The Republic of Moldova undergoes a transitional period in its development. The Soviet system of public administration was destroyed by the end of the XX century and the carcass of a liberal-democratic system of public administration was built. For a long period of time, the system was filled with authoritarian bureaucratic mechanisms, dominant technologies and control activities. The tra­ dition of the past to solve the problems through the prism of ideology continued to remain the paradigm of the political thought of those in power. All these have delayed the implementation of the public administration reform. In these circum­ stances, the public institutions must approve and adapt to the realities and the challenges of the contemporary times. The process of governance should go beyond mere rules and institutions that contribute to managing change and in­ clude search methods establishing, implementing and assessing human develop­ ment policies at the highest level of consensus, success and impact