Joint Project Steering Committee

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Joint Project Steering Committee April 25, 2006,
Toronto, Canada ????????? ???????? ??????????
???? 25 ?????? 2006 ?., ???????, ??????
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• Review and Endorsement of Revised Project
  Implementation Plan
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• Overview of Project Achievements, November 2005
  to March 2006
• ????? ????????? ??????? ? ????????? 2005 ?. ??
  ??????? 2006 ?.
• Organizational achievements - ????????????? ?????
• Programmatic achievements - ????????? ??????????
• Review and Endorsement of Annual Work Plan
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Project Implementation Plan???? ????????????
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• Framework and guidelines within which the Project
  will be managed, iteratively planned, implemented
  and performance monitored.
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Project Implementation Plan???? ??????????
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Project Description and Structure ???? ??????? ??
???? ????????? Outputs/Activities/Phasing ????????
??/??????/????? Communication Strategy ???????????
?? ????????? Project Management
Organization ?????????? ???????? ?? ???????????
???? ?????? Project Reporting and
Measurement ?????????? ?? ?????????? ???????
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Project Goal???? ???????

• Project goal
• To create a democratic participatory process,
  through which Ukrainians can contribute to
  sustainable regional development
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Project Objective???????? ???????

• Project objective
• To assist the Government of Ukraine to develop,
  pilot and up-scale a model integrated regional
  development process at the oblast level that
  utilizes the capacities of a mobilized civil
  society to both formulate and implement
  regional-level development strategies.
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Project Activities ??????? ?????? ???????

• National level
• Support the development and implementation of
  regional development policy through advice to
  staff of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
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Project Activities ??????? ?????? ???????

• Regional level
• Assistance to selected pilot regions for the
  development and implementation of integrated
  development strategies and participatory action
  plans strengthening the institutions capacity of
  pilot oblasts to implement polices and action
  plans responsive to, and with the participation
  of, civil society.
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Project Activities ??????? ?????? ???????
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What we are trying to do????????? ??????????
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• Improved policy making and policy implementation
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• Two pilot regions as model for regional
  development strategies
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• Scale up of best practices to other regions of
  Ukraine
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Project Partners???????? ???????
Ministry of Economy Dept. or Regional Policy
Other Oblasts ???? ???????
Regional Project Steering Committee - ???????
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PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS - ??????????? ???????
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Regional Project Steering Committee???????
????????? ????

• Oblast State Administration
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• Oblast Council
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• Regional Development Agencies
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• Other groups/organizations/individuals
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Amendments to the PIP????? ?? ????? ??????????
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• Draft completed September 2005 - ?????? ?????????
  ????????????? ? ??????? 2005 ?.
• General approval November, 2005 - ?????????
  ??????? ? ????????? 2005 ?.
• Request to amend management structure - ??????
  ??????? ????? ?????????? ????????
• Revised in March, 2006 - ???????? ? ??????? 2006
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• More accountable and stronger local management -
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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????????? ??????? - Organizational
• ??????????? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ??????? ????? -
  Confirm project design and main steps
• ??????????? (???????) ????????? ???? - National
  (joint) Project Steering Committee
• ???? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????? - Project office
  in Kyiv and hired staff
• ??????????? ????? ??????? ?? ?????????? -
  Regional offices and hired staff

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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????????? ??????? (???????????) -
  Organizational (continued)
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  ??????? ????? - MOU with Ukrainian Project
  Secretariat NARDA
• ??????????? ????? ???????????? ?????????? ??? -
  Regional steering committee membership
  established
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  ??????????????? - MOU with regional
  administrations drafted

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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????? ??????? - Programmatic
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  ????????? ?? ???????? (25 ?????????) - Completed
  research on CEE Regional Experience Report.
  Workshop on CEE Experience involving 25
  participants
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  ??????? ?? ???????? ??????????? ???????? -
  Completed research on Current Institutional
  Arrangements Practices of Government
  Interaction

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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????? ??????? (???????????) - Programmatic
  (continued)
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  ?? ???-????????????? ????? - Commenced policy
  advice on Sub-National Finance
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  ??????? ????????????? ?????????? ?? ???????? -
  Held national-level and regional forums on
  regional governance and development
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  ( 200 ?????????) - Held four strategic planning
  workshops involving 200 participants

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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????? ??????? (???????????) - Programmatic
  (continued)
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  ????? ??????????? ?????????????? ??????????? -
  Completed drafts for two Regional Civil Society
  Reports
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  ?????? ??????????? ???????? - Completed draft for
  Regional Environment Report
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  ???????????? ?? ?????? ????????? ?????? -
  Completed research for Regional Gender and Youth
  Reports

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05 ?? ??????? 06Project Achievements
Nov-05-Mar-06

• ????????? ??????? (???????????) - Programmatic
  (continued)
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  ?????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ? ?????
  ????????????? ?????????? ?? ???????? - Completed
  draft for Pilot Oblast Needs Assessment
  Regional Governance and Development Reports
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  ?????? - Prepare program for study tour to Canada
  
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  Various consultation/meetings

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Project Approach - ??????? ???????

• Build on previous research and organizations -
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• Take time to understand the context - ??????
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• Promote ownership and use participatory approach
  throughout - ???????? ????????? ?? ???? ???????
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• Balance flexibility and focus - ??????????????
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Project Approach - ??????? ???????

• Define roles and responsibilities - ?????
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• Inclusiveness opportunities to involve -
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• Project Sustainability - not just about advice! -
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Amendments to the PIP????? ?? ????? ??????????
???????

• ????????? ????? ?????????? ???????
  Endorsement of Project
  Implementation Plan
• ????? ?? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ????????
  ?????? ?????????? ???????????, ????????????????,
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  Framework and guidelines within
  which the Project will be managed, iteratively
  planned, implemented and performance monitored

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Work Plan???? ??????

• Development of work plan
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• Role of Project Steering Committee
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• Presentation on work plan
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• Review and endorsement in principle
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DRAFT ANNUAL WORK PLAN
(April 2006 March
2007) ?????? ??????? ????? ?????????? ???????
(??????? 2006 ?. ???????? 2007 ?.)
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National level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Finalize development of policy recommendations
  Review of Central and Eastern European Regional
  Experience
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  ??????????? ?? ??????? ?????? ? ?????
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• Finalize development of policy recommendations
  Current Institutional Arrangement and Practices
  of Government Interaction
  ???????????? ??????????? ???? ???? ?????????
  ?????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ????????
  ? ??????? ?? ???????? ??????????? ????????
• Finalize Policy Advice on Sub-National Finance
  (Phase 1) report ???????????? ???????????
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National level activities?????? ?????????????
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• Prepare policy recommendations Tools for
  overcoming regional depressiveness experience of
  the developed countries ???????????
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• Prepare policy recommendation Monitoring and
  evaluation of strategies, programs and projects
  for regional development including ME system
  for State Strategy on Regional Development
  
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National level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Prepare policy recommendation on best practices
  of European countries and Canada in relation to
  state financial support for regional development
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• Hold a national-level forum on regional
  governance and development ???????? ????????????
  ????? ? ????????????? ?????????? ?? ????????

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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Participatory Planning - ?????????? ?? ??????
  ?????????????
• Establish Councils on Regional Development (May
  2006) and Working Groups (since June 2006
  ongoing) in each pilot oblast ?????????? ???? ?
  ???????? ???????? (??????? 2006 ?.) ?? ??????
  ???? (????????? ? ?????? 2006 ?.) ? ??????
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• Hold a training of trainers workshop for
  long-term Ukrainian experts-trainers who will
  further facilitate activities on strategic
  development in pilot oblasts
  
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  - ????????, ??? ? ?????????? ?????? ????????????
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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Participatory Planning (continued) - ??????????
  ?? ?????? ?????????????
• Hold two workshops on developing a communication
  and engagement strategy in pilot oblasts
  ?????????? ????
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• Preparation by Council for Regional Development
  for communication end engagement strategy
  
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• Hold two introductory workshops on developing a
  vision for regional development
  
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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Participatory Planning (continued) - ??????????
  ?? ?????? ?????????????
• Council on Regional Development and
  multi-stakeholder Working Groups in pilots work
  on elaborating a vision for oblast development,
  with the support of Ukrainian experts,
  
  
  ?????? ???? ? ???????? ??????? ?? ??????? ???? ?
  ???????? ???????? ??? ????????? ??????? ????????
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• Hold two introductory workshops on SWOT-analysis
  and priority setting for pilot oblast development
  
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  ???? ???????? ????????? ?? SWOT - ??????? ??
  ?????????? ??????????? ???????? ???????? ????????
  

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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Participatory Planning (continued) - ??????????
  ?? ?????? ?????????????
• Council on Regional Development and
  multi-stakeholder Working Groups in pilots work
  on SWOT-analysis and priority setting of oblast
  development, with the support of Ukrainian
  experts
  
  ?????? ???? ? ???????? ??????? ?? ???????
  ???? ? ???????? ???????? ??? SWOT ???????? ??
  ?????????? ??????????? ?? ????????, ?? ?????????
  ??????????? ?????????

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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Capacity Building - ????????? ????????????
• Hold a series of workshops (from four to eight)
  on European regional policy
  
  ?????????? ????? ?????????
  (??? 4 ?? 8) ? ???????????? ???????????? ????????
  
• Hold four capacity building workshops for NGOs in
  pilot regions on effective participation in the
  regional strategic planning ??????????
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Regional level activities?????? ?????????????
?????

• Research and Best Practices Dissemination -
  ??????????? ?? ????????? ??????? ???????
• Finalize Pilot Oblast Needs Assessment Regional
  Governance and Development report
  
  ???????????? ??????????? ???? ?????? ??????
  ???????? ???????? ??????????? ?????????? ??
  ????????
• Prepare analytical report on Experience of
  strategic planning for development of the
  territories in Ukraine
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  ????????? ? ???????
• Hold regional forum in each pilot oblast
  ???????? ?
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National Regional level activities??????
????????????? ?? ????????????? ??????

• Hold research missions to CEE countries for
  project staff to view experiences with regional
  governance and sub-national finance and identify
  CEE experts
  
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  ???????? ??????? ? ????????????? ?????????? ??
  ???????? ?? ???????????? ????????? ? ?????????
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• Hold study tour to CEE countries for Ukrainian
  experts to learn CEE experience in regional
  governance and development issues
  ????????? ??????? ????????? ??????? ?? ?????
  ??????????? ?? ??????? ?????? ??? ???????? ??????
  ????????????? ?????????? ?? ????????
• Conduct a study tour to Canada to allow Ukrainian
  participants learn from Canadian experiences in
  regional government and development and establish
  the foundation for cooperation in the future
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Work Plan???? ??????

• Discussion on work plan
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  ??????
• Endorsement in principle
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)?????????? ???
???????????????

• Singing of MoU between Canadian Urban Institute,
  Zakarpattya Oblast State Administration,
  Zaporizhzhia Oblast State Administration and
  Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
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With funding from ????????? ?????????
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Joint Project Steering Committee April 25, 2006,
Toronto, Canada ????????? ???????? ??????????
???? 25 ?????? 2006 ?., ???????, ??????