european project “under construction” presentation of anaepa – italy capacity building rome...

European Project “Under Construction”

Presentation of ANAEPA – ItalyCapacity Building

Rome meeting March 14th, 2008

Co-financed by DG Employment and Social Affairs - European Commission

ANAEPA – ITALYANAEPA – ITALY

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

How to define it…How to define it…

……is is the creation of an enabling environment the creation of an enabling environment with appropriate policy and legal with appropriate policy and legal

frameworks, institutional development, frameworks, institutional development, including community participation, human including community participation, human

resources development and strengthening of resources development and strengthening of managerial systemsmanagerial systems


Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

capacity building is a long-term, continuing capacity building is a long-term, continuing process, in which all stakeholders participate process, in which all stakeholders participate

(ministries, local authorities, non-(ministries, local authorities, non-governmental organizations and groups, governmental organizations and groups,

professional associations, academics and professional associations, academics and othersothers. (citation: UNDP ). (citation: UNDP )


Capacity BuildingCapacity BuildingCapacity building is also defined as the Capacity building is also defined as the "process of developing and strengthening "process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-changing world." thrive in the fast-changing world." – (Ann Philbin, Capacity Building in Social Justice (Ann Philbin, Capacity Building in Social Justice

Organizations Ford Foundation, 1996)Organizations Ford Foundation, 1996)

Capacity building Capacity building

is the elements that give fluidity, is the elements that give fluidity, flexibility and functionality of a flexibility and functionality of a program/organization to adapt to program/organization to adapt to changing needs of the population changing needs of the population that is served.that is served.


For Construction sector associations to For Construction sector associations to deliver their services to the associated deliver their services to the associated members, some factors are key:members, some factors are key:– 1) Accrediation and positioning vis a vis the 1) Accrediation and positioning vis a vis the

institutionsinstitutions– 2) Positive relations with the media2) Positive relations with the media– 3) The study and the elaboration of the day to 3) The study and the elaboration of the day to

day changes in the surrounding environmentday changes in the surrounding environment


Access to a privileged channel of dialogue Access to a privileged channel of dialogue with the istitutions, in order to:with the istitutions, in order to:– receive informationreceive information– provide informationprovide information– Be ‘always there’Be ‘always there’– These aspects all together can be defined as These aspects all together can be defined as

‘‘accreditation and positioningaccreditation and positioning’’


In order to be In order to be accredited and well accredited and well positionedpositioned, an organization has to be:, an organization has to be:– ReliableReliable– TransparentTransparent– CredibleCredible– Informed and informativeInformed and informative– AvailableAvailable– (other factors: size, turnover, number of (other factors: size, turnover, number of

employees, number of companies …)employees, number of companies …)



Positive relations with the mediaPositive relations with the media can be can be built over the time, with a constant work:built over the time, with a constant work:– Direct contactsDirect contacts– Provide reliable informationProvide reliable information– Regular contact campaignRegular contact campaign– Think ‘as if you were them’Think ‘as if you were them’

All these aspects together should allow the All these aspects together should allow the organization to be consulted and to avoid the organization to be consulted and to avoid the creation of an ‘negative perception’ among creation of an ‘negative perception’ among public opinion or key stakeholders public opinion or key stakeholders

Study of the day to day changes. The Study of the day to day changes. The structure and the officials of the structure and the officials of the organization should be constantly organization should be constantly informed about the:informed about the:– Political positionsPolitical positions– Public declaration of key stakeholdersPublic declaration of key stakeholders– Media orientationMedia orientation


The work that the two associations CNA The work that the two associations CNA and ANAEPA have done in the case of the and ANAEPA have done in the case of the preparation of the bill of law is a concrete preparation of the bill of law is a concrete example of what we are discussingexample of what we are discussing


CNA and ANAEPA have been able CNA and ANAEPA have been able to create a positive environment to create a positive environment around their organizations, and around their organizations, and

inside the institutionsinside the institutions


CNA and ANAEPA have CNA and ANAEPA have demonstrated to:demonstrated to:– have the ability to ‘understand the issue’ have the ability to ‘understand the issue’

and the surrounding environment;and the surrounding environment;

– Have excellent political accreditation Have excellent political accreditation and positioningand positioning

– Have positive relation with the mediaHave positive relation with the media


In this way, the two associations In this way, the two associations deliver a tangible and significant deliver a tangible and significant

result to their members, by result to their members, by preventing the elaboration of preventing the elaboration of

provision that could penalize or provision that could penalize or damage their membersdamage their members


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