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Table 8.5 Recommendations for the seven governance domains per governance level
Information
Exchange
Cooperation Collaboration Integration
Objectives  Identify shared
problems and
common interest;
 Organize various
rounds of expert
group meetings
to identify
common
problems and
solutions.
 Define broad,
easy to achieve
transport
interventions of
which the
benefits are
noticeable
quickly;
 Centre the
corridor
development
around one large-
scale
infrastructure
project and
develop the
corridor from
there.
 Develop more
detailed
objectives;
 Objectives slowly
shift from hard
infrastructure
interventions to
soft
infrastructure
interventions.
 Define detailed
and far-reaching
objectives;
 High leverage of
corridor
objectives over
national plans;
 Adjust national
plans to support
corridor
development.
Legal
framework
 Discussion of
reach and scope
of legal
agreement –
include each
governance
domain in
discussion;
 Use existing
corridor
agreements for
initial input (E.g.
SEETO).
 Establish broad
and non-
committal
agreement,
usually by
Memorandum of
Understanding;
 MoU should
include
establishment of
corridor
secretariat;
 At least each
governance
domain should be
included to some
extent.
 Replace MoU by
treaty demanding
more political
commitment;
 Corridor
development
requires
domestic reform;
 Includes
sanctions for
non-compliance.
 Develop a more
extensive
agreement,
covering a broad
range of
objectives;
 Treaty includes
detailed
description of
each governance
domain;
 Objectives
require
substantial
incorporation in
national plans.
Institutional
framework
 Organize
information
rounds in which
MoT, local
authorities,
international
organisations and
social and
economic
partners
exchange views;
 Discussion on
tasks, working
principles and
financing of
governance
institutions.
 Ministerial
meetings,
steering
committee and
corridor
secretariat are
established as
governance
institutions;
 Financing,
working
principles and
procedures for
these institutions
are laid down in
an agreement.
 Expand the
governance
institutions with
a technical
assistance team,
working groups
for specific
topics;
 Describe tasks
and working
principles in
more detail.
 Establish a
variety of
institution with
well-defined
tasks;
 Ensure that
institutions are
evaluated
regularly;
 Institutions have
power to govern
over participants.