The document outlines a framework for regional policy cooperation between the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development and development partners, addressing strategic planning and implementation for community development strategies in various Ukrainian regions. It emphasizes the establishment of legislative bases, financial mechanisms, and institutional support systems to enhance regional development, with specific operational goals and efficiency indicators set for monitoring progress. Additionally, it highlights the need for collaboration, transparency, and international support in achieving development goals and adapting to the changing landscape of regional policies.

1. Priority areas for cooperation in state regional policy
implementation between Minregion and development
partners, programs and projects.
Common results framework
Ivan Lukerya
Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories development
Regional Development Subgroup of the Sectoral Working Group Decentralisation and Regional Development Meeting,
November 11, 2021

2. Khersonska
Zaporizka
Dnipropetrovska
Kharkivska
Donetska
Lyhanska
Odeska
Kirovohradska
Sumska
Cherkaska
Poltavska
Mykolaivska
Kyivska
Chernihivska
Ivano-
Frankivska
Zakarpatska
Lvivska
Volynska
Rivnenska
Khmelnytska
Zhytomyrska
Vinnytska
Ternopilska
Chernivetska
Autonomous
Republic of
Crimea
UNCHANGED STRATEGY
CHANGED STRATEGY
CHANGED ACTION PLAN
10
13
14
Approved
24
regional
development
strategies
Regional development strategies to 2027 and Action
plans for their implementation for 2021-2023
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING
Volyn region: changes to the
action plan were made 2 times
Luhansk region: changes to the
action plan were made 5 times
Kherson region: changes to the
action plan were made 2 times
(as at 03.11.2021)

3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING
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Methodological recommendations
Prepared and published Methodological recommendations concerning
the Procedure for developing, approving, implementing, monitoring and
implementation evaluating of the Territorial communities Development Strategies

4. Khersonska
Zaporizka
Dnipropetrovska
Kharkivska
Donetska
Lyhanska
Odeska
Kirovohradska
Sumska
Cherkaska
Poltavska
Mykolaivska
Kyivska
Chernihivska
Ivano-
Frankivska
Zakarpatska
Lvivska
Volynska Rivnenska
Khmelnytska
Zhytomyrska
Vinnytska
Ternopilska
Chernivetska
Autonomous
Republic of
Crimea
(as at 01.10.2021)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING
Have approved
development strategies
by the relevant councils
37%
Territorial
Communities
20
532 DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES
APPROVED BY
COUNCILS
642 PROJECTS OF
DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES CURRENTLY
BEING DEVELOPED
44
49
19
17
14
25
23
17
19
14
20
31
21
24
18
20
25 14
22
14
23
10
29
1438
TERRITORIAL
COMMUNITIES
LESS THAN 30% OF COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION
HAVE APPROVED STRATEGIES
FROM 30% TO 50% OF COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION
HAVE APPROVED STRATEGIES
MORE THAN 50% OF COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION
HAVE APPROVED STRATEGIES
Territorial community development strategies
The number of approved
community strategies in the region

5. Placed on the Verkhovna Rada agenda for consideration and approval in second reading as well as
in general
Draft Law no. 5323
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE SYSTEM OF STATE REGIONAL POLICY
FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
Placed on the Verkhovna Rada agenda for first reading consideration
Draft Law no. 5649
“ON THE PECULIARITIES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STIMULATION”
Being on consideration by Verkhovna Rada profile committee
Draft Law no. 6082
"ON CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION"

6. THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU SDR
 The Program of Ukrainian Presidency of the EU
Strategy for the Danube Region during the period from
November 2021 to November 2022 have been endorsed
as well as the Action Plan for its implementation
(Ukraine Government order of 22.09.2021 №1150)
 On 27 October 2021 handover ceremony for
Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region to
Ukraine was held during the X Annual Forum in the
Slovak capital Bratislava

7. Just transition of Ukraine coal regions to 2030
5 regions
25 territorial communities
60 settlements
850 000 persons (including more than 100’000 school and pre-school children)
33 state* and 12 private mines
ANALITICAL WORK RESULT
2021 2030
2022 2024 2027
TRANSITION PERIOD
- selection of the pilot
communities
- auditing and defining
perspectives for each state
mine
- pilot projects development
of territory transformation
- assessment of potential staff releases
- analysis and defining of the required annual budget support
- welfare support for miners and their families
- training and requalification, creation of economic clusters
- development of engineering infrastructure
- legislative introduction of new investor support tools to create jobs in coal mining areas
- local economies diversification
- coal mining reduction
- increase the proportion of
renewable energy sources
- creation of new jobs in other
industries
* 29 on the territory which is under Ukraine control
- coal mining reduction
- increase the proportion of
renewable energy sources
- creation of new jobs in other
industries

8. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM SRP
Optimal combination of state, regional and
local initiatives, government, business and
the public
Setting-up the effective project activity system,
preparing quality regional development
projects
Increasing investment attractions of the
regions, investments involving
Development support for the small and
medium-sized businesses in the regions
Concentration of public investments to
support region SMART-specialization
Development of cross-border cooperation
and interregional economic integration,
preparation and implementation of projects
Regional development agencies
Khersonska
Zaporizka
Dnipropetrovska
Kharkivska
Donetska
Lyhanska
Odeska
Kirovohradska
Sumska
Cherkaska
Poltavska
Mykolaivska
Kyivska
Chernihivska
Ivano-
Frankivska
Zakarpatska
Lvivska
Volynska
Rivnenska
Khmelnytska
Zhytomyrska
Vinnytska
Ternopilska
Chernivetska
Autonomous
Republic of
Crimea
Regions, in which the founders of RDA are Regional
state administrations and Regional councils
Regions, in which the founders of RDA do not include
regional councils
Regions, in which RDA in the liquidation process
Regions, in which the RDA is not established
OBJECTIVES

9. COMMON RESULTS FRAMEWORK
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINREGION WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Strategic goal 1.
A Three-level System of Strategic Planning of Regional Development (national,
regional, local levels) is Created and Functions
Operational goal 1.1.
The legislative base and system
of methodological support for
strategic planning of regional
development is created
Operational goal 1.2.
State Regional Development Strategy
is developed and is being
implemented through an Activity Plan
and regional development programs
Operational goal 1.3.
Regional development strategies
are developed with the
consideration of the provisions of
the SRDS and are being
implemented through Activity
Plans
Operational goal 1.4.
Community strategies and
development plans are developed
with the consideration of the SRDS,
the corresponding regional strategies
and the development peculiarities of
certain territories and are being
implemented
Tasks / Activities
3
Tasks / Activities
4
Tasks / Activities
4
Tasks / Activities
2
Efficiency Indicators:
 The functioning of the three-level
strategic planning system is
standardized
 The methodological accompaniment for
all three levels of planning is available
Efficiency Indicators:
 The Activity Plan for 2021-2023 on
SRDR implementation is being
implemented
 Regional Development Programs are
drafted and approved by the CMU
Efficiency Indicators:
 In 100% of the regions, regional
development strategies and activity
plans on their implementation are
drafted in accordance with SRDS and
approved by the decisions of oblast/city
councils
 100% of regional development
strategies and action plans for their
implementation take into account the
approach of smart specialization
Efficiency Indicators:
 100% of territorial communities have
approved strategies/ development plans,
documents for territorial planning

10. COMMON RESULTS FRAMEWORK
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINREGION WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Strategic Goal 2. The Size of Public Financing is Predictable and Sufficient for the
Achievement of the Goals of the Three-Level Planning System
Operational goal 2.1.
Financial tools for targeted
financing of regional development
are available
Operational goal 2.2.
The mechanism of
interdepartmental interaction in
order to concentrate resources on
tasks and goals of SRP is created
Operational goal 2.3.
Additional resource of
international partners for financing
regional projects is attracted
Operational goal 2.4.
The organizational-legislative
accompaniment and control over
the implementation of regional
development programs and
projects is provided
Tasks / Activities
4
Tasks / Activities
2
Tasks / Activities
2
Tasks / Activities
6
Efficiency Indicators:
 Conditions to stimulate the development
of territories that need special attention
from the state, in particular through the
implementation of development
programs of territories that need special
attention from the state have been
created
 State regional development fund is
financed from the state budget of
Ukraine in the volume of not less than
3% of the revenue part of the state
budget
Efficiency Indicators:
 Central bodies of executive power
finance projects in the regions in
accordance with the tasks of the State
Regional Development Strategy and
Region Development Strategy
Efficiency Indicators:
 Number of projects that are
financed/co-financed by international
partners
Efficiency Indicators:
 Competition-based selection of 100% of
the projects using transparent cost
distribution and e-platforms
 Regular monitoring and assessment of the
efficiency of implementation of regional
development projects selected on
competitive basis
 Number of conducted events/ number of
people that have passed the training on
project management issues
 Number of developed handbooks and
guidelines on projects management issues

11. COMMON RESULTS FRAMEWORK
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINREGION WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Strategic Goal 3. The System of Institutional Support for the State Regional Policy
Ensure the Effective Implementation of Policy Tasks and Achievement of Its Goals
Operational goal 3.1.
An effective system of
institutional support of state
regional policy at the regional
level is created
Operational goal 3.2.
Coordination of the work in
the field of state regional
policy is ensured at the
international level
Operational goal 3.3.
Coordination of the work in
the field of state regional
policy is ensured at the
national level
Operational goal 3.4.
MinRegion provides
methodological
accompaniment of OSAs on
issues of state regional policy
Tasks / Activities
5
Tasks / Activities
2
Tasks / Activities
6
Tasks / Activities
2
Efficiency Indicators:
 Number of acting RDAs are created and
operate in 100% of the regions
 The increase in the number of projects
prepared/implemented by RDAs
 The increase in the amount of
investments attracted due to RDA
activity
 The increase of the share of
extrabudgetary funds raised to cover the
operational expenditure of RDAs
 Number of established Euroregional
cooperation associations
Efficiency Indicators:
 Regularity of the meetings of
interdepartmental councils,
commissions, working groups on cross-
border and inter-regional cooperation
 Regularity of the meetings of the
“Regional Development” Subgroup of
the “Decentralization and Regional
Development” SWG
Efficiency Indicators:
 Regularity of the meetings of the
Interdepartmental coordination
committee on regional development
 Percent of the implemented activities of
the State Regional Policy
Communication Strategy
 Number of events held in the framework
of Ukrainian presidency in the EU SDR
Efficiency Indicators:
 Number of prepared methodological
materials for OSAs
 Number of held seminar-meetings with
OSAs

12. COMMON RESULTS FRAMEWORK
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINREGION WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Strategic goal 4.
Monitoring and Assessment Provides Open Access to Information on the Processes of
Communities and Territories Development in Order to Make Effective Managerial
Decisions
Operational goal 4.1.
An effective system of monitoring
and assessment of SRP, regional
and community development is
created
Operational goal 4.2.
A geo-informational system of
regional development monitoring
is created
Operational goal 4.3.
The RBM methodology is
introduced into the processes of
policy planning, implementation
and monitoring
Tasks / Activities
3
Tasks / Activities
2
Tasks / Activities
2
Efficiency Indicators:
 Availability of periodic monitoring
reports on the implementation of DRP,
development of regions and
communities
Efficiency Indicators:
 A geo-informational system of
monitoring the regions and communities’
development is functional and accessible
for a wide circle of end users
Efficiency Indicators:
 RBM methodology is systematically used
in the work of Minregion in the process
of formation and implementation of SRP

13. Regional Development Subgroup of the Sectoral Working Group Decentralisation and Regional Development Meeting, November
11, 2021
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