The most innovative good practice projects from 38 communities in the Republic of Moldova are to be visited in the next period to see live the implementation of success stories. The localities were selected on September 2, by the members of the Steering Group of the Best Practices Programme of Local Authorities at a meeting. during a meeting. The Good Practices Program of Local Public Authorities from Moldova is implemented by IDIS "Viitorul" with the support of the Council of Europe and aims to identify, promote and disseminate innovative and effective initiatives from local public administration in the Republic of Moldova.

Among the good practices that localities in the country are proud of, we can mention the windmill in the village of Gaidar, restored with the support of the European Union, the first marked tourist route in the Republic of Moldova "Nisporeni - Dealul Bălănești", the modern street lighting system directed online from the city of Călărași, the largest cross-border market in the south of Moldova, open seven days out of seven in the village of Slobozia Mare in Cahul district, the new sewage system with a total length of about 21.2 km for the 5,500 inhabitants of Cantemir and the list goes on. For more information see the List of communities to be visited by the Good Practice Program team.

84 of the most innovative best practices, implemented by 57 local communities in Moldova in the period 2020-2022, participate in this year's competition. The sections to which local public administrations applied are: 1. Transparent governance for an intelligent public administration; 2. Local development through community solidarity; 3. Authentic traditions at home; 4. Community infrastructure for social revitalization.

Regarding the distribution of practices by region, the Center area remains the most active. Therefore, 48 best practices from 31 communities were submitted from the Center, from the Southern region – 23 best practices from 17 communities, and 13 best practices from nine communities were submitted from the Northern region of the republic.

"The best practices submitted by local public authorities this year deserve to be discovered and replicated by other communities in our country", said CALM president Tatiana Badan.

After being visited, the communities will hold open days and the best examples of good practice will be included in a Good Practice Anthology and awarded at a festive ceremony at the end of 2022.

And Eduard Ungureanu, expert in the "My Community" program and member of the Steering Group added "Best practices deserve to be appreciated thanks to the effort made by all the participating town halls. We can feel the increased interest from local public authorities towards projects that bring good value to the locality, through different innovations, infrastructure projects and regionalized services".

"Best practices serve as an example for other municipalities and communities to follow, inspire through innovation and the quality of the work done, and have an increased impact in the communities where they were implemented. I was impressed by the diversity of ideas and the impressive number of success stories submitted to the competition, and this makes me happy", said Zinaida Adam, UNDP Moldova program coordinator.

"Initiatives are to be appreciated and supported and you have to learn from local public authorities in different fields", emphasized Ion Țurcanu, principal consultant of the Public Administration Directorate of the State Chancellery and member of the Steering Group.

The Steering Group of the Best Practices Programme monitors and evaluates the implementation of the Best Practices Program, oversees the evaluation and selection of best practices of local government.

The Best Practices Programme of Local Authorities in Moldova is implemented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul", with the financial support of the Council of Europe. The Programme aims at identifying, promoting and disseminating good practices among local public authorities in the Republic of Moldova, thus contributing to the efficiency of local governance.

For more details, contact Program Coordinator Ana - Maria Veverita at 0 22 221844 or programul.bunelepractici@gmail.com