THE STRATEGIC APPROACH IN

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THE STRATEGIC APPROACH IN MODERNIZING MUNICIPAL
SERVICES
WORKSHOP STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE IN SERBIA

• Siegfried Brenke, Team Leader
• GTZ Project Modernization of Municipal Services
• Takovska 9/14, Beograd
• 011 3222 124
• siegfried.brenke_at_gtz.co.yu

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 1 ADVOCACY FOR DECENTRALIZATION WITH
  STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL
  SELF GOVERNMENT
• 1.1 IMPROVING INFORMATION FLOW AMONG
  STAKEHOLDERS AND DIFFERENT TIERS OF GOVERNMENT
  
• (SCTM COMMITTEES WORKING GROUPS)
• 1.2 INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION
  IN LINE WITH THE SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
• (LOBBYING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  REFORMS)
• 1.3 SETTING PRIORITIES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN
  MUNICIPALITIES
• (GUIDING SUPPORT INITIATIVES FOR
  MUNICIPALITIES)

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 2 INSTITUTION BUILDING WITH IMPROVING THE LEVEL
  OF COMMUNICATION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE
• 2.1 IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LOCAL
  GOVERNMENTS
• (SCTM COMMUNICATION DESK)
• 2.2 ESTABLISHING A DATA BASE FOR MONITORING
  PERFORMING AND BENCHMARKING
• (SCTM DATABASE)
• 2.3 ESTABLISHING A HELP DESK FOR FIRST-HAND
  ADVICE
• AND GUIDING PROCEDURES
• (SCTM HELPDESK)
• 2.4 ESTABLISHING TRAINING FACILITIES ACCORDING
  TO NEEDS
• (SCTM TRAINING FACILITIES )

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 3 INVESTMENT WITH STARTEGY DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL
  CAPACITY BUILDING
• 3.1 ESTABLISHING THE SCTM SMALL SCALE
  INVESTMENT FUND
• (SCTM AND DONORS SELECT PILOT
  MUNICIPALITIES)
• 3.2 ESTABLISHING LOCAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
  STRUCTURES
• (SCTM WORKSHOPS)
• 3.3 DEVELOPPING PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS
  FOR THE LOCAL PRACTITIONEER
• (SCTM WORKING GROUPS AND SCTM HELPDESK)
• 3.4 AGREEING ON GUIDELINES FOR GOOD LOCAL
  PRACTICE (CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCTM
  STRUCTURES )

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 4 SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES WITH
  PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES
• 4.1 IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING CAPACITIES IN
  RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES
• (SCTM - INITIATIVE SCIENCE MEETS
  MUNICIPALITIES)
• (SCTM WHO IS WHO NETWORK in WASTE, WATER
  ENERGY EFFICIENCY)
• 4.2 FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS
• (SCTM INITIATIVE SKILLS FOR SOLUTIONS /
  HELPDESK)
• 4.3 FEED BACK TO POLICY INSTITUTIONAL AND
  PROJECT LEVEL
• (CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCTM STRUCTURES )

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 5 INVESTMENTS IN MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROVISION
  WITH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
• 5.1 IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPLY STRUCTURES AND
  CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
• (SCTM BASELINE STUDIES)
• 5.2 NETWORKING WITH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND
  PRIVATE INVESTORS
• (SCTM COOPERATION WITH THE
  PRIVATE SECTOR)
• 5.3 PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
• (SCTM INITIATIVE SHARING BURDEN AND
  SUCCESS)
• 5.4 FEED BACK TO POLICY INSTITUTIONAL AND
  PROJECT LEVEL
• (CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCTM STRUCTURES )

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 6 CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES WITH
  INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY, NGOs AND EDUCATION
• 6.1 IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING NETWORKS
• (SCTM DATABASE ON NGO PARTNERS AND
  LOCAL INITIATIVES)
• 6.2 CAMPAIGNING FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS
• (SCTM MATERIALS COLLECTION FOR
  CAMPAIGNING IN VARIOUS FIELDS)
• 6.3 STARTING FROM SCHOOLS
• (SCTM SCHOOL INITIATIVES ON DIFFERENT
  TOPICS

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THE APPROACH INTEGRATES

• 7 LOCAL SOLUTIONS WITH REGIONAL COOPERATION IN
  SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE
• 7.1 LINKING ASSOCIATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
  SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE
• (SCTM PARTICIPATION IN NALAS, the
  NETWORK OF ASSOCIATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  IN SEE)
• 7.2 ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER FOR
  LOCAL GOVERNANCE
• (THE SCTM ADVISORY CENTER AS
  PARTNER FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
  INFORMATION EXCHANGE)
• 7.3 FACILITATING PREPARATIONS FOR EU-ACCESSION
  AND CROSS-BRODER COOPERATION
• (THE SCTM INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH GROUP)

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EXAMPLE THE SCTM - ENERGY EFFIENCY COMMITTEE
Central Government Institutions
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities
SCTM Committee for ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SCTM Presidency Sessions
Committee Sessions
Working Group - Platform for stakeholder
information exchange - Proposal
for ACTION PLAN of the Energy Efficiency
Committee - Supporting the
implementation of the energy law
- Baseline assessments and database development
HELP DESK
PROJECTS FUND
SCIENCE
PRIVATE SECTOR
NGOs
REGIONAL COOP.
MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ALL PARTICIPANTS
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1. DRAFT ACTION PLAN OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
COMMITTEE

• 1.1 Measuring current energy consumption
• Describe for typical municipal services such as
• Waste management
• Drinking Water provision
• Waste Water handling
• Building-Stock management
• Municipal / Public Buildings
• Housing
• Street Lighting
• District heating
• energy consumption in physical and monetary
  terms and where appropriate - forecast the
  future consumption under status quo conditions,
  however with rising energy prices

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1. DRAFT ACTION PLAN CONTINUED

• 1.2. Special requirements in optimizing district
  heating systems.
• Shifting to environmental friendly sources and
  technologies
• Optimizing heat distribution
• where to measure energy flow?
• how to minimize losses?
• Reducing energy production to level of future
  energy demand after
• refurbishment of buildings
• change of consumer attitudes
• Right-sizing of infrastructure investments
• Financing options

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1. DRAFT ACTION PLAN CONTINUED

• 1.3. Categorizing energy consumption patterns in
  the above areas.
• 1.4. Identifying opportunities for change.
• 1.5. Sharing information and improving solutions.
• 1.6. Assessing financial requirements.
• 1.7. Formulating Bankable projects.
• 1.8. Submitting policy papers.

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2. HOW TO MAKE COOPERATION WORK? THE CRUCIAL ROLE
OF WORKING GROUPS SUPPORTING THE COMMITTEES

• A Working Group on Municipal Energy Efficiency
  will connect the key actors involved in the field
  of energy efficiency.
• The critical condition for a successful
  functioning of SCTM-Committee Working Groups is
  that all parties involved find (some of) their
  own goals appreciated and promoted
• The Project is looking for your cooperation in
  establishing the best possible support-structure
  for the Working Group based on scientific
  knowledge and interest in pragmatic applications.

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3. HOW TO PROVIDE ADVISORY CAPACITY FOR MUNICPAL
DECISIONMAKERS?

• 3.1. Establishing in the context of the SCTM
  Advisory Centre a Help-Desk on Municipal Energy
  Efficiency
• 3.2. Combining projects with strategy development
• 3.3. Combining strategy implementation with the
  development of tools (guidelines, check-lists,
  handbooks, etc in order to allow experiences to
  be communicated and applied in other locations
  more easily)
• 3.4. Setting up a library of tools for advisory
  services and training

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• Strategic governance in the context of municipal
  services provision implies
• Strengthening of local government /
  decentralization
• Strengthening inter municipal cooperation and
  its institutional framework
• Better planning for large scale infrastructures,
• Participation of stakeholders and transparency of
  prices,
• Consequent mobilization of all human / capital /
  natural resources,
• Implementation-orientated legislation,
• Enforcement of law
• Thank you for your attention