Promotion of financial and technical assistance Erick Ferrandez EASA Technical Cooperation Section 26 October 2011 ICAO RSOO Symposium

Promotion of financial and technical assistance Key Questions Why is the support from Int’l Community important? What type of support do the RSOOs need? How could the Int’l Community best provide support? Some considerations Promotion of financial and technical assistance

Why is the support from Int’l Community important? Taking advantage of Lessons Learned from other RSOOs Initial start-up support Compensating for lack of resources till they become sustainable Giving “critical mass” of technical delivery May be very instrumental in… Not systematically required! Promotion of financial and technical assistance

What type of support do the RSOO need? Technical level Rulemaking Interpretation and implementation of rules Oversight function Standardisation Resolution of Safety Concerns … Institutional level Guidance on setting up a « regional layer »; i.e. defining the task sharing between the states and the RSOO, ensuring harmonized understanding and implementation of the rules, … Support communication between regional institutions and Member/partner states … Organizational aspects IT Tools Staff Funding Quality system … Promotion of financial and technical assistance

How could support be best provided? Ensuring that scope and remit are well defined Ensuring that regional stakeholders share the same understanding and support the setting of the RSOO Ensure utilisation of existing blocks and local expertise Ensure priorities and implementation plan are commensurate to the ressources of the RSOO Define the role of each donor and partner in the overall plan – leader should be the RSOO Support each stage while ensuring ownership remains with RSOO

Some considerations Support without interfering Tailor assistance to the needs Accompany the process, do not take over. Coordinate with other partners No need for a leader within the int’l community , the natural leader is the RSOO Objectives should drive the support and not the other way round Promotion of financial and technical assistance

EU Technical Assistance Projects The European Union supports actively a number of international technical assistance projects and has financed and conducted in the past a number of Civil Aviation Cooperation Programs   notably in  its neighboring countries, in Africa, in Asia and in Latin-America. The EU Technical Assistance activities  support primarily States and Regional Organisations which lack resources and/or expertise to fulfill their obligations  under the Chicago Convention. The aim is always to improve the level of safety and avoid loop-holes that would affect the international nature of civil aviation.   Amongst these projects with a sustainable and significant outcome, the Technical Assistance projects  should be noted that were developed in the Western Balkans to support those states  in implementing  the EU aviation safety regulations, several projects in South-Asia and South-East-Asia as well as various technical assistance missions in Africa.  Specifically with regard to Africa, the EU is currently looking forward to develop a number of  additional projects . For many of these activities ICAO is a prime partner for the EU.  EASA is playing a growing role in the implementation of these projects in close cooperation with the European Commission. Promotion of financial and technical assistance