ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR RCA

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR RCA

• PRINATH DIAS
• RCA COORDINATOR
• EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SECTION
• LEAD COUNTRY COORDINATORS MEETING
• VIENNA, AUSTRIA
• 26-20 JULY 2004.

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CHALLENGES

• FULFILLMENT OF THE RCA VISION
• ENSURING THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
  PROGRAMME

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RCA VISION

• THE RCA SHALL STRIVE TO BECOME A RESPECTED
  REGIONAL RESOURCE COMMUNITY IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE
  AND TECHNOLOGY, COMPETENT AND COST EFFECTIVE IN
  PROVIDING HIGH IMPACT SOLUTIONS ON A SUSTAINABLE
  BASIS TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS FOR
  IDENTIFIED END-USERS WITHIN THE REGION AND MEMBER
  STATES

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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

• HIGH DEGREE OF DEPENDENCE ON THE TECHNICAL
  COOPERATION FUND OF THE IAEA (80)
• NEED TO INCREASE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING
  THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS

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STRENGTHS

• WELL ESTABLISHED NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS TRAINED IN
  THE APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, WHO HAVE
  ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCURAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO
  APPLY THIS TECHNOLOGY

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OPPORTUNITIES

• MOST OF THE MEMBER STATES ARE DEVELOPING
  COUNTRIES
• THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING
  DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE MEMBER STATES

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NEEDS

• STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS
  LEADING TO HIGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
• STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS
  TO DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS
• EARNING RECOGNITION AS A PARTNER IN DEVELOPMENT

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STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS
LEADING TO HIGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF RCA PROJECTS

• SHOULD ENSURE
• THE PROJECTS ARE BASED ON DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND
  NOT TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN
• WILL LEAD TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• ARE SUSTAINABLE
• CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES
• SELECTION OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF HIGH IMPACT
  PROJECTS.

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STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS
TO DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS
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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

• NEED FOR NATIONAL WORK PLANS LINKED TO THE
  REGIONAL WORK PLAN
• APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT TEAMS
• PROGRESS MONITORING
• PREPARATION OF PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT REPORTS

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EARNING RECOGNITION AS A PARTNER IN DEVELOPMENT

• EARNING RECOGNITION THROUGH PUBLICIZING RCA
  SUCCESS STORIES
• ATTRACTING NEW FUNDING SOURCES
• RESPONSIBILITY - RCARO

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REVISION OF THE RCA GUIDELINES AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES

• CRITERIA AND NEW PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION AND
  DEVELOPMENT OF RCA PROJECTS
• DEFINITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL
  STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION
• PROCEDURE FOR PROGRESS MONITORING AND REPORTING

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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF PROJECTS

• SUBMISSION OF CONCEPT PAPERS
• APPROVAL BY THE REGIONAL NRM BASED ON THE
  RECOMMENDATION OF THEMATIC SECTOR LCCS
• DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSALS BY THE
  PROJECT LCCS
• APPROVAL BY THE NRS AT THE GC MEETING WITH
  RECOMMENDATION OF THEMATIC LCCS
• SUBMISSION TO DONOR AGENCIES

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ROLES OF THE STAKEHOLDERS

• NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
• THEMATIC SECTOR LCCS
• PROJECT LCCS
• NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATORS
• PROJECT TEAMS
• RCA CHAIRPERSON
• RCARO
• RCA COORDINATOR

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEMATIC SECTOR LCCS

• ENSURE PROJECT PROPOSALS COMPLY WITH RCA
  STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
  FUNDING AGENCIES
• ASSIST PROJECT LCCS TO PREPARE PROJECT PROPOSALS
• MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS IN EACH
  THEMATIC AREA THROUGH REPORTS OF PROJECT LCCS
• SUBMIT ANNUALLY A PROGRESS REPORT OF PROJECTS IN
  EACH THEMATIC SECTOR FOR CONSIDERATION OF
  NATIONAL RCA REPRESENTATIVES
• ADVISE NATIONAL RCA REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
  MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF THE THEMATIC SECTOR
  PROGRAMME
• PARTICPATE IN LCC MEETINGS

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OBJECTIVES OF THE LCC MEETING

• REVIEW OF THE ONGOING PROJECTS
• IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS FOR EACH
  THEMATIC SECTOR
• REVIEW AND REVISE WORK PLANS TO ENSURE MEETING OF
  PROJECT OBJECTIVES

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