Tomáš Černěnko, PhD., is working at the Ministry of the Interior for more than 2 years (Analytical and Methodological Unit, Institute of Administrative and Security Analyses) and for more than 15 years at the Department of Public Administration and Regional Development, Faculty of National Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava. In his research he deals with the issue of efficiency of the public administration system, smart governance and financing of local governments. Since 2018, he has been a permanent member of the Council of Europe's group of independent experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government.