The ARR - Regional Development Agency, a.s. was established as the
pilot project of the European Union in 1993 with the objective of
assisting with the restructuring of the North Moravian and Silesian
region.
ARR mission is to contribute to the co-ordination of projects for
the
economic and social transformation of the region to regional
development
by way of the following:
- to act as a developer for some regional projects,
- to support the development of various forms of enterpreneurship,
- to provide information services for municipalities and institutions,
- to act as a regional centre for international co-operation purposes,
- to participate in the establishment and development of regional policy.
To be able to provide the above services, the ARR uses the resources of the
European Union international assistance funds (Phare, bilateral
assistance),
public national sources, those of districts and communities
and some private
funding.
ARR strategic objectives
Based on its mission, the
ARR has defined its long-term strategic
objectives:
- to support the effective co-operation and co-ordination of
economic
development initiatives, of practical activities and to
allocate
investments to communities, institutions and other organisations
within
the region and in some cases, where it is feasible, also outside
the
region;
- to initiate and manage projects and/or to provide financial support
to
some pilot projects and projects of strategic importance within
the
region, both directly and in co-operation with regional and
foreign
partners;
- to promote the region and its strengths and capacities to
potential
investors and business partners and to visitors from other parts of
the
Czech Republic and from abroad, both directly and in co-operation with
other regional institutions;
- by its activities it should help the region to prepare for the CR
entry
into the European Union and to secure the EU financial assistance
for
the development of the region;
- to increase its share of commercial activities and to become
financially
less dependent on shareholders.
Contact:
Regional Development Agency Ostrava
Na Jízdárně 7
702 00 Ostrava
e-mail:
arr@rdaova.cz
www.rdaova.cz
