Interel

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Trends in consulting with respect to structural
funding in the Czech Republic
Bratislava 25.-26.11.2004
Vladimír Sodomka
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Experiences
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Communication

• 2001 public sector Centre for Regional
  Development
• Phare 2000 Programme - preparation for Structural
  Funds
• 2002-3 non-profit sector Institute for European
  Policy EUROPEUM
• training-simulation
• handbook, guide
• Internet portal
• consulatancy
• 2003 private sector Interel E.P.A.C.C.
• publicNGO advisor MRD, CzechInvest, NUTS II
  North-West Region
• private HP (V4), CzechTelecom, SKODA AUTO,
  CISCO SYSTEMS CR, Metrostav, SMEs

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History and trends in the field of Structural
Funds
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Communication

• - 2003 Prehistory
• basic information about Structural Funds
• 06/2003 05/2004 Big Boom
• training strong competition
• new info programming documents preparation
  priorities/measures
• theoretical info about system (competencies,
  financing)
• EU-15 experiences
• monitoring and analysing of opportunities
• transfer of know-how
• After 05/2004 First experiences
• deeper analysing, project preparation, lobbing

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Models of preparation for structural assistance
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Communication

• 1998 Special Preparatory Programme Microregions
• 2000 Phare Programme 2000 NUTS II NW,
  Moravia-Silesia Region (structural problems)
• trainning (ministries, regions, municipalities,
  NGO, EU, private) non-coordinated
• project managers - support
• pilot project preparation
• 2004 - MRD money for projects

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Partnership of private/non-profit subject in
project
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Communication

• Role of NGOs
• know-how holder (EU aid, project management)
• eligible aplicant
• Role of private companies
• know-how holder (ideas, case studies from EU-15)
• financing (x Public Private Partnership)
• project management

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Lobbing new activity
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Communication

• Representation in Brussels
• regions and great assosiation
• Changes in the present system
• weak points in the present systém (elegibility of
  costs, non-elegibility of some applicants -
  companies)
• criteria
• New programming period (2007-13)
• financial breakdown (public (state) sector x
  private)
• Infrastructure roads x hi-tech
• elegibility

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Present and future trends
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Communication
general info EU detailed info
big subjects smaller and medium subjects
monitoring active acting

• monitoring
• transfer know-how
• analysis, strategy
• project preparation
• technical assistance
• lobbing

• legislation
• financial opportunities
• threats
• contats
• lobbing (national, regional level x EU)

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CONTACTS
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Communication

• Prague

Brussels
Vladimír Sodomka Interel European Public Affairs
and Corporate Communication, s.r.o. Senováné
námestí 23 / 978 110 00 Praha 1 Ceská
republika tel. [phone] fax 420 222
246 509 e-mail VS_at_interel.cz

• Interel European Public Affairs
• and Corporate Communication, s.r.o.
• Avenue de Tervuren 402 Tervurenlaan
• B - 1150 Brussels
• Belgium
• tel. [phone]
• fax [phone]
• e-mail KF_at_interel.be

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Communication

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