July 19, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova and Director of the Center of Public and Private Partnerships of the Vnesheconombank Alexander Bazhenov signed the Protocol on Interaction.

The joint activities will be aimed at  development of the public and private partnerships in the Autonomous Okrug. Natalia Komarova said that in Ugra several large-scale programs on the modernization of housing and communal services, energy-saving, increase of energy efficiency, processing of raw materials and wastes are under development in Ugra. The program “New school of Ugra” has been adopted already and one of its implementation mechanisms is attraction of off-budget sources of financing. “The systematic use of public-private partnerships as a tool of attracting funds will give more opportunities to the Okrugto develop infrastructure today and to implement programs which are in great demand of Ugra people”, - emphasized Natalia Komarova. The First Vice Governor Alexander Kim said about several avenues for cooperation – attraction of extra investments for the rapid construction of kindergartens and development of the timber complex.

In accordance with the results of the meeting Governor gave a task to the Government to accomplish the procedure of the coordination of the law draft “On the Participation of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra in public and private partnerships” within the near month. This draft law will give an opportunity to develop the public and private partnerships more effectively within the Okrug and on the level of the municipalities. “The legislative statement of principles and mechanisms of this activity will bring a new level of interrelations and responsibility increase efficiency of joint work”, - emphasized Natalia Komarova.

Alexander Bazhenov informed that some Russian regions are possessed of the experience of adopting analogous laws: “At present the Center of Public and Private Partnerships does project activities in 18 constituent entities of the RF where there have been adopted relevant laws about their participation in public and private partnerships. In 16 regions such draft laws are being prepared and organizational structures are being formed”.

July 19, 2009

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Mechanisms of attracting off-budget sources for the construction of pre-school educational facilities were discussed today at the Ugra Government.

First Vice Governors Alexander Kim and Ilya Petrov had a meeting with Director of the Center of Public and Private Partnerships of the State Corporation  “Bank of  Development  and Foreign Economic Activities”Alexander Bazhenov.

Alexander Kim said that the joint efforts of the Regional Government and Center of Public and Private Partnerships of the Vnesheconombank on the first stage would  be aimed at the regional program “New School of Ugra”. By 2014 in the Okrug in compliance with the program 72 kindergartens and 40 schools are expected to be built and 11 kindergartens and 7 schools are expected to be reconstructed. Besides the budgetary funds, the funds from off-budget  sourcesare expected to be attracted additionally for these purposes.

While the meeting the interlocutors discussed mechanisms of cooperation on each stage of the work, issues of the legislation development, control of quality of erected facilities and their putting into operation.

At the end of the meeting Alexander Kim emphasized the necessity of starting the formation of the working plan in the shortest possible time which will make it possible to concretize the activities and speed up the beginning of the project practical implementation.