Ministry of Finance of Estonia,

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Estonian Twinning Experience
Nelli Timm National Contact Point Central
Financing and Contracting Department Ministry of
Finance ESTONIA Tbilisi, November 30, 2007
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How it all started

• 1998
• 2001
• 2004

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Estonian Phare/TF vs Twinning projects
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PHARE/TF Twinning Projects per sector in Estonia
1998-2006
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Twinning projects in Estonia evolution in
quality

• Better project management
• Realistic projects
• From one-way delivery to sharing of experience
• Increased awareness
• From general to specific
• Experience!

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Value and additional value

• Setting up new structures
• Within the project
• Linked and thanks to the project
• Documentation, strategies, legislation, internal
  procedures etc
• Mainly for the beneficiary
• Yet also for the MS partner

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Value and additional value

• Human resources
• Trainings, workshops, internships, roundtables
• Training of trainers
• Curricula
• Training materials
• Exchange of practices, knowledge, ideas

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Value and additional value

• International contacts during the project but
  also beyond
• Formal co-operation agreements
• Sharing of expertise
• Establishing or strengthening networks

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Lessons

• Preparations
• Map down your needs and possibilities
• Define the project and its objectives
• Ensure the political and administrative back-up
• Consider your absorption capacity
• Make sure what is needed/expected from you and
  foresee these resources
• NB! Invest in good Project Fiche!

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Lessons

• Contracting
• Participate actively in contract preparations
• Be open to the partner's suggestions yet make
  sure that the local circumstances are taken into
  account
• Activate contacts and include all stakeholders to
  the process
• NB! Invest in detailed and accurate Twinning
  Contract!

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Lessons

• Monitoring
• Regular and optimal monitoring reports,
  meetings
• Activities
• Require quality
• Ensure the sustainability
• Change the activity if the situation thus requires

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Lessons

• Implementation
• Co-operation
• Flexibility
• Twinning eligibility
• Mandatory results
• Commitment and active participation
• Based on Twinning Contract and Project Fiche

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Have a successful Twinning!
Ms Nelli Timm nelli.timm_at_fin.ee 371 6113038
Ministry of Finance of Estonia, Central Financing
and Contracting Department