CONFERENCE

 

MANAGING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS

ON MUNICIPAL LEVEL IN GEORGIA

 

20 MARCH 2012

TBILISI, GEORGIA

 

Project: Managing Public Investments at the Municipal Level in Georgia

Supported by: SlovakAid, a Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Programme

Implementing institution: NISPAcee

Partner institution: The National Association of local Authorities of Georgia

The project "Managing Public Investments at the Municipal Level in Georgia" began in November 2010 and was implemented by NISPAcee, in co-operation with the Project Partner Institution "The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia” (NALAG). The project is supported by SlovakAid.

The National conference took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 20, 2012. The conference was opened by Mr. David Melua, NALA Executive Director and Project Coordinator and Ms. Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee Executive Director and project expert. The key presentations were led by the Georgian and Slovak project experts Mr. Akaki Dzagania, Mr. Juraj Nemec, Mr. Peter Kristofik, Mr. Hussam Musa and project manager Ms. Elena Zakova. More than 50 participants attended the conference – experts, trainers and high-level representatives of the local government.

Two special guest speakers - Mr. Giorgi Dididze from the Department for Regional Programmes, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Mr. Gocha Shanidze, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Budgetary Affairs - introduced the Regional Development Strategy and its importance for EU integration.

The Slovak experts presented "Decentralisation and Local Governments in Slovakia from the point of view of the EU Accession Process” and "Slovak and EU experience in Managing Public Finance with special focus on Public Investments”.

The main focus was on the project and topical areas selected for the final project outcome - the manual developed within the project, the project´s results, and the lessons learned within the project’s implementation. The key topics – Project Management, Programme Performance Budgeting, Managing Investments and Public Procurement - were introduced during the afternoon sessions by each of the project experts and trainers. After each session, time was allotted to discussions. The participants took this opportunity and discussed with the experts, not only the results of the project, but also other questions and issues related to the regional development strategy, decentralisation and local governments.

 

Conference programme:

 

10:00 – 10:30	Conference registration
10:30 – 10:50	Welcome and opening David Melua, NALAG Executive Director Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee Executive Director
10:50 – 11:10	The Regional Development Strategy and its importance for the EU integration Giorgi Dididze. Department for regional programs. The ministry of Regional Development and infrastructure
11:10 – 11:25	Project "Managing public investments…” – overview Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee Executive Director
11:25 – 11:40	Decentralisation and local governments in Slovakia from the point of view of EU accession process Peter Krištofík, NISPAcee Project Expert
11:40 – 12:20	Slovak and EU experience in Managing Public Finance with the special focus on Public Investments – the basic platform for the project objectives Juraj Nemec, NISPAcee Leading Project Expert
12:20 – 12:35	Coffee break
12:35 – 13:10	Project "Managing public investments…” – NALAG experience David Melua, NALAG Executive Director Akaki Dzagania, NALAG Project Expert
13:10 – 13:50	Project results – Lessons learned for Georgia Elena Zakova, NISPAcee Project Manager Juraj Nemec, NISPAcee Leading Project Expert Ivane Zhorzholiani, Expert / Trainer
13:50 – 14:50	Lunch
14:50 – 15:15	Project Management Peter Kristofik, NISPAcee Project Expert Levan Urushadze, Expert / Trainer
15:15 – 15:45	Program performance budgeting on local level in Georgia Juraj Nemec, NISPAcee Leading Project Expert Maka Chitanava, Expert / Trainer Kakha Gurgenidze, Expert / Trainer
15:45 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30	Managing investments on local level in Georgia Hussam Musa, NISPAcee Project Expert Maya Grigolia, Expert / Trainer Lasha Labadze, Expert / Trainer Ivane Jorjoliani, Expert / Trainer
16:30 – 17:00	Public procurement on local level in Georgia Juraj Nemec, NISPAcee Leading Project Expert Irakli Khmaladze, Expert / Trainer Michael Dzagania, Expert
17:00 – 17:15	Georgian view - Lessons learned Gocha Shanidze, Member of the parliamentary committee on budgetary affairs
17:15 – 17:20	Closing Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee Executive Director David Melua, NALAG Executive Director