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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. Cross sectoral management Boards Nationally funded – “Single Pot”

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Regional Development Agency experiences in England and Romania

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  1. Regional Development Agency experiences inEngland and Romania Richard HardingUK Twinning advisor in EU Structural Instruments - Romania

  2. The English regions

  3. Romania’s Development Regions

  4. English RDAs • Cross sectoral management Boards • Nationally funded – “Single Pot” • Supported by regional-level Government Offices • Strategy development • Own project implementation - with partners • Tasking frameworks and targets, but flexibility • Assessments – NAO and stakeholders – improvement plans • National network – growing influence

  5. Romanian RDAs • Green Paper recommendations not fully enacted • Report to local authorities (RDBs), but deliver national programmes • No own projects • Tensions with national Ministry – RDP/NDP and implementation • Fragile financial position – remedied in part • Mixed evaluation findings • No functioning national network

  6. Future perspectives • English RDAs to manage EU programmes • Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 2007-2013 and cross border programmes • Crucial issue of regional coordination in Romania – RDA role?

  7. Romania Operational Programmes 2007-2013

  8. Future perspectives • English RDAs to manage EU programmes • Romanian RDAs to be IBs for ROP 2007-2013 and cross border programmes • Crucial issue of regional coordination in Romania – RDA role?

  9. Regionalisation? • Not in Romanian Constitution • England’s referendum outcome

  10. Ingredients for success • Partnership-based management Boards • Clear reporting lines to polıcy funder, not beneficiary • Partnership planning process with ‘honest broker’ role • Merging of different funding streams for regional objectives • Adequate and predictable finance – staff development • Evaluation culture – public face Easy to say , difficult to do…

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