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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND
Stakeholder Workshop Brussels – 5 February 2014
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Nicolas Singer | Senior Project Officer
INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat
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Proposed actions & challenge
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Summary
1. Proposed actions
2. Challenge
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1. Proposed actions
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Two actions
Policy Learning PlatformsInterregional Cooperation
Projects
1. Proposed actions1. Proposed actions
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A. Interregional Cooperation ProjectsRationale
• Build on the current INTERREG IVC experience
Exchange and transfer of experience at policy level
Result oriented approach
• Improve certain programme features
Monitoring beyond the exchange of experience Ensuring the (policy) relevance of implementation related
activities
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Overall objective
to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions involved
in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth and Jobs
goal programmes)
Definition
Interregional cooperation projects allow partners from different
countries to work together on a shared regional policy issue within
the scope of the selected Investment Priorities
A. Interregional Cooperation ProjectsMain features
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A. Interregional Cooperation ProjectsMain features
Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years)ending up with the production of 1 Action Plan / Region
Monitoring of the Action Plan’s implementation + possible pilot actions (up to 2 years)
Phase 1
Phase 2
Implementation in 2 phases
Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Origin
1. Regulation: focus on Cohesion Policy (in particular Goal 1 programmes)
2. Success of thematic programme capitalisation
3. S3 platform experience
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‘External capitalisation’
Overall objective: To ensure policy learning across EU
Specific objective:
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Objectives
‘InternalCapitalisation’
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a) To contribute to EU-wide capacity building
b) To optimise the exploitation of projects’ results c) To improve the programme’s strategic focus on topics
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• Online collaborative tool
With relevant functionalities
• Expert team
Content and coordination role
B. Policy Learning Platforms
What is it?
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Innovation SME
resource efficiencylow-carbon economy
1 service provider per thematic objective embodied through:
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Activities
• Monitor
• Analyse
• Write
• Advise
• Assess
• Moderate
• Answer
• Organise
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• Positioning of the platform: structural funds implementation
• Makes it different from other EU policy platforms
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Users
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Users: regions & actors
involved in SF implementation
For CH & NO: focus on similar thematic policies
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Knowledge management
Traditional
approach
to programme
capitalisation
Challenge
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Knowledge management
More bottom-up
approach
(or ‘pull’ system)
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2 interrelated actions
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2. Challenge
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Goal 1: Investment for growth
and jobsEUR 316 billion
Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation
EUR 8.9 billion
Particular focus on Structural Funds
2. Challenge2. Challenge
EU Cohesion policy
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2. Challenge2. Challenge
INTERREG IVC experience:
Low interest from Structural Funds (SF) players
TotalWith a focus
on SF %
Applications submitted 1357 70 5%
Projects approved 204 22 11%
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20 capitalisation projects
IVC fundingAmount forecasted in
Action Plans Leverage effect
EUR 34M EUR 665M(mainly ERDF)
x 20
INTERREG IVC experience:
High potential for Structural Funds players
2. Challenge2. Challenge
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ConclusionConclusion
Convergence of EU policies
Unique chance for INTERREG EUROPE!
1. Objective of interregional cooperation
2. Concentration principles
3. Smart Specialisation strategies
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ConclusionConclusion
Need mobilisation of all energies:
• Geographical units of DG Regional & Urban Policy
• Relays at EU, national and regional levels
Tackling the challenge
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Thanks for your attention!
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