NEW RCA PROCEDURES ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

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NEW RCA PROCEDURES ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

• PRINATH DIAS
• RCA COORDINATOR
• MEETING OF COORDINATION GROUP OF RCA PROJECT ON
  HARMONIZATION OF RADIATION PROTECTION KUALA
  LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
• 21-25 FEBRUARY 2005

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MAIN TOPICS

• OBJECTIVES OF THE REVISIONS
• PROCEDURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RCA PROJECTS
• PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
• RECORDS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
• ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF STAKEHOLDERS
• FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

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REVISION OF THE RCA GUIDELINES AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES

• OBJECTIVES
• TO OVERCOME THE SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PROCEDURES
  FOR
• SELECTION OF NEW PROJECTS
• PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
• REPORTING ON PROGRESS
• COMMUNICATION
• IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE RCA VISION

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RCA VISION

• THE RCA SHALL STRIVE TO BECOME A RESPECTED
  REGIONAL RESOURCE COMMUNITY IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE
  AND TECHNOLOGY, COMPETENT AND COST EFFECTIVE IN
  PROVIDING HIGH IMPACT SOLUTIONS ON A SUSTAINABLE
  BASIS TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS FOR
  IDENTIFIED END-USERS WITHIN THE REGION AND MEMBER
  STATES

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MAIN REVISIONS

• PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF NEW PROJECTS
• NEW CRITERIA FOR RCA PROJECTS
• PROCEDURE FOR PROGRESS MONITORING AND REPORTING
• DEFINITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL
  STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION

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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF PROJECTS

• SUBMISSION OF CONCEPT PAPERS
• APPROVAL BY THE REGIONAL NRM BASED ON THE
  RECOMMENDATION OF THEMATIC SECTOR LCCS
• DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSALS BY THE
  PROJECT LCCS
• APPROVAL BY THE NRS AT THE GC MEETING
• SUBMISSION TO DONOR AGENCIES

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONTORING

• ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL PROJECT TEAMS
• NATIONAL WORK PLANS LINKED TO REGIONAL WORK PLAN
• PROGRESS REPORTING BY NPCS EVERY SIX MONTHS
• ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS IN EACH THEMATICAREA FOR
  CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL RCA REPRESENTATIVES
• DETAILED PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT AFTER THE
  COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• DEFINITION OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  OF
• NATIONAL RCA REPRESENTATIVES
• RCA CHAIR
• THEMATIC SECTOR LCCS
• PROJECT LCCS
• PROJECT COORDINATORS
• NATIONAL PROJECT TEAMS
• DIRECTOR RCARO
• RCA COORDINATOR

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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

• IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIUM TERM THEMATIC SECTOR
  PRIORITIES
• REORGANIZATION OF RCA WEB-SITES TO IMPROVE
  EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
• IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF REGIONAL RESOURCE UNITS
  THROUGH RRU WEB-SITE
• USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
  TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE EXTENT IN MANAGING THE
  PROGRAMME
• ESTABLISHMENT OF FORMAL COLLABORATION WITH FNCA
• PUBLICATION OF SUCCESS STORIES

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