Policy coordination process in AttractSEE project and Spatial Plan

of Republic of Serbia

Jelena Miljković, Siniša TrkuljaRepublic Agency for Spatial Planning, Serbia

Conference“Good Governance in the Balkans: From a Cross – Sectoral

Perspective“Zagreb, on November 7-8

Republic Agency for Spatial Planning

• National agency for spatial planning in Serbia

• Exists since 2003• National, regional and special

purpose area plans• Information system for sptaial

development• International cooperation• Education, cpacity building,

promotion

Spatial purpose area plans

Special purposes:- infrastructure- protected areas- water accumulations- mining areas

• Project Attract-SEE• South-East Europe transnational

program• IPA funding• Assessing Territorial Attractiveness in

SEE• 2012-2014• Partners from 8 countries

Project background

• The need for better territorial coordination of EU and national policies

• In the SEE countries there is still lack of knowledge, harmonized methodologies and efficient tools for monitoring current position and trends

• How sectoral policies can effect a sustainable development of a territory

• The need for evidence based policy in the SEE countries with monitoring of current position and trends

Purpose of the project

• The aim of the project is to establish a framework concept as well as tools useful for policy makers to enhance the quality of development decisions.

• The results of the project are to be used by policy/decision makers in improving their cooperation and networking at the South East Europe scale

• to support policy makers two main interlinked sets of actions are designed in the project:

I. A common concept of territorial monitoring II. A policy coordination process will be

designed

Where Serbia should go?

SPATIAL PLAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA10 YEARS

SPATIAL PLANS OF SMALLER TERRITORIAL UNITSREGIONAL /9/ AND LOCAL /122+7+22/

GOAL 1 GOAL 2 GOAL 3 GOAL 4 GOAL 5

REPORTS ON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENTANNUAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION

PROGRAM OF IMPLEMENTATION5 YEARS

TOWARDS VISION

106 indicators of territorial developmentESPON and other

Annual Reports (24 + 33 + 49)

Indicators of Spatial Development

38

25

26

8

9

Regional development and social cohesion

Regional competitivness and accessability

Functional integration with the surroundings

Natural resources and improved environment

Protected natural & cultural heritage and landscape

Policy coordination

Lack of coordination / harmonization is often referred to as problem of duplication, bureaucratic procedures, lengthy processes

Therefore, coordination can be:- Act of managing interdependencies during

activities that must be performed to achieve an objective

- Way to focus on common problems and challenges, in order to reach objectives through measures and their implementation

- Processes which facilitates adaptation and learning as they are the mechanisms for the construction of collective knowledge

Spatial Planning as a tool of Horizontal and Vertical

Coordination• Vertical cooperation among different

territorail levels• Horizontal cooperation among

different sectors• Different levels of horizontal

cooperation• Institutions – governance• Participative planning, coordination

of interests (through negotiation, mediation, facilitiation), stakeholder involvement

Thank you for attention!

http://www.attract-see.euhttp://www.rapp.gov.rs