With the aim of providing elements that enrich the debate on the decentralization of the institutional framework to support productive development in Chile, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) published the document entitled: “Generation of competencies and decentralization of Policies for Productive Development in Chile: Analysis of Integrated Territorial Programs”, carried out within the framework of the cooperation project with the Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development of Chile (SUBDERE), called: “Technical assistance in the design of transformation policies productivity and transfer of powers for inclusive regional development in Latin America”.
The purpose of this study is to support the strengthening of subnational public institutions and, in particular, to consolidate the capacities of the Development and Industry Divisions (DIFOI) of the regional governments of Chile, in terms of formulation and implementation of programs and policies for the productive development.
This publication had the contribution of officials from the Networks and Territories Management (GRT) of the Production Development Corporation (CORFO), and was articulated under three lines of reflection based on the experience of this institution.
In the first place, the generation of promotion instruments managed by the Networks and Territory Management (GRT) was analyzed, emphasizing those that are called systemic, that is, they aim at the development of long-term processes that involve numerous actors and They pursue multiple goals. In this context, an ad hoc indicator was presented to measure its complexity.
Secondly, a review of the ongoing decentralization process in Chile was carried out and two multilevel coordination experiences were described in which CORFO played a key role: the Regional Productive Development Committees and the Transforma Program.
The third point of analysis was linked to the Integrated Territorial Programs (PTI), by reviewing their regulations and recent developments, with the purpose of identifying the critical competencies necessary for their management and evaluating the way in which these competencies should evolve in the future. framework of the process of decentralization of development policies.
This publication was developed by Rodrigo Cáceres, Consultant of ECLAC’s Productive and Business Development Division, and Marco Dini, Economic Affairs Officer of the same Division, together with CORFO officials who contributed to this research and the collaboration of Felipe Correa , Research Assistant of this same division of ECLAC.
