Country: Chile

Organization: Agencia de Desarrollo Local ?Cordillera? (Agency o

3) Strategy Summary:
After a deep analysis of our local reality, regional and national we have detected the urgent necessity to generate practical instances and instruments for the mobilization of financial and human resources, orienting our initiative to the strengthening of the institutions and the existing social groups, as well as generating the natural motivation to the creation of other instances. All this should be channeled through an institution that will become the protagonist of the development, articulating and generating the necessary means for the decentralization and mobilization of the existing resources in diverse promotion sectors developed by public and private institutions. Our commitment will be to become the support of the municipal action, as holding the main responsibility of the scope of local development. Generating through this initiative the decentralization of the resources available in a number of competitive funds, channeling them towards the community in a practical way, using tools such as the following: The handling of information, respecting the existing competitive funds; evaluating, according to the local priorities, applicability and execution of same. This should be done by training the interested parties in the creation of each project and the correct use of the forms ready available; making the access to information available easy and securing a interrelated data base. Also, by aiding in the search and selection of compatible professionals for each specific area to be developed. (If possible, financed by each project.). This instance should be moved by a qualified infrastructure adapted to its needs and to the assistance of the public in general, located this in the same locality (generating a concrete approach to the local reality). And, finally being able to channel community initiatives. As a result new jobs for young professionals and people in general would be created (financed, if possible by each project or by the direct beneficiaries through the retribution contemplated for consulting fees by the fund) The agency will be in charge of the coordination of the local actions in the attainment of the development initiatives (Private Universities, Non Governmental Organizations, Small and Medium Size Companies (PyM s)., community initiatives, public instruments, etc.). This will result in the incorporation of today?s static resources (by lack of management, information and qualified assistance) and improvement of the Municipal image as a manager of Local Development.

4) How the Strategy Works:
What is an Agencia de Desarrollo Local (agency of local development)?
It is based on a better use of the potential territorial local resources (endogenous resources), with the objective of obtaining an increase of job offer and the sustainable economic growth in the local scope. It is a species of organization coordinating the different territorial social agents. Working to become a new instrument of economic promotion, territorial productive and enterprise development, among local private and public agents. General mission
Support of municipal management and promotion of local development.
Promoters of the decentralization of public and private resources.
Specific objectives:
To channel the information corresponding to public and private competitive funding, towards the local community (individuals, profit and non-profit corporations), advising on the correct application of the available forms to the corresponding proposals, as in the evaluation of the feasibility of these projects.
To create a nexus of expeditious communication among the different local actors.
To advise and support new communitarian initiatives and Small and Medium Size Companies (PyM s).
To coordinate the policies, performance guidelines and agents implied in local development.
Mobilization of resources of sectorial investment towards local developments.
Stimulation of the participation of local actors, by making training and education available, oriented mainly towards the most underprivileged groups.
Functions:
Handling of information, as to the existing competitive funding, evaluating the application feasabilities according to local priorities and the execution of same.
Enabling and orienting the applicants in the creation of each project and in the correct filing of the application forms for each one.
Facilitating the information access, by using an interrelated database available.
Searching and selecting compatible professionals for each specific area to be developed.(If possible, financed by each promotional project).
Creating jobs for young professionals, avoiding the emigration towards urban centers of greater interest.
Established with the corresponding infrastructure adapted for qualification and public assistance in general, located in the same locality.
Channeling communitarian initiatives.
Coordinating the different local actors in the attainment of development initiatives (Private Universities, non-governmental institutions (ONG's), Companies, communitarian initiatives, public instruments, etc.)
Promoting the creation of social organizations, as a result of the agency actions.
Fortification and creation of local development agents.
Practical Delivery and operation results.

5) Key Strategy Elements:

i. Mobilizing Citizen Support:
Direct beneficiaries: individuals, local neighborhood groups, sport Clubs, environmental and cultural organizations, civil and cooperative groups, Small and Medium Size Companies (PyM s), among others. Indirect beneficiaries: Community in General, Municipality (Management), public administrators involved (Mayor and Municipal Council corporate image), as a result of the decentralization of resources.

iii. Establishing Relationships with Strategic Partnerships:
Public Funds : National institute of Juventud (INJ), Fund for the Agraria(FIA) Innovation, Forest National Corporation (CONAF) DL 701, Corporation of promotion (CORFO), Service of Cooperacio'n Te'cnica (SERCOTEC), Commis sion of Irrigation, Department of the Interior, CONACE, PRODEMU, National Institute of Deporte, Fund for the Discapacidad, INP, Ministerial Fund of Institutional Desarrollo (FDI), Project Connections, Funds, among others. NonGovernmental: Deprived ONG's, Foundations (Terram, Ford, Pro-bond, Schell, Craysller, GTZ, Swedish Cooperation, Principality of Asturias, Care, etc), Companies, Embassies, Inter- American Development Bank (I.A.D.B.), World-wide Organization of the Health (the WHO), Confederation of the Production and Comercio (CPC), Corporations Cultural, Agency of technical cooperation of Jap n (JICA), among others

6) Increasing Self-sufficiency and Social Impact:
The handling of information, respecting the existing competitive funds; evaluating, according to the local priorities, applicability and execution of same. This should be done by training the interested parties in the creation of each project and the correct use of the forms ready available; making the access to information available easy and securing a interrelated data base. Also, by aiding in the search and selection of compatible professionals for each specific area to be developed. (If possible, financed by each project.). This instance should be moved by a qualified infrastructure adapted to its needs and to the assistance of the public in general, located this in the same locality (generating a concrete approach to the local reality). And, finally being able to channel community initiatives

8) Organization Mission and Vision:
General mission Support of municipal management and promotion of local development. Promoters of the decentralization of public and private resources. Specific objectives: To channel the information corresponding to public and private competitive funding, towards the local community

Contact Information:
Carlos Francisco  Ordenes Gatica
Agencia de Desarrollo Local ?Cordillera? (Agency o
Casilla 603 Los Angeles
Chile
Tel: +56 (43) 313309
Fax: +56 (43) 313309
Email: adl_cordillera@walla.com