Our vision
We believe that high-quality and considered decisions at all levels form a strong constitutional state.
We are convinced of the comprehensive and precise regulations that ensure sustainable development.
We assist the community with making reasonable decisions, policies and programs based on the best (available) practices.
Our team uses only a comprehensive approach to ensure fair and transparent rules of the game.
Our mission
Creation, discussion and implementation of economically feasible, balanced and effective decisions.
Tasks
Improving the regulatory environment by providing practical assistance to the authorities and local governments in the implementation of regulatory functions.
Monitoring the regulatory environment, reviewing and tracking the effectiveness of existing decisions.
In-depth expert analysis of problems based on empirical data collected in the target context.
Analysis of draft decisions and existing local regulatory acts, including M-test calculations.
LRH IS A SOCIAL STARTUP,
which promotes changes in local governments through analysis, advocacy and implementation based on the creation of effective decisions that are beneficial for each of the participants of the process: business, authority and civil society.
Our daily activity aimed on successfully implementation of the best practices of anti-corruption and regulatory expertise in the state, organization educational trainings and workshops on regulatory policy and advocacy and monitoring the legal framework in the regulation field.
Also we are the members of public association ‘Reanimation Package of Reforms‘.
We believe that qualitative changes cannot be implemented fast, it is highly significant to work gradually and organized. One of the main goals of our team during the process of analyzing regulations is to create the simplest possible rules and procedures, increasing economic benefits for the city and providing safeguards to prevent systemic malversations.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THE IDEA OF CREATING THE HUB AROSE IN MARCH 2016
during consultations with the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic University is a powerful and independent educational institution based in Lviv. Thus, Lviv region was decided to be the pilot region for the implementation of the idea of the Hub.
Several months of concept and strategy development preceded the founding of the Hub.
Finally, Hub was officially launched in December 2016 in the form of a joint initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Program ‘Leadership in Economic Governance’ and School of Public Management UCU with the support of Lviv Regional State Administration, Lviv Region Entrepreneurs Committee and World Bank expert Andriy Palyanytsia within the project ‘Restoration and growth of the financial and entrepreneurial sector of Ukraine’ implemented by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
Pavlo Sheremeta, who at that time was the head of the School of Public Management UCU, played an important role in starting the initiative since the idea was that Hub had to be launched within education institution. At the same time, students should have been involved in its work as a young, active, motivated generation with fresh views and ideas.
Taras Khavunka, who at that time was studying at the Master’s program in Public Administration, became a Coordinator of the Hub.
A LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS WAS FORMED TO PROCESS FIRSTLY DURING JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2016 AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ONES:
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Improvement of parking system in the city
Placement of summer terraces by public catering establishments
Inventory of fixed assets and land in the amalgamated territorial communities
Fund distribution between the members of the amalgamated territorial communities
The first public presentation of the team’s work took place in Lviv in December 15th. During the presentation of the Hub, Ksenia Lyapina, the Head of the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine, emphasized that the implementation of this initiative is an extremely important step aimed at changing the system by approaching decision-making and increasing the role of the public. Thus, the pilot initiative was designed to demonstrate the importance of properly shaping the regulatory environment, improving the business climate and creating positive results for local communities.
SINCE 2017, THE LVIV REGULATORY HUB TEAM
actively worked on improving the regulatory environment of the region by providing practical assistance to the authorities and local governments in implementing regulatory functions, analyzing drafts and existing local acts, including M-test calculations, developing priority proceedings that were relevant for entrepreneurs and municipalities, monitoring the regulatory environment and tracking the effectiveness of existing local decisions, sharing experience among other regions, etc.
AS OF TODAY,
the LRH team consists of 6-8 people. However, we additionally involve interns, journalists, experts and analysts in certain projects. This allows us to have common work in several activities and move in one direction at the same time.
With regard to the fact that Hub was created as a student initiative, we believe that we can help our youth to reveal their talents and support them in reaching their career goals and realization of their dreams. As a result, we decided to expand our activities and create a new algorithm of cooperation with the target audience within the education and mentoring spheres
People are the most significant in our work process. They are the core and the basis that shapes the style of the organization and its values. The key to our success is creating the opportunity for everyone to work in comfortable conditions and supporting of self-development of each team member.
Sources of funding
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark – 41 995,00 EUR
- Donation from East Europe Foundation – 430 468,00 UAH
- Charitable contributions from entrepreneurs – 25 220.00 UAH
- Donation from NGO “Public control platform” – 64 404.00 UAH
- Donation from Non-Governmental Centre “Women’s Perspectives” – 117 205.89 UAH
- Donation from CIPE (Center for International Private Enterprise) – 140 250.00 UAH
- Donation from UN Office in Ukraine (UN RPP – The United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme) – 541 478.34 UAH
- Donation from Chemonics International (USAID Program “Competitive economy of Ukraine”) – 48 153.00 UAH
- Charitable contributions from entrepreneurs – 37 500.00 UAH
- CPM International (“1st International Conference on Public Administration”) – 69 581.11 UAH
- Lviv regional state administration (Project – “Lviv region – smart region”) – 172 558.00 UAH
- Donation from Non-Governmental Centre “Women’s Perspectives” – 196 484.71 UAH
- Donation from NGO “Public control platform” – 216 953.00 UAH
Whether You need any further information concerning any aspect of our work, feel free to contact us via mail lvivregulatoryhub@gmail.com