7.3 Competencies of Implementing Structure
Public administration employees providing technical assistance acquired work experience in the 20072013 financial perspective and are, on average, well trained to implement measures, especially from
the aspect of implementation of public tenders, public procurement and administrative monitoring of
projects financed from structural funds. Nevertheless, additional training will be necessary as a result
of changed rules of the use of structural fund assets and changes in public procurement and public
tenders. A novelty is a planned use of pre-commercial public procurement, which requires additional
training. Employees in technical assistance should also receive additional training on state aid rules.
Projects of constructing broadband infrastructure and research and development projects in ICT are,
as a rule, demanding investment projects, which require additional training for organisers of public
tenders and contract administrators.
The implementation of measures financed from structural funds has shown that the biggest
shortcoming is in the knowledge of information and communication technologies and their use in
subject areas such as digitisation of entrepreneurship and the private sector, smart cities and homes,
as well as e-inclusion.
In accordance with the above, efficient implementation of measures under this strategy requires
education and training in the following fields:
administrative monitoring of structural projects,
implementation of public calls, public procurement and rules of state aid,
investment projects and research and development projects,
digitisation of entrepreneurship and the private sector,
smart cities and homes,
information and communication technologies: the internet of things, cloud computing, big data
and mobile technologies,
resolution of the issues of e-inclusion, digital literacy and stimulation of demand.
The private sector and non-governmental organizations that submit their projects to public tenders
under this Strategy may use the services of several businesses that are focused on consulting services
for the preparation and implementation of projects financed from the structural funds. Although
special training for their participation in the implementation of this strategy is not necessary, suitable
attention will be devoted to preliminary public consultations and the timely notification of applicants
interested in public tenders.
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