ACM COLOMBIAN MINING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 2018 2022 PROCEDURES EFFICIENT 14 31 PINES Strategic Projects of National Interest In order to improve the process and coordination of the different authorities involved in the licensing stages in Colom bia the strengthening of the PINES is proposed within the framework of the provision of CONPES National Council for Economic and Social PolicyTherefore it is proposed to create an entity or dependency with ministerial rank to lead the PINES process based on three key elements Centralizeconsolidate the competence to carry out the procedures Implement interinstitutional coordination strategies Implement good practices strategies regarding design and development of environmental assessments Practices that could be incorporated or improved in this new entity that will be created in Colombia have been identied in the MPMO Canadian Ofce for the Management of Large Projects as an international reference of this gure in a country that has developed the extractive sector with a comprehensive and strict licensing process For the creation of that entity the following must be taken into account Regulatory Alignment Include in the Constitution and in the Law the denition of the legal framework for the PINES as well as the competences and scope of the institutions created to lead the initiative Dene the Presidential Directive with guidelines for prioriti zing management personnel resources commitments amongst others for PINES projects addressed to all national regional and local entities Dene a predictable management model zero surprises From the planning of the projects ensure the com pleteness and crosscutting of the same Obtaining permits and licenses for the execution of economic projects implies the accomplishment of approximately 30 procedures before a large number of national and local authorities Institutional Architecture Creation of institutions with economic and human resources with the necessary managerial and techni cal competences Assignment to each entity of an ofcer specialized in PINES with licensing functions The functions of said ofcer should be articulated with the institution ensuring the comprehensive licensing of a project This new institution should assume the leadership of the projects from the conceptual stage and actively participate and carry out permanent followup throughout the entire implementation process in order to reduce the uncertainties in the execution The new institution must create articulation mecha nisms not only at national level but also at regional level for example CAR departmental governments and Mayors Ofces of PINES projects Communication and divulgation Dene a communication strategy aimed at building trust from the national regional and local levels through spaces of discussion and dissemination about the projects which guide decision making and evidence the transparency of the processes Generate actions directed to interest groups so that they will be acquainted with the PINES projects and understand them