The new law on commune development strategy raises the expectations bar high for the Polish local authorities and senior management. However, it also gives them a chance to improve their governance style, which will be all to the good for residents, businesses and the environment, as well as for themselves.

This is João Paulo Moreira Silva, PhD student at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. He came from Brazil to learn on development strategies of Polish communes

This time, for 2 days I taught strategic governance to the authorities and management of Jelenia Góra city. I am glad that I could do it for a city that is near and dear to me!

This is another Polish commune where I explained the new, nationwide regulations in this area. The most important thing, however, is that I managed to show a modern, strategic approach to governance of local socio-economic development. I also believe that I managed to encourage them, motivate them, pass on parts of my strategic governance passion.

In order to govern well, you have to want it first. Fortunately, among Polish self-government officials you can often meet people who want it.

At the jubilee XX Self-Government Forum of Capital and Finance, I had the honor to moderate the plenary debate on “The upcoming reform of the spatial management system and its consequences (including financial) for self- governments”, as well as took a part in the discussion panel on “Financial management as part of the local development strategy”.

This is Liuyang He, a PhD student at the National University of Singapore. She won a grant of NAWA – Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange to learn on development strategies of Polish communes.

So, as for 2️⃣ years I have been announcing during training and writing in articles.

I spent two afternoons with three councilors of Świdnica City training them individually in the form of questions, answers and discussion

9 mayors, 3 treasurers, 9 directors and managers of self-government units and companies as well as several other public managers and private businessmen – I spent Sunday with such a group teaching them strategic governance.