This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) led by Elsa Pilichowski and the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui. This publication is a result of joint efforts by the Infrastructure and Public Procurement Division (GOV) headed by Edwin Lau and the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division (CFE) headed by Dorothée Allain-Dupré. It has been jointly co-ordinated by Matthieu Cahen (GOV) and Isidora Zapata under the supervision of Isabelle Chatry (CFE). Ana Maria Ruiz Rivadeneira (GOV) coordinated the initial phases of the project. Chapter 1 was drafted by Simon Cox, Matthieu Cahen, and Isidora Zapata with inputs from Aleš Pecka. Chapter 2 was drafted by Simon Cox under the guidance of Matthieu Cahen with inputs from Tenzin Dekyi. Chapter 3 was drafted by Isidora Zapata and Yingyin Wu with inputs from Michael Duffy, Charlotte Lafitte, and Brendan Irish.
The OECD expresses its gratitude to the Ministry of Regional Development of Czechia for its co-ordination and leadership throughout this project. In particular, the OECD would like to thank Vojtěch Kubát, who served as the main contact point for the project, Lucie Zapletalová, and Martina Sieber. The OECD would also like to thank the following entities for their participation: the Office of the Government of Czechia, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the National Development Bank, the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, Správa železnic, the State Investment Support Fund, the State Environmental Fund, CzechInvest Agency, the National Economic Council of the Government, the Court of Auditors, the Union of Towns and Municipalities, the National Network of Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic, the South Moravian Region, the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Central Bohemia Region, the Ústí Region, the Hradec Králové Region, the City of Prague, the City of Brno, the City of Ostrava, the City of Olomouc, the Town of Žďár nad Sázavou, the Town of Sobotka, the Village of Líský, the Czech Chamber of Commerce, and the Czech Infrastructure Association. The co-operation and commitment of these entities was critical for the successful completion of this project.
This project was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and implemented by the OECD in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG Reform) of the European Commission. The OECD expresses its gratitude to the European Commission for their support to this project, particularly Mr. Daniele Dotto, Deputy Director of DG Reform and Head of Unit, Governance and Public Administration, and Ms. Milena Raykovska, co-ordinator of the project for DG Reform.
The OECD would like to thank Katarzyna Śpiewok from the Association of Polish Cities, Frits Bos from the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, and Debbie Curtis and Michael Farrington from the Office of Government Procurement, Ireland for their valuable insights. Finally, the Secretariat is also grateful to Aleš Pecka, Consultant, for his contributions to the report.