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PROJECTS Year
2003
Even
before adoption of “local” laws (Draft Law on Local Government, Draft
Law on Financing of the Local Government, Draft Law on Territorial
Organization), municipalities started with activities to enable better
citizen participation in local affairs, particularly in budget area
(budget for 2002,2003). Openness and transparency on the part of
municipalities are becoming a positive trend. During the training
participants get acquainted with methods and techniques for citizen
participation in local affairs and gain skills for creating better
environment for fulfilling citizens' needs/rights and obligations towards
municipalities.
The
aim of this project is building capacity of civil servants and some NGO
representatives in project proposal writing and fundraising and improving
communication between municipal and NGO representatives. During the
training participants will prepare project proposals to address their
needs. Training plan includes the following topics: goals, objectives,
sources, techniques of fundraising, organizing meetings/ events, elements
of project proposal, project proposal writing, letter of intent, cover
letter, detailed project proposal.
The
aim of this project is to develop democracy on local level through
capacity building of local authorities for recognizing citizens' needs and
helping their prioritization. Through theoretical and practical part of
training, participants will collect needs/priorities and present them to
the municipal and NGO representatives and the public. This will increase
citizens' interest in addressing issues in their communities and help the
municipalities to create their policy based on real needs.
Management
of investment project in municipalities lacks structure; municipal
investment projects are often very expensive and take long time because of
the lack of proper coordination and cooperation among project
implementers. New municipal structure, according to Law on Local Self
Government enables municipalities to take more active role in
development/investment projects. Goal of this seminar was to increase
knowledge and skills of local and public civil servants about contemporary
planning and managing of municipal investment projects. Participants were
acquainted with new standards and demands in managing projects of this
kind, in order to increase level of efficiency and cost effectiveness in
processes of planning and implementing. Particular attention was devoted
to implementation of the new legislation adjusted to EU standards (Law on
Construction and Law on Public Procurement) and to use of modern
technology in project implementation (MS Project»software).
Citizens’
Bureau with Information Center in the municipality of Ulcinj. Analysis
(public polling) shows that the service provided by Montenegrin
municipalities does not achieve a satisfactory level. One of the reasons
is lack of capacity (such as equipment and knowledge) on the part of
municipalities. This project aimed to increase the level of service
delivery in the municipality of Ulcinj through establishing City Bureau
with Information Center, equipped with modern IT and software and staffed
by trained civil servants. This is a first step in process of establishing
Unique Information System on municipality level to connect all
municipality departments in order to enable current flow of information
among them. Thanks to this, citizens will, much faster and easier, get
information they need from municipality, satisfy their needs, and
full-fill obligations towards local government according to laws related
to Local Government. Year 2004
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