1. What are the key priorities that your administration is addressing through its sector strategies for the next ten years?
2. Did your local administration contribute to the elaboration and implementation of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 and the definition of the sectoral priorities? If so, please explain the co-ordination mechanisms used and how local priorities are reflected in the national plan?
3. Has your administration used or is using the National Development Plan 2021-20230 as a reference for preparing your local development initiatives and political proposals? Yes or No
If so, please, list and refer to all initiatives (actions / legislation / coordination or evaluation initiatives) framed in the context of the objectives of the National Development Plan.
If not, what type of information and co-ordination mechanisms would best support you in using the National Development Plan to frame your local development initiatives?
4. Which of the following fields of action outlined in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 could help advance your policy priorities in a sustainable way and create synergies with other initiatives? Please select the three most relevant.
Compact growth
Enhanced regional accessibility
Strengthened rural economies and communities
Sustainable mobility
Economic development supported by enterprise, innovation and skills
International connectivity
Enhanced amenity and heritage
Transition to a climate-neutral and climate resilient society
Sustainable management of water and other environmental resources
Access to quality childcare, education and healthcare.
5. If any, which of the fields of action or measures outlined in the National Development Plan could potentially hinder the progress of your sectoral policy priorities in your region?
6. Do you think your local administration has the right tools and capacity to implement a local development strategy in line with the National Development Plan 2021-2030?
If so, please comment the main assets of the local administration:
If not, please outline the main capacity challenges and needs:
7. What could improve the administration's ability to integrate sustainable development into policy design? Please select the two most relevant.
Training courses for Public Administration on sustainable development issues,
Ex ante sustainability assessments that combine economic-environmental and social impacts,
Intersectoral consultation and dialogue,
More concrete guidance on sustainability priorities when formulating policies
Other (specify)
8. What entry points would you use, in the policy cycle, to adapt sectoral priorities to overall sustainability priorities? Please select the three most relevant.
Inter-ministerial dialogue during policy formulation/implementation/evaluation,
Arbitration mechanisms,
Parliamentary debates that read policies with respect to sustainability criteria,
Adapt/align the budget with sustainability objectives,
Evaluation of public investments with respect to their impact on sustainability,
Orient the procurement system towards sustainable spending,
Educate public officials, throughout the policy cycle, to better integrate sustainability (i.e. when translating high-level strategies into medium-term actions and goals)
Strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems,
Other (specify)
9. How do EU policies and financing instruments provide an effective framework to systematize whole-of-government actions towards sustainable development priorities in your regional administration?
10. Through what mechanisms does your local administration encourage civil society participation in decision-making processes:
Sectoral forums,
Consultations,
Conferences and public events,
Champions network,
Other.