31 May - 1June 2022
The representatives of the Town of Jelenia Gora attended a bilateral conference in Warsaw organised by the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. Nearly 200 participants attended the event, representing Polish local governments participating in the Local Development Program and their partners from Norway and Iceland. The representatives of Jelenia Gora, together with representatives of the city of Akureyri (Iceland), gave a presentation on the cooperation of our cities in the implementation of the project "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Gora!". More about the event in the following articles:
18 May 2022
A meeting of the Team for preparing the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Jelenia Góra Agglomeration was held in Jelenia Góra. The meeting was attended by coordinators from communes and poviats involved in the development of the Plan, representatives of poviat crisis management centres, the Poviat Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, and the State Water Management Company WodyPolskie, the Karkonosze National Park and the company Ekovert, which is developing the Plan. During the meeting, team members adopted the work schedule and reviewed the main methodological guidelines for developing the Plan. In the workshop part of the meeting, a map of the location of threats and their consequences for the area of the Jelenia Góra Agglomeration was preliminarily developed. Subsequent meetings of the Team will be held as the work progresses.
27 April 2022
The first meeting of the Mayor of the City Mr Jerzy Łużniak, with the inhabitants of Jelenia Góra, as part of a series of quarterly meetings of the President of Jelenia Góra with residents and non-governmental organisations. The meeting was held remotely, with the recording available on the Mayor's profile and the City of Jelenia Gora's Facebook fan page. The mayor answered questions asked by residents in the chat.
03 March 2022
The second meeting of the Mayor of the City with local entrepreneurs – the members of the Jelenia Góra Business Club. The meeting was attended by more than 20 members of the club. Participants were given a presentation on the project and information on the tasks carried out. The presentation was followed by a discussion on current issues concerning the functioning and operation of businesses in Jelenia Góra.
01 March 2022
The first meeting with representatives of the commune of the former Jeleniogórskie province and health resort communes. The objectives of the project and the possibility of further meetings to exchange knowledge and experience were presented.
03 February 2022
The first meeting (online) of representatives of the City of Jelenia Góra with representatives of the City of Akureyri from Iceland. The meeting was attended by Mr Jerzy Łuzniak, Mayor of Jelenia Gora, Mrs ÁsthildurSturludóttir, Mayor of Akureyri, directors and heads of organisational structures of offices of both communes, representatives of the Association of Polish Cities, the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities and the Icelandic Union. The meeting focused on the possibility of establishing cooperation within the framework of the project, concerning the exchange of knowledge and experience of both communes in areas related to geothermal energy, active tourism and healthy lifestyles, or the development of civil society and the inclusion of residents, including young people, in the process of city management.
27 December 2021
The accession of partners - communes and poviats from the Jelenia Góra Agglomeration area to develop a "Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Jelenia Góra Agglomeration".
16 December 2021
The first meeting of the Mayor of Jelenia Góra, Mr Jerzy Łużniak, and representatives of the City with entrepreneurs associated with the Jelenia Góra Business Council, organised as part of the task "Business breakfasts - a series of meetings between local entrepreneurs and city authorities".
01 December 2021
The Mayor of the City of Jelenia Gora, Mr Jerzy Łuzniak, countersigned by the Treasurer, Mr Jacek Kopeć, and Mr Grzegorz Puda, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, signed an agreement for the implementation of the project "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Gora!", as a result of which the City of Jelenia Gora will receive more than PLN 15 million for the implementation of the project.
08 November 2021
The appointment, by order of the Mayor of Jelenia Gora, of a Team for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Local Development Plan and the Institutional Development Plan, i.e., the plans implemented under the project "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra!"
09 October 2020
The list of Partners for the joint preparation and implementation of the project entitled "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra"!
To jointly prepare and implement the project in partnership were selected:
- Karkonoski Sejmik Osób Niepełnosprawnych;
- Karkonoska Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego S.A.;
- Karkonoski Park Narodowy.
In the coming days, letters of intent will be signed with the Partners. All Partners expressed their intention to conclude a national partnership agreement on the joint implementation of the project entitled "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra" if funding is obtained.
At the same time, all Members of the Integrated Territorial Investments of Jelenia Góra Agglomeration signed a letter of intent to initiate cooperation in the joint development of a "Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Jelenia Góra Agglomeration" within the framework of the project "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra", provided that the funds necessary for its implementation are obtained.
06 October 2020
The ordinance of the Mayor of the City of Jelenia Góra appointing a commission to carry out the selection of partners for the preparation and implementation of the project entitled "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra".
22 September 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of staff of the City Development Department with advisors of the Union of Polish Cities - discussion of progress on the complete project proposal, lists of activities of the Local Development Plan and the Institutional Development Plan.
09 September 2020
The appointment, by order of the Mayor of Jelenia Gora, of a committee evaluating the submitted proposals for project undertakings, and thus the beginning of intensive work aimed at selecting basic and supplementary activities for the project "Live, reside, work in Jelenia Góra"!
31 August 2020
The end of the call for project projects and the call for proposals for the selection of partners for the preparation and implementation of the project as a part of the "Local Development" Program.
07 August 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of the staff of the City Development Department with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities - workshop on the operation of the Local Development Program Undertaking Generator and the Institutional Development Program.
06 August 2020
The start of an important stage on the road to defining a new path of development of the city of Jelenia Góra - Stage IV, namely ACTION:
- The announcement of the call for project projects under the "Local Development" Program."
Link to the call: https://miasto.jeleniagora.pl/content/rozwój-lokalny-2020 - The announcement of an open call for proposals for the selection of partners for the preparationand implementation of the project within the framework ofthe "Local Development" Program
Link to the call: https://miasto.jeleniagora.pl/content/rozwój-lokalny-otwarty-nabór-partnerów
03 August 2020
An article has been published on the website of the Association of Polish Cities about the workshop held in the city in connection with the work on preparing Jelenia Gora's application under the "Local Development" Program.
Link to the article: https://www.miasta.pl/aktualnosci/zyj-mieszkaj-pracuj-w-jeleniej-gorze
30 July 2020
Otwarta Papiernia Jelenia Góra –the meeting of the Strategic Team, the Implementation Team and the Team of Social Leaders with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities - developing and agreeing on the city's development goals based on the already diagnosed problems and potentials. Defining the vision of Jelenia Góra that we should strive for. Summary of Stage III –The New Path of Development.
27- 28.07- 2020
A survey among the members of the Strategic Team – the identification of a strict group of factors whose improvement should be a priority in the next 5 years.
23 July 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – themeeting of the Strategic Team and the Implementation Team with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities –the development of a SWOT analysis, assessment of key potentials as well as opportunities and threats, relating to key areas for the city in the future.
15 July 2020
Municipal Culture CentreMuflon Jelenia Góra – the first meeting of advisors of the Association of Polish Cities with the Team of Social Leaders. The meeting took the form of a group interview.
In the meeting:
- the diagnosis of the city's developmental problems was presented
- the main potentials and specific development problems of the city have been identified,
- discussions were held about the changes that have occurred in Jelenia Góra over the past years and the changes that need to be introduced in the near future,
- the challenges that residents face in terms of cooperation in the city, partnership and implementation of public tasks were discussed,
- many ideas, opinions, and comments were generated.
The members of the Team of Social Leaders were selected as a result of a multi-stage process of mapping the city's stakeholders, which was carried out by teams appointed by the Mayor of Jelenia Gora together with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities.
13 July 2020
A videoconference - the meeting of the Implementation Team with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities - a workshop on key development factors.
9- 10.07- 2020
A survey among members of the Implementation Team Regarding the identification of key factors for the city's development.
25-26 June 2020
A videoconference - a workshop with the team of the international organisation OECD. Within the framework of the workshop, among others, the City of Jelenia Gora conducted a test of an innovative tool for self-assessment of institutional development of LGUs and conducted a self-assessing test at the same time. The conclusions will be used to diagnose the institutional development of the City.
22 June 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of the staff of the City Development Department with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities - an advisory meeting on the diagnosis of institutional development of the city.
10 June 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of the staff of the City Development Department with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities - advisory meeting, discussion of the work in Stage III, i.e., New Development Path.
01 June 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of City Development Department staff with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities - advisory meeting and summary of the diagnosis of the city's development problems (problems, causes and effects) in the form of a problem tree.
19 May 2020
A videoconference – the meeting of the Mayor of Jelenia Góra with Mr JanuszSzewczuk - an expert of the Association of Polish Cities. Discussion on the image of Jelenia Góra in the light of the results of the Urban Development Monitor and the Local Government Analysis System.
The meeting was also attended by employees of the City Development Department and advisors from the Association of Polish Cities.
14 May 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of City Development Department staff with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities –an advisory meeting on the diagnosis of the city's development problems.
May 2020 – June 2020
Conducting surveys to identify deficits in the functioning of public administration in Jelenia Góra:
- A survey examining the satisfaction of Jelenia Góra residents regarding the quality of service provided at the Town Hall and organisational units of theTown of Jelenia Góra
Link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5jZ5cpnEMRK193y1Jk09lREnNsNhC… - A survey for employees of the Jelenia Gora City Hall
Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/t4AWFShaBTFCxYGc8
08 May 2020
A videoconference –the meeting of members of the Implementation Team with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities –the summary of the results of the work on the resources and products of Jelenia Góra identified by the Strategy Team.
07 May 2020
A seminar organised by the Association of Polish Cities in the series "Activation of endogenous potentials as a condition for the development of small and medium-sized cities in Poland" as part of the Local Development Forum
21-30 April 2020
The identification of city resources and products by the Strategic Team – defining resources and products as a starting point towards identifying the key challenges facing the city and defining the city's development strategy.
15 April 2020
A videoconference – the meeting of City Development Department staff with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities - advisory meeting and workshop on verification of the city's resources in the context of planned activities in Phase III of the New City Development Path.
15 March 2020
A teleconference – The Association of Polish Cities held a teleconference with the participation of presidents and mayors of 54 towns participating in Phase II of the project with Norwegian funds. The implementation of the "Local Development" program in an epidemic state was discussed, as well as work on the anti-crisis shield and current problems of cities.
12 March 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – the meeting of the Implementation Team with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities –the summary of the work completed to date on stakeholder mapping by the Implementation Team.
The development of a hierarchy of stakeholders due to their strength of influence on the development opportunities of the city of Jelenia Góra and the degree of their involvement. During the meeting, an initial list was created of highly influential and involved stakeholders in the city's affairs who should be included in the preparation and implementation of development programs.
02 March 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – The meeting of the Strategic Team with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities to develop diagnostic sheets for the functioning of public administration in the areas:
- Strategic management,
- Financial management,
- Coordination of activities within LGUs,
- Management of Human Resources,
- The quality and accessibility of public services,
- Transparency, partnership and social activity.
Diagnostic sheets are a tool supporting the analysis of the current state of institutional development of public administration in key areas, i.e., affecting the improvement of the functioning of local administration and consequently the ability to plan and conduct development policy.
10 - 19 February 2020
The individual work of the members of the Implementation Team in the scope of identifying stakeholders who should be involved in the planned development processes of the city.
10 February 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – a meeting of the Strategic Team – the subject of the discussion was to decide on the choice of the scenario for conducting an analysis of the current state of institutional development of LGUs to develop a diagnosis of the Institutional Development Plan.
07 February 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – a meeting of City Development Department staff with advisors from the Association of Polish Cities, which included a workshop on in-depth analyses in problem areas identified in the city by means of the Local Development Monitor.
28 January 2020 - 29 February 2020
Conducting a survey to assess the state and conditions of business development among Jelenia Góra entrepreneurs.
27 January 2020 - 07 February 2020
Conducting a survey of educational and professional plans of young people aimed at students of the last classes of secondary schools in Jelenia Góra.
24 January 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – the meeting of employees of the City Development Department with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities. Start of intensive work within the framework of Stage II – Diagnosis.
During the meeting, the following issues were discussed:
- Supporting comparative analysis with LDM (workshop),
- Supporting the evaluation of the current strategy with LDM (workshop),
- Stakeholder mapping (workshop),
- Discussing the implementation of surveys.
23 January 2020
The appointment of teams under the orders of the Mayor of the Town of Jelenia Góra in order to develop high-quality documentation of the project planned for submissionas part of Stage II of the call for proposals for the "Local Development" Program:
- Implementation Team for the development of the Local Development Plan and the Institutional Development Plan – Ordinance of the Mayor of Jelenia Góra No. 0050.414.2020.VIII of 23.01.2020.
- Strategic Team for an opinion on the Local Development Plan and Institutional Development Plan – Ordinance of the Mayor of Jelenia Góra No. 0050.415.2020.VIII of 23.01.2020.
The teams include all Department Directors, Division Heads, Office Managers and designated employees of the Jelenia Gora City Hall.
16 January 2020
Jelenia Góra City Hall – the meeting of employees of the City Development Department with advisors of the Association of Polish Cities, i.e.:
- Mr Piotr Górka,
- Ms Justyna Majchrowska,
- Mr Andrzej Pyziak.
Discussing the principles of Stage I of the work, i.e.,concerning the organisation of work in the city and cooperation with advisors. Employees of the European Funds Department also received guidelines on how to use the Local Development Monitor - a tool that allows a synthetic assessment of the socio-economic potential of the commune over time and in relation to, among other things, other cities with poviat rights. This tool will be used during work under Stage II – Diagnosis.
13 January 2020
Warsaw – the official launch of Stage II of the call for proposals - Complete Project Proposals, which was attended by representatives of the City of Jelenia Gora.
19 December 2019
The information on the selection of the application of the City of Jelenia Gora (project outline) for the second stage of the call for proposals under the "Local Development" Program financed by the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.
22 July 2019
The city of Jelenia Góra, together with 213 other cities, submitted an outline of the project under the "Local Development" Programme.
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