The 13th OECD Rural Development Conference was held in Cavan, Ireland on 28-30 September 2022 under the theme "Building Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places". These are the presentations from the Conference parallel session "Rethinking Rural Development: Effective Solutions for Bottom-Up Rural Economic and Community Development". For more information visit https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/.

1. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
National Coordination Authority
Ivana Kašparová
Multifond CLLD – Czechia experience
13. OECD Rural Conference, Cavan, Ireland
Ministry of Regional Development
Department of Strategies and Analyses
in Regional and Housing Policies

2. From LEADER to CLLD

3. Roots & Early Expectations
Community
work
Living Village
Strategies
Involving
Professionals
Ethics and
pro-social
approach
Education -
Information
Post 1990
Building
Civil Society

4. Roots & Cultivation
 2004 Accession EU, National programs & LEADER+
 2007-13 RDP (EAFRD) monofond MoAg
 2014-20, 21+ CLLD (EFRR+EAFRD+ESF): MoRD
42
56
71
112
176
180
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
POV 2003– 2006
LEADER ČR 2004–2007
LEADER+ 2005–2006
LEADER 2007-2013
CLLD 2014-2020
CLLD 2021-2027
Axis Title
Supported LAGs
National programs
EU – Agri fund
EU: Regional, Social, Agri
Funds (Common Regulations)

5. Ministry of Regional Development: Roles in CLLD
• MPIN = Methodical
guidelines of the whole
SCLLD lifecycle
Framework
• LAG standardization,
• SCLLD approval,
Monitoring, Evaluation
• MS2021+
Processes
• Managing Authorities of
(5) OPs; 3 Paying Agencies;
• territorial stakeholders
Coordination
National
Standing
Conference
2 x year a summit of
regional & territorial
partners
promotes implementation of
Partnership Agreement & OPs
financed from ESIF
3 chambers Regional,
ITI, CLLD
Operative platform for
CLLD: monthly meetings

6. LAGs x Regions x Population
180 LAGs
95 % rural
population
95 % rural
municipalities
No extra
limits on size
Voluntarity
Czech LAGs are diverse in: scale,
location, type of urbanisation

7. Strategies & Multifond

8. Strategy of Community Led Local Development
Approval x Competition?
Goal:
Promote development everywhere in rural areas
Hard to set up preferences / selection values for so diverse LAGs
(territories & human sources)
Strategy has to fulfill requirements of MPIN (guidelines)

9. Strategy Approval: split in 2 phases
Strategy Measures
Specific Goals
Strategic goals
Vision Vision
SG1
SpG 1.1
SM1.1.1
SpG 1.2
SM 1.2.1 SM 1.2.2 SM 1.2.3
SpG 1.3
SM 1.3.1
SG2
SpG 2.1
SM 2.1.1. SM 2.1.2
SpG 2.2
SM 2.2.1
SG3
SpG 3.1
SM 3.1.1 SM 3.1.2
SG4
SpG 4.1
SM4.1.1 SM4.1.2
SpG 4.2
Socioeconomic Analysis
Analysis of Challenges and Needs
Bottom-up
Conception
part
IROP
IROP M1 IROP M2 IROP M3 IROP M7
OPEmp SP Agri
OP Tech OP Env
Leader1 Leader2 Leader3
Action
Plan
Top-down
Approval x Competition?

10. Multifond Map
IRO
P
SP
Ag
OP
Tec
OP
TA
Projects x synergy
• No Lead fund
• Operational Programs keep to disjunct operations
• Eligibility conditions set by each OP
• Distribution of support negotiated: LAGs <-> MA OP
543 500
97 140
2014- 2020 2 0 21- 2027
PLANNED ALLOCATION (MIL. €)
EU National
National Prg; Regional prg; Horizon2020, Norway
grants; corporate grants
ERDF
EAFRD
ESF

11. Strategy Implementation
Projects x effects
22%
45%
69%
36%
8%
12%
1% 7%
Projects approved Allocation
SCLLD Implementation 2014-20
IROP RDP OP Emp OP Env
640
mil. €
16 000
projects
57%
77%
30%
7%
13% 16%
# projects allocation
Reimbursed projects from
IROP (May 2022)
Indiv CLLD ITI
CLLD projects smaller than other x more frequent

12. CLLD Added Value
Resilience – Regional cohesion – Networking - Funding
LEADER Principles:
• subsidiarity
• cooperation
• integrated solutions
• local knowledge, local stakeholders
Recognized roles of LAGs
• Grant agency
• Mediation role
• Innovatin role (Innovation broker)
• Animation role for public administration 0 20 40 60 80
Education development
Local products and regional brands
Tourism development/promotion of the region
Improving the environment
Social area
Employment promotion
Social services planning
% answers (n=124)
Present and Forecasted Issues LAGs Deal with (y2019)
2021+ 2014-20

13. Ivana Kasparova
Ministry of Regional Development, Unit of Rural Development
ivana.kasparova@mmr.cz
Thank you