Local Economic Development
The component objective was defined as: “Public and private stakeholders in selected provinces implement essential promotional policies and activities.”
The following seven outputs which the component should produce at the end of the Program have been listed in the program document:
- Output 2.1: Dialogue forums between public and private sectors at provincial level for a formulation of joint development strategies and plans are regularly conducted.
- Output 2.2: Personal capabilities in different areas/institutions are strengthened
- Output 2.3: Political and administrative framework conditions at the provincial level are improved.
- Output 2.4: Promotion structures and strategies for priority sectors are strengthened.
- Output 2.5: Investment and business start-up promotion are strengthened
- Output 2.6: The public private partnership model is formulated and applied (all relevant activities belong to this session have been moved to component 3 and will not be analysed under LED component’s intervention area)
- Output 2.7: Good development of Local Business Associations
In the implementation process, to measure the achievement of the outputs, the following indicators have been developed. All of the activities of the Program, operation planning, internal monitoring system, knowledge management, etc. are designed and implemented in order to achieve these outputs and to measure the achievement of these outputs and indicators:
- The consultation between provincial government and private sector to design and implement essential promotional policies takes place in regular discussion fora (at least twice a year)
- Probably four innovative instruments for the promotion of investments and business start-ups have been developed and are being used
- A minimum of three factors relevant to business activity have improved in each selected province (factors described in Provincial Competitiveness Index/VNCI)
- Results of the pilot implementation have been transferred to a minimum of five other provinces