11stst LEVEL LEVELITALYITALY
• 20 Regions– 15 Ordinary– 5 Special
• Local governments:– Provinces (103)– Municipalities (8100)
• 58,583,162 citizens
22ndnd LEVEL LEVELLombardyLombardy
• Population 9,430,436 (16% of Italy)
• Local governments:– 12 Provinces– 1,546 Municipalities
33rdrd LEVEL LEVELBergamoBergamo
• 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
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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ITALIAN ADMINISTRATION HAS A MULTI-LEVEL ORGANIZATION AND IT IS BASED ON DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS. IT DOES NOT HAVE A UNITARY STRUCTURE.
State-controlled bodies
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THE ITALIAN STATE ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO
COMPOSED OF STATE-CONTROLLED 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)
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 Municipalitiesstart developing partial fiscal
autonomy, in the framework of a process that should
enhance their independencefrom State resources
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Provinces and Municipalities
Regions still depend on State resources
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Regions
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 decision-making powers and financial
and people resources from central to local agencies has been started
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING :Merging bodies with similar missions and dismissing unnecessary public
functions have been planned
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
Self-certification
Easier access to administrative acts Transparency
Ombudsman System
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Administrative simplification
Openness
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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Ombudsman System
CITIZENS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BEFORE THE REFORM
Bureaucracy
Centralizedpower
Citizen
AFTER THE REFORM
Citizen
Administrative decentralization
Transparency act
Administrative simplification
Self-certification
Easier access to administrative acts
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Rationalizing rules
Region Region
Province
Municipality
Citizen
Province
STATE
Municipality
Municipality
Citizen
Municipality
STATE
Citizen
MunicipalityCitizen
Citizen
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Local government structure
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THE CONSTITUTION DEFINESTHE FUNDAMENTAL REGIONAL
STRUCTURES, WHOSE PRESIDENTS ARE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS.
PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE A SIMILAR STRUCTURE
The structure of the Province
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President
ProvincialExecutiveCouncil
Giunta provinciale
ProvincialCouncil
Consiglio provinciale
The President
He represents the Province
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He appoints the members of the Executive council
He is elected by the citizens for 5 years
He directs and supervisesthe Executive council work
The Executive Council
A group of people composed of the President and the Executive councillors
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The number of its members can changeaccording to the province needs
It is an assembly appointed by the President
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
The Council
An assembly elected on proportional representation every five years by the citizens
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The council decides for the budget, planning,programmes, large contracts, regulations
and general policies
The assembly politically represents all the citizens
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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He oversees all Province daily actions
He is responsible for the Province administration in respect of the Province Council policy
The General Director
He coordinates all departmental activities
The ProvincialCouncil
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P R O V I N C E
OF
B E R G A M O
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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
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Agriculture, Fishing and
Hunting: 5.88%
Manufacturing industry: 16.86%
Construction: 19.93%
Trade: 23.89%
Accommodation and restaurants:
5.03%
Transport: 3.60%
Professional activities: 13.52%
Banks: 2.87%
Mining: 0.13%
Other services: 8.29%
THE WORKING POPULATION OF THE BERGAMO PROVINCE
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• MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY • SERVICE SECTOR• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION• AGRICULTURE
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOW, NEARLY 3.6 PER CENT
Territory andInfrastructure
Welfare and Social
services
Civil protection
Public safety
Environment
Agriculture,
Hunting and
Fishing
ProfessionalTraining andJob centres
Culture, Sport
and Tourism
Competences Of the Province
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Territory and Infrastructure
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• 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
Important traffic routes
cross the Province of Bergamo
The Province invests in public works
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The Province is covered by a provincial road network of 1500 Km
The Province is crossed by Corridor 5, one of the most important east-west artery, linking Barcelona and Kiev.
• 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
Environment
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THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT COVERS 30 PER CENT
OF THE PROVINCE AREAAND IT IS LEGALLY PROTECTED
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30 % Natural environment
ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTARE CLOSELY CONNECTED
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Environment
A policy on waste disposal is a key element in
“sustainable development”
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The Province waste management policyhas two aims:
Optimise the disposal of waste and recycle waste
Waste prevention
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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• 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)
Education and Training
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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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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
Job
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Job
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If necessary, the Province
also supports economic sectors
to recover from crisis period,
as it’s happening now
in the textile sector.
• 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
Culture, Sport and Tourism
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Culture, Sport and Tourism
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In 2001 the Province created
Turismo Bergamo,
an Agency whose main goals are
the development and promotion
of the tourism
in the Bergamo Province
C U L T U R E ON I N T E R N E T
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Private and catholic cultural heritage
has been catalogued
and it is available on the Internet
• 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
Agriculture
The importance of agriculturein the Province of Bergamo
goes far beyond its economic effects
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The Province purposes for this department:
• Maintain agriculture in mountainous areas
• Keep quality production high
SMS INFORMATION SERVICES
The Department of Agriculture set up a communication project with the farmers
450 FARMS
CONNECTED
14,700
SENT E-MAILS
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• Regulations for hunting and fishing activities
• Monitoring hunting and fishing activities
• Wildlife and fish protection
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Hunting and Fishing
Applicants received at home their authorizations
The forms are available on the Internet
This method helps to better the service
Hunters 14,500
Fishermen 20,000
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All the citizens can benefit fromWelfare services
Social Policies
• 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
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 Home Page of the“Provincia di Bergamo”
ranked among the best 10 in last Italian website
classification
The Province of Bergamo created a staff responsible for improving its website,
where users can find all information and forms issued by the Province
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