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International Seminar of the Lisbon Observatory on Poverty - Lisbon - 26th FEBRUARY 2008. Robert Kovács, Hungary. www.localmonitoring.eu office @ localmonitoring.eu. What is LRMI?. LRMI is a brand new non-profit Ltd. Scientific Strategic Board: warranty for following public goals
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International Seminar of the Lisbon Observatory on Poverty - Lisbon - 26th FEBRUARY 2008 Robert Kovács, Hungary www.localmonitoring.eu office@localmonitoring.eu
What is LRMI? • LRMI is a brand new non-profit Ltd. • Scientific Strategic Board: warranty for following public goals • It is funded from projects: LRMI isusing LGs funds to finance its main activities • Independence from the politics: credibility • Helping good governence: influencing politics • It is organized at national level but acts locally
Goals of LRMI? • Its short term goals concentrates around • regional science’ achievements, • data collection and publication on LGs • development of a comprehensive index • Our long term goals are • realize regular comparative analyzes in CEE countries using the same methodology • by developing network of interrelated organizations in the region
LG indexes of LRMI? • Two fold indexes is under production: • LCI – Local Competitiveness Index • LCI is measuring LG’s from outside with objective and some subjective indicators to show their relative positions compaired one to the other • LGCI – Local Government Confidence Index • LGCI is aimed to measure the confedence of LGs is their surroung: from national to local level. It is mostly based on subjective factors.
Main Focus of LRMI • 1. Local democracy and the degree of social inclusion. • 2. Local public services and the public finance sector. • 3. The satisfactory index of citizens and local economic trends. • 4. Partnership, expertise and strategic planning of local and regional developments. (for example the process of utilization of subsidies provided by Hungary and the European Union • 5. Consultancy work for enterprises and public administration.
The Objectives of LRMI • Increase transparency of local governments • Develop a comprehensive comparative methodology for local governments able to make international comparisons • Generate international cooperation between local governments to increase effective, the quality of service delivery, spread up innovations
Who are making LRMI? • Founders are • high level academic people, member of the Hungarian Academy of Science specialized for regional sciences • High status public servents, and • High officials of the biggest Hungarian LG association • The size of LRMI • Scientific Board: 9 members • Research assistants: 5-9 • Large network of partners
The Present and Future of LRMI • Recent activities • Three projects on LG system reform for the National Federation of Local Governments in the 2nd half of 2007 • Effect of LG’s payments default on SME sector for the Ministry of Economy and Transports • Colaboration aggrement with all professional LG’s associations in January 2008 • Conference local finance with participation of government representant, LGs associations and banks • Strategic activities • Indeeped colaboration with LG associations • International cooperations • Publications, workshop, conferences
Thankyou for your attention! More information: www.localmonitoring.eu Robert.kovacs@localmonirtoring.hu