Transcript Local Partnerships and networks

Local Partnerships development
Jela Tvrdonova
IMRD, 2014
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Reasons for partnerships in rural
areas
Building social capital and wise
governance
The role of partnerships in wise
governance
Why conflict resolution?
Building partnerships
Why we need partnerships in
rural areas
Partnerships:
bring social
capital which
opens the door
to other
capitals
including
financial
capital
are the base
for innovative,
integrated and
sustainable
way of
governance
of rural areas
Social capital
Links and networks
Information
Knowledge
Skills
Capacities – building
and transfer
Relations
Values
Identity, pride,
ownership
(collection/production
dissemination, exchange )
Governance....
....is more than
(self)
government
.....is more
than money
....is more
than
management
Overall governance
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The administrative, institutional and legal
system of particular territories (countries,
regions...)
„Multilevel governance“ - Good cooperation
among EU (e.g. DG Agri) – national –
regional and local levels in preparation,
implementation and evaluation of rural
development programs
Ability to coordinate and create
partnerships with other sectors at each
level
Mission of wise governance
To
Exchange
From
Wished
Change
Good governance in area based
development
Depends on the quality of:
 Local partnerships and networks
 Local development tools such as
strategies, programmes, plans and
projects
 Management structures
Also on:
 Overall/framework regional and
national governance systems
Four most important partners for
wise governance
 Self-government
 Local
state administration
 NGO´s
 Private sector
Motto:
The power of the table:
 Four legs of the table = stability
 The table is the start to talk about common
problems
Local partnerships in wise
governance
Well balanced and representative from
the point of:
 Sectors – public/private/civic
 Territory – all parts
 Institutional – decisive/important
 Social – all levels
 Gender – both equally
Why partnerships in wise
governance
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Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
Sharing
information
contacts
access to finances
territory and developmet
Why partneship in governance
Social inclusion – beyond the
traditional hierarchy of the society,
bringing variety of actors
Building up the valuable social capital
and combining it with the natural,
material and financial resources for
the whished change in the territory
Why partnerships in wise
governance
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Solution for 21 century in more
effective, efficient and sustainable
utilizing public and private resources
It strengthens local democratic
processes based on participation of local
actors in development, beyond election in
„everyday“ decisions and existing
hierarchical structures,
opening door for more stakeholders into
the decision making process
For this we need local
partnerships with.....
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Common objectives
Mutual advantage and support
Long-term and well balanced relations
Acceptance of content and form of
cooperation
Synergy effects
Trust
Opinion:
Only if the group will reach the status in which
everybody is willing to share access to resources,
the real partnership is taking place
For this we need local
partnerships.....
Equipped with:
 necessary skills, knowledge and
information
 transparent structures and performance
Open to:
 new groups of stakeholders
 networks
 cooperation with other partners broad-wide
Partnership – reasons of
formalisation
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Common account
Access to financial sources
Common management is
formalised and representative
Common formalised decision
making process
Voluntary shift of competences
Management structures
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Well equipped with skills and
knowledge, administrative and
consultancy capacities
Ready to help „real innovators“
Ready to communicate, cooperate
and network on various levels and
directions
Serve as facilitator and catalyst of
the local strategies design and
implementation
Building partnership needs
time
patience
How to partnerships
12 commanders to the genuine partnership
 Identify natural actors
 Network active people
 Carry out activities – any kinds
 Invite others
 Meet regularly
 Identify territory
 Connect existing formal and informal structures
 Communicate transparently and often
 Find common interests
 Develop common strategy
 Divide roles and responsibilities
 Coordinate and manage