Transformation of the Czech International Development Cooperation System
Part of the International Development Cooperation (IDC) System Transformation is the necessary
centralization of the IDC and the establishment as of January 1, 2008 of the Czech Development Agency
(CZDA) to replace the original Development Centre. As a government organization, the CZDA is directly
subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
In the bilateral International Development Cooperation System, the CZDA is to gradually become
an implementation agency. The MFA would continue to play a key role in strategy preparation, planning
and subsequent evaluation, while project realization itself (specific project identification, preparation, call
for tenders and monitoring) would fall within the competence of the CZDA. Multilateral International
Development Cooperation System will remain solely within the competence of the MFA.
Since January 1, 2008, development projects are gradually transferred from the competence
of other ministries to the competence of the MFA. This year, the MFA coordinates new projects in the field
of health, education, social development and transport.
From 2009, projects falling within the MFA competence will include also the environment,
agriculture and industrial development.
In
the
newly shaping
system,
coordination
with
other
ministries
will
be
preserved
within the International Development Cooperation Council (IDC Council), presided by Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs Jan Kohout. The Council and its working groups will gradually establish new
mechanisms for providing the IDC, including the identification of new project fields or project evaluation.
One of the long-term transformation goals in providing IDC is the reduction of the number
of the target countries in accordance with the conclusions of the OECD Report. To this end, partner
countries have been newly categorized and new terminology introduced as follows:
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1) 8 programme countries - Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia,
Vietnam, Zambia (so-called priority target countries so far – financed under a government
approval).
2) 4 + 2 project countries – Cambodia, Palestinian Autonomy, Kosovo, Ethiopia; and Afghanistan
and Iraq (medium-term priority countries). Czech development activities in these countries are
significant with new programmes to be initiated.
3) Other countries (non-priority target countries) – implementation only of projects launched
in the past years or this year.
Timetable of the Czech International Development Cooperation (IDC) System Transformation
IDC Implementation
IDC Conceptual Framework
On July 25, the Government approved the
By December 31, the MFA submitted to the
Plan of Bilateral IDC for 2008.
government the bill on the IDC and
humanitarian aid (HA).
By September 30, the MFA submitted to the
2007
government the “IDC System
Opening of the process of evaluation of
Transformation".
cooperation programmes with priority
countries.
By December 31, the Statute of the IDC
Council was prepared and submitted to the
Analysis of the comparative advantages of the
government.
Czech Republic from the viewpoint of main
IDC sectors.
January 1, establishment of the IDC Council
Preparation of a new concept of IDC for the
The MFA takes over new projects from the
2010-2015 period, including sectoral and
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the
2008
territorial priorities
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the
Ministry of Health and the Ministry of
Preparation of strategies for priority IDC
Transport
sectors; preparation of multilateral IDC
strategy
By May, 31, the bilateral IDC plan for 2009
approved
Preparation of the bill on IDC and HA
By June 30, the MFA, in cooperation with
other government bodies, submitted draft
staffing of the Development Centre after
2009
Strengthening the capacities of the Czech
Preparation of new cooperation programmes
Development Agency (CZDA)
with the priority countries for the 2011-2015
period
The MFA takes over new projects from the
2009
Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry
Envisaged debate in and approval by the
for the Environment and the Ministry of
Parliament of the Czech Republic of the bill on
Agriculture plus some ongoing projects
IDC and HA
agreed with individual government bodies
Bilateral IDC plan for 2010 to be approved
by May 31
Full operation of the CZDA
From January 1, the new IDC Concept will be
applied for the 2010-2015 period
2010
The Plan of bilateral IDC for 2011 to be
Anticipated entry into force of the law on IDC
approved by May 31 (IDC 2011 budget
and HA.
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included in the MFA chapter; after 2011 the
MFA coordinates and implements all projects
with the exception of scholarships and new
temporary exemptions)
Completion of the IDC system transformation
International Development Cooperation Council (IDC Council) - List of Members
Governmental Body
Member of the
Tel. / Fax
E-mail
Jan Kohout
tel.: 224 182 839
olga_turkova@mzv.cz
Deputy Minister
fax: 224 182 069
Libor Tejnil
tel: 225 131 312
Director-General
fax: 225 131 226
Tomáš Zídek
tel: 257 043 292
Deputy Minister
fax: 257 042 532
Ministry of Labour and Social
Iva Šolcová
tel: 257 196 843
Affairs
Deputy Director-
fax: 257 196 899
Council
MFA
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Finance
libor.tejnil@mdcr.cz
tomas.zidek@mfcr.cz
iva.solcova@mpsv.cz
General
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Milan Hovorka
tel 227 485 2885
Deputy Minister
fax: 224 221 824
Ministry of Education, Youth
Eva Bartoňová
tel: 257 193 568
and Sports
First Deputy Minister
fax: 257 193 798
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hovorka@mpo.cz
eva.bartonova@msmt.cz
Ministry of the Interior
Rudolf Vyčichla
tel: 974 832 843
stastnar@mvcr.cz
Director of the Cabinet fax: 974 833 500
of the Minister
Marek Šnajdr
tel: 224 972 537
First Deputy Minister
fax: 224 923 798
Ivo Hlaváč
tel: 221 812 089
First Deputy Minister
fax: 224 812 121
Jan Dusík
tel: 267 122 377
First Deputy Minister
fax: 267 311 596
František Mikeš
tel: 257 085 491
First Deputy Minister
fax: 233 371 872
Martin Barták
tel: 973 200 700
First Deputy Minister
fax: 973 200 703
Office of the Deputy Prime
Marek Mora
tel: 224 002 508
Minister for European Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister fax: 224 002 789
(UMVEZ)
for European Affairs
State Office for Nuclear Safety
Petr Krs
tel: 221 624 207
(SUJB)
Deputy
fax: 221 624 821
Czech Statistical Office (CSU)
Stanislav Drápal
tel: 274 052 173
Deputy Chairman
fax: 274 052 177
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry for the Environment
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Defence
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marek.snajdr@mzcr.cz
ivo.hlavac@mze.cz
jan_dusik@env.cz
frantisek.mikes@mkcr.cz
martin.bartak@army.cz
mora.marek@vlada.cz
petr.krs@sujb.cz
stanislav.drapal@czso.cz
Institution
Associated Member of
Tel./ Fax
E-mail
jelinek@iir.cz
the Council
Czech Development
Petr Jelínek
tel: 251 108 130
Agency (CZDA)
Director
fax: 251 102 225
Czech Forum for
Šimon Pánek
tel: 226 200 450
Development Co-operation
Board of Directors
fax: 226 200 401
(FoRS)
Chairman
Industry and Transport
Dagmar Kuchtová
tel: 234 379 484
Association
Executive Committee
fax: 234 379 489
simon.panek@peopleinneed.cz
dkuchtova@spcr.cz
Chairman
Platform for Foreign
Development Cooperation
(PPZRS)
Institution
Permanent Observer
Tel./ Fax
E-mail
Association of
Josef Pavel,
tel: 353 502 105
simona.morkesova@kr-
Regions of the
Governor of Region,
fax: 353 502 108
karlovarsky.cz
Czech Republic
Deputy Chairman
(AKČR)
Secretariat
Council
Tel./ Fax
E-mail
Secretary
MFA /Department of Development
Hana Ševčíková tel: 224 182 366
Co-operation and Humanitarian Aid Department
(ORS)
fax: 224 182 491
Director
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ors_sekretariat@mzv.cz
Unification of the Czech International Development Cooperation (IDC)
2008 Plan of the IDC - competency division
18%
15%
0%
4%
4%
21%
4%
4%
11%
5%
14%
MZV = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MPO = Ministry of Industry and Trade
MSMT = Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
MZP = Ministry for the Environment
MZe = Ministry of Agriculture
MD = Ministry of Transport
MZd = Ministry of Health
MPSV = Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
MV = Ministry of the Interior
MF = Ministry of Finance
Stipendia = Scholarship
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MZV
MPO
MŠMT
MŽP
MZe
MD
MZd
MPSV
MV
MF
STIPENDIA
2008 Plan of the IDC - competency division after the
transformation
18%
max.
5%
MZV
VÝJIMKY?
STIPENDIA
77%
MZV = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Výjimky = exceptions
Stipendia = scholarship
Implementation of International Development Cooperation (IDC)
The procedures concern the implementation of Czech Republic IDC projects in the field of transport,
education, social development and health launched in the period beginning January 1, 2008 and projects
in the field of industrial development, agriculture and the environment in the period beginning January 1,
2009.
At least by the end of 2010, the procedure does not apply to projects in the field of public finance
management, projects in the field of migration and security projects – in the "Aid for Trade", transformation
projects of cooperation, projects to support the development of education, awareness raising projects on
the IDC, capacity building projects for NGOs, projects for regions and municipalities, triangular projects
and local projects managed by embassies.
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The possible change in the provision of these types of projects will be decided within the preparation of
the new concept of international development cooperation the Czech Republic for the 2010-2015 period.
Government material "IDC in 2009 and Outlook for its Funding in 2010-2011"
The MFA has asked the Ministry of Finance to increase the budget so that the Czech Republic could meet
by 2010 the 0.17 percent GNI pledge. For the time being, the MFA proceeds from amounts approved in
last year’s Government Resolution No. 847/2007for 2008:
CZK 840 million for 2009
CZK 860 million for 2010
CZK 900 million are proposed for 2011
The 2010 budget will be divided as follows: the joint activities (scholarships, coordination, Czech
Development Agency operation, NGOs support etc.) will be deduced from the overall budget and the
remaining amount will be distributed in a standard way among individual sectors. The individual ministries
will receive funds for ongoing projects, with new funds for new projects exclusively within the competence
of the MFA.
There are also plans to reduce the number of sectors so as to have less sectors than ministries
(e.g. agriculture and the environment will fall within one sector).
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