NSRF and National Development Planning 20072013 in Greece

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NSRF and National Development Planning
2007-2013 in Greece

• Pavlos Laoutaris
• Coordinator of the Experts Team for ESF Projects
• plaoutaris_at_mou.gr

November 1st, 2005
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The Programming Documents for the period 2007-13

• National Development Plan (NDP)
• EU co-financing and national funds (public
  investments programme) together
• National Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013
  (NSRF)
• The section of the NDP under EU co-financing, as
  required by the draft General Regulation
• National Support Framework (public investments
  programme)
• The section of the NDP under national funding

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The Programming Documents for the period 2007-13

• Development Plans of Ministries and Regions (DPs)
• EU co-financing and national funds
• Sectoral and Regional Operational Programmes
  (OPs)
• EU co-financing

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The framework for organizing and coordinating
the planning process (1)

• 3 levels of preparation
• Preparation level 1 'Coordination and Policy
  Formulation Committee'
• The committee is chaired by the Minister of
  Economics And Finance and functions as a central
  coordinating mechanism, establishing the basic
  framework within which the Plan will develop, and
  determines the general and more specific issues
  which need to be discussed in the context of the
  social dialogue
• Preparation level 2 'Drafting group (Ministry
  of Finance)
• The group is chaired by the Head of the
  Directorate for Strategy, Planning and Evaluation
  of Development Programmes (CSF Managing
  Authority) and supports the above committee on a
  day-to-day basis

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The framework for organizing and coordinating
the planning process (2)

• Preparation level 3 'Ministry and Regional
  Authority Planning Groups'
• These groups will act as the liaison between the
  Ministries/Regional Authorities and the Drafting
  Group
• 3 special units at the CSF MA
• Task Force Financial Perspectives and
  Regulations,
• NSRF 2007-2013 Task Forces (1 for
  technical-organizational/managerial aspects and 1
  for policy issues)

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The underlying principles of the planning are as
follows

• Planning for development in the new period will
  be based on specific Strategic Objectives
  Development Axes, which must be consistent with
  overall European strategy
• Each ministry and each regional authority shall
  draw up its own Development Programme
• These Development Programmes will form the basis
  for the final Operational Programmes.
• Objectives will be monitored using quantified
  indicators.
• The Development Programmes will receive funding
  not only from European and national resources,
  but also from the private sector through joint
  public-private sector partnerships

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Proposals of the 13 Regions and Ministries in
February 2005

• The region in the national, EU and international
  environment
• Assessment of development interventions in the
  current and previous programming periods
• SWOT analysis
• Basic priorities for the next period
• Possible intra-regional differentiation in
  policies and priorities
• Necessary reforms at the institutional and
  organizational framework

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Forthcoming guidelines / CSF MA

• Guidelines for the preparation of the Development
  Plans (EU financing and national funds together)
• 3rd Circular, October 2005
• Guidelines for the preparation of the Sectoral
  and Regional Operational Programmes (Based on the
  expected Vademecum for Structural and Cohesion
  Fund Programming Documents, of the E.
  Commission),
• 4th Circular, end of 2005

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Studies to support National Development Planning

• 1 General Development Study
• and 6 thematic studies
• Human Resources
• Regional and Territorial Development
• Environment
• Competitiveness
• Transport
• Territorial Cooperation

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Studies to support National Development Planning
cont.

• Study on the draft Regulations of the Structural
  Funds
• Various studies, consulting services and
  technical support to Regions and Ministries
• Update of the Mid-term evaluations

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Consultation and partnership

• ?road partnership of bodies and organizations,
  many of whom will subsequently be involved in its
  implementation and/or monitoring
• More than 60 bodies involved (Social Partners,
  Regions, Ministries)
• 34 Draft analytical proposals of Regions and
  Ministries (2nd Circular) February 2005
• 13 Regional Development Conferences and several
  at prefecture level
• 42 short and updated proposals in the 1st
  National Development Conference
• 1 thematic workshop with social partners
• 7 thematic workshops , one for each development
  axis, with regions and ministries
• Bilateral meetings of Ministry of Finance with
  social partners
• Publication of proposals to the web site

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Basic principles for the next programming period
(1)

• Clearly defined objectives and priorities. Avoid
  segmented approach and follow international
  developments
• Strategic approach to planning the development
  plans are a political map for development
  policies in each ministry and region
• Achieve greater synergies between co-financed
  interventions with measures financed exclusively
  by national funds integrated approach in the
  framework of the Public Investments Programme
  (National Support Framework)
• Fewer Operational Programmes. Simplification,
  greater flexibility and proactive approach as
  regards n2 rule requirements
• Set-up fewer but efficient / effective Managing
  Authorities

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Basic principles for the next programming period
(2)

• Develop a reliable and effective management and
  control system with simplified procedures and
  requirements, aiming at quality and transparency
• Rationalize the structure and number of Final
  Beneficiaries. Develop powerful mechanisms for
  implementation with clearly defined
  responsibilities and increase their effectiveness
  and efficiency
• Enhance the technical and managerial capacities
  of the final beneficiaries
• Prevent compliance problems with EU law in
  domains of particular importance for the future
  programs
• Utilize the accumulated experience and know-how
  from the previous programming periods

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7 NSRF broad priority areas

• NSRF priorities have not been finalized at this
  stage of programming
• However, during the on-going process of
  consultation with the relevant authorities
  (regions, ministries, economic and social
  partners) 7 broad priority areas have been
  identified
• Reinforcement of Accessibility and Services of
  general economic interest (development of
  transport, communications and energy networks)
• Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and
  Extraversion (investments, innovation,
  entrepreneurship, RD, access to finance)
• Quality of life (environment, health, culture)
• Digital Convergence
• Human Resources Development and Employment
• Strengthening administrative capacity and
  reforming the public administration
• Territorial cooperation (cross border,
  inter-regional, transnational)

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Some basic issues for the ROPs 2007-2013 under
consideration

• Reduction to 5 ROPs and 5 ROP Managing
  Authorities (currently 13)
• Complement ROPs with the National Support
  Framework (eg objective 2 Regions)
• Set up a new Development Agency (Anaptyxiakos
  Organismos Perifereias) in each Region
• Participation of all agencies in the Region
• Financially independent
• Immediate set up and staffing

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Synergies with the National Reform Programme for
the Lisbon Strategy 2005-2008

• 5 priorities for the period 2005-2008
• Focus on fiscal stability and viability, with
  main priority in the reduction of deficit under
  the reference rate till the end of 2006
• Increase of productivity, focusing on structural
  problems in the operation of the market
  (products, capital and employment), investment in
  human capital and the promotion of the Knowledge
  Society
• Promotion of growth, via the improvement of
  business and entrepreneurial environment, the
  openness of the markets, the completion of the
  internal market, the reinforcement of
  competition, the improvement of infrastructures
  and RD spending
• Increase of employment, restriction of structural
  unemployment, education and training of employed
  and unemployed
• Targeted measures for the improvement of the
  quality and the productivity of work, reducing
  unemployment and tackling social exclusion

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NDP approval

• The final draft of the
• National Development Plan
• has to be approved
• by the Greek Parliament