1. Regional development:
Progress and Priorities
Chisinau, May 2014
Implementing Regional Development Policies:
What are the key factors for success?
Presenter: Liviu Oboroc

2. Ministry of Regional Development
and Construction
Central body responsible for implementing
regional policy for regional development
General Department for Regional Development
Department for Policy and Regional Cooperation
Department for Relations with Regional Development Institutions
Regional Statistics Section
Deputy Minister – responsible for Regional Development
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

3. Main objectives:
 Achieve balanced, sustainable socio-economic development in the entire
territory of the Republic of Moldova
 Reduce misbalances in the socio-economic development levels between
regions and within them
 Strengthen financial, institutional and human opportunities for the socio-
economic development of the regions
 Support local public administration authorities and local communities with the
aim of socio-economically developing the localities and coordinating inter-
action between these and the national, sectorial, and regional development
strategies and programmes
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

4. Legal and regulatory framework:
 Law on Regional Development in the Republic of Moldova
 (№438 from 28.12.2006)
 The Government Decision on measures for the implementation of Law No.438-
XVI of 28th December 2006 on Regional Development of the Republic of
Moldova (GD №127 from 08.02.2008)
 Regulation of the National Coordinating Council for Regional
Development
 Framework regulation of the Regional Development Council
 Framework of Regional Development Agency
 Regulation of the formation and utilisation of the National Fund
for Regional Development resources
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

5.  National Strategy for Regional Development – 2013-2015
 Single Programming Document for 2013-2015
 Regional Development Strategies (RDS): North, South, Centre
 Regional Operation Plan: North, South and Centre
 Operational Manual of the NFRD
Legal and regulatory framework:
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

6. Development regions
DR North
DR Center
DR South
DR Transnistria
DR Chisinau
DR Gagauzia
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

7. DR North - 0.9 mln. Inhabitants, NUTS 2
DR Center – 1.06 mln. Inhabitants, NUTS 2
DR South– 0.53 mln. Inhabitants, NUTS 3
 Regional Development Councils and
Regional Development Agencies have been
created and are functional
 3 development regions are functional
Development regions
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

8. Institutional and financial framework:
National level
National Coordinating Council for Regional Development
General Department for Regional Development within MDRC
National Fund for Regional Development
Regional Development Councils: North, Centre, South
Regional Development Agencies: North, Centre, South
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

9. Funding priorities:
1. Rehabilitation of physical infrastructure
2. Supporting private sector development
3. Improving the environment and tourist
attractiveness
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

10. Expenditure on RD projects:
0.4
7.16
16.7
11.2
16.2
0.00 €
2.00 €
4.00 €
6.00 €
8.00 €
10.00 €
12.00 €
14.00 €
16.00 €
18.00 €
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
82%
14%
4%
Funds processed: Source:
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

11. Current activities:
 Updating the regional operational plans
 Updating the regional development strategies
 Revising the normative documents related to regional development
 Developing the Single Information System
 Developing Regional Sectoral Planning in various sectors
 Elaborating the ”Balanced urban development in Moldova” policy
 Improving regional statistics
 Capacity building of regional actors
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

12. Our Partners
Development
partners LPA
contribution
National Fund
for Regional
Development
GIZ
USAID
EU
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

13. What solutions are offered by
regional development?
 Regional development is a strategic approach for more coordinated investment
planning
 Developing and implementing regional strategies in strong coordination with
sectorial strategies
 Support the identification and implementation of development opportunities in
cross-border, transnational and inter-regional cooperation
 Building the institutional capacity of Regional Development Agencies to
facilitate initiatives by local government, the private sector and civil society
actors.
 Involvement of regional actors from different areas: academic, business, civil
society
 Solution of common problems for more communities
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

14. Main challenges:
 Weak capacities of potential applicants to design viable RD projects
 Lack of a long-term development vision of LPAs
 Lack of LPA experience in creating regional partnerships
 Weak awareness of involved actors of the need for a regional approach
vs. a local approach
 Unclear delimitation of Regional and Rural Development in the national
normative documents
 Few applications on supporting the private sector
 Many national developments funds covering different
sectors
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

15. Priorities for the future:
 Developing a new National Strategy for Regional Development - 2020
 Launching the Development Region Gagauzia
 Increasing the capacity and role of regional actors and institutions
 Developing a single programming document for all national funds
 Increasing the synergy of national funds for regional development
projects
 Revising of the LAW №438 from 28.12.2006 on Regional Development
 Developing a policy based on polycentrism
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

16. Priorities for the future:
 Withdrawing the RDAs from the public procurement process and focusing their
efforts on project management and monitoring
 Changing the RDAs’ legal status and contracting them as implementers of
regional development projects
 Increasing the capacities of RDAs in project application and fund absorption
 Increasing the number of projects funded by European partners
Ministry of Regional
Development and
Construction

17. Thank you
for your kind attention!
Liviu Oboroc,
Deputy Minister of MRDC
of the Republic of Moldova

18. Thank you for attention!
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