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Ministrstry of Economy
The Role of RDA’s in Republic of Slovenia
Bojana Omersel, Counselor to the Government
GOALS OF THE REGIONAL POLICY
IN REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
• Balanced RD
• Diminishing structural problems and
unemployment)
• Preventing negative demographic trends,
particularly in remote areas)
• Adopting to the EU regional policy: institution
building, system of financing, monitoring and
evaluation
PRINCIPLES OF THE NEW REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
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Integrity: implementing regional structural
policy on entire territory of SLO
Partnership in the form of co-operation
between the state and local communities, public
and private sectors;
Co-ordination between ministries and local
communities with developing incentives for
balanced regional development in the
framework of the state budget and EU
(pre)structural funds (additionality)
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COUNCIL FOR
STRUCTURAL
POLICY
MINISTRIES
coordination of sectoral and regional development programmes
National level
NARD
NATIONAL
DEVELOP.
PROGRAMME
2002-2006
Regional level
preparation of regional development programmes
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Projects
Social partners
Projects
Private partners
Projects
Wider public
INSTITUTIONS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN RS
NATIONAL
BUDGET
Tasks of NARD
National/International:
• preparing RD strategy
• preparing National Development Plan 2001-2006;
• preparing and implementing of Phare programmeeconomic and social cohesion; (Phare programmes)
Regional level:
• co-operation with preparing the RDP’s
• setting up RDA’s
NUTS-3
12 STATISTICAL REGIONS IN REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
Network of regional development
agencies in Republic of Slovenia
RRA MURA,
Murska Sobota
A.L.P. PECA
Podravska
regija
RCR,
Obalno kraška
regija
Zagorje
PC NOVO MESTO,
Osrednje
slovenska regija
Novo mesto
PC PIVKA,
RRA CELJE,
Pivka
Celje
BSC KRANJ,
Kranj
RPC POSAVJE,
ICRA IDRIJA,
Idrija
Tasks of Regional
Development Agencies
drawing up regional and joint development programmes;
b) co-ordinate the work of local development institutions co-operating
in the preparation and implementation of the regional development
programme;
c) monitor, report and control the implementation of regional
development programmes;
d) provide consulting services and apply for regional development
incentives under tenders;
e) organise and co-ordinate other tasks from the field of regional
structural policy
f) co-operate in the preparation of national development planning
documents: National Regional Development Strategy and National
Development Programme.
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Funding of Regional
Development Agencies
 from the funds of its founders (municipalities &
partners)
 from the funds for project implementation within the
framework of national development incentives,
international aid and other funds from interested
parties.
 from the national budget by submitting a four-year
general work programme and a detailed annual
financial plan.
Activities of RDA’s in 2001
• finalising Regional development programmes
• active involvment with preparging National Development Programmes
• counselling & co-ordinating regional partners
• project preparation for the implementation of the strategic goals from
RDP’s,
• setting up system of monitoring, reporting and controle of implementation
of RDP’s (in co-operation with NARD)
• institution building