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DefinitionsDefinitionsn AdministrationAdministration (lat. (lat. administrareadministrare – to be helpful) as an – to be helpful) as an

organized activity executed by specific system and heading for organized activity executed by specific system and heading for achieving specific goals achieving specific goals (The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland)(The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland)

n Regional developmentRegional development – an increase of an economic potential – an increase of an economic potential of regions and permanent improvement of their competitiveness of regions and permanent improvement of their competitiveness and their inhabitants’ standard of living, which causes a socio-and their inhabitants’ standard of living, which causes a socio-economic development of the country economic development of the country (the Polish Ministry of Regional (the Polish Ministry of Regional Development)Development)

n AdministrationAdministration as a striving to a holistic depiction of a regional as a striving to a holistic depiction of a regional development development (zob. Strategiczna problematyka rozwoju Polski Wschodniej, s. (zob. Strategiczna problematyka rozwoju Polski Wschodniej, s. 31)31)

n Administration as a management, conducting, guidance and Administration as a management, conducting, guidance and an indicating paths of activities, preparation of development an indicating paths of activities, preparation of development strategies and an execution of regional policy aimsstrategies and an execution of regional policy aims

DocumentsDocumentsn National Regional Development Strategy 2010-2020. National Regional Development Strategy 2010-2020.

Regions, Cities, Rural areas (NRDS)Regions, Cities, Rural areas (NRDS)n National Spatial Management Concept 2030National Spatial Management Concept 2030n Poland 2030: Development ChallengesPoland 2030: Development Challengesn Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion. Turning territorial Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion. Turning territorial

diversity into strength, COM (2008) 616, z dn. 6.10.2008diversity into strength, COM (2008) 616, z dn. 6.10.2008n OECD Territorial Reviews OECD Territorial Reviews n European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA) European Regional Policy Research Consortium (EoRPA)

Reports Reports n Regions 2020. An Assessment of Future Challenges for Regions 2020. An Assessment of Future Challenges for

EU RegionsEU Regionsn F. Barca’s Report: An Agenda for a Reformed Cohesion F. Barca’s Report: An Agenda for a Reformed Cohesion

PolicyPolicyn EU Cohesion ReportsEU Cohesion Reports

TendenciesTendenciesn spatial approach: perceiving of diversity, strong spatial approach: perceiving of diversity, strong

coordination, multi-level management coordination, multi-level management (NRDS, p. 15, 73; (NRDS, p. 15, 73; EoRPA 2007, s. 90nn, compare with OECD documents)EoRPA 2007, s. 90nn, compare with OECD documents)

n transferring competencies in realisation of regional transferring competencies in realisation of regional policy between different levels of administration policy between different levels of administration (regional development programmes) (regional development programmes) (EoRPA 2007, p. 90 (EoRPA 2007, p. 90 and following)and following)

n coordination of regional policy as an administration coordination of regional policy as an administration main task main task (EoRPA 2007, p. 100)(EoRPA 2007, p. 100)

n resources management assigned for a resources management assigned for a development decentralisation (hitherto distributed development decentralisation (hitherto distributed by central departments) by central departments) (NRDS, p. 10)(NRDS, p. 10) and partnership and partnership and subsidiary rules making real and subsidiary rules making real (NRDS, p. 65)(NRDS, p. 65)

Ideas for PolandIdeas for Polandn Regional development goal: Regional development goal:

n Effective use of specific regional and other Effective use of specific regional and other spatial development potentials for gaining spatial development potentials for gaining national development goals: increase, national development goals: increase, employment and long-term cohesion employment and long-term cohesion (NRDS, p. (NRDS, p. 69)69)

Ideas for Poland: borderland Ideas for Poland: borderland researchresearchn Socio-economic situation and dynamics of Socio-economic situation and dynamics of

borderlands research borderlands research n Among priorities of the Borderland Co-operation Among priorities of the Borderland Co-operation

Commision functioning in structures of the Polish-Commision functioning in structures of the Polish-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Coordination Council for Ukrainian Intergovernmental Coordination Council for Interregional CooperationInterregional Cooperation

n Publications: Publications: Monitoring zjawisk społeczno-Monitoring zjawisk społeczno-gospodarczych na obszarach przygranicznych. The gospodarczych na obszarach przygranicznych. The European Union external border on Polish TerritoryEuropean Union external border on Polish Territory, , Warsaw-Rzeszow 2010; Warsaw-Rzeszow 2010; Border traffic and movement of Border traffic and movement of goods and services at the Polish-Ukrainian border in goods and services at the Polish-Ukrainian border in 20092009, Warsaw-Rzeszow 2010; , Warsaw-Rzeszow 2010; Socio-economic situation Socio-economic situation analysis of Polish-Ukrainian borderlandanalysis of Polish-Ukrainian borderland, Rzeszow 2009. , Rzeszow 2009.

Ideas for Poland: borderland Ideas for Poland: borderland researchresearch

n Plans: Polish and Lithuanian Statistical Offices Plans: Polish and Lithuanian Statistical Offices partnershippartnership

n Simultaneously to the European Union external border Simultaneously to the European Union external border research conducted currently in Polandresearch conducted currently in Poland

n Resources for financing mutual research on the Polish-Resources for financing mutual research on the Polish-Lithuanian borderland would be obtained from: Lithuanian borderland would be obtained from: Lithuania-Poland Cross-border Cooperation Lithuania-Poland Cross-border Cooperation Programme and Cross-border Cooperation Programme and Cross-border Cooperation Programme Lithuania-Poland-Russia, one of the Programme Lithuania-Poland-Russia, one of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership InstrumentsEuropean Neighbourhood and Partnership Instruments

Ideas for Poland: multi-regional Ideas for Poland: multi-regional projectsprojects

n Development of Eastern Poland (Rozwój Polski Development of Eastern Poland (Rozwój Polski Wschodniej)Wschodniej)n Covers: podkarpackie, podlaskie, świętokrzyskie i Covers: podkarpackie, podlaskie, świętokrzyskie i

warmińsko-mazurskie voivodeshipswarmińsko-mazurskie voivodeshipsn Goal: to accelerate a socio-economic development Goal: to accelerate a socio-economic development

speed of Eastern Poland according to rule of the speed of Eastern Poland according to rule of the balanced development balanced development (compare with NRDS, p. 32)(compare with NRDS, p. 32)

n i. egi. eg. „Lublin Project”. „Lublin Project”n Eastern Partnership (Partnerstwo Wschodnie)Eastern Partnership (Partnerstwo Wschodnie)

n Goal: to create a place of information and experiences Goal: to create a place of information and experiences exchange for parthership countries, which lead a function of exchange for parthership countries, which lead a function of trust-building mechanism by regular meetings of countries trust-building mechanism by regular meetings of countries authorities, representatives and experts from all partnership authorities, representatives and experts from all partnership countriescountries

n i. egi. eg. Statistical Office in Bydgoszcz and statistical office from . Statistical Office in Bydgoszcz and statistical office from Ukraine partnershipUkraine partnership

Ideas for Poland: centres of Ideas for Poland: centres of knowledgeknowledgen Regional Research Centres in VoivodeshipsRegional Research Centres in Voivodeships

n Creating bridges for local authorities, industries and Creating bridges for local authorities, industries and research and development units’ cooperationresearch and development units’ cooperation (NRDS, p. (NRDS, p. 15)15)

n Territorial Observatories Territorial Observatories n The Ministry of Regional Development wills to create The Ministry of Regional Development wills to create

observatories, which would control the situation in the observatories, which would control the situation in the territory of its interest from the level of voivodeship territory of its interest from the level of voivodeship authoritiesauthorities (NRDS, p. 151)(NRDS, p. 151)

n Regional Development Agencies Regional Development Agencies n Institutions encouraging regional developmentInstitutions encouraging regional development (compare (compare

with with The Idea of New Regional Policy. ExpertisesThe Idea of New Regional Policy. Expertises//Koncepcja nowej Koncepcja nowej polityki regionalnej. Ekspertyzypolityki regionalnej. Ekspertyzy, pp. 153-174), pp. 153-174)

Ideas for Poland: Lisbonian Ideas for Poland: Lisbonian strategystrategy

n The Statistical Office in Bydgoszcz and National The Statistical Office in Bydgoszcz and National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Institut (Institut

national de la statistique et des national de la statistique et des éétudes tudes ééconomiquesconomiques - INSEE;) - INSEE;), , Lille/France partnershipLille/France partnershipn Both institutions are going to cooperate for preparing Both institutions are going to cooperate for preparing

the publication about socio-economic situation of the publication about socio-economic situation of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship on the basis of lisbonian indices, in which Voivodeship on the basis of lisbonian indices, in which the main topic would be the employment market; the main topic would be the employment market; publication is going to be released in the beginning of publication is going to be released in the beginning of 20122012

Ideas for EuropeIdeas for Europen Regional development paradigmRegional development paradigm

n administration by integrated, „soft” and „hard” administration by integrated, „soft” and „hard” instruments, social capital, business milieu, instruments, social capital, business milieu, networking, effective coordination networking, effective coordination (NRDS, p. 15)(NRDS, p. 15)

Ideas for Europe: management Ideas for Europe: management strategies strategies n reduce the administrative burden and reduce the administrative burden and

development initiatives (Spain, Swedendevelopment initiatives (Spain, Sweden;; EoRPAEoRPA

20072007, passim, passim))

n regional policy treated as a "common task" of regional policy treated as a "common task" of individual stateindividual statess and federal and federal levels levels (Germany, (Germany, EoRPAEoRPA 2007 2007, p. 94, p. 94))

n centralized implementation of regional policy centralized implementation of regional policy ((which is which is rational design due to the small size of rational design due to the small size of the country) (Ireland, Luxembourg, the country) (Ireland, Luxembourg, EoRPAEoRPA 2007 2007, p. 94-, p. 94-

9595) )

Ideas for Europe: multi-regional Ideas for Europe: multi-regional projectsprojects

n Territorial Co-operation Projects, Territorial Co-operation Projects, i.egi.eg. . n Belgium, Region Wallonne, France, Regions Belgium, Region Wallonne, France, Regions

Lorraine and Alsace, Lorraine and Alsace, At the crossroads of At the crossroads of three bordersthree borders; ;

n Bulgaria, et al., Bulgaria, et al., New Danube bridge to speed New Danube bridge to speed up international trafficup international traffic;;

n Belarus, Belarus, Wheels rolling for Baltic tourismWheels rolling for Baltic tourism;;n Germany, Germany, LithuaniaLithuania, Norway, et al., , Norway, et al., Baltic Sea Baltic Sea

innovation boosted with new tools of the trade;innovation boosted with new tools of the trade;

source: www.ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/projectssource: www.ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/projects

Ideas for Europe: supporting Ideas for Europe: supporting the economythe economyn infrastructure projects focused on

development and economic activity (industrial parks, improvement of transport and energy infrastructure, modernization of education and training units) (Germany, EoRPA 2007, p. 83), administrative support for investment and innovation (ibidem)

Ideas for Europe: centres of Ideas for Europe: centres of knowledge knowledge n i. eg.i. eg. Competence Centers Program Competence Centers Programme me

(implementation of research clusters to promote (implementation of research clusters to promote the growth of cooperation between the Centres, the growth of cooperation between the Centres, so they better compete so they better compete oon the international arena n the international arena and the improvement of regional specialization) and the improvement of regional specialization) and the Regional Centres Programand the Regional Centres Programmeme (improving (improving the competitiveness and the revitalization of the competitiveness and the revitalization of urban regions) urban regions) (Finland, EoRPA(Finland, EoRPA 2007 2007, p., p. 82)82); decisions ; decisions about the allocation of funds to regional about the allocation of funds to regional programprogrammemes takes taken byn by the Regional Council the Regional Council (Finland, EoRPA(Finland, EoRPA 2007 2007, p. 93), p. 93)

ProblemsProblemsn Delimitation:Delimitation:

n administrative divisions do not coincide with territorial administrative divisions do not coincide with territorial boundaries of regions underlying the programming of boundaries of regions underlying the programming of EU funds (the incompatibility of the administrative EU funds (the incompatibility of the administrative structure), making it difficult for government actionstructure), making it difficult for government actionss, but , but should serve the activities of development institutions should serve the activities of development institutions and businesses, the extent of which often go beyond an and businesses, the extent of which often go beyond an administrative districtadministrative district

n solution: Different approaches for different types of solution: Different approaches for different types of territories. Policy suited to local conditions, taking into territories. Policy suited to local conditions, taking into account account links betweenlinks between areas that generate growth areas that generate growth,, areas functionally areas functionally dependeddepended and remote areas (urban- and remote areas (urban-rural relations) rural relations) ((NRDSNRDS, p. 15), p. 15)

ProblemsProblemsn ””Political vacuumPolitical vacuum””

n advantage of governmentadvantage of government administration administration at the at the regional level, low interest in cooperation regional level, low interest in cooperation and/or administration of the region from and/or administration of the region from representatives of business, the differences representatives of business, the differences between cities and rural areasbetween cities and rural areas

n solution: regional development strategies, solution: regional development strategies, decentralization of the allocation of funds, a decentralization of the allocation of funds, a territorial approach territorial approach mmentioned aboveentioned above

ConclusionConclusionn To mark the trends in regional policy, To mark the trends in regional policy,

proposipropositions oftions of sol solvingving problems problems associated with the regional development associated with the regional development and and an extent of an extent of interregional projectsinterregional projects and and cooperation between local cooperation between local authoritiesauthorities and and research centers indicate that the research centers indicate that the proposed administration strategy of proposed administration strategy of regional development issueregional development issue,, with the idea with the idea of a coherentof a coherent plans is plans is focused onfocused on the the needs of actors associated with the needs of actors associated with the regional activitiesregional activities

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