Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood Project

Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood Project

(EaP GREEN)

Inception workshop

29 -30 April 2014

Meeting objectives:

-  Present the EaP GREEN project to Steering Committe members

-  Establish the project’s Steering Committee

-  Train Steering Committee members on the UNEP SPP Approach

-  Designate the National Focal Point on SPP

-  Agree on project’s administrative and financial management modalities

-  Determine the project scope (central government, local government...)

-  Complete the Status Assessment Questionnaire

Day 1

09:00-09:15 / Welcoming Remarks:
-  Ministry of Finance/Public Procurement Authority
-  Farid Yaker,Programme Officer, UNEP
-  Oleksandr Bondar, Rector of State Ecological Academy
09:15–10:15 / What is Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP),Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
10:15-10:45 / The benefits of SP, Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
-  Good Governance
-  Environmental improvement
-  Social improvement
-  Economic improvement
10:45-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-11:30 / The benefits of SPP (part 2), Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
-  Good Governance
-  Environmental improvement
-  Social improvement
-  Economic improvement
Challenges of SPP implementation
11:30-12:45 / Review of SPP implementation, Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
-  At world level (European Union, United States, Asian leaders)
-  In the EaP region
-  In Ukraine
12:45-14:00 / Lunch
14:00-15:00 / Presentation of the EaP-GREEN Project, Farid Yaker, UNEP
15:00-15:30 / Training on the UNEP SPP Approach, Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
-  Assessment phase
-  Strategic phase
-  Implementation phase
15:30-15:45 / Coffee break
15:45-17:30 / Training on the UNEP SPP Approach: Elena Shadrina, SPP expert
-  Assessment phase
-  Strategic phase
-  Implementation phase

Day 2

09:00-09:15 / Recap and reflexion on the first day, Farid Yaker, UNEP
09:15-09:30 / Establishment of the project Steering Committeeand designation of the National Focal Point on SPP
09:30-10:30 / Adoption of the project implementation plan
10:30-10:45 / Coffee break
10:45-11:30 / Project financial and administrative management
11:30 -12:00 / Project scope (central government, local government...)
12:00-13:00 / Status Assessment Questionnaire

Profiles of participants

- High level representatives from the main ministerial departements involved in public procurement
- Representatives from the Private sector (Chamber of Commerce)
- Representatives from bureau of product standards, civil society, etc.