The preliminary description of idea on work "Agencies of regional development of the Pskov region". The project can be sent on financing under the program ÑÂÑ TACIS

Organisation giving the project: fund " Agency of regional development of the Pskov region ".

The purpose of Agency: Increase of economic and cultural property of Northwest region of Russia, as a whole, and Pskov region.

Tasks of Agency:

  1. Assistance in organisation of investment activity, formulation of strategy and development of the investment offers.

  2. Information support of the foreign and local investors in a part of investment opportunities of the country and its separate regions, various branches of a facilities of the country, and also markets of the goods and technologies.  

  3. Search of the partners and realisation of a complex of measures on progress of the investment projects and operative support of business.  

  4. Assistance in formation of the market relations on the basis of state support of business by attraction and effective utilisation of financial resources for realisation of the target programs, projects and measures in the field of development of region  

  5. Participation in formation of an infrastructure of the market;  

  6. Support innovation of activity of enterprise structures, stimulation of development and manufacture of essentially new kinds of production, assistance in development of new technologies and inventions.  

  7. Assistance in attraction of the domestic and foreign investments for realisation of priority directions of development of economy and culture.  

  8. Organisation of advises on application of working norms of the legislation.  

  9. Creation of maximum favourable conditions for effective cooperation of the representatives of business, political and cultural circles in increase of economic and cultural property of Northwest region.

  10. Exchange of experience with similar structures existing in the European countries.

 

The forms and kinds of activity:  

  1. Realization of the long-term programs of development of region;

  2. Representation to the subjects of business of the financial help on a returnable and irrevocable basis at realisation of the programs of development of region, support of business, reorientation of manufacture with the purposes of development of economy and culture, saturation of the commodity market according to the current legislation;

  3. Realisation of measures directed on attraction and an effective utilisation of means of the domestic and foreign investors, including realisation of competitions, auctions, exhibitions, lotteries;

  4. Financing scientific researches, conferences, symposiums, working meetings, official delegations, meetings, including international, Agency, connected to activity.

  5. Participation in the interregional and international programs and projects, including the projects of UNESCO and ÎUN.

  6. Organisation in Russia and abroad of training for the experts of various levels, foreign business trips of the domestic experts and reception in territory of Russian Federation of the foreign experts and other persons involved in activity of Fund.

  7. Business participation in creation and activity of managing societies(communities) ensuring development of an infrastructure of the market, specialised consulting organisations and information systems of support of business and development of a competition, systems of consumer examination both certification of the goods and services, including abroad;

  8. Financing measures on preparation, retraining and improvement of professional skill of the staff for the enterprises, support of new economic structures, protection of the rights of the consumers;

  9. Study of a conjuncture of a home market, granting of the consulting and methodical help by development of the programs and projects;

  10. Control of target use by the subjects of business of financial assets selected with Fund or received by them with assistance of Fund, with the right of suspension of financing in case of infringements by the subjects of business of target use of the specified means;

  11. Conducting publishing, participation in the edition of the books, clauses, other publications on problems of economy and culture, participation in creation of mass media when due hereunder.

The founders of Agency are the legal persons:

1. Committee on management of state property of the Pskov region, (. Pskov);

2. Commercial and industrial chamber of the Pskov region, (. Pskov);

3. Open joint-stock company "Investchenter", ( Pskov).

The idea of creation of Agency is maintained by Administration of the Pskov region.

The budget of the project makes 120 000 USD. From which 100 000 USD of a means TACIS, and 20 000 USD own means of the applicant.

The possible partner under the project can become the Estonian party on behalf of Agency of Southern Estonia (Tartu, Estonia).

Expected results:

1. Creation in the Pskov region of structure capable to involve means for development of region.

2. Establishment partnership relations with the Baltic countries and Europe.

3. Exchange of experience with the already created similar organisations in Europe.

4. Prepared staff for work.