HL Project

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HL Projects Results and pilot implementations in
the Pskov Region

• Marina Makhotaeva
• Pskov State Polytechnic Institute

Project part-financed by the European Union
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The Pskov Region

• The Pskov region is located in the north-west of
  the Russian Federation. It covers about 55,4 ths.
  sq. km.
• The Pskov region borders the Novgorod, Leningrad,
  Tver and Smolensk Regions and shares an external
  border with Estonia (270 km.), Latvia (214 km.)
  and Belarus (305 km. long).
• The population of Pskov Region is about 700
  thousand people.
• There are 2 big cities in the region Pskov
  (200,000 people) and Velikie Luki (100,000
  people).

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Pilot territories

• 3 HL territories were singled out as pilot ones
  in the Pskov Region. They are the main actors in
  the project
• Vasilievskaya Volost (the Palkino Municipal
  District)
• Gavrovskaya Volost (the Pytalovo Municipal
  District)
• Pogranichnaya Volost (the Krasnogorodsk
  Municipal District).

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Projects Partners

• Regional institutions so far involved in the
  project are
• The Pskov Region Administration (The Committee
  for Development of Local Self-Government)
• The Centre on Sustainable Development of the
  Pskov Region
• Pskov State Polytechnic Institute

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Operating Hinterland-Vorderland
partnerships/networks

• Within the project the partnership between
  regional and local actors of the project can be
  considered as HL-VL networks
• The Pskov Region Administration, The Committee
  for Development of Local Self-Government, The
  Centre on Sustainable Development of the Pskov
  region, Pskov State Polytechnic Institute,
  Pytalovskiy District Administration,
  Krasnogorodskiy District Administration,
  Palkinskiy District (V) - Vasilievskaya Volost',
  Gavrovskaya Volost, Pogranichnaya Volost (H)

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Main Activities and Objectives achieved so far
(1)

• Data on social and economic development of pilot
  areas is collected and analyzed
• HL typology is worked, revised and applied
• Key development priorities are singled out
• Major pilots potentials are studied
• Foresight scenarios worked out
• Strategies are worked out
• HL projects are drafted

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Main Activities and Objectives achieved so far
(2)

• 10 meetings of the representatives of Pskov State
  Polytechnic Institute with Pskov Region
  Administration, a project partner and
  coordinator
• Regular meetings and information exchange at the
  Pskov Region Administration, Pskov State
  Polytechnic Institute and pilot territories on
  the results of the decline surveys and their
  interpretation
• Scientific and practical conference Strategic
  planning and development sources of municipal
  institutions is held (21-22 December 2006)

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Scientific and practical conference Strategic
planning and development sources of municipal
institutions (Pskov, 21-22 December 2006)

• 45 participants from Pskov Region (including
  participants from 3 pilot territories), Pskov
  Region Administration, Pskov State Polytechnic
  Institute, the Ministry of Economic Development
  and Trade of Russia, Russian scientific centre on
  state and municipal management, Saint-Petersburg
  Academy of Management and Economics
• The following questions were discussed at the
  event
• Federal policy in strategic planning in regions
  and municipalities of Russia
• Strategic planning in municipalities in new legal
  conditions
• Innovative resources in strategic development of
  settlings
• Municipalities cooperation as an instrument of
  strategic development
• As the result, drafts of the development
  strategies of the pilots were worked out during
  the conference.

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Main Activities and Objectives achieved so far
(3)

• 3 HL study visits
• 3 expert meeting
• 3 HL-VL meetings
• Participation in 6 Hinterland Forums
• Newsletters are prepared and published (1000
  copies in Russian and English )
• Information on the project is disseminated
  through TV, radio, Internet etc.

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Rural municipality Pogranichnaya volost

• Negative tendencies
• High decline in population (by 17 for 4 years)
• Increase in number of the unemployed (the number
  of registered unemployed comprise 30.6 of the
  number of economically active population)
• Low level of development of social sphere (there
  is only 1 school with 70 students, 4 clubs and 2
  medical points for 29 villages)

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Rural municipality Gavrovskaya volost

• Negative tendencies
• Decrease in population (by 3.8 for 4 years)
• Increase in number of the unemployed (the number
  of registered unemployed comprise 26.8 of the
  number of economically active population)
• Relatively low level of development of social
  sphere (there are 2 schools with 170 students, 2
  clubs, 2 medical points with only 7 persons of
  personnel and 1 bank department for 63 villages)

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Rural municipality Vasilievskaya volost

• Negative tendencies
• Decrease in population (by 6.6 for 4 years)
• Increase in number of the unemployed (the number
  of registered unemployed comprise 12 of the
  number of economically active population)
• Low level of development of social sphere (there
  is only 1 school, 2 clubs and 2 medical points
  for 60 villages)

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HL statistical data (1)
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HL statistical data (2)
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HL statistical data (3)
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Low level of economic development and
entrepreneurships in the pilots

• Rural municipality Pogranichnaya volost
• 2 medium enterprises (34 workers), 1 farm.
  Majority of the population employed in their own
  households (259 households)
• Rural municipality Gavrovskaya volost 1 medium
  enterprises (42 workers), 6 small enterprises and
  entrepreneurs. Majority of the population
  employed in their own households (551 households)
• Rural municipality Vasilievskaya volost 6
  small enterprises and entrepreneurs. Majority of
  the population employed in their own households
  (247 households)

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HLs typology
Stable structure Sensitive structure Instable structure
Low decline Gavrovs-kaya Volost
Medium decline Vasilievs-kaya Volost
High decline Pogranich-naya Volost
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Rural municipality Vasilievskaya volost

• Rural municipalitys potential
• two deposits of sand and gravel mixture, three
  deposits of peat, significant deposits of crushed
  stone and rubble plates
• significant forest resources
• many picturesque landscapes and lakes
• the church of Cosma and Damian built in 1901
• near the village Veretje there is a hill for
  development of hang-glide and mount skiing

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Rural municipalityPogranichnaya volost

• Rural municipalitys potential
• 21 deposits of peat
• significant resources of sand and gravel mixture
• significant forests (more than a half of the
  territory is covered by forests where coniferous
  are the prevailing ones)
• great tourist and recreational potential
• Lyamonovo park near the river Lzha where Russian
  famous poet Pushkin used met with his lyceum
  friend Gorchakov

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Rural municipality Gavrovskaya volost

• Rural municipalitys potential
• significant stock of mineral resources
  (construction stone, natural pit)
• resources of energy (deposits of peat, residues
  from processed wood)
• timber (forests cover about 1/3 of the territory
  of the volost)
• cross-border point Ubylinka is situated on the
  territory of the volost
• great tourist and recreational potential (river,
  lakes, landscapes etc.)

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HLs key development priorities
Name of pilot Description of key development priorities Remarks
Gavrovskaya volost Establishing new enterprises on natural resources production and processing SMEs development in tourist infrastructure services Tourism development Participation in international joint projects HL obtains peat, wood, sand and gravel supply that can be demanded by VL A part of the highways of federal importance run through the territory of HL HL/VL cooperation on tourism development HL/VL cooperation with Latvia.
Pogranichnaya Volost Establishing new enterprises on natural resources production and processing HL/VL cooperation on cultural issues HL/VL cooperation on agricultural development The area obtains natural resources that can be used in road-building There is a park on the territory of HL that can be used for tourism development by HL/VL The area is famous for its flax production. This direction can be developed further together with VL.
Vasilyevskaya volost Establishing new enterprises on natural resources production and processing HL/VL cooperation on agricultural development Tourism development. There is a wood supply in the area that can be demanded by VL as well Animal-husbandry should be developed together with VL HL/VL cooperation on tourism development.
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Major pilot projects (1)
Name of pilot Short pilot description Key priorities Co-operation issues/tools Pilot partner
Web page "Database of the Pskov Region villages" general information, identification and marketing of rural life quality of rural life, local development vision, rural community web- presentation for every village Pskov Region Administ- ration
Computer clubs at pilot villages schools place where younger can spend their spare time rural community, youth issues focus on youth schools, authorities, sponsors
Training of young people entrepre- neurship issues training courses on entrepreneurship skills development rural community, entrepreneur- ship issues, SMEs arranging courses Pskov State Polytechnic Institute, Pskov Region Ad- ministration
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Major pilot projects (2)
Name of pilot Short pilot description Key priorities Co-operation issues/tools Pilot partner
Development of pilgrimage tourism (Vasilievskaya Volost') special pilgrimage tourist routes should be arranged tourism, rural community, SMEs presentation of information to regional tourist companies Pskov-Pechory Monastery, tourist companies
Development of sports tourism (Vasilievskaya Volost) sports tourist routes should be arranged, infrastructure development tourism, rural community, SMEs presentation of information to regional tourist companies, working out business projects business, tourist companies
Arranging Russian Estate Museum (Gavrovskaya Volost) places to promote Russian culture tourism, rural community working out business projects, collecting historical items business, sponsors
Arranging cafes (Gavrovskaya Volost) Infrastructure development SMEs, rural community working out business projects, collecting historical items consumers co-operative
Lyamonovskiy Park Reconstruction (Pogranichnaya Volost) Reconstruction of the park tourism, rural community working out park's design plan, inclusion of the park into the outs of tourist companies business, sponsors, tourist companies
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HL study visitsVasilievskaya Volost

• 7.02.2007
• Participators
• 11 HLs
• 1 VLs
• - 3 PPI experts.

• Discussion of HL problems and possibilities for
  development resources tourism agriculture.

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HL priority development directions

• Vasilyevskaya volost
• Establishing new manufactures on production and
  processing of natural resources (timber
  production, pulp and paper production)
• Creation of new farms and industrial units
  (animal husbandry, land plots to farmers and
  agricultural enterprises)
• Tourism development (sport activities,
  recreational and cultural tourism)

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HL study visitsPogranichnaya Volost

• 17.04.2007
• Participators
• 12 HLs
• 1 VLs
• - 3 PPI experts.

• Discussion of HL problems and possibilities for
  development small business tourism food
  processing.

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HL priority development directions

• Pogranichnaya volost
• It is planned to build a new customs terminal at
  the border
• with Latvia.
• It is planned to develop the following
  directions
• Increase of building materials/ production
  (including for road-building needs)
• Cultural tourism (Lyamonov Park is a natural
  historical area connected with A. Pushkin.)
• SMEs development
• Flax production including for the needs of
  military-industrial complex of Russia.

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HL study visitsGavrovskaya Volost

• 15.05.2007
• Participators
• - 4 HLs inhabitants
• - 3 PPI experts.

• Discussion of HL problems and possibilities for
  development manufacturing of construction
  materials tourism agriculture international
  cooperation.

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HL priority development directions

• Gavrovskaya volost
• Economic
• Effective use of natural resources
• (peat, sand, gravel, wood-felling,
• animal farming)
• Infrastructure development (cafes,
• service centres along the highway etc)
• Social (new jobs, income increase)
• Cultural (tourism)
• Ecological (environment protection programme)
• International cooperation with Latvia (Malnava)

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Implementation mechanisms

• to work out strategies of pilot territories
  development
• to approve the strategies by the Administration
  of the Pskov Region
• to work out programs on municipalities
  development
• to work out HL pilot projects
• to disseminate the results of the HL project

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Municipality district development

• Program is the basic element of the strategys
  implementation mechanism.
• Firstly, it helps to solve major problems of
  complex social and economic development of the
  municipality
• Secondly, it helps to set out objectives (usually
  for the period of 2-5 years)
• Thirdly, it gives a chance to combine interests
  of various actors in the process of solution of
  the municipalitys development problems based on
  the idea of social partnership

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Sample structure of the program (1)

• 1. Summary
• 1.1. Starting point and preconditions of
  municipalitys development
• 1.2. Program objectives and social and economic
  development priorities
• 1.3. Strategic choice
• 1.4. Program objectives and key priorities of
  economic development
• 1.5. Basic activities and projects
• 1.6. Financial sources of the programs
  implementation
• 2. Life quality planning
• 2.1. health protection of the population
• 2.2. Protection of socially not protected groups
  of the population
• 2.3. Accomplishment and planting of greenery in
  the territory
• 2.4. Fire safety securing and liquidation of
  emergency situations
• 2.5. Education and culture
• 2.6. Housing services, energy and transportation
• 2.7. Communication, trade and services

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Sample structure of the program (2)

• 3. Realization of the development strategies
• 3.1. Measures on organizational, legal,
  information and staff securing
• 3.2. Origination projects
• 3.3. Investment projects
• 4. Economys planning and development
• 4.1. stimulation and development of municipal
  sector
• 4.2. development of the market economy directed
  at solution of issues of municipal importance
• 4.3. development and support of entrepreneurship
• 4.4. securing of realization of municipal
  economic policy
• 4.5. other
• 5. Spatial planning and land use
• 5.1. building up planning
• 5.2. zoning
• 5.3. land use control
• 5.4. other

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Sample structure of the program (3)

• 6. Intermunicipal cooperation
• 6.1. creation of intermunicipal organizations
• 6.2. participation in network cooperation
• 6.3. other
• 7. Participation in international, national and
  regional programs and projects
• 8. Development management
• 8.1. staff training
• 8.2. regulation of relations with authorities
• 8.3. cooperation of interests of business,
  authorities and local population
• 8.4. creation of up-to-date image of the
  municipality and its marketing
• 8.5. scientific and research projects on
  municipalitys development
• 8.6. Other

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Possible sources for financing pilot projects

• local budget
• budgets of other municipalities (within the
  intermunicipal cooperation)
• regional budgets
• federal budget
• Investing resources of enterprises, external and
  native investors
• credits
• sources of foundation and grants
• other financing sources

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