Transcript The Pskov Region

HL Project’s Results
and pilot
implementations in the
Pskov Region
Marina Makhotaeva
Pskov State Polytechnic Institute
Project part-financed by
the European Union
The Pskov Region
 The Pskov region is located in the north-west of the
Russian Federation. It covers about 55,4 ths. sq. km.
 The Pskov region borders the Novgorod, Leningrad,
Tver and Smolensk Regions and shares an external
border with Estonia (270 km.), Latvia (214 km.) and
Belarus (305 km. long).
 The population of Pskov Region is about 700 thousand
people.
 There are 2 big cities in the region: Pskov (200,000
people) and Velikie Luki (100,000 people).
Pilot territories
3 HL territories were singled out as pilot ones in
the Pskov Region. They are the main actors in
the project:
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Vasilievskaya Volost’ (the Palkino Municipal
District);
Gavrovskaya Volost’ (the Pytalovo Municipal
District);
Pogranichnaya Volost’ (the Krasnogorodsk
Municipal District).
Project’s Partners
Regional institutions so far
involved in the project are:
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The
Pskov
Region
Administration
(The
Committee for Development
of Local Self-Government);
The Centre on Sustainable
Development of the Pskov
Region;
Pskov State Polytechnic
Institute
Operating Hinterland-Vorderland
partnerships/networks:
Within the project the partnership between regional and
local actors of the project can be considered as HL-VL
networks:
The Pskov Region Administration, The Committee for
Development of Local Self-Government, The Centre on
Sustainable Development of the Pskov region, Pskov
State Polytechnic
Institute, Pytalovskiy District
Administration, Krasnogorodskiy District Administration,
Palkinskiy District (V) - Vasilievskaya Volost',
Gavrovskaya Volost’, Pogranichnaya Volost’ (H)
Main Activities and Objectives
achieved so far (1):
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Data on social and economic development of
pilot areas is collected and analyzed;
HL typology is worked, revised and applied;
Key development priorities are singled out;
Major pilots’ potentials are studied;
Foresight scenarios worked out;
Strategies are worked out;
HL projects are drafted;
Main Activities and Objectives
achieved so far (2):
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10 meetings of the representatives of Pskov State
Polytechnic Institute with Pskov Region Administration, a
project partner and coordinator;
Regular meetings and information exchange at the Pskov
Region Administration, Pskov State Polytechnic Institute
and pilot territories on the results of the decline surveys
and their interpretation;
Scientific and practical conference «Strategic planning and
development sources of municipal institutions» is held (2122 December 2006);
Scientific and practical conference «Strategic
planning and development sources of municipal
institutions» (Pskov, 21-22 December 2006)
45 participants from Pskov Region (including participants from 3 pilot
territories), Pskov Region Administration, Pskov State Polytechnic
Institute, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia,
Russian scientific centre on state and municipal management, SaintPetersburg Academy of Management and Economics
The following questions were discussed at the event:
 Federal policy in strategic planning in regions and municipalities of
Russia
 Strategic planning in municipalities in new legal conditions
 Innovative resources in strategic development of settlings
 Municipalities’ cooperation as an instrument of strategic
development
As the result, drafts of the development strategies of the pilots were
worked out during the conference.
Main Activities and Objectives
achieved so far (3):
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3 HL study visits;
3 expert meeting;
3 HL-VL meetings;
Participation in 6 Hinterland Forums;
Newsletters are prepared and published (1000
copies in Russian and English );
Information on the project is disseminated
through TV, radio, Internet etc.
Rural municipality
“Pogranichnaya volost”
Negative tendencies:
 High decline in population (by 17% for 4 years)
 Increase in number of the unemployed (the
number of registered unemployed comprise
30.6% of the number of economically active
population)
 Low level of development of social sphere (there
is only 1 school with 70 students, 4 clubs and 2
medical points for 29 villages)
Rural municipality
“Gavrovskaya volost”
Negative tendencies:
 Decrease in population (by 3.8% for 4 years)
 Increase in number of the unemployed (the
number of registered unemployed comprise
26.8% of the number of economically active
population)
 Relatively low level of development of social
sphere (there are 2 schools with 170 students, 2
clubs, 2 medical points with only 7 persons of
personnel and 1 bank department for 63
villages)
Rural municipality
“Vasilievskaya volost”
Negative tendencies:
 Decrease in population (by 6.6% for 4 years)
 Increase in number of the unemployed (the
number of registered unemployed comprise 12%
of the number of economically active population)
 Low level of development of social sphere (there
is only 1 school, 2 clubs and 2 medical points for
60 villages)
HL statistical data (1)
Population of HL territories
1400
1280
1248
1256
1235
Number of people
1200
Vasilievskaya
volost'
1000
800
740
680
652667
650627
632614
600
400
Pogranichnaya
volost'
Gavrskaya
volost'
200
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
HL statistical data (2)
Age structure of the HL population, %
Palkinskiy Raion
Vasilievskaya Volost
Pytalovskiy Raion
Gavrovskaya Volost
Krasnogorodskiy Raion
Pogranichnaya Volost
Rate of people in age till 20
27,2
15,6
35,1
15,8
17,9
18,9
Rate of people in age over 65
HL statistical data (3)
Level of HL's unemployment
17,8
18,0
13,2
16,0
14,0
12,0
%
10,0
8,0
5,4
6,0
4,0
2,0
0,0
Krasnogorodskiy Raion
Pogranichnaya Volost
Pytalovskiy Raion
Gavrovskaya Volost
Palkinskiy Raion
Vasilievskaya Volost
Low level of economic development and
entrepreneurships in the pilots
Rural municipality “Pogranichnaya volost”
2 medium enterprises (34 workers), 1 farm. Majority of the
population employed in their own households (259
households)
Rural municipality “Gavrovskaya volost” 1 medium
enterprises (42 workers), 6 small enterprises and
entrepreneurs. Majority of the population employed in their
own households (551 households)
Rural municipality “Vasilievskaya volost” 6
small
enterprises and entrepreneurs. Majority of the population
employed in their own households (247 households)
HL’s typology
Stable
structure
Low
decline
Sensitive
structure
Gavrovskaya Volost’
Medium
decline
High
decline
Instable
structure
Vasilievskaya Volost’
Pogranichnaya Volost’
Rural municipality
“Vasilievskaya volost”
Rural municipality’s potential:
 two deposits of sand and gravel mixture, three
deposits of peat, significant deposits of crushed stone
and rubble plates;
 significant forest resources;
 many picturesque landscapes and lakes;
 the church of Cosma and Damian built in 1901;
 near the village Veretje there is a hill for development
of hang-glide and mount skiing
Rural municipality
“Pogranichnaya volost”
Rural municipality’s potential:
 21 deposits of peat;
 significant resources of sand and gravel mixture;
 significant forests (more than a half of the territory is
covered by forests where coniferous are the
prevailing ones);
 great tourist and recreational potential;
 Lyamonovo park near the river Lzha where Russian
famous poet Pushkin used met with his lyceum
friend Gorchakov
Rural municipality
“Gavrovskaya volost”
Rural municipality’s potential:
 significant stock of mineral resources (construction
stone, natural pit);
 resources of energy (deposits of peat, residues from
processed wood);
 timber (forests cover about 1/3 of the territory of the
volost);
 cross-border point “Ubylinka” is situated on the
territory of the volost;
 great tourist and recreational potential (river, lakes,
landscapes etc.)
HL’s key development priorities
Name
of pilot
Description of key
development priorities
Remarks
«Gavrovska
ya volost’»
1.Establishing
new enterprises on natural
resources’ production and processing;
2.SME’s development in tourist
infrastructure services;
3.Tourism development;
4.Participation in international joint projects
1.HL
«Pogranich
naya
Volost’»
1.Establishing
new enterprises on natural
resources’ production and processing;
2.HL/VL cooperation on cultural issues;
3.HL/VL cooperation on agricultural
development
1.The
«Vasilyevsk
aya volost’»
1.Establishing
1.There
new enterprises on natural
resources’ production and processing;
2.HL/VL cooperation on agricultural
development;
3.Tourism development.
obtains peat, wood, sand and gravel
supply that can be demanded by VL;
2.A part of the highways of federal importance
run through the territory of HL;
3.HL/VL cooperation on tourism development;
4.HL/VL cooperation with Latvia.
area obtains natural resources that can
be used in road-building;
2.There is a park on the territory of HL that can
be used for tourism development by HL/VL;
3.The area is famous for its flax production. This
direction can be developed further together with
VL.
is a wood supply in the area that can be
demanded by VL as well;
2.Animal-husbandry should be developed
together with VL;
3.HL/VL cooperation on tourism development.
Major pilot projects (1)
Name
of pilot
Co-operation
issues/tools
Pilot
partner
Web page general information, quality of rural
"Database of
identification and
life, local
the Pskov marketing of rural life development
Region
vision, rural
villages"
community
webpresentation
for every village
Pskov
Region
Administration
Computer
clubs at pilot
villages‘
schools
focus on youth
schools,
authorities,
sponsors
Training of
young
people
entrepreneurship
issues
Short pilot
description
place where
younger can
spend their spare
time
Key
priorities
rural
community,
youth issues
training courses on
rural
arranging courses
entrepreneurship
community,
skills development entrepreneurship issues,
SMEs
Pskov State
Polytechnic
Institute,
Pskov
Region Administration
Major pilot projects (2)
Name
of pilot
Short pilot
description
Co-operation
issues/tools
Key priorities
Development of
pilgrimage tourism
(Vasilievskaya
Volost')
special pilgrimage
tourist routes
should be arranged
tourism, rural
community,
SMEs
presentation of
information to
regional tourist
companies
Pskov-Pechory
Monastery, tourist
companies
Development of
sports tourism
(Vasilievskaya
Volost)
sports tourist routes
should be arranged,
infrastructure
development
tourism, rural
community,
SMEs
presentation of
information to
regional tourist
companies,
working out
business projects
business,
tourist companies
Arranging Russian
Estate Museum
(Gavrovskaya
Volost)
places to promote
Russian culture
tourism, rural
community
working out business
projects, collecting
historical items
business,
sponsors
Arranging cafes
(Gavrovskaya
Volost)
Infrastructure
development
SMEs, rural
community
working out business
projects, collecting
historical items
consumers‘
co-operative
Lyamonovskiy Park
Reconstruction
(Pogranichnaya
Volost)
Reconstruction
of the park
tourism, rural
community
working out park's
design plan, inclusion
of the park into the
outs of tourist
companies
business,
sponsors,
tourist companies
Pilot partner
HL study visits
Vasilievskaya Volost’
7.02.2007
Participators:
- 11 HL’s;
- 1 VL’s;
- 3 PPI experts.
Discussion of HL’ problems
and
possibilities
for
development:
resources;
tourism; agriculture.
HL priority development directions
Vasilyevskaya volost’
1. Establishing new manufactures on production and
processing of natural resources (timber production, pulp
and paper production)
2. Creation of new farms and industrial units (animal
husbandry, land plots to farmers and agricultural
enterprises)
3. Tourism development (sport activities, recreational and
cultural tourism)
HL study visits
Pogranichnaya Volost’
17.04.2007
Participators:
- 12 HL’s;
- 1 VL’s;
- 3 PPI experts.
Discussion
of
HL’
problems and possibilities
for development: small
business; tourism; food
processing.
HL priority development directions
Pogranichnaya volost’
It is planned to build a new customs terminal at the border
with Latvia.
It is planned to develop the following directions:
1. Increase of building materials/ production (including for roadbuilding needs)
2. Cultural tourism (Lyamonov Park is a natural historical area
connected with A. Pushkin.)
3. SMEs development
4. Flax production including for the needs of military-industrial complex
of Russia.
HL study visits
Gavrovskaya Volost’
15.05.2007
Participators:
- 4 HL’s inhabitants;
- 3 PPI experts.
Discussion
of
HL’
problems
and
possibilities
for
development:
manufacturing
of
construction materials;
tourism;
agriculture;
international
cooperation.
HL priority development directions
Gavrovskaya volost’
Economic
a. Effective use of natural resources
(peat, sand, gravel, wood-felling,
animal farming)
b. Infrastructure development (cafes,
service centres along the highway etc)
Social (new jobs, income increase)
Cultural (tourism)
Ecological (environment protection programme)
International cooperation with Latvia (Malnava)
Implementation mechanisms
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to work out strategies of pilot territories’
development;
to approve the strategies by the Administration of
the Pskov Region;
to work out programs on municipalities’
development;
to work out HL pilot projects;
to disseminate the results of the HL project
Municipality district development
Program is the basic element of the strategy’s
implementation mechanism.
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Firstly, it helps to solve major problems of complex social
and economic development of the municipality;
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Secondly, it helps to set out objectives (usually for the
period of 2-5 years);
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Thirdly, it gives a chance to combine interests of various
actors in the process of solution of the municipality’s
development problems based on the idea of social
partnership
Sample structure of the program (1)
1. Summary
1.1. Starting point and preconditions of municipality’s development
1.2. Program objectives and social and economic development
priorities
1.3. Strategic choice
1.4. Program objectives and key priorities of economic development
1.5. Basic activities and projects
1.6. Financial sources of the program’s implementation
2. Life quality planning
2.1. health protection of the population
2.2. Protection of socially not protected groups of the population
2.3. Accomplishment and planting of greenery in the territory
2.4. Fire safety securing and liquidation of emergency situations
2.5. Education and culture
2.6. Housing services, energy and transportation
2.7. Communication, trade and services
Sample structure of the program (2)
3. Realization of the development strategies
3.1. Measures on organizational, legal, information and staff securing
3.2. Origination projects
3.3. Investment projects
4. Economy’s planning and development
4.1. stimulation and development of municipal sector
4.2. development of the market economy directed at solution of issues of
municipal importance
4.3. development and support of entrepreneurship
4.4. securing of realization of municipal economic policy
4.5. other
5. Spatial planning and land use
5.1. building up planning
5.2. zoning
5.3. land use control
5.4. other
Sample structure of the program (3)
6. Intermunicipal cooperation
6.1. creation of intermunicipal organizations
6.2. participation in network cooperation
6.3. other
7. Participation in international, national and regional programs
and projects
8. Development management
8.1. staff training
8.2. regulation of relations with authorities
8.3. cooperation of interests of business, authorities and local
population
8.4. creation of up-to-date image of the municipality and its marketing
8.5. scientific and research projects on municipality’s development
8.6. Other
Possible sources for financing
pilot projects
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local budget;
budgets of other municipalities (within the
intermunicipal cooperation);
regional budgets;
federal budget;
Investing resources of enterprises, external and
native investors;
credits;
sources of foundation and grants;
other financing sources
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