Sectoral Strategies

Sectoral strategies are strategic documents for planning development of the individual sectors that compose segments of the regional development, such as tourism sector, agriculture, individual industries, rural development, ect. The need for creating a sectoral strategies occurded due to the specificity of certain areas that have different resource bases as potentials for development. Taking into account the specificities of the area gives the possibility to define the optimal development directions of the local area respecting its characteristics, advantages and limitations.

A large part of the sectoral support programmes incurred as result of legal requirements, recommendations of the European Union, and national and EU strategies.

LAG-Identification of the area´s capital - Identification of the area's capital is a document that represents initial step towards LAG (Local action group) establishing which is used in order to define the need for LAG establishment, to specify LAG area and to identify the specificities of development in stated area. Within this document, resource analysis is conducted in the proposed area, selection of certain local self-government units justified, potential LAG members proposed, its legal status and way of functioning stated and benefits of its establishing for stakeholders in covered area are listed.

LAG-Development strategy - LAG Development strategy is created for previously defined LAG area and it includes forming the vision and objectives of LAG development, whether the LAG has already been established or it is in the process of doing so. This document is most often associated with the document Identification of the area's capital and related to the Rural development strategy and specific sectoral strategies. Within the LAG Development strategy, available resources and organization of LAG management are defined; primarily the way of collecting, coordinating and selecting priority projects, coordination of activities within LAG, LAG management, decision making and communication with stakeholders.

Sectoral strategies-economy - Drafting of economic development strategy, is document that is usually made at the request of the client, who wants to get an analysis of the key industries that exist in a certain area. Based on the analysis of the situation and vision, respectively the overall development plan of the area, defined those industries that can exist together, and represent the potential for the development. The goal of economic development strategy is to achieve „turnaround point“ in economic development of the certain area. It is drafting with participatory method that allows participation of key stakeholders in the economy in developing strategy.

Sectoral strategies-tourism - Tourism sectoral strategy aims to define the vision, strategy, objectives, priorities and development projects that will enable local self-governmnt units sustainable utilization of existing resources for tourism development. In the state analysis is defined resource and attractive base for tourism development, respecting: Basic tourism resources – potential and actual tourist attractions; Other direct tourist resources such as tourist catering facilities, accompanying tourist facilities, tourist zones, places, destinations, agencies, tourist organization, information and promotional materials, tourist information system, education of the local population in the field of tourism and tourist attraction of neighboring destinations; Indirect tourism resources such as preserved environment, geotraffical position, traffic connections, comunal infrastructure and objects of social standards, the quality of spatial organization, design of objects, external decorations and green areas and others. It is drafting with participatory method that allows participation of key stakeholders in the tourism in developing strategy.

Sectoral strategies-agriculture - Agricultural development strategy is a document that consists of analysis and development measures of the key types of agriculture put in context of the objectives of rural development in specified area. In order to enable accomplishing the goals set according to types of agricultural production, processing industry and rural development, it is necessary to establish adequate infrastructural, financial, organizational and timely framework in the area of one or more local self-government units i.e. counties. Within this strategy, special consideration is given to harmonization of measures and objectives of agricultural development with the objectives set out by the European Union in order to make the measures proposed eligible for applying at the EU calls for proposals related to agriculture.

Sectoral strategies-industry - Industry development strategy is a document usually drafted on client's demand in order to provide him with the analysis of key industries in specific area. Based on situation and vision analysis i.e. strategic development plan of the area, it is common to define those industries that can exist in parallel and represent the potential for development. The objective of Industry development strategy drafting is raising the competitiveness of industries throughout defining the measures: abolition, restructuration, enhancement and initiation of specified industrial sectors. The reason for this lies in the fact that the industry is the initiator for development of certain area, but can be at the same time aggravating circumstance if this development has not been adequately planned.

Sectoral strategies-rural development - Drafting of Rural development strategy is participatory process of local stakeholders that includes the series of questions such as infrastructure in rural area, industry, agriculture, health, transport, living environment, education, cultural heritage etc. Rural development strategy defines the vision and optimal guidance for development of rural areas in the way that, on the basis of analysis conclusion, development measures are specified and defined according to space and human resources, time and financial means. During creation of the strategy, special consideration has been given to harmonization of measures and objectives of rural development with the objectives set out by the European Union.

Vaste management plan - Cities and municipalities are responsible for communal waste management and are obliged to jointly cooperate and, with county coordination, ensure implementation of formal measures regarding separate collection of waste. Waste management plan consists of, except demographic and economic area analysis aimed at determining amounts of waste and its projections for the future, also of analysis of existing procedures for waste collection. The main purpose of Waste management plan is to define the measures oriented towards avoiding and reducing amounts of waste and measures of separate collection and utilization of communal waste that are in compliance with the Waste management plan at regional level.

Agricultural land disposal programme - In compliance with the law and State-owned agricultural land strategy, local self-government units are obliged to make the State-owned agricultural land programme for their territories. State-owned agricultural land can be managed in several ways: sale, lease and concession. Within the programme, the following is defined: total areas of agricultural land, present agricultural land disposal, agricultural land areas intended for lease, agricultural land areas intended for sale and concession and agricultural land areas intended for return.

Cultural asset management plan - Cultural asset management plan is a document that local self-government unit is planning sustainable management of cultural resources in ther area. The aim of this plan is to prove that is it possible to manage heritage, that monument can be perceived as benefit of the area, and to live with and from the monument. The outmost objective of the curtural asset managemet plan is to transformed local self-government unit in the first-class „public entrepreneur“, who understands the culture as development potency of society, and investment in culture seen as investment in development. The three main objectives who want to achieve by creating management plan are as follows: assure the preservation and restoration of cultural and historical values; assure preservation and increase of function and values of objects and areas; assure sustainable utilization of cultura asset through the promotion and development deals. Managemet plan should have every historical monument which wants to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Environmental asset management plan - Environmental asset management plan is a document wherewith local self-government is planning sustainable management of natural resources in their area. The aim of the document is the activation of natural resources in local self-government units, whether it is a protected natural values, or those who are not protected. Environmental asset management plan varies in relation to the natural characteristics of environmental asset (rivers, mountains, beaches, islands...), status of its protection and ultimately the purpose of utilization of the natural asset. Plan respects three main aspects: Ecological – activity is causing minimal environmental damage (flora, fauna, water, earth, energy, pollution) and brings environmental benefits on the best possible way (through the protection and preservation); Economical . activity continuously contirubutes to economic well-being of local communities, i.e. owners, employees and neighbours of economic activity. The introduction of these aspects in economic activity is called triple bottom-line. In other words – do well while operating well! This means conduct business,organization, government in a way that is not destroying resources - natural, cultural, economical – upon which depends.