goals and functions of state administration and self-government. The central state authorities and the territorial state administration are mainly focused on the implementation of the interests and demands of the state. Self-government institutions, includ- ing territorial (regional and municipal) self-government and public corporations, have an auton- omous status at all levels of the administrative division of the country. The main goal of public administration entities is to fulfl the tasks of the state and provide ser - vices to citizens. The mission of the territorial self-government is the management of the en- trusted territory, provision of services to citizens and investment and development activities of the territorial self-government. In cases stipulated by law, it also performs tasks of the state, which are delegated to territorial self-government as transferred performance of central state administration. 1 Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Furdekova 16, 85104 Bratislava, Slovak Republic 2 Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Furdekova 16, 85104 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Received: January 15, 2023 Revised: May 15, 2023 Accepted: May 17, 2023 Published: June 30, 2023