Leader Observatory Final Conference:

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Leader Observatory Final ConferenceLeader
achievements a diversity of territorial
experience22-23 November 2007Évora/Portugal
European Commission

• Czech republic - Posázaví

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Territory Posázaví o.p.s. beneficiary society
No. of inhabitants 90 078 (to 31.12.2006)
Surface area (km2) 1 270,55
Density (inhabitants per km2) 70,9 (to 31.12.2006)
No. of municipalities 99
Population under the age of 20 () 23,04 (Census 2001)
Population over the age of 60 () 19,15 (Census 2001)
Unemployment () 3,43 (August 2007)
Population in primary sector () 4,20 (Census 2001)
Population in secondary sector () 19,80 (Census 2001)
Population in tertiary sector () 17,20 (Census 2001)
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Organization Chart of Society
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Posázaví o.p.s.Strategie and vision

• IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POSAZAVI
  REGION
• Healthy environment
• Healthy landscape
• Advanced infrastructure and system of services
• Social life within the region

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Posázaví o.p.s. Main topics

• Main topics
• Preservation and improvement of natural and
  architectural heritage of the region
• General increasing of regions attraction as the
  place for life and recreation
• Publics participation in public life, making
  decision in region and associations activities
• Support of infrastructure development
• Support of children and youth activities

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AchievementsPartnershipNetworking

• Main goals and achievements
• Subjects involved in the development of the
  territory
• LAG partnership representative and meaning of the
  partnership for the territory
• Used methods, tools and structures
• Meaning of linkage between sectors for
  territorial development
• Innovations, stronger economy, integration of
  different sectors (business voluntary),
  improvement of territorial competitiveness
• Networking activities participating within the
  region
• Inter- territorial or trans-national cooperation,
  benefit for the territory, main lessons for
  future
• Knowledge of Leader results inside the territory
  (youth, women, inhabitants)

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Leader approachRisks and challenges

• Better understanding of the territorys identity?
• Better usage of local resources
• Leader approach the only one implemented in the
  territory? (other development methods and tools)
• Situation without Leader
• Main risks based on mainstreaming of Leader
  approach
• Main challenges for keeping Leader method alive
• Key messages for future rural development policy
• Eyewitnesses (opinion of EU evaluator Non EU
  local development expert)
• Re-do it, do-it again, why?
• Questions
• Rapporter

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Posázaví o.p.s. Key messages

• Key messages
• Lets enjoy it here (rural development)
• We respect our past (cultural monuments
  renovation)
• Enjoy it here (tourist trade)
• We think of the future (association activities)
• We base on children, youth and family

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Project 1 A Clean River Sázava

• Realization 2006 2007
• Cross-sector collaboration business
  communityschoolsnon-profit organizationsLAG
  (337 volunteers, 45 partners)
• Regional context link to business entitieslocal
  communitites positive influence on development
  of tourism and environmental protection programme
  (18 tuns of refuse!)
• Budget
• Income 10.300 EUR (1840 EUR communitiesCentral
  Bohemian Region Dotation Funds 1.790
  EURadvertising 5.693 EURPosazavi Region source
  974 EUR)
• Costs traffic and meals7.026 EURrefuse
  liquidationmaterial 1.025 EUR)
• International cooperation discussions with
  France (river Gascony) and Poland (river Wisla)

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Project 2Blaník Hill Nature Trail

• Realization 2007
• Cross-sector collaboration publicbusinessnon-pr
  ofit cooperation Czech Association for Nature
  Conservationlandowners (Forrests of the
  CR)local governmentlocal businessmen,
  non-profit organization
• Regional contextdevelopment of tourism
• Budget 63.778 EUR
• International cooperationsharing international
  experience and inspirationUSA, GB, Germany -
  Bavaria, Netherlands
• CZ inspiration Czech paradise - CSOP
  Sedmihorky, Czech geological service exposition
  in Šumava