““Strengthening the National Strengthening the National Institutional and Educational Institutional and Educational Capacity to Carry out ODA Capacity to Carry out ODA

Programmes andProgrammes and projects projects” ” (SNIECODA)(SNIECODA)

September 16 – 19 2009Raporteur: Mirela Iancu

Programme components

• Capacity Building of ODA Stakeholders:1. Creating operational Rules and Procedures for policy

implementation (i.e. operational manual)2. Designing a new Strategy on Romania’s ODA based on

Comparative Advantages3. Map existing expertise (Roster of Experts)

• Increased Ownership and Knowledge on ODA policy:4. Advocacy to build constituency among (political) elite and

key stakeholders5. Awareness and Outreach to wider public 6. Curriculum development, education and training

opportunities.

Operational Manual• On-going

– Daniel Svoboda, identified as an Expert

• Structure and basic content drafted;• Difficulties in identifying a national expert in support to the

international one. Comparative advantages• Identified: child protection and HIV/AIDS – more on the designated

panel by Sandra Pralong

Advocacy for Romanian ODA

• Activities completed:– Outreached to key stakeholders in:

• Parliament (2 Foreign Affairs Commissions), Line Ministries, Presidency + Prime Minister’s Office

• Private sector + Civil Society (intellectual elite + youth)• Media (including through contributions to publications).

•Further steps…• Round table to be organized to build more capacity on the

targeted stakeholders.• Romanian Development Camp II - an active forum for debates in

the field of development cooperation, a chance to strengthen the network of experts in this area and to identify new ways of cooperation in regions of common interest.

ODA website + roster

• Official launch at the Romanian Development Camp II: www.aod.ro

Documentaries

• Serbia: completed on War Crimes Trials and Notions of Justice, Strengthening of Rural Capital networks projects.

• Georgia: in progress• Moldova: Starting next year

Int’l Dev Curricula (MA level): 1

• Goal: develop curricula on MA level, launch it on 2010 - 2011

• Working group: UBB Cluj, AIC Iasi, UV Timisoara. Possible partner: ASE Bucuresti.

• Supporting activities undergone: 4 working meetings, 1 seminar, 1 study visit to Leeds and Bradford

• Profile: 4 core courses + different optional

Int’l Dev Curricula (MA level): 2

Next steps:

1. Contracts to be signed btw UNDP and Universities;

2. Prepare file for accreditation (October - January)

Academic Conference

• Goal: to jumpstart the research backbone associated with the field of international development, in Romania

• Disablers: new field, no research support (i.e. field experience, availability of publications, interest?)

Rethinking:• Regional conference: State of research in

development studies: Perspectives of emerging donors. Policy, comparative studies, market reaction.

• Romanian, Regional (emerging donors) and European (traditional donors) academic representatives.

When? January 2010.

• Second edition• Location: Carmen Hotel, Venus• The camp: space for training, information

and best practices exchange; forum of dialogue and networking, ensuring the sustainable interaction between national stakeholders, as well as between the national and European counterparts.

Thank you!