Finnish Rural Policy - Rural Development - Lecture Slides, Slides of Human Development

Download Finnish Rural Policy - Rural Development - Lecture Slides and more Slides Human Development in PDF only on Docsity! 1 1 Finnish Rural Policy and Rural Policy Committee YTR Docsity.com Content of the presentation 1. Broad and narrow rural policy 2. Development of rural policy in Finland 3. Network, tasks and forms of work of the Rural Policy Committee 2 Docsity.com Time paths in the evolvement of rural policy Regional policy Formation European Campaign Finland EU Programmes: — EU Programmes: —_ EU Programmes: focused on the countryside of Rural Policy Living Countriside enters the EU LEADER II LEADER + Rural Development Programme for (current type of Objectives 5b,6 Regional Rural ~—-Mainland Finland (incl. LEADER), rural policy launched) Development Structural Fund Programmes Programme (ERDF and ESF) Objectives 1,2 POMO POMO+ 2010-2013 (national rural Regional programme based Cohesion and on local initiative) Competitiveness Programme (KOKO) Be 19932007 2005-2006 = 2007-2010 2000010 Government Government 1st Government Government Government's 1st Government's 2nd 2nd Government Government Resolution on Resolution on Report on Resolution on Special Programme Special Programme Report on Resolution on Rural Policy Rural Policy Rural Policy Rural Policy on Rural Policy on Rural Policy Rural Policy Rural Policy | | {Broad and narrow rural policy defined plan plan 1st Rural 2nd Rural 3rd Rural 4th Rural 5th Rural Policy Policy Policy Policy Policy Rural policy mentioned Programme Programme — Programme Programme Programme for the first time 1966-1981 1993 2000 2002 2010 Acts on Regional Rural Policy Committee Regional Regional developing areas Development Act recognised in the legislation Development Act Development Act (Decree on Rural Development) 1972 Society for Rural Planning Network of the Rural Policy Committee —£$£—MH—_——_—_————> RURALPOLICY conDogsity .cém Development of rural policy 1/2 1. 1960s−1970s: Origins – Focus on the countryside in regional policy – Acts on developing areas – Society for Rural Planning – Village action movement 2. 1980s: Planning phase – First Government Resolutions on Rural Policy – Rural policy becomes a standard concept – More Village Committees set up 6 Docsity.com Development of rural policy 2/2 3. 1988−1994: Implementation phase – Campaign on rural areas of the Council of Europe  launch of the present rural policy construction – Rural Development Project 1988−1991 – Advisory Committee on Rural Policy 1992−1994 – 1st Rural Policy Programme (1991) and 1st Government Report on Rural Policy (1993) 4. 1995− : Europeanisation – Rural development programmes of the EU, local action groups – Rural Policy Committees 1995− – Rural Policy Programmes – Rural Policy Committee recognised in the legislation in 2000 – Broad and narrow rural policy defined (3rd Rural Policy Programme 2001−2004) 7 Docsity.com Tasks of the Rural Policy Committee 1/2 • Promoting diversified, multi-level and regionally oriented rural policy nationally and internationally • Implementation of broad rural policy in cooperation founded on partnerships among administrative sectors • Preparation and implementation of rural policy programmes • Theme-specific development work • Reinforcing rural research and expertise • Promoting rural proofing (rural impact assessment) 10 Docsity.com Tasks of the Rural Policy Committee 2/2 • Reinforcing structures and methods of rural development work at all levels • Reinforcing civic action aimed to develop the countryside • Promoting rural enterprise, employment and equality • Participation in developing the Regional Cohesion and Competitiveness Programme (KOKO), improving rural-urban interaction • Preparing opinions and statements on rural policy • Political influence • Initiation and promotion of discussion on rural policy 11 Docsity.com Forms of work 1. Programmes • Rural Policy Programme is the action programme of the Rural Policy Committee – ”Countryside for Vigorous Finland” 5th Rural Policy Programme 2009−2013 • Government outlines for rural policy – Reports, special programmes, resolutions • Rural Policy Committee prepares the programmes, participates in their implementation and follows their realisation – Negotiations, development projects, studies, work of theme and working groups, implementation reports 12 Docsity.com Forms of work 4. Rural proofing • Creating an assessment tool for rural proofing to be used by the central and regional administration • Making the proofing widely known and promoting its use at all levels • Follow-up of the application of proofing and reporting on this in the surveys on rural areas 15 Docsity.com Forms of work 5. International cooperation • Producing value added through interaction – Disseminating information on good practices – Utilisation of information and expertise from other countries in Finnish rural policy • Objective – Improving the visibility of rural issues and effectiveness of rural policy in national and international contexts – Internationalisation of rural areas – Establishment of rural policy as an independent policy sector in different countries 16 Docsity.com Forms of work 6. Communication • About 10 publications/year in YTR's own publication series • Ruralpolicy.fi website • Newsletter Liiteri (in Finnish and Swedish) • Survey of the rural areas (every three years) • Seminars, fairs • Newspaper articles, supplements to newspapers and magazines, radio and TV programmes and documentaries • Publications, news, statements and press releases of theme and working groups 17 Docsity.com