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Decentralisation: the Modern State and Prospects for Development” FORUM “DECENTRALISATION: THE MODERN STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT” Organised by Donetsk Regional State Administration, Parliamentary Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine with the support of Council of Europe Programme “Decentralisation and Territorial Consolidation in Ukraine” 23 – 24 November 2017 Kramatorsk (Donetsk region) DAY І, 23 November 2017 09.00 – 10.00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS. COFFEE 10.00 – 10.20 OPENING Opening and moderation by Ms Olena LYTVYNENKO, Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Mr Pavlo ZHEBRIVSKYI, Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration, Head of the Regional Military Civil Administration Mr Vitaliy KURYLO, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self- Government Mr Serhiy SHARSHOV, Director of the Directorate on Local Self-Government and Territorial Organisation of Power, Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine Mr Daniel POPESCU, Special Adviser to the Government of Ukraine on Decentralisation, Head of Democratic Governance Department, Directorate General II of Democracy of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe 10.20 – 11.40 PANEL DISCUSSION 1 “THREE YEARS OF THE REFORM OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT AND TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION OF POWER IN UKRAINE” Mr Serhiy SHARSHOV, Director of the Directorate on Local Self-Government and Territorial Organisation of Power, Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine Mr Pavlo ZHEBRIVSKYI, Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration, Head of the Regional Military Civil Administration Mr Serhiy FIL, Deputy Head of Lugansk Regional State Administration, Head of the Regional Military-Civil Administration Mr Petro CYMIDAN, Lyman City Mayor (amalgamated territorial community, Donetsk region) Mr Olena CIKUNOVA, Mykolaiv City Mayor (amalgamated territorial community, Donetsk region) Mr Vitaliy ZHUVAKO, Krasnorichenskyi Settlement Mayor (amalgamated territorial community, Luhansk region) Discussion 11.40 – 12.00 Time for press. Press conference. Coffee 12.00 – 13.00 PANEL DISCUSSION 2 “HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A PRECONDITION FOR SUCCESSFUL GOVERNANCE” Moderation by Ms Larysa GUBINA, journalist Ms Alona SHKRUM, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Head of sub- committee on civil service and service in local self-government bodies Mr Volodymyr KUPRII, Deputy Head of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service Mr Daniel POPESCU, Special Adviser to the Government of Ukraine on Decentralisation, Head of Democratic Governance Department, Directorate General II of Democracy of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe Ms Oleksandra TSELISHCHEVA, expert of the Council of Europe Programme “Decentralisation and Territorial Consolidation in Ukraine”, trainer on leadership Discussion 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 PANEL DISCUSSION 3 «MODERN INSTRUMENTS OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT: INTER- MUNICIPAL COOPERATION AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY» Mr Serhiy SHARSHOV, Director of the Directorate on Local Self-Government and Territorial Organisation of Power, Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine Mr Viacheslav SOROKOVSKY, expert of the Swiss-Ukrainian decentralisation project DesPro Ms Sylvia IVANOVA, Decentralisation Adviser, Democratic Governance Department, Directorate General II of Democracy of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe Mr Ivan LUKERIA, coordinator of the central reform office under the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Municipal Economy of Ukraine (U- LEAD EU project) Ms Olena URSU, manager of the UNDP project in Ukraine “Civil Society for Enhanced Democracy and Human Rights in Ukraine” Discussion 15.30 – 16.15 PANEL DISCUSSION 4 “NEW STATE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN UKRAINE” Mr Yurii TRETIAK, expert of the project “Support to the implementation of the state regional policy” of the Program U-LEAD with Europe Mr Ihor PARASIUK, team leader of the USAID project “Development of the course of strengthening local self-government in Ukraine (PULSE)” Mr Andrii REKA, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Head of sub-committee on regional policy, local budgets and communal property Discussion 16.15 – 16.30 Coffee 16.30 – 17.30 PANEL DISCUSSION 5 “ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDUSTRIAL AMALGAMATED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES” Mr Artem LYTVYNOV, the Director of Directorate of development of basic industries, Donetsk Regional State Administration Mr Oleksandr STEPANENKO, Soledar City Mayor (amalgamated territorial community, Donetsk region) Mr Roman MEKSHUN, adviser to director general of JSC “Vesco” Mr Valerii CHEREPII, Director of Sloviansk CHP Private Joint Stock Company “Donbasenergo” Discussion 17.30 – 18.30 PANEL DISCUSSION 6 “ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL AMALGAMATED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES” Mr Sergiy KURENNIY, Director of the company LLC “KZTS MASHYNING” Mr Artem BUTOV, entrepreneur, the first winner of the project “Ukrainian Donetsk opportunist”, Lyman City Mr Olexandr CHAPLYK, entrepreneur in agricultural sector, winner of the project “Ukrainian Donetsk opportunist” Mr Sergii SVYRYDENKO, entrepreneur, winner of the project “Ukrainian Donetsk opportunist” Ms Anna PETRYCHENKO, entrepreneur, winner of the project “Ukrainian Donetsk opportunist”, Lyman City Discussion 18.30 – 18.45 SUMMING UP OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE FORUM 18.45 – 20.00 Dinner DAY ІІ, 24 November 2017 09.00 – 09.30 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS. COFFEE 09.30 – 11.00 PANEL DISCUSSION 7 “BEST PRACTICES OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL” Moderation by a representative of the GIZ project “Governance Reform in the East of Ukraine” Mr Oleksandr DEKHTIARCHUK, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Head of sub-committee on administrative services, state symbols and awards Oleksandr KAMENCHUK, head of the division of Administrative Service Development, Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Regulatory Policy, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Ms Nataliia SHAMRAY, head of the Association of Centers of Administrative Services Mr Volodymyr SEMENIKHIN, head of the Reform office of administrative services of the Ukrainian-Canadian project EDGE Ms Olena LICHMANENKO, head of the Department on Administrative service Development, Directorate of Economic Development, Dnipropetrovsk regional State Administration Ms Maryna ROIKO, Head of the Division of Administrative Services, Lyman City Council (amalgamated territorial community, Donetsk region) Discussion 11.00 – 11.15 Coffee 11.15 – 12.45 Transfer to Pokrovsk 12.45 – 14.30 OVERVIEW OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF POKROVSK MUNICIPALITY 14.30 – 15.45 Lunch 15.45 – 16.50 Transfer to the railway station in Kramatorsk town 16.53 DEPARTURE OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE FORUM .
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