International Workshop in Zaporizhzhya: "Territories Development Strategic Planning Experience" - July 11, 2006
On July 11, within the framework of the mission by senior officials from Canada, the RGD Project held an International Workshop in Zaporizhzhia with the aim of exchanging Canada’s and Zaporizhzhia oblast’s experiences in strategic planning. Workshop participants included heads of regional state administrations, heads of regional councils of Zaporizhzhia oblast, heads of cities of oblast and region level, and heads of regional administrations of Zaporizhzhia city. During the workshop, participants discussed the following issues:
- Canadian experience in regional strategic planning – Mr. Murray and Mr. Cooke explained the features of Canadian regional governance, regional government competencies, sub-national financing, and defining priorities in strategic planning.
- Ukrainian experience in regional strategic planning – Mr. Goncharuk, First deputy Head of Berdyansk city, and Mr. Mamchak, Head of Socio-Economic Development in Tokmak city administration, talked about their successful experience in regional strategic planning as well as the difficulties of this process, connected mainly to the issue of overly centralized financing.
- New perspectives in regional strategic planning – Mrs. Lekh, Regional Manager, RGD Project, Mr. Nazarenko, Ukrainian expert on strategic planning, RGD Project, and Mr. Sergienko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Credit Union “Agrar-Credyt”, spoke about the opportunities the RGD Project gives to Zaporizhzhia oblast in the process of strategic planning.
Agenda of the workshop List of Participants Profiles of Canadian Participants of the Workshop Planning Our Future. Regional Growth Management Strategy, Waterloo, Canada
Presentation: "Strategic Planning in Waterloo Region" - Mike Murray, Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Waterloo, Canada |
