This publication was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC). The OECD would like to thank the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) of the European Commission for their financial support and substantive contribution, and in particular Phivi Haratsi (DG REFORM).
The report is a synthesis of the findings from work with the Association of Regional Development Agencies of Romania (ROREG) and Romania’s eight Regional Development Agencies (RDAs). The OECD would like to thank ROREG for its support and co-ordination during this process, with special thanks to Sorin Maxim, President of ROREG, and Marius Niculae, local project co-ordinator. The OECD would also like to thank the local teams and the directors of the RDAs for their commitment and collaboration.
This report was co-ordinated by Sandra Jolk, Josh Wood and Yingyin Wu, under the supervision of Maria Varinia Michalun, Head of the Governance and Strategic Planning Unit in the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division, led by Dorothée Allain-Dupré. The report was drafted by Helen Creighton, Stephan Visser, Josh Wood, and Yingyin Wu from the Governance and Strategic Planning Unit, CFE, OECD, with substantive contributions from Alison Hunter (Economic and Public Policy Consultancy). The project also benefitted from the contributions of Manuel Barros, Birgit Sandu and Luca Tacconi. This report incorporates substantial contributions, insights and comments from ROREG, the RDAs and DG REFORM.
Pilar Philip led the publication process and Eleonore Morena copy-edited the manuscript for publication.