Diapositiva 1 - Provincia di Bergamo

1st LEVEL
ITALY
• 20 Regions
– 15 Ordinary
– 5 Special
• Local governments:
– Provinces (103)
– Municipalities (8100)
• 58,583,162 citizens
2nd LEVEL
Lombardy
• Population
9,430,436 (16% of Italy)
• Local governments:
– 12 Provinces
– 1,546 Municipalities
3rd LEVEL
Bergamo
• Population
1,027,162 (10.7% of Lombardy)
• The 10th biggest Province
in Italy
• Local governments:
– 244 Municipalities
• 118 mountain
• 42 hill
• 84 plain
• More than 800
employees
STATE DECENTRALIZATION
AND
THE NEW ROLE
OF THE PROVINCE
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THE GENERAL STRUCTURE
OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
ITALIAN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
LAID DOWN IN THE 1948 CONSTITUTION
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Administrative organization
ITALIAN ADMINISTRATION HAS A MULTI-LEVEL
ORGANIZATION AND IT IS BASED ON DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS. IT DOES NOT HAVE A
UNITARY STRUCTURE.
National
level
President of the Council of Ministers, Ministries,
Independent authorities, Local authorities
Local
level
Regions, Provinces, Municipalities, and other
less relevant local authorities
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State-controlled bodies
THE ITALIAN STATE
ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO
COMPOSED OF STATECONTROLLED BODIES, SOME OF
WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PRIVATISED.
•THE SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT (INPS)
•THE POSTAL SERVICE (POSTE ITALIANE)
•THE ELECTRICITY COMPANY (ENEL)
•THE TELEPHONE COMPANY (TELECOM)
•THE PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER (RAI)
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All local authorities
enjoy political and administrative
autonomy.
All administrative functions, except
those expressly reserved for the State,
are given to the regions and to other
local authorities
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Provinces and Municipalities
Provinces and Municipalities
start developing partial fiscal
autonomy, in the framework of a
process that should
enhance their independence
from State resources
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Regions
Regions still
depend on State resources
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The current government reform began in the
early1990s.
It concerns both central and local government as well
as Healthcare and Education
The guidelines of this reform are:
• Government efficiency and accountability
• Citizen participation and empowerment
Several specific policies focus on making the administration
more outward-looking and on delivering better quality services
while curbing costs.
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DECENTRALIZATION OF
GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS
A process devolving decisionmaking powers and financial
and people resources from central
to local agencies has been started
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING :
Merging bodies with similar missions
and dismissing unnecessary public
functions have been planned
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The structural reform of Public Administration was
the first step in the decentralization process from
State to Regions and Local Authorities.
The principle of subsidiarity
The Republic of Italy accepts the directives
of the Maastricht Treaty:
Art 4 L. 59/1997: All administrative functions, except those
expressly reserved for the State, are given to the regions and to
other local authorities
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Thanks to decentralization, institutions
get closer to citizens and citizens get
closer to institutions
Giving more functions and power to
Local Authorities, community needs are
better satisfied and protected
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Decentralization also involves a reform
of administrative procedures
Simplification of administrative procedures
guarantees an efficient and effective performance
of the Public Administration
Easier access
to administrative acts
Transparency
Openness
Self-certification
Administrative
simplification
Ombudsman
System
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Ombudsman System
A LEGAL SYSTEM PROTECTING
CITIZENS AGAINST
THE DECISIONS MADE BY
THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
The Ombudsman system operates
at a regional and local level
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CITIZENS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BEFORE THE REFORM
AFTER THE REFORM
Administrative
decentralization
Centralized
power
Bureaucracy
Citizen
Easier access
to administrative acts
Citizen
Rationalizing
rules
Transparency
act
Self-certification
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Administrative
simplification
STATE
STATE
Region
Region
Province
Municipality
Citizen
Municipality
Citizen
Municipality
Province
Citizen
Municipality
Citizen
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Citizen
Municipality
Local government structure
THE CONSTITUTION DEFINES
THE FUNDAMENTAL REGIONAL
STRUCTURES, WHOSE PRESIDENTS
ARE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS.
PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE
A SIMILAR STRUCTURE
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The structure of the Province
President
Provincial
Executive
Council
Giunta provinciale
Provincial
Council
Consiglio provinciale
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The President
He represents the Province
He is elected by the citizens for 5 years
He appoints the members of the Executive council
He directs and supervises
the Executive council work
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The Executive Council
A group of people composed
of the President and the Executive councillors
It is an assembly appointed by the President
The number of its members can change
according to the province needs
Each member is responsible for the department/s
assigned to him/her by the President
The assembly could make proposals
and it rules the executive power
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The Council
An assembly elected on proportional
representation every five years by the citizens
The assembly politically represents all the citizens
The council decides for the budget, planning,
programmes, large contracts, regulations
and general policies
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The Provincial Council gives political directives
The Provincial Executive Council assigns targets,
budgets and resources to
the executive managers
The managers try to reach the targets
assigned by the Executive Council using
the resources they have at their disposal
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The President of the Province appoints
department managers
and assigns them their duties
Main manager functions:
Financial management
Staff management
Drawing up contracts
Issuing administrative authorizations
and certificates
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The General Director
He coordinates all departmental activities
The Provincial
Council
He oversees all Province daily actions
He is responsible for the Province administration
in respect of the Province Council policy
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PROVINCE
OF
BERGAMO
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Population
About 1,000,000 inhabitants
Area
2,723 km2
ECONOMY
INDUSTRIES
22.93%
TRADE
23.89%
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BERGAMO PROVINCE ECONOMY
Other services:
8.29%
Agriculture, Fishing
and Hunting: 5.88%
Mining: 0.13%
Professional
activities: 13.52%
Manufacturing
industry: 16.86%
Banks: 2.87%
Transport: 3.60%
Construction:
19.93%
Accommodation
and restaurants:
5.03%
Trade: 23.89%
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THE WORKING POPULATION
OF THE BERGAMO PROVINCE
• MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
• SERVICE SECTOR
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• AGRICULTURE
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOW,
NEARLY 3.6 PER CENT
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Territory and Infrastructure
• Road network
• Transport Policy
• Elaboration of Major Development Schemes
(Piano Territoriale di Coordinamento)
as instrument of Territorial Management
• Promotion, design and realization
of the local infrastructures
• Agreements with other public and private parties
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Important traffic routes
cross the Province of Bergamo
The Province is covered by a
provincial road network of 1500 Km
The Province invests in public works
The Province is crossed by Corridor 5,
one of the most important east-west
artery, linking Barcelona and Kiev.
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Environment
• Nature, environmental and wildlife protection
• Environmental reclamation
• Water resources management
(water mains, sewers and purification program)
• Monitoring and protecting air quality
• Waste management and waste reduction planning
• Monitoring waste production in the Municipalities
• Monitoring mining activity and mining recovery
• Monitoring domestic heating and noise levels
at the airport
• Developing environmental projects to evaluate
environmental risks
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30 % Natural environment
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
COVERS 30 PER CENT
OF THE PROVINCE AREA
AND IT IS LEGALLY PROTECTED
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ARE CLOSELY CONNECTED
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Environment
A policy on waste disposal is a
key element in
“sustainable development”
The Province waste management policy
has two aims:
Optimise the disposal of waste
and recycle waste
Waste prevention
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Environment
The Department of the environment
created an online software that manages
and checks municipal waste.
This software won
praise and awards
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Education and Training
• Vocational training for the Disabled
• Job centre and information point
(aid to researching available training courses
and employment opportunities)
•Lifelong Education and Training
• Apprenticeship and Traineeship
• High School management
(structural and organizational needs)
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Public high schools in the Province of Bergamo
70 high schools
38,291 students
In 2005 the Province created
ABF Azienda Bergamasca Formazione,
an agency responsible for developing professional
training services, according to the needs
of the Bergamo Province economy .
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Job
Responsible for managing:
• Job centres for disabled
• Job centres for public and private firms
• Workers’ mobility among firms
• Vocational Training assistance
• Research projects
• Queries about the labour market
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Job
If necessary, the Province
also supports economic sectors
to recover from crisis period,
as it’s happening now
in the textile sector.
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Culture, Sport and Tourism
• Conservation and development of the Province
cultural heritage, history, art and traditions
• Promotion of cultural events
• Library System Management
• Literary competitions
• Museum management
• Promotion of sport activities
• Issuing certifications and administrative
authorizations to hotels
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Culture, Sport and Tourism
In 2001 the Province created
Turismo Bergamo,
an Agency whose main goals are
the development and promotion
of the tourism
in the Bergamo Province
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C U L T U R E ON I N T E R N E T
Private and catholic cultural heritage
has been catalogued
and it is available on the Internet
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Agriculture
• Handling problems (i.e. the mad cow disease)
• Managing the milk production
• Monitoring farms
• Helping agricultural development
thanks to European, state, regional and
provincial funds
• Supporting organic farming
• Supporting local production
• Encouraging food education in school
activities and promoting typical products
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Agriculture
The importance of agriculture
in the Province of Bergamo
goes far beyond its
economic effects
The Province purposes for this department:
• Maintain agriculture in mountainous areas
• Keep quality production high
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The Department of Agriculture set up
a communication project with the farmers
SMS INFORMATION SERVICES
450 FARMS
CONNECTED
14,700
SENT E-MAILS
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Hunting and Fishing
• Regulations for hunting and fishing activities
• Monitoring hunting and fishing activities
• Wildlife and fish protection
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Hunters
14,500
Fishermen
20,000
Applicants received at home their authorizations
The forms are available on the Internet
This method helps to better the service
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Social Policies
All the citizens can benefit from
Welfare services
• Assistance to the Disabled
• Assistance to the Elderly
• Assistance to mothers and children
• Training for social workers
• Activities to promote and support social
integration (i.e. immigrants, ex-convicts)
• Residential and nursing home care
• Authorisation for rest homes and day nurseries
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THE PROVINCE AIMS TO
CREATE THE SO-CALLED
“INTEGRATED SOCIAL SYSTEM”
in order to offer services for
all the citizens and to solve
the problems existing in every area
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Citizen satisfaction is the main goal
of Public Administration
The Province of Bergamo created a staff
responsible for improving its website,
where users can find all information and forms
issued by the Province
The Home Page of the
“Provincia di Bergamo”
ranked among the best 10
in last Italian website
classification
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