Transcript Regional Development Agency experiences in England and Romania

Regional Development Agency
experiences in
England and Romania
Richard Harding
UK Twinning advisor in EU Structural Instruments - Romania
The English regions
Romania’s Development Regions
English RDAs
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Cross sectoral management Boards
Nationally funded – “Single Pot”
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Supported by regional-level Government Offices
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Strategy development
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Own project implementation - with partners
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Tasking frameworks and targets, but flexibility
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Assessments – NAO and stakeholders –
improvement plans
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National network – growing influence
Romanian RDAs
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Green Paper recommendations not fully enacted
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Report to local authorities (RDBs), but deliver
national programmes
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No own projects
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Tensions with national Ministry – RDP/NDP and
implementation
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Fragile financial position – remedied in part
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Mixed evaluation findings
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No functioning national network
Future perspectives
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English RDAs to manage EU programmes
Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 20072013 and cross border programmes
Crucial issue of regional coordination in
Romania – RDA role?
Romania Operational Programmes 2007-2013
OP – Regional Development (ERDF)
((ERDF)(ERDF)mpetitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Increasing Economic Competitiveness (ERDF)
(CSF)
NSRF
OP – Transport Infrastructure (ERDF/CF)
Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Environment Infrastructure (ERDF/CF)
Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Human Resource Development (ESF)
Infrastructure (ERDF/CF) Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Institutional Capacity Development (ESF)
Infrastructure (ERDF/CF) Competitiveness (ERDF)
OP – Technical Assistance (ERDF)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------“OP” – Agriculture/Rural Development (EAFRD)
OP –Fisheries (EFF)
Future perspectives
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English RDAs to manage EU programmes
Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 20072013 and cross border programmes
Crucial issue of regional coordination in
Romania – RDA role?
Regionalisation?
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Not in Romanian Constitution
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England’s referendum outcome
Ingredients for success
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Partnership-based management Boards
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Clear reporting lines to polıcy funder, not beneficiary
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Partnership planning process with ‘honest broker’ role
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Merging of different funding streams for regional
objectives
Adequate and predictable finance – staff
development
Evaluation culture – public face
Easy to say , difficult to do…