The International Association of Water Companies in the Danube Region (IAWD) organized today, November 25, 2020, the Utility Management Training Program (UMT). The IAWD implements this program with the assistance of the World Bank, and within the framework of the Danube Water Program (DWP). In addition to the World Bank, the program is supported by partners from leading utility companies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Today’s event covered all important areas in the business of the water supply company, ie. and the main and auxiliary functions of the enterprise. Today, academic and professional partners from the water sector who support and actively participate in the implementation of the program were also presented. The goal of the program is to “offer” current and future managers in the water sector tools and techniques to support decision-making, but also to offer ways to bridge the operational and management levels. Active participation in this program will provide a basis for all representatives of national associations to contribute to the future development and use of this important program. Representatives of the association “Vodovodi Republike Srpske” also took part in its implementation today.
Odabranim lokalnim javnim preduzećima u BiH zahvalio se Peter Wolf sektorski menadžer „Otvorenog regionalnog fonda za Jugoistočnu Evropu – modernizacija opštinskih usluga“ rekavši da je cilj da se kroz regionalno umrežavanje i saradnju pomogne u modernizaciji opštinskih usluga, kako u opštim uslugama tako i u sektoru upravljanja vodama. Usljed pandemije izazvane COVID-19 virusom lokalne samouprave i javna komunalna preduzeća više su nego ikad pod pritiskom da pruže adekvatne usluge i odgovore na visoke higijenske standard. Takođe je naglasio da se u BiH u borbi sa pandemijom izazvanom COVID-19 virusom želi dati posebna podrška javnim komunalnim službama u vidu zaštitne opreme i sredstava kako bi se mogla pružiti adekvatna usluga i odgovori na visoke higijenske standarde u zaštiti postrojenja, radnih mjesta, javnih površina i naravno kako bi se na najbolji način mogli zaštiti radnici. Njemačka razvojna saradnja razvila je mjere kojima želi da ojača njihove kapacitete u suočavanju s ovim izazovima, a cijelokupna vrijednost podrške u zaštitnoj opremi i sredstvima za dezinfekciju za svih 6 zemalja regiona je 400.000 eura.