Principles of Partnership. 4.1. The Partners recognise the following benefits of stronger partnership working on place-based working in Hertfordshire: • Building on the strengths of the two-tier system of local government, delivering at a local level while solving problems at a larger scale; • Identifying and delivering local needs in collaboration with other strategic partners such as NHS, Police Constabulary and local businesses; • Responding to challenges that extend beyond local authority boundaries such as strategic infrastructure delivery, traffic congestion, air quality, carbon reduction and affordable housing; • Providing leadership of place at a county wide scale, helping to deliver joined up strategic and spatial planning appropriate for Hertfordshire’s villages, towns, and cathedral city; • Delivering at scale, with greater impact (the sum of what the Partners deliver together being greater than the sum of each individual authority’s part) and with a single voice and message that commands the attention of government, investors and residents.
Principles of Partnership. All members are expected to agree to our principles of partnership. These are set out at Annex A.
Principles of Partnership. The scale and nature of the ambition of the SP Assessment is only possible through a harmonised approach among agencies. It is therefore important from the outset that there are agreed principles of engagement in the SP Assessment. All agencies in SPIAC-B are expected to bring about and enhance a positive working relationship and boost levels of cooperation with regard to the SP Assessment. The principles of partnership are: • Mutual accountability. Mutual accountability requires a shared understanding of the nature of the partnership and a shared commitment to implement the partnership between stakeholders • Constructive engagement – recognizing that there is a need to work together but that this requires sustained and continuous engagement. Ad hoc and inconsistent engagement creates gaps in institutional knowledge as well as disharmony among agencies. • Incremental transformation –the best can often be the enemy of the good, and agencies may need to be prepared to compromise in order to achieve a longer-term change. An incremental approach and ongoing engagement with different agencies will help experience-based learning and the identification of opportunities for improvement of tools moving forward. • Reduced transaction costs – The motivation for the SP Assessment should be remembered at all times: the level of organisation achieved through the SP Assessment will reduce government transaction costs considerably compared with alternatives, and fragmentation of programmes in-country will be minimised.
Principles of Partnership. The scale and nature of the ambition of the SP Assessment is only possible through a harmonised approach among agencies. It is therefore important from the outset that there are agreed principles of engagement in the SP Assessment. All agencies in SPIAC-B are expected to bring about and enhance a positive working relationship and boost levels of cooperation with regard to the SP Assessment. The principles of partnership are: Mutual accountability. Mutual accountability requires a shared understanding of the nature of the partnership and a shared commitment to implement the partnership between stakeholders Constructive engagement – recognizing that there is a need to work together but that this requires sustained and continuous engagement. Ad hoc and inconsistent engagement creates gaps in institutional knowledge as well as disharmony among agencies. Incremental transformation –the best can often be the enemy of the good, and agencies may need to be prepared to compromise in order to achieve a longer-term change. An incremental approach and ongoing engagement with different agencies will help experience-based learning and the identification of opportunities for improvement of tools moving forward. Reduced transaction costs – The motivation for the SP Assessment should be remembered at all times: the level of organisation achieved through the SP Assessment will reduce government transaction costs considerably compared with alternatives, and fragmentation of programmes in-country will be minimised. Harmonisation – Harmonisation does not happen overnight and takes time to build the institutional trust necessary for this to take place. The more agencies there are to harmonise the longer it takes – but the end justified the process. Evidence-based SP Assessment – the SP Assessment will be as evidence-based as possible taking into account the learning-by-doing agenda and that any of the SP Assessment tools are a reflection of the state-of-the-art knowledge at any one time and therefore a work in progress. Accept decisions once made – decisions relating to the SP Assessment will be made at different times by different governance structures and should be accepted, until evidence and/or consensus suggests that the decision needs to be reviewed. 'Partnership management' is an important aspect of the work of the Secretariat. The Secretariat is the institution that encourages agencies to stick to these partnership principles in the interests of the ‘publi...
Principles of Partnership. Council and the Organisation will reasonably seek to ensure that the Partnership operates in a manner which:
Principles of Partnership. The United States of America has a real, profound and enduring interest in the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and security of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The United States of America warmly welcomes the success of the Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania in regaining their freedom and resuming their rightful places in the community of nations. The United States of America respects the sacrifices and hardships undertaken by the people of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania to re-establish their independence. It encourages efforts by these states to continue to expand their political, economic, security, and social ties with other nations as full members of the transatlantic community. The Partners affirm their commitment to the rule of law as a foundation for a transatlantic community of free and democratic nations, and to the responsibility of all just societies to protect and respect the human rights and civil liberties of all individuals residing within their territories. The Partners underscore their shared commitment to the principles and obligations contained in the United Nations Charter. The Partners reaffirm their shared commitment to the purposes, principles, and provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and subsequent Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents, including the Charter of Paris and the documents adopted at the Lisbon OSCE Summit. The Partners will observe in good faith their commitments to promote and respect the standards for human rights embodied in the above-mentioned OSCE documents and in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. They will implement their legislation protecting such human rights fully and equitably. The United States of America commends the measures taken by Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania to advance the integration of Europe by establishing close cooperative relations among themselves and with their neighbours, as well as their promotion of regional cooperation through participation in fora such as the Baltic Assembly, the Baltic Council of Ministers, and the Council of Baltic Sea States. Viewing good neighbourly relations as fundamental to overall security and stability in the transatlantic community, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reaffirm their determination to further enhance bilateral relations between themselves and with other neighbouring states. The Partners will intensify their efforts to promote the security, prosperity, and stability of the region. The Partners wi...
