Peter Heil Peter Heil PhDPhDVice Vice PresidentPresident

NationalNational DevelopmentDevelopment AgencyAgency, Hungary, HungaryRomeRome, , MayMay 20072007

TwinningTwinning

the experience of Hungarythe experience of Hungary

InstitutionsInstitutions(2007(2007--2013)2013)

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

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CSF CSF AuthorityAuthority

CertifyingCertifyingAuthorityAuthority

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT((MinistersMinisters))

IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIBIBIB

AuditAuditAuthorityAuthoritySteeringSteering CommComm. . f.D.Pf.D.P..

NationalNational CouncilCouncil f.D.Pf.D.P..

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Twinning projects in HUTwinning projects in HU

Since 1998, starting with 30% of PhareItalian twinnings in HU– Regional Preparatory Programme – 4 M€– Environmental Legislation – 0,75 M€– Traceability of animal transports – 0,080 M€– Certification – 0,25 M€– Fight against smuggling excise goods – 0,085

Co-operation in third countries– Turkish Grand National Assembly

OneOne ofof thethe successsuccess storiesstories::HU00/IB/RPPHU00/IB/RPP Regional Regional PreparatoryPreparatory ProgrammeProgramme

Preparation for NDP 1 – Regional OP

Participants– IT: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Basilicata, Emilia-

Romagna, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Piemonte– HU: Ministry for Agr. and Reg. Dev. , 7 Regional Dev.

Agencies

Objectives– Assistance to programming– Institution building at NUTS 2 level– Application of partnership principle– Sustainable training

LexLex 212/1992 212/1992 ofof ItalyItaly-- and Hungaryand Hungary

2 important programmes:–Agrifineur – feasibility studies–FORMEZ – 4 phase training programme

StructuralStructural FundFund TrainingTraining ProgrammeProgrammeofof FORMEZ FORMEZ inin 20032003--20042004

Participants: 50 people from regional level, 20 from Managing Authorities4 phases – the topics:– Overview of the EU Structural Funds and the Italian

experience (Balatonöszöd, Hungary)– Oportunities and tasks of local governments and

microregions – „How to manage the projects?”(Székesfehérvár, Hungary)

– Study trip of Hungarian regional partners in Italian regions – best practices in SF management

– Study trip for staff of Hungarian Managing Autorities(Rome)

MainMain benefitsbenefits forfor HungaryHungary

Advice on drafting national SF legislation

Creating networks of Italian and Hungarian professionals

Hungarian experts getting familiar withthe institutional system of EU funds in anEU 15 member state

Lessons for Managing AuthoritiesLessons for Managing Authorities((i.e. i.e. centralcentral levellevel))

Importance and practice of subsidiarity– Management of regional programmes on NUTS 2 level

Management of TA

Partnership in practice

The working mechanisms of MonitoringCommittee

Management tools - infrastructure and IT

Lessons atLessons at regional regional levellevel??

Italian practice of OP implementation at regional level

Strategy development, definition of priorities, using community initiatives

Idea and management of integrated territorial projects

FutureFuture opportunitiesopportunities

Emphasis on donor Twinning activityGood partnership between the 2 countriesRegular contact with Italian partnersPossible consortia („learning phase”: Hungary as junior partner, now enoughexpertise to lead a consortium)Twinning strategy (under preparation): specify priority areas for Hungary (more targeted participation)Building up close partnership with Italian institutions and regions.

OverwiewOverwiewofof thethe newnew managementmanagement structurestructure

ofof EU EU fundsfunds inin Hungary Hungary

Objectives 2007Objectives 2007--20132013

Increased employment– Employability and activity of workers– Job creation– Improved functioning of labour market mechanisms

Sustainable growth– Competitiveness – Lisbon– Territorial cohesion– Improved framework (legal, administrative)

Horizontal objectives– Sustainability (environment, economic & social balance)– Equal opportunities (cohesion, social justice)

Horizontal goalsHorizontal goals

Sustainability- environmental sustainability- macroeconomic balance- social renewal

Cohesion – creating new opportunities- decreasing territorial differences- social cohesion, social justice

PrioritiesPriorities

Social RenewalSocial Renewal

EducationEducation

Job creationJob creation

HealthHealthEconomyEconomy TransportTransportEnvironment Environment

& Energy& EnergyState State

ReformReformRegionsRegions

6+16+1

Employment & Employment & GrowthGrowth

Physical/Physical/human human

investmentsinvestments

PhysicalPhysical

Social careSocial care

EU cohesion & structural resources: 22.4 billion € + national contributionRural development: 3.4 billion €

Plus private investments!!!

Physical/Physical/humanhuman PhysicalPhysical PhysicalPhysical PhysicalPhysical

Financial Financial TableTable

Projected budgetOperational Programmes

%

Transport 25%

Environment, energy 17%

Human Capital 14%

Social systems 8%

Economic Development 10%

State reform (administration) 2%

7 regions 23%

(Technical Assistance) 1%

TOTAL 100%

InstitutionsInstitutions(2007(2007--2013)2013)

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

ManagingManagingAuthorityAuthority

CSF CSF AuthorityAuthority

CertifyingCertifyingAuthorityAuthority

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT((MinistersMinisters))

IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIB IBIBIBIB

AuditAuditAuthorityAuthoritySteeringSteering CommComm. . f.D.Pf.D.P..

NationalNational CouncilCouncil f.D.Pf.D.P..

NationalNational DevelopmentDevelopment AgencyAgency

ComparisonComparison -- InstitutionsInstitutions

Focus on OP levelIndependence ofministriesMAs with bothstrategic and implementation tasksComplex MA – IB relationsReluctance to addresswider legalenvironment

Priority of governmentstrategyFocus on co-ordinationMAs focussing onstrategy – IBs withmore autonomyStandardisation ofimplementationFocus on performanceState reform

20042004--20062006 20072007--20132013

Objectives of changesObjectives of changes

Enhance coordinationImprove decision-making capacityRevision of the system of accountabilityElimination of loop-holes and duplicationsSimpler, faster proceduresPromotion of use of IT devicesPredictable, one-way financingStakeholder system at all levels

PublicPublic AdministrationAdministration

OperationalOperational ProgrammeProgramme--ssCorrespondence with the New Hungary Development PlanCorrespondence with the New Hungary Development Plan

6. Priority: state reform

Electronic administration OP

ERDF

State reform OP

ESF

Overall objective of the NHDP: long term growth

Specific objective: developing the business environment

Horizontal objectivesSustainable

macro-economySocial

cohesion

Overall objective:Enhancing the performance of public administration

Center of Electronic Administration – Prime Minister’sOfficeStrategic planning and implementation – eAdministrationOP

State Reform CometeeStrategic planning – State Reform OP

National Development Agency – Management AuthorityPlanning (OP level) coordination of implementation and monitoring of implementation

MinistriesPlanning and implementation

StakeholdersStakeholders ofof PublicPublic AdministrationAdministration OPsOPs

StateState Reform OPReform OPFinancial Financial tabletable

0,58% is allocated from the total budget of the New Hungary Development Plan to the State Reform OP

Priority axisTotal funding

(community and national)

Percent

Process renewal and organisation development

94 281 493 55,1 %

Improving the quality ofhuman resources

24 971 597 14,6 %

TA in Objective 2 2 122 139 1,24 %

Improving the capacities ofgovernance and enhancinginnovation

49 254 369 28,79 %

TA 466 908 0,27 %

Total 171 096 507 100 %

In euros, current prices

Improving governance by enhanced strategic managementand project-based functioning in the ministries

Performance related pay in the ministries

Preparing the microregions in order to provide more and better tasks

Better regulation at central level

Re-organising the territorial bodies of the stateadministration at regional level

Renewal of financial and budgetary processes

Simplification of those case processes that are used in largenumbers

StateState Reform OPReform OPAchievementsAchievements toto be be reachedreached untiluntil 20102010

ElectronicElectronic AdministrationAdministration OPOPFinancial Financial tabletable

1,43% is allocated from the total budget of the New Hungary Development Plan to the Electronic Administration OP

Priority axesTotal funding

(community and national)

Percent

Renewal of the internal procedures of the public administration and its services

129 451 477 30,79 %

Developments for improving access to public services

198 356 771 47,19 %

TA in Objective 2 3 596 355 0,86 %

Preferential developments 86 312 531 20,53 %

Technical assistance 2 643 615 0,63 %

Total 420 360 749 100 %

In euros, current prices

Launching electronic health card ensuring electronic authentication

Customers will be able to launch a case eletronically withinthe most required public services and in a majority of these the two way interaction will be available as well

Providing IT support to the planning and monitoring of the central budget

Renewing the most important registers and databases andestablishing the connections among them

Establishment of ASP-centres in order to provide ICT-support to the operation of municipalities and their electronic public services

AchievementsAchievements toto be be reachedreached untiluntil 20102010

Thank you for attention.