Regional Development Agency in Odessa Oblast was invited to take part in the international conference “Regional and Local Development in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities”. The conference will take place in Kyiv, at 12-13 May 2005.The event is organized by the Association of Regional Development Agencies in Ukraine, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and by the EU sponsored project “Promoting regional development in Ukraine”.
The conference is aimed at the discussion between all parties concerned on the following topics: institutional environment of regional development in Ukraine: current situation and prospects; new approaches and instruments for regional development in Ukraine, ways of increasing competitiveness of Ukrainian regions’ potential for the purpose of approaching the European Union etc.
The executive director of Regional Development Agency in Odessa Oblast Tatyana Sergeeva will represent RDA at the conference. Mrs. Sergeeva is going to make bright original speech about European identity, integration and Ukraine’s place in it. Tatyana Sergeeva is deeply concerned about Odessa Oblast’s regional development and is eager to promote the region at the conference in Kyiv.