The INOGATE Technical SecretariatThe INOGATE project “Strengthening of the INOGATE Technical Secretariat in Support of the Baku Initiative” covers all theINOGATE priority areas.Coordinating INOGATEThe INOGATE Technical Secretariat (ITS), based in Kiev, and witha Caucasus Regional Coordination Office in Tbilisi, acts as acoordinator for the actions of the “Baku Initiative” and theINOGATE Programme. In pursuit of the objective of improvementof coordination of the INOGATE Programme, the ITS preparedthe integrated bi-annual INOGATE Work Programme 2010-2011which was presented and agreed by the Country Coordinators,Working Group members and the representatives from EnergyRegulatory Authorities at the meeting in Brussels on 18-19May 2010. The updated version of the Work Programme 2010-2011 was validated by the Country Coordinators during themeeting organised in Tbilisi on 20 October 2010.As part of its role to expand the coordination network, and as some of the Partner Countries of the INOGATE Programme were observersor had acceded to the Energy Community Treaty, the ITS established a closer partnership with the Energy Community Secretariat.On 8 September 2010 a coordination meeting was organised in Vienna with the aim of exchanging experiences and approachesbetween the Secretariats. Furthermore, an agreement was reached on the coordination of activities and participation inevents.Family Photo at the INOGATE Meeting of Country Coordinators and Working Group Members in Brussels 201116 | INOGATE Programme | Annual Report | 2011
Communicating INOGATEINOGATE is committed to spreading the ideas and actions of INOGATE to both stakeholders and civil society in the INOGATE PartnerCountries and the <strong>EU</strong>. Thus 2010 has seen a continuing accent on highlighting the real difference that INOGATE actions can make – theINOGATE communication initiative includes this Annual Report, the quarterly INOGATE Newsletters, the new upgraded INOGATE WebPortal at www.inogate.org, which was re-launched in its updated format in December 2010, and a series of events.The new portal is thoroughly redesigned and enables swifter response and searching, enhancing access to INOGATE’s substantial andunique database on energy actions in the partner countries, including INOGATE projects of earlier years. <strong>Info</strong>rmation on all INOGATEprojects (past and present), together with much downloadable information on their activities, can be found on the INOGATE web portal.It further includes background information on each Partner Country’s energy background and on <strong>EU</strong> energy policy and acquis.In its role as major communicator of the INOGATE Programme as a whole, and with the aim of promoting INOGATE Activities, the ITSparticipated in various energy events, opening meetings, workshops, and closing conferences organised by other INOGATE projects aswell as in the International Conference ‘Covenant of Mayors Going East’ in Tbilisi on 21st-22nd October 2010 which was organizedby the SEMISE project.It also participated in the 1st European-Ukrainian Energy Day held in Kiev on 31 May – 1 June, the 14th ’Oil and Gas Forum‘ exhibitionand conference in Kiev on 2-4 November 2010, and the ’Turkmenistan International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition‘ on17-19 November 2010, with the support of the EPMOGI project.In the course of 2010, the INOGATE Technical Secretariat organized three INOGATE local <strong>Info</strong>rmation events in association withthe relevant energy ministries in Ukraine (7 October 2010), Tajikistan (13 April 2010) and Turkmenistan (22 November 2010) tohighlight INOGATE actions and potential in each country, reaching key energy stakeholders and attracting media attention. Further, aCommunication Workshop was organised in Tbilisi on 19 October 2010 for Country Coordinators, to develop their capacity in communicatingthe INOGATE programme.INOGATE Programme | Annual Report | 2011 | 17