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Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme Review 2013-2014

Review of financial progress, risk management, and project outcomes of Swiss-Latvian cooperation programmes from April 2013 to March 2014. Includes impact analysis, work plans, and publicity initiatives.

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Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme Review 2013-2014

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  1. ANNUAL MEETING SWISS-LATVIAN COOPERATION PROGRAMMEApril 2013 – March 2014 Riga, 20 May 2014

  2. Agenda • Financial progress and risk management • Implemenation of work plan 2013, results and impact • Work plan for 2014 • Publicity/Swissness and Media monitoring • Overall conclusions

  3. 1.1. Swisscontributionas a long term investment Each project contributes to achievement of the overall objectives of the Swiss Programme: Thesamepriorities– inLatvia’s NDP* *National DevelopmentPlanof Latvia for 2014-2020

  4. 1.2. Financial progress: Committments

  5. 1.3. Financial progress: Reimbursements

  6. 1.4. Financial progress: Reimbursementsin 2013

  7. 1.5. Risks management

  8. 1.6. Risks management

  9. Agenda • Financial progress and risk management • Implemenation of work plan 2013, results and impact • Work plan for 2014 • Publicity/Swissness and Media monitoring • Overall conclusions

  10. 2.1. Implemenationof work plan2013, results and impact Youthinitiativesproject – youthparticipationandinitiativeinregionsincreased

  11. 2.2. Implemenationof work plan2013, results andimpact Modernization of courts– security and safety to general public; improved business environment + Externalresearchonthe project’s results and impact on justice sector

  12. 2.3. Implemenationof work plan2013, results andimpact Micro lending programme – economic activity and employment growth in regions (83% of micro loans – in regions) Furtheronnew microloans – onlyfromrepayments (117)

  13. 2.4. Implemenationof work plan2013,results and impact Fire safety project – Children safety improved in case of fire incidents + Webgameforchildrenwillbecreated

  14. 2.5. Implemenationof work plan2013, results andimpact Scholarship Fund– Increased access to high quality education

  15. Agenda • Financial progress and risk management • Implemenation of work plan 2013, results and impact • Work plan for 2014 • Publicity/Swissness and Media monitoring • Overall conclusions

  16. 3.1. Workplanfor 2014 (I)

  17. 3.2. Workplanfor 2014 (II)

  18. 3.3. Workplanfor 2014 (III)

  19. Agenda • Financial progress and risk management • Implemenation of work plan 2013, results and impact • Work plan for 2014 • Publicity/Swissness and Media monitoring • Overall conclusions

  20. 4.1. Publicty/Swissness - Fire safety project Swiss partner’s – the Institution of Fire Safety and Natural Disasters Prevention - knowledge exchange visit to Latvia, in Salacgriva District, from 13 till 17 May 2013 The winners of the competition for school children visited Switzerland in August, 2013.

  21. 4.2. Publicity/Swissness -Modernization of courts High visibility Annual meeting of Appellate Courts' presidents and Chief Prosecutors of EU capital cities in Riga on 24-25 October 2013 Pan-Baltic seminar in the area of court modernization in Jurmala, in August 2013

  22. 4.3. Publicyt/Swissness - Youth initiatives project Opening of Salacgriva youth centre on 30 May 2013 Opening of Talsu youth centre on 24 September 2013

  23. 4.4. Publicty/Swissness -Sarkandaugava project • On 3 April 2013 Environmental Engineering students from Switzerland visited site of remediation works with the aim to gain practical experience in Sarkandaugava historically polluted sites. • On 31 July 2013 Federal Councillor of Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland visited Sarkandaugava project on implementation site.

  24. 4.5. Publicty/Swissness – Swiss researchers’ activities Swiss researchers’ visits to Latvia enhanced bilateral relationships: • positive feedback from Swiss researchers received • further cooperation developed «outside the project» Roland Seiler, University of Bern, Institute of Sport Science, lectured in Latvia from 13-25 April, 2013

  25. 4.6. Publicty/Swissness – Microlendingprogramme A short film about the Microlending programme was produced and presented in the Swiss Annual Conference in May, 2013. The presentation and film was received very well – as a result the Swiss delegation visited few micro businesses on site in September 2013.

  26. 4.7. Publicty/Swissness – Balticretreat Latvian NCU participated inthe annual Swiss Contribution Workshop/ Baltic retreat During Baltic retreat SwissEmbassyinitiated new activity – production ofaudio-visualmaterial. Lithuania, 5-6 September, 2013

  27. 4.8. Media monitoring/1st Quarter 2014 (I)

  28. 4.9. Media monitoring /1st Quarter 2014 (II)

  29. 4.10. Media monitoring /1st Quarter 2014 (III) Number of publications/broadcasts by media type

  30. 4.11. Media monitoring/1st Quarter 2014 (IV)

  31. Agenda • Financial progress and risk management • Implemenation of work plan 2013, results and impact • Work plan for 2014 • Publicity/Swissness and Media monitoring • Overall conclusions

  32. 5.1. Overallconclusions Overall progress – successful because: target indicators of projects are even overreached: • Modernization of courts project’s results – overreached for 30% (additional equipment units installed) • 12 extra subprojects implemented within the NGO fund • for 25% more micro loans allocated within the Microlending programme • 5 extra youth centres will be established within the Youth initiatives project And even additional activities financed: • External research under the NGO fundandModernization of courts project • WEB game within the Fire safety project • Production of video stories and media monitoring within the TAF Extremely good cooperation between in management involved institutions: • Non-eligible expenditures only 0,2% – well below standard materiality level of 2% • day to day communication between involved institutions in all levels

  33. 5.2. Overallconclusions Successful and even overreached projects’ results have proved significance and great value of the Swiss Programme in terms of: Financial investment in targeted areas Intangible values –mutual knowledge spill-overs and strengthened bilateral relations in various sectors. Continuity of Swiss contribution would be highly appreciated in successfully implemented priority areas

  34. ThankYoufor attention!

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