Fostering Regional and Local Development in Georgia

• Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) of Georgia
• Public Service Development Agency (PSDA) under the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
• Regional Policy and Self-Government Committee of the Parliament of Georgia
• National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG)
• Sub-national authorities in 4 target regions
• Center for Effective Governance System and Territorial Arrangement Reform (CEGSTAR)
• Civil Service Bureau (CSB)
• Business Associations/private sector
• Civil society organizations

• National institutions define and implement policy and institutional frameworks to foster decentralization and enable local economic development (LED)
• Municipalities and Community Centres are strengthened to deliver relevant services and incentives for the business environment and local economic actors
  
• Civil society organizations and local businesses are empowered to participate in inclusive LED planning and decision-making

Risultati principali attesi:  

• Municipalities and line ministries implement decentralization and local development strategies
• The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG) develop and advocate for at least 4 policy initiatives supporting LED, and adopted by the Government of Georgia
• Two Community Centers, based on “one-stop-shop” principle, are established in bordering regions to ease 4’000 inhabitants’ access to diverse public and private services.
• The municipalities and private sector undertake at least 4 joint pilot initiatives in areas of tourism, agriculture, trade
• At least 6 municipalities establish performance management systems to improve municipal service delivery
• At least 25% of the joint pilot initiatives implemented by the CSOs and municipalities address specific needs of women and youth

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

The following results were achieved during the first phase:

• A revised Local Self-Governance Code was adopted stipulating transfer of some competences and greater fiscal decentralization to municipalities, allocation of 1% salary fund to train municipal staff, establishment of new forms of citizen engagement in local self-governance bodies.
• 9 Regional Development Strategies and respective Action Plans were approved with respective annual allocations made to the Regional Development Fund reaching CHF 70 mln in 2016.
• National Training System (NTS), covering local civil servants, was developed and is in line with the civil service reform.

Fase 2 07.12.2017 - 31.03.2022   (Completed)