TITRE EN MAJUSCULES

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WORKSHOP FINDINGS and KEY-MESSAGES Leader
Networking Building Cooperation Jean-Pierre
Dichter
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Networking Seed for a new garden

• Objectives
• Learn from each other
• Establish mechanisms of exchange
• Group people
• Why networking ?
• Need for publicity for Leader-approach
• Central for LEADER and Rural Development
• Link to innovation
• Bring coherence in the program
• To set up a RURAL LOBBY

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COOPERATION gtinformation exchange1

• Objectives
• Increase or create critical mass
• Looking for complimentarity
• Political, strategic and operational obj.
• Challenges
• Differences in culture and language
• Unequal involvement
• Program differences
• Balance tension between local and
  trans-territorial interests

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COOPERATION coordination2

• How to address challenges
• Careful planning (prep. phase, 1st contact)
• Clear definition and communication of objectives
• Transparent budgeting
• Specific actions
• Coordination
• Strong lead-partner allocation of tasks
• Facilitate contact among partners
• Create natural information flow

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COOPERATION Outputs3

• Benefits of cooperation projects
• Concrete outputs
• Intangible outputs
• Outputs
• Added value of projects
• Better understanding
• Facilitation of skill acquisition
• A COMMON PROJECT
• Real project
• Fit into strategy
• Must be a need

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HUMAN RESOURCES BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT ASSET

• A GOOD NETWORK NEEDS
• Full engagement of partners (voluntary)
• High commitment of people involved
• The will for change and life long learning
• Expertise
• A networks of PEOPLE
• People MUST meet (not only through INTERNET)
• First personal contact is most important
• Network Frame of Mind
• Who else is interested in the information I got
• Who else can help me to do my work
• Who else needs my expertise