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SWISS COOPERATION The expected outcome, in terms of measurably more reliable and efficient energy generation, distribution and/or use, is contingent on the government’s willingness to implement tariffs that reflect production and distribution costs, and the Electric Power Industry of Serbia’s ability to collect revenues from its consumers and reduce non-technical losses. Another focus in this sub-domain will be an increase in energy efficiency in the transport sector. SECO will continue to consider assisting the provision of second-hand trams to public transport companies should such vehicles become available in Switzerland. 3.7 Regional programmes, Swiss NGO programmes and migration In addition to the bilateral portfolios described above, SDC supports the following regional programmes: (1) the Swiss Cultural Programme (SCP); (2) the Scientific Cooperation Programme between Eastern Europe and Switzerland (SCOPES); (3) the Regional Research Promotion Programme in Social Sciences (RRPP); (4) the Regional Police Programme (RPP); (5) the Roma Education Fund (REF) and (6) in micro finance the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE). Some SECO projects are explicitly designed as regional programmes and implemented by international agencies such as IFC concurrently in Serbia and other western Balkan countries. Partners of SDC’s co-funding scheme for Swiss NGO programmes in Serbia are HEKS, the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation and Swiss Labour Assistance. Given the importance of migration from the Western Balkans, Switzerland maintains migration partnership relations with several countries in the region, and SDC implements operational programmes funded by the FOM. The Serbia migration programme concentrates on (i) institutional support at central government level to draw up migration management policies and build up related capacities, and (ii) the social and economic integration of vulnerable groups in southern and south-western Serbia in order to reduce irregular migration from these areas. 14 Sub-domain: renewable energy As part of a multi-donor approach, SECO will explore options for an innovative renewable energy demonstration project. This will make use of Serbia’s untapped renewable resources. Since hydropower has been known in Serbia for a long time, the focus will be on other renewable sources such as wind, biomass or solar energy. The expected outcome is the sustainable generation of energy from a renewable source, demonstrating one way that energy sources in Serbia might be diversified. 3.8 Transversal themes The Cooperation Strategy observes the two transversal themes of gender equality and good governance. A key element in gender is to address structural inequalities and the imbalance of power as both an aim and an essential part of development. Equal access to resources and services is to be promoted across all programmes to reduce existing discrepancies between the social inclusion of women and men. Good governance aims to create an environment in which constitutionality and human rights, an appropriate division of power and macroeconomic stability are strengthened. Core good governance principles that must be implemented in the programmes are accountability, transparency, the right to information, non-discrimination and participation. These are likewise suitable “vehicles” to induce specific Swiss values into the portfolio.
SERBIA 2010-2013 4. Strategic principles Aid arrangements: The Swiss cooperation programme will continue to align itself with the government’s national and sector-related strategies. An active role will be played in specific thematic coordination groups, and alliances will be sought with like-minded donors to contribute to the implementation of the Accra Agenda for Action. Synergies between bilateral and multilateral donors will be used to achieve a greater leverage in policy dialogue. Programmes will increasingly be implemented via national systems, and aid arrangements such as on-budget support and management for results will be promoted. In sectors like education, where Switzerland is the designated lead donor, SDC will be particularly active and play a strategic role. Complementary approach: A particular importance is attached to the coordination and selective harmonization with EU programmes, in order to ensure a complementary approach and to identify where Switzerland can provide an added value. The existing experience with joint SDC / EU programme financing in the Rule of Law and Democracy domain is an asset. In general, complementarity with the bi- and multilateral cooperation programmes of other donors helps to leverage limited Swiss funds. It enhances the potentials for synergies at a strategic level (policy influence) and for scaling up innovative operational approaches. Levels of intervention and geographic focus: Interventions are complementary at the central and local levels, and include policies, strategies, system development and implementation. A specific emphasis is given to the vertical integration between local and central programmes. Where local-level activities are concerned, SDC’s geographical focus remains on south-western and southern Serbia owing to these regions’ remoteness and relative underdevelopment. Both areas are also the origin of a substantial diaspora living in Switzerland. SECO`s instruments and interventions at the sub-national level will, whenever possible and feasible, also focus on these disadvantaged regions. Inclusion of minorities: The EU accession process, in particular the Lisbon and Copenhagen agendas, is the main incentive for integrating minorities more effectively and for increasing social inclusion in Serbia. With specific minorityfocused activities, and by concentrating on the south-western and southern regions, with their relatively important minority populations, Switzerland intends to sharpen its profile and use its particular expertise in this field. At the central government level, this intention translates into support for the social inclusion strategy. Locallevel instruments include, first and foremost, a focus on Roma education and efforts towards inclusive municipal services. 15
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