transition time: from priorities to themes inform meeting, paris st. denis, 4 december 2012 frank...
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Transition means change: The cycle we all live in Project ideas receive funding Projects create (thematic) results Projects kick off Projects develop activities New programmes take shape Programmes help projects to sell attractive results to new partners and audiences Capitalisation Start-up and implementationTRANSCRIPT
Transition Time: From Priorities to Themes
INFORM Meeting, Paris St. Denis, 4 December 2012
Frank Schneider, Joint Technical Secretariat
We are a transnational programme (European Territorial Cooperation)
Background:CENTRAL EUROPE Programme
Transition means change:The cycle we all live in
Project ideas receive funding
Projects create(thematic) results
Projects kick off
Projects develop activities
New programmes 2014+ take shape
Programmes help projects to sell attractive results to new partners and audiences
CapitalisationStart-up and implementation
Communication strategy:From priorities to themes
2007-2011: 4 very broad priorities to attract proposals. They were often communicated in a very technical way.
Communication strategy:From priorities to themes2012-2014: Six more specific themes, bearing a clear branding. In communicating these we avoid EU slang and use emotional elements to attract new audiences.
Communication strategy:At a crossroads in 2011
Why did we change our communication?
Objectives REACHED through priority-focused communication•helping to generate and deliver successful projects
Objectives NOT REACHED through priority-focused communication •informing the public and increasing awareness of new audiences•demonstrating the added value of the programme and the projects
And why were the latter objectives not reached? Two evaluations (internal and external) found that communication was too technical – it was missing emotion and thus failing in reaching out beyond the “usual suspects”.
Communication strategy:Refined objectives and audiencesThrough communications we aim to:
Make results and outputs visible and accessible for wider audiences
Introduce new communication tools (like social media and thematic publications) and thematically re-focus the existing tools
Facilitate knowledge exchange within and beyond the programme
Create opportunities for thematic cross-fertilisation and strengthen cooperation with thematic funds
Inform thematic stakeholders and involve them in capitalisation
Further analyse programme achievements in view of the 2014-2020 policy framework and inform and engage stakeholders
Support projects in their regional capitalisation activitiesMonitor and analyse communications-related activities of
projects and further strengthen their communication capacities
Programme communication:Thematic result focus after 2011What it looks like (a selection of our tools)
From a “one fits all” to a more specific targeting of key audiencesStep-by-step the thematic design is being rolled out to all activities of the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme.
This also includes new thematic powerpoint slides. As with other tools, these are theme-specific.
Programme communication:Thematic result focus after 2011
Thematic publications The PORTRAITS booklet showcases 29 projects that were co-financed following the 1st Call. Some project pictures have become the basis for our wall calendar 2013. Six thematic booklets will be published in 2013. The Contact Points will translate the booklets for their use in national contexts.
Thematic analysis
Thematic studies as well as geographic mapping will provide the analytical backbone of the CENTRAL EUROPE communication activities that aim at the capitalisation of project results.
Programme communication:Thematic result focus after 2011
FacebookFollowing up on a successful photo competition in 2012, the Facebook photo competition will be repeated in 2013 and further supplemented by a project video competition.
Website and NewsletterIn order to emphasise the programme’s thematic results, the online tools have been redesigned while widely retaining their structure. A slideshow with articles from the PORTRAITS booklet was introduced. A further facelift of the website is planned for 2013, e.g. concerning the usability of the Output Library.
Programme communication:The bottom line
Adapting a famous quote by Carl Sagan:
You have to know the past (and make it known)to build a better future.
Contact
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