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C I V I T TA A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 1 7 Government Government Developing guidelines for the consolidation of general functions in Lithuania’s government Project duration 2 months 24 | Project description: The government of Lithuania is striving to transform its agencies Creating an Integrated Urban Development Strategy for Bacău’s city hall Project duration 6 months Project description: The Integrated Urban Development Strategy of Bacău is the core into effective and lean organisations. Consolidating general functions, such as accounting, document guiding the future of the city until 2023, while also thinking ahead to 2030. human resources, and public procurement, among other functions, will be a significant Civitta’s consultants developed a clear 2030 vision for the city of Bacău. Thanks to the step towards this vision. plan delineated in this vision, the city can now access a pre-allocation of more than 40 million EUR through the EU’s Regional Operational Programme (ROP) to implement the 1 027 hours invested Such a momentous task requires starting with a big idea, which has been the goal of action plan’s most important projects. Moreover, the city can access additional funding the team of experts and analysts at Civitta Lithuania. During this project, guidelines for from the Regional Operational and Human Capital programmes and other European, consolidating six general functions were established. 1 188 hours invested national, and local sources based on Bacău’s project portfolio. This project will impact the public sector in Lithuania as a whole. Once implemented, On achieving its 2030 vision, Bacău will be an important economic and transport hub Civitta’s solutions will save the government money, increase the quality of services pro- for the region, with a competitive economy based on excellence in technical fields and vided by the government and its subordinate organizations, and orient the public sector a proactive entrepreneurial community. To make this vision a reality, the municipality towards the practices and principles of private business. of Bacău will achieve six goals with key priority indicators and a corresponding project portfolio with an estimated total value of 535 million EUR. Lithuanian office Results: 1. Civitta evaluated how general public functions are currently carried out in Lithuania. Romanian office Results: 2. Options for consolidating six general functions — accounting, human resources, 1. A bold, but realistic vision supported by SMART goals was developed with relevant public procurement, document management, real estate management, computerized stakeholders and community representatives. A list of key priority indicators for moni- workplace management — were designed and analysed. toring the implementation of the vision was created. 3. Civitta proposed preliminary consolidation plans. Lithuania’s government has already 2. A clear and comprehensive action plan was developed containing 364 projects linked started implementing Civitta’s accounting and human resources consolidation solutions. to various funding sources with a total estimated value of 535 million EUR. 3. Bacău gained access to over 40 million EUR of pre-allocated funding for the urban regeneration of deprived and marginalized areas (three neighbourhoods), cycling infra- structure, the rehabilitation of educational infrastructure, extending pedestrian areas in the city centre, and the creation of new public spaces. | 25