How to activate EC funding opportunities through strategic integrated approaches

Case studies from Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

Ugo Poli - FVG Region / Informest Vice President

Udine, October 17th, 2006

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Demographic structure of Objective 2 eligible areas by Municipal dimension

Municipalities up to 2.000 inhabitants 69 Inhabitants 15,0 %

Municipalities up to 5.000 inhabitants 40 “ 25,1 %

Municipalities up to 10.000 inhabitants 10 “ 15,0 %

Municipalities up to 50.000 inhabitants 8 “ 23,2 % Municipalities over 50.000 inhabitants 1 “ 21,7 %

Municipalities Total 128 “ 100

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Priorities & appropriations rateof the 2000 - 2006 Single Programming Document

for Objective 2 of SF in Friuli Venezia Giulia

1. Territorial system competitiveness & attractiveness 27,6%

2. Expansion & competitiveness of the business system 45,2%

3. Making more & protecting environmental, natural & cultural resources 13,2%

4. Strengthening mountains economy & restoring social, economical and market conditions in the edge mountainous areas 11,5%

5.Technical Assistance 2,5%

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Measures of the 2000 - 2006 Single Programming Document for Objective 2 of SF in Friuli Venezia Giulia

1.1 Competitiveness & attractiveness of the transport system1.2 Urban attractiveness & competitiveness1.3 Competitiveness & attractiveness of infrastructures for productive activity development

2.1 State aids to business investments2.2 Financial services for strengthening capitalisation2.3 Non financial services & business animation2.4 Research & innovation transfer2.5 Support to the start-up of new entrepreneurship

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Measures of the 2000 - 2006 Single Programming Document for Objective 2 of SF in Friuli Venezia Giulia (continuation)

3.1 Protecting & making more of natural resources and environmental estate3.2 Restoring and protecting cultural assets heritage

4.1 Strengthening and developing of entrepreneurship in mountainous areas4.2 Support to the social and economical settlement in higher mountains4.3 Attractiveness & development of the tourism sector in higher mountains

5.1Technical Assistance for managing, monitoring & evaluating the Programme5.2 Publicity, diffusion and exchange of experiences

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Integrated impact by multi-actions approach:the case study of Valcellina

from the FVG Programme Complement

1.1.2 Improving accessibility for production and tourism support1.2.2 Urban upgrading & public buildings restoring

for making more of small municipalities role3.1.1 Making more of natural resources (Cycle & pedestrian restoration

for the accessibility of the Barcis valley - Val Cellina)3.2.1 Restoring & marketing of cultural heritage (Industrial archaeology)4.3.1 Tourism infrastructure building in higher mountains (Cycle tracks)4.3.2 Built & natural landscape restoration & alpine villages marketing

+ LEADER 3 Community InitiativeLocal Action Group “MONTAGNA LEADER”

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New Community strategic guidelines on cohesion 2007-13

European Council Decision issued on October 6th, 2006: keynotes

“Lissabonization” of SF implementationTerritorial proximity of programming

Key role of good governance and further capacity building,not only in the NMS

Role of cities and rural economic polesDevelopment of economic clustersbased on local assets (most frequent feature!)

Extended partnership for integrated approaches

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Rural innovation and tourism clusters

Many rural regions depend heavily on tourism. These regions in particular require an integrated approachdedicated to quality, focusing on consumer satisfaction and based on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

Actions should take advantage of, and seek to preserve and develop natural and cultural assets which can have important positive spin-offs by protecting habitats and supporting investment in biodiversity.

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What is the Italian concept of Industrial District?

”Homogeneous productive contexts, featured by a high concentration of companies, particularly small and medium-sized, and by a peculiar internal organisation,are defined local productive systems (LPS).The above mentioned local productive system, characterised by a high concentration of industrial companies and by a productive specialisation of the system of companies, is defined industrial district.”

(Article 6 of the Act No.140/1999 on “Local production systems,industrial districts and industrial development consortia”)

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COMMON FEATURESOF DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT 1

Historical skills of local economy

Local availability of raw materials

Farmers entrepreneurial experience

Restructuring of big (state) industry

Role of a local leading company

Role of external investments (FDI, but not only)

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COMMON FEATURESOF DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT 2

Entrepreneurial creativity

pushed by emulation among companies

Strong sell – buy relations among district companies

Social cohesion, i.e. trust

among entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs and workforce

PPP planning and sharing economic growth

within the whole community

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THE PATH FOR DISTRICTS DEVELOPMENT 1

Analysis of local productive skills in a Country

Identification of local development actors

(Municipalities, business associations, CoE, Business Support Organizations)

Training of the local development managers

Understanding of the existing ties among local companies

Awareness rising of a common vision

Partnership based governance

of development policy and related investments

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THE PATH FOR DISTRICTS DEVELOPMENT 2

Local level autonomy and civic cohesion

Expectations and needs standing survey

Training facilities for entrepreneurs and workforce

Infrastructures for accessibility

Infrastructures for production, ICT included

Environmental quality

Networking of stakeholders and service provision

Common fitted image and marketing

>>> >>> Internal efficiency and external attractiveness

of the Industrial District

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Thank you for your attention !Thank you for your attention !

Ugo Poli

Informest Vice-President

uffpres@informest.it

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