local agenda 21 local plan for sustainable development of bistriþa ...

BISTRITA
External
environment
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Existence of qualified teachers in Bistrita’s
schools;
International cooperation and twinning
programmes between towns;
Diversified and accessible mass-media;
Existence of a Public Relations Centre within
Bistrita City Hall;
Existence of a Health Centre meeting European
standards;
Opportunities
Legal provisions are in accordance with the need
to stimulate employers by subsidising work
places;
Existence of charities and associations in the field
of social protection;
Favourable legislation in the field of social
protection;
Some fields insufficiently developed and there
is high demand for services;
Programmes with external financing;
Implementation of PHARE VET – 2003/2004
programme concerning the development of
vocational training;
Establishment of partnerships with economic
operators for the merged practical training of
students;
Programmes for continuous training at local level,
through CCD Bistrita and at regional level with the
support of University Cluj-Napoca: computer
literacy, development of Information Centres,
education programmes for Rroma youth etc;
Implementation of the programmes for curricula
approval, for school manager training;
Accession of European Programmes: Leonardo
da Vinci, Commenius etc.;
Introduction of informatics into secondary schools
and provision of new computers;
Existence of the cultural-artistic traditions;
Good inter-ethnic relations (Hungarians,
Germans, Rroma) and inter-confessional relations
(Orthodox, Catholics, Greek-Catholics,
Evangelists, neo-Protestants).
Axis 1 Increasing living standard by ensuring quality
medical services, safe and healthy housing
Insufficient services and programmes addressing
elderly people;
Low educational level of the assisted population;
Precarious situation of families with many children;
Low cohesion between technical bodies, professional
associations, experts;
Sanitary system is insufficiently financed;
Lack of dialogue between political actors (political
parties, senators, deputies, councillors) and citizens
and civil society;
Lack of an adequate space and medical staff in the
component localities.
Threats
Resistance to the change on part of institutions;
New services might have insufficient capacity to satisfy
the population’s needs;
Lack of alternatives for minors, mental patients etc.
caused by the lack of medical-social institutions;
Loss of confidence and credibility in trade unions;
Drop in birth rate that affects the County Project for
schooling;
Possible increase of absenteeism and school
abandonment taking into account the actual socioeconomic
conditions;
Lack of psychologists in schools;
Lack of involvement of local authorities in organising
tenders for financing educational projects;
Black market labour (tax avoidance);
Mono-industrial economy, difficult conversion;
Migration of adult work force, qualified and unqualified;
Lack of work places compared with demand.