Presentation for the international conference “Support for youth work development in Latvia and Europe” /Marius Ulozas, Institute for Policy research and Analysis, Lithuania/

1. “Support for youth work development in
Latvia and Europe”
Cross-sectorial
cooperation in the youth
policy field
Marius Ulozas Institute for Policy research and Analysis (Lithuania)
5th of November, 2014
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2. Content of presentation
• Why we talk about it
• Terms
• Why CSC
• Added value and principles
• Challenges
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3. Why we talk about it
Main areas where different public policies
can be improved:
- Evidence-based policy making
- Cross-sectorial cooperation

4. Why we talk about it
1. Analysis of cross-sectorial cooperation in the youth policy
field on the national level in Lithuania (2011)
2. Practical manual on Cross-sectorial cooperation in the
youth policy field, (2014)
• What is CSC
• How to do it
• Methods and examples

5. Term(s)
1. Cross-sectorial cooperation
2. Inter-ministerial cooperation
3. Cross-institutional cooperation
4. Integrated policy
5. Co-management

6. • Supporting each other’s work cooperation between different
sectors: government, public institutions (health, education,
culture, sport, environment), society, NGOs, business and
media.
• Cooperation of specialists and representatives from different
institutions and sectors in concrete policy area

7. Why to cooperate?
• Better overview of the situation / problem
• Avoiding double funding
• Avoiding competing or opposing programmes
• Common priorities
• Financial reasons
• Unavoidable when working in related areas (topics, functional
dependence
• Same territory
• Positive image

8. Forms of cooperation
A) non-formal, based on relationship;
• Sharing info;
• Sharing contacts;
• Looking for problem solutions together
B) based on agreement, document
• Working groups
• Commissions
• Committees
• Foundations
• Etc [national working group]

9. Cross-sectorial cooperation
• Main elements:
Added value and coordination of work / activities.
Agreed aims and objectives.
#CSC principles:
- Planning
- Division of tasks and roles
- Systematic approach
- Information
- Optimization of resources

11. obstacles?
- Lack of legal framework
- Individual goals above common goals
- Not understanding of partnership and cooperation
- If there’s no agreement, room for manipulation
- Just formal cooperation, no creativity or initiative
- Ignoring equal partnership
- Absence of coordinating partner
- Too different organizational culture, jargon etc.
- Party-dependence

12. Contacts
Institute for Policy Research and Analysis
Gedimino pr. 21-2, Vilnius, Lithuania
Marius.ulozas@gmail.com
+370 686 26260
www.institutas.EU
@institutasEU
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