The experiences and best practices of the
LEADER programme and the activities of
the National Network in Italy
Budapest 12th December 2012
Massimo Di Rienzo ([email protected])
Raffaella Di Napoli ([email protected])
Laura Guidarelli ([email protected])
Stefano Tomassini ([email protected])
Riccardo Passero ([email protected])
1
Leader I (1989-1993)
n. GAL 29
Risorse: 100,3 meuro
Leader II (1994-1999)
n. GAL 203
Risorse: 471,4 meuro
Leader + (2000-2006)
n. GAL 132
Risorse: 473,8 meuro
Asse IV (2007-2013)
n. GAL 192
Risorse: 1.372 meuro
2
The results of Leader in Italy
1.
Generally, the Leader Programme in Italy besides improving the financial management of the projects (in
different phases of the programming period, the LAGs have spent all the resources allocated), has contributed
to - Improving the governance programmes al local level, favoring a major transparency and communication, the
widespread distribution of the information, the participation of all the levels, including the citizens, to the
elaboration and implementation of the policies, the responsibility, a major effectiveness of the investments and
a major coherence between the development policies;
2.
3.
4.
Strengthen the capacities of projecting, investigating and interpreting the local phenomena, facilitating the
initiation of real bottom-up processes and the sharing of strategies with the local policy makers and, generally,
with all the actors from the territory;
Diversification of the interests on the territory and of the beneficiaries regarding the “new” issues, previously
less appreciated and spread (e.g. chain projects for products and intersectoral chains, interventions in favors of
the rural tourism, of the new forms of energy and of the social agriculture);
Diversification and coordination of the instruments and of the sources for financing the development strategies
(the LAGs have tried to reach a major coordination and complementarity with other intervention instruments
from the regional, national and community’s policies, even of sectoral type);
5.
Strengthen the communication capacity of the rural territories.
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The Leader in Italy has allowed the achievement of important results, which consist in;
a progressive distribution of the Leader method in all the Italian rural areas (in the current
programming phase 2007-2013, it involves about 87% of the Italian territory with more
than 30% of the Italian population);
the realization from 1990 to 2006 of development actions in the rural territories for a
global amount of 1.045 millions of euro;
the programming, for the period 2007-13, of investments for the realization of local
development strategies of 1.346 millions of euro, managed by 190 Local Action Groups.
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Risorse finanziarie pubbliche PSL 2007-2013 (meuro)
Dotazione
REGIONI
N GAL
Media GAL
complessiva
Abruzzo
5
39,916
7,983
Basilicata
8
31,108
3,889
Calabria
14
64,139
4,581
Campania
13
85,515
6,578
Emilia Romagna
5
46,797
9,359
Friuli V.G.
5
16,106
3,221
Lazio
8
46,727
5,841
Liguria
7
27,192
3,021
Lombardia
16
65,066
4,067
Marche
6
23,071
3,845
Molise
3
10,166
3,389
P.A. Bolzano
4
15,633
3,908
P.A. Trento
1
17,143
17,143
Piemonte
13
47,817
3,678
Puglia
25
294,827
11,793
Sardegna
13
164,112
12,624
Sicilia
17
118,249
6,956
Toscana
7
41,401
5,914
Umbria
5
20,810
4,162
Valle d' Aosta
3
7,622
2,541
Veneto
14
100,828
7,202
Totale complessivo
192
1.284,242
Quota pubblica (UE+nazionale)
6,620
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Fincial Table (FEASR + national resources)
Regioni /
Province
Asse 4
411
410
412
413
421
431
Totale PSR
Quota
Asse 4
n. GAL
Media
risorse
Abruzzo
19,194
15,0%
20,0%
40,0%
5,0%
20,0%
383,889
5,0%
6
3,2
Basilicata
38,885
15,0%
7,5%
52,5%
5,0%
20,0%
648,087
6,0%
8
4,9
Bolzano
15,634
0,0%
17,7%
67,6%
1,9%
12,8%
312,670
5,0%
4
3,9
Calabria
65,044
15,4%
3,1%
6,1%
7,7%
12,4%
1.084,071
6,0%
14
4,6
Campania
94,117
15,4%
21,4%
40,2%
7,6%
15,4%
1.882,346
5,0%
12
7,8
Emilia R.
47,727
17,4%
10,0%
49,5%
8,1%
15,0%
934,661
5,1%
5
9,5
Friuli V.G.
16,069
11,0%
18,0%
42,0%
5,0%
24,0%
247,211
6,5%
5
3,2
Lazio
39,325
24,0%
8,0%
48,0%
5,0%
15,0%
655,418
6,0%
8
4,9
Liguria
54,383
26,0%
20,5%
35,9%
14,5%
3,1%
276,562
19,7%
9
6,0
Lombardia
35,995
27,8%
9,9%
36,8%
5,6%
20,0%
899,757
4,0%
10
3,6
Marche
27,589
0,0%
0,0%
71,8%
8,2%
19,9%
459,818
6,0%
6
4,6
9,744
0,0%
25,7%
47,4%
12,3%
14,6%
194,977
5,0%
3
3,2
58,409
16,5%
5,5%
55,0%
3,0%
20,0%
896,591
6,5%
12
4,9
Puglia
279,000
0,0%
0,0%
76,3%
4,3%
19,4%
1.480,569
18,8%
25
11,2
Sardegna
169,926
0,0%
0,0%
85,3%
2,9%
11,8%
1.252,841
13,6%
15
11,3
Sicilia
126,382
0,0%
0,0%
73,1%
15,0%
11,9%
2.106,312
6,0%
17
7,4
Toscana
83,911
6,0%
0,0%
75,9%
9,1%
9,0%
839,114
10,0%
7
12,0
Trento
17,143
35,8%
0,0%
52,5%
3,3%
8,3%
256,153
6,7%
1
17,1
Umbria
38,003
0,0%
0,0%
70,0%
10,0%
20,0%
760,068
5,0%
5
7,6
8,875
0,0%
0,0%
77,2%
10,2%
12,6%
118,684
7,5%
4
2,2
100,614
8,1%
8,1%
64,9%
8,9%
9,9%
914,675
11,0%
14
7,2
1.345,969
7,9%
5,3%
62,5%
7,1%
14,7%
16.604,474
8,1%
190
7,1
Molise
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta
Veneto
ITALIA
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Risorse assegnate all’Asse IV per Regione (rimodulati 2009)
Fonte: Elaborazione INEA su dati PSR 2007-2013
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Spazi per l’esercizio dell’autonomia decisionale(2/3)
Cambia il ruolo della strategia di
sviluppo locale
La capacità di apportare valore aggiunto è
direttamente proporzionale al grado di autonomia
decisionale e funzionale conferito ai GAL
Le strategie di Sviluppo Locale diventano
una modalità alternativa di gestione della
politica “ordinaria”?
Solo 413
411 - 413
412 - 413
411 – 412 -413
La possibilità di finanziare progetti sperimentali o
innovativi dipende molto dalla misura in cui i PSR
si sono avvalsi della possibilità del regolamento del
Consiglio per finanziare progetti al di fuori del menu
standard di misure da assi 1 - 3 (articolo 64).
LINEE GUIDA CE
“Guide for the
application of the
leader axis (revised
version presented on
08.03.2011)”
Diversità di espressione di Leader
AF
Matrice di “Leaderabilità”: l’attitudine
del quadro regolativo di integrare i
principi di Leader nel PSR è
analizzata su due dimensioni:
2
Centri di competenza tecnica
(gestionale - amministrativa)
Approccio
Leader
S
L
1,5
a - Autonomia decisionale
1
N
b - Autonomia funzionale
B
C
D H
-2
-1,5
-1
0,5
- 0,5
Z
P
F
0,5
1G
1,5
2
0
U
O
MT
Q
- 0,5
I
-1
A
E
DOSSIER TF LEADER
La valutazione
dell’approccio Leader nei
programmi di sviluppo
rurale 2007-2013: un
contributo metodologico
R
V
Centri di competenza tecnica
(informazione e animazione)
-1,5
-2
Centri di competenza tecnica
(strategica - tematica)
A
D
Spazio offerto ai Gal per esercitare la propria autonomia decisionale
La definizione dei territori è vincolata dall’AdG?
Sono posti vincoli alla costituzione ed alla forma del partenariato?
Le misure attivabili nell’ambito dell’Asse 4 consentono ai GAL di elaborare Piani caratterizzati da innovatività
ed originalità?
Le modalità di attuazione dell’Asse 4 consentono ai Gal di selezionare in piena autonomia proposte
progettuali coerenti con i rispettivi PAL?
Ai Gal è assicurato un adeguato sostegno per le attività di animazione?
Compiti e funzioni attribuiti ai Gal
Il quadro di regole è definito con chiarezza in tempi adeguati?
In che misura i Gal intervengono in fase di controllo delle domande di aiuto?
… e in fase di controllo delle domande di pagamento?
In che misura i Gal intervengono nelle attività di monitoraggio?
Ai Gal è assicurato un adeguato sostegno per le spese di funzionamento?
1) formazione sulla nuova programmazione (seminari, focus, gruppi di discussione)
2)Strumenti di autovalutazione per i GAL (metodologie e indicatori di facile uso costruiti da gruppi misti con noi, valutatori,
rappresentanti GAL e regioni). Valutano il valore aggiunto di Leader:
- Metodo Leader (bottom up; partnership; innovazione; ecc.), cioè l’azione svolta dal GAL e il suo ruolo a livello territoriale;
- contributo di Leader al conseguimento degli obiettivi degli altri Assi (cioè i progetti)
Ogni specificità ha un set di indicatori (tipo leadarability)
Per ogni specificità si stanno elaborando casi studio per favorire il trasferimento di BP
Perché: a. aiutare i GAL a concludere bene questa fase di programmazione e migliorare il tiro per la futura
programmazione
prosegue il lavoro già avviato con i valutatori, 7 dicembre incontro valutatori 1° settimana di marzo winter scholl “valutare le
specificità di Leader
3) Migliorare la capacità di comunicazione dei GAL e la trasparenza di Leader (prosegue summer school) a gennaio
sistema avanzato geogal
4) Approfondimenti sui temi “nuovi” della prossima programmazione “inclusione sociale vs innovazione sociale” settembre
worskhop
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"Network" – a definition
no point is privileged
over another (Serres)
Subjects:
- primary Network
- institutional Network
- secondary Networks
- animation Unit
- Informal networks
A network is formed for
a given instant by a
plurality of points
(nodes) connected
together by a plurality
of tracks (Serres)
Functions and tasks
Instrumental support (to
create organizational context;
to provide for services, to
provide for resources, to
simplify communication).
facilitate the
combination and
mitigate tensions
between organizational
and professional
“creativity” (Butera)
Social support
(listening, keeping
participation and
“momentum”, enhancing the
contributions of actors)
Structural properties
- form of network
Tools
- operation of links and
processes
- operational properties
- Governance
Training
communication
Thematic Focus
Promote mutual
understanding, sharing,
participation, cooperation,
experimentation. Create a
community.
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Leader Network : the composition
SECONDARY
NETWORK
Stakeholders,
other
Ministries, etc.
actors
INSTITUTIONAL
NETWORK
SECONDARY
NETWORK
Italian Ministry of
Agriculture (Mipaaf)
UE – DG AGRI
21 MA RDP
7 PA
8 LEADER evaluators
Regional RDP
Manager –referenti
delle misure dei PSR
(MeasureThematic )
experts
RDP evaluators
Technical Assistance
Stakeholders
LEADER
NETWORK
SECONDARY
NETWORK
LAGs, rural
areas
representatives
NETWORK GROUP
social groups connected
directly or indirectly,
With some common links:
• status shared by group;
• group functions
similar or shared;
• geographical or cultural
connections.
PRIMARY
NETWORK
Contact Point
Other
National NRN
PRIMARY NETWORK
192
LAGs
21 AXIS IV RDP Regional Managers
7 Paying Agencies
11 LAGs Regional Associations
INFORMAL
NETWORK
SECONDARY
NETWORK
European
LAGs
Thematic Groups,
LAGs; Rural
Development
expets; Others.
7 LEADER evaluators
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The Italian «Leader» Network - Features
LAGs
MA
EU (EC-MS-LAGs)
Other
Improve the skills of
LAGs
Improve the skills of
MA
Promote and
increase the listening
to the needs of the
territories
Enhance the quality
and accessibility of
information
Increase the
transparency of
LEADER
Increase the
transparency of
LEADER
Improve the image of
LEADER
Enhance the ability
to interpret the
results
Communication is a central function in the activities of the
Leader Network and a key element of its mission. The
function of TF Leader is to provide communication,
resources and promotion of identity to all Leader actors
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Italian Leader Network - Structural evolution
Leader PLUS
MULTIPLE CENTER
OF GRAVITY
Leader II
1 SINGLE CENTER OF
GRAVITY
Axis IV RDP 20072013
Towards...ὅλον
« HOLONIC »
NETWORKS
… It is a plurality of subjects, carriers of different needs. Many of these needs can be
solved using and combining skills and experience already held within the Network.
The mission of the Leader Network is to encourage and to support a process of
learning "among equals“. A process based on flows relations, resulting from the
sharing of experiences and the socialization of knowledge and perceptions, oriented to
the identification, from time to time, of the best practices to solve the problems.
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Italian «Leader» Network – our Organization
Scientific Committee
- defines the annual program;
- identifies the networking methods;
- propose new thematic groups.
TF Rete Leader
Segretariato tecnico
Thematic working groups
(long term or short term as needed)
-
they deal with thematic analysis;
Participation to the definition of program activities
and the preparation of "products" (on-line thematic
area in the portal, meetings / seminars, case studies,
white papers, training courses; etc. )
Technical Secretariat
- facilitates the flow of communication between the
participants to the LEADER network, calls meetings,
collect the reports on the progress of activities, etc.;
-
Comitato
Scientifico
Dealing with organizational aspects, creates tools and
products basics, supports thematic groups;
databases, organizing seminars and meetings,
management of on-line sections in the website.
=
Full time staff
(12 man-month)
+
13 Regional
Antennas
2 Seniors
4 Technical support
=
2 Seniors
3 Technical support
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The Italian Leader Network – our Tools
Coordination meetings, working groups,
open space, social networks  to allow the
comparison and mutual understanding
Training, conferences, seminars, workshops,
study visits  to facilitate the sharing of
practices, knowledge ​and exchange of
experiences
Information services (portal, newsletters,
databases, archives and documentation)
and proper Consulting (technical, legal and
administrative branches)  to provide for
services
Research and surveys, focus groups  to
offer the opportunity to explore new ideas
and solutions, and detect the needs
Coordination «AL» : the Monthly
Meetings, Focus,
Report
Thematic Experts
Leader Workshops
National Study visits for
good practices exchange
Data base on LEADER
actions and practices
Common National
System of Monitoring
Juridical On Line
support for LAGS
VIDEO interviews with
experts
Social network on-line
Geo-referenced infosystem of calls; LAGs
Thematic Dossiers
WEB Portal
VIDEO
Documentaries on
good practices
The Good Practices
«AWARD» E.S.E.M.P.I.
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NETWORK LEADER: the TOOLS
The Tools put in place by the Animation unit of a Network.
It is important that they are not just "innovative“….
but they need to have the ability to promote
a practical and effective participation of all stakeholders
Always evaluate the context and resources available
Taking into account the following characteristics:
- actors (mode of action, knowledge);
- structure (characteristics of the network);
- interactions (operation and processes);
- How the Regions have set Leader (axis IV)
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How the Regions have set Leader (axis IV)
AF
2
Centri di competenza tecnica
(gestionale - amministrativa)
S
L
Approccio
Leader
1,5
1
N
B
C
-2
-1,5
O
U
D H
-1
MT
R
V
0,5
- 0,5
Z
F
0,5
0
-1
G1
1,5
Q
- 0,5
I
P
2
AD
A
E
-1,5
Centri di competenza tecnica
(informazione e animazione)
Centri di competenza tecnica
(strategica - tematica)
-2
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Rete Leader some DATA …
•n. 19 Report AL
The "number" indicators say little
about the good networking
processes
•n. 4 Reports on progress
•n. 8 methodological documents
•n. 77 events organized by the Italian Rural
Network + n. 45 meetings held with LAGs and
Regions
•n. 22 participation in events organized by
"others“
•n. 5 Working Groups - 1. procedures Leader 2.
monitoring 3. evaluation 4.Leader transparency
5. Leader after 2013
•Comprehensive database of LAG areas leader,
PSL, Financial Plans Axis IV
•1400 calls LAG archived and georeferenced
•WEBSITE Leader - access 12,157 (2009 = 906,
2010 = 2865, 2011 = 5430, 2012 = 2975)
•.
To "give an account" of the
system network and networking processes, the first
step is to give form to
relations system that is not prescribed
and that it is constantly evolving.
Structures that interact for a proper
"Institutional duty"
(eg DG Agriculture, European Rural Network and
Leaders Sub Committee, Ministry of
Agriculture, National Rural Network
and Task Force Leader)
can not be considered outright
"Network system"
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Our Participatory process EXAMPLE (1)
Questionnaires
completed by MA
and national
networks of the 27
Member States
relating to 88 PSR
fiches prepared
by the MA and
National Network
of 21 member
states relating to
"eligible
expenditure under
Axis IV"
“Extended Report
on the
Implementation on
Leader Approach”
Questionnaires by
MA and National
Networks of 24 SM
on the organization
of 66 PSR , functions
and tasks assigned to
the MA, LAG and PA
(November 2010)
Case studies
developed by MA
and National
Networks of 6 MS
relating to the
"small scale
projects"
Case studies by MA
and national
networks of 20 SM
for 16 PSR on
"complex projects /
provided in the
Local Development
Plans"
21
Our Participatory process
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Italian LEADER Network: the monitoring
“they use” the Network for….
Since 2009
450
•
n. 436 technical support requests
•
n.1.995 requests for diffusion of
information on events, calls, projects,
etc.
•
N 2.415 participants to workshops,
seminars; etc.
supporto tecnico
divulgazione
formazione
300
150
0
dic 2009
“behaviour” of LEADER operators
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2009
Regionali no Leader
2010
2011
Referenti regionali Leader
2012
Altro
GAL (italiani)
dic 2010
dic 2011
set 2012
Monitoring
Contact density - Regions
2009
2012
HIGH
In particular
Participations to seminars
MEDIUM
In particular
Information requests for the
Network
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
2009
Network
Monitoring
TODAY
• Annual average Support requests / diffusion = 6
• Annual average participation in events = 4
Contacts pattern - LAGs
n. LAGs
2009
2012
% on tot. LAGs
2009
2012
High
25
39
13
20
Medium -contacts
17
22
9
11
Medium -events
63
48
33
25
Low
0
72
0
33
None
87
11
45
25 6
Needs analysis and intervention planning  in the start-up phase.
Needs analysis and intervention planning  in the start-up phase.
LAG Learning needs.
N. Of LDS (Local
Development Strategy)
Selected and approved.
The issues and activities of the
LEADER TASK FORCE are
periodically reviewed in relation to
the phases of the RDP Axis IV
implementation.
Starting Up of LDS «Local
Development Strategy».
LAG & LDS selective process
Focus Group :
needs analysis.
Time
Learning needs
- Methods and Programming practices
- Legal aspects
- RDP Administrative and Financial Procedures
- Communication with the local territory
- LAG/Relational (its communication, self-assessment)
- Specific Thematic analysis
- Specific update needs
2009 2010
RELEVANCE
HIGH
LOW
THE SUPPORT OF THE ITALIAN RURAL NETWORK : THE LAGS START UP – EXAMPLE
TOOLS :
1. “AL” : our Monthly Report
2. Methodological
documents on local
animation Technics
3. Projects Reviews
TOOLS
Thematic Groups
WORKSHOPS :
Focus Group for
analyzing the
needs
TOOLS :
7. Projects Data Base
8. AWARD “E.S.E.M.P.I”
9. LEADERBOOK social
network
TOOLS :
4. Juridical on line consulting
5. Report AL
6. Analysis of the tools for
communication and
animation for the LAGs
a. Local Actions Groups:
«Legal and institutional
OPTIONS for the
management of local
development plans”
b. “HOW to Develop a
strategy for local
development with the Leader
method: key elements for
quality in Programme
planning ”
WORKSHOPS :
c. “The operational planning of
activities and the
administrative and financial
management”
d. “The planning of
communication activities,
animation and technical
support"
Focus Groups
Training
Seminars
Study visits
TOOLS :
10. Methodological
documents
11. Monitoring system
12. Test of development
methodologies in LAG areas
13. Geo-referencing
National Study Visits :
• Renewable energy (LAG Valli
di Tures e Aurina)
• Sustainable Tourism (LAG
DELTA 2000)
• Networks and local food
chains (LAG TERRE
SHARDANA; LAG Maiella
Verde)
• Cultural heritage ( LAG
Basento Camastra Rocca di
Cerere, LAG Area Graganica;
LAG CILSI)
n. meetings
9
19
30
7
n. LAGs
86
187
139
30
WORKSHOPS :
e. "The selection of the
beneficiaries of Local
Development Plans”
f. “Evaluating and Monitoring
Leader”
g. “Signals of Leader: to invest in
transparency, communication
and evaluation for the future of
Leader”
f. Evaluating the animation
capacity of LAGs.
n. Regions
involved
11
21
21
-
n. of Region
Managers
40
59
174
-
Study visit
Participants
Incontri con altri Stati membri
50 101
726
Network monitoring
136
250
Riunioni di coordinamento
MiPAAF
Focus Group
429
Gruppi di lavoro
723
Seminari nazionali - incontri
informativi-Workshop
Laboratorio per i GAL
Meeting tipology
n. meetings
Focus Group
9
meetings with other Member States
5
Training
19
Meeting -Workshop
30
Study visit
7
W.G. Meeting
45
Coordination meetings
7
Tot.
77
300
Study visit
250
Incontri con altri Stati membri
200
Riunioni di coordinamento MiPAAF
150
Focus Group
100
riunioni - Gruppi di lavoro
50
Seminari nazionali - incontri informativiWorkshop
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Laboratorio per i GAL
29