EU-Regionalmanagement Oststeiermark

Regionalmanagement

East Styria

Doris Pauger

7 regions

East Styria „NEW“

•118 communities

• 2.294 km²

• 177.243 inhabitants

• 3 districts: Fürstenfeld, Hartberg, Weiz

Spezifications

• non profit association (founding 1995 – EU entry)

• financing: EU, state, province and region

• employees (1 general manager, 6 consultants,

2 office workers)

• Executive Board: members of state parliament and

national council resided in East Styria

Organisation

Cooperation

The RMO is an organisation, which encourages the national and

international support programmes of the province Styria, the

State and the EU.

support programmes

• Regional competitiveness 2007 – 2013 / Responsible for the programme A 14 - Economy and Innovation

• Employment pact East Styria 2007 – 2013 / Responsible for the programme A 11 - Social

• Regionext / Responsible for the programme A16 –Land-use-planning Styria

• LEADER 2007 – 2013 / general manager of Steirisches Wechselland, Oststeirische Thermenland-Lafnitztal and steering of Joggland and Oststeirischen Kernland

• operational programmes of EU

.Investitionen in Ihre Zukunft

www.innovation-steiermark.at

The East Styrian programme for regional renewable energy and energy efficiency

The Challenge

•Only about 25 % of final energy consumption comes from Renewable Energy

dependency, loss of added value, missed climate goals, …

•Broad activity, but coordination is only in the beginningBundle the regional forcesCompact and visible, strong presentationBuild up further working cooperation

•Additional image development is required

•Political and personal resentments and animosities are handicap for cooperation between some local regions

High Density of Experts, Institutions, Players:

•Years of pioneering development work (since 1980) Know-how

The Strengths

Many implementation examples

high potential of renewable resources

Beginning’s of existing working structures

Renewable Energy is …

neutral issue, supported by political delegates of ALL parties in the RMO board of directors

popular topic in the regional media

The Beginning

“regional development programmes”:

•“D.E.O.”, 1998 (”East Styria’s Regional Development Programme”)

• “GO BEST”, 2002-2004 (East Styria’s joint strategy for economy and

employment)

impulse project “Energy region East Styria” 2005-2006

• “European Model Region for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency“

• Region takes power supply actively into own hands

• UMBRELLA BRAND NAME “Energy Region East Styria” strongly position the region

• The slogan – „Do not invent the wheel again“ :

1) Bringing together needs and interests

2) Bundling of the financial and technical

forces for the development of measures

3) Broad implementation of these measures

in the municipalities and partial regions

Bildquelle: LEA

Aims

• To increase the use of “Renewable Energy” and being aware of energy efficiency

• To increase employment and economic performance

• Renewable Energy should become a driving force for development in the entire region

• Joint coordination of the energy activities, improves communication and culture of cooperation

Effects

Approach

• 5 fields of action

Biomass

Biogas

Energyoptimized building construction

Solarthermal and photovoltaics

Vegetaible oil and mobility

• Realization of 5 projects

• Regional public awareness and public relations work

• Assistance by project application

•Participation of…• 28 companies• 43 municipalities, active• 150 majors and members of the state parliament• 685 participations at excursions

•1.185.000 € subsidies

•awards• Energy Globe Styria Award 2006

•Energy savings, CO2-reductions and investments

•Survey after 2 years:• Awareness level of 44% in population• 84% of East Styrians can explain „renewable energy“

•Continuation in projects

Achievements after 2 years

CEEBEE – Center of Excellence for energyoptimized construction and renewable energy

• European territorial cooperation Austria-Hungary

• 4 projectpartners (Lead Partner)

• 01/2009 - 09/2011

• Aim: qualification and education in energyoptimized building construction

• content

– Creation of an education network

– Research of education requirements and offers development of an education offer

– Center of Excellence www.ceebee.info

RUBIRES – Rural Biological Resources

• Central Europe-Project

• 10 projectpartners

• 01/2009 -12/2011

• Aim: Increasing of regional added value in terms of biomass

• content

– Public releations and qualification

– Material flow management

– Regional land use management

– Regional value added partnershipswww.rubires.eu

SOBIO – social biomass yard

• European territorial cooperation Slovenia-Austria

• 6 Project partner

• 10/2010 - 09/2013

• Aim: establishment of new jobs for persons, who have difficulties to access the labour market

• Location: biomass yard

ENMA – energetic suit

• Regional project

• 09/2010 – 07/2012

• for micro-regions and municipalities

• In future the lower levels have to action

• Content:– Realization of 2 modules (refurbishment and photovoltaics)

– knowledge module for knowledge transfer to other municipalities

Radersdorf 75A-8263 GroßwilfersdorfTel.: +43 3385 8400oststeiermark@regionalmanagement.atwww.regionalmanagement.at

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