Institution "Regional Development Agency" (hereinafter – the Agency) was established pursuant to the plan of measures on realization of Strategy of regional development of Zaporizhzhya region for the period until 2020.

The main goal of the Agency is to assist in the implementation of regional development strategies, programmes and projects of regional development, improvement of investment attractiveness of the region, attracting investment and credit resources of international technical assistance for regional development, implementation of decentralization reform.

To achieve this goal we have established cooperation with the leading higher educational institutions of Zaporizhzhya region. An active joint work is carried out with the implementation of local government reform and capacity-building of local communities of the Zaporizhzhya regional branch of Association of Ukrainian cities, MOMS "Regional center for the development of capable territorial communities of the Zapoizhzhya region".

Together with the Zaporizhzhya regional state administration and the Engineering chamber Saxony-Anhalt signed a Protocol of intent on cooperation in the creation of the first Ukrainian international Union "Engineering chamber of Zaporizhzhya region." The Agency has a high potential for the implementation of projects aimed at strengthening the capacity of local governments, regional development and improving the investment attractiveness of Zaporizhzhya region.