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EU Integrated Maritime Policy
• A more coherent approach to maritime issues
• Increased coordination between different policy areas
• Cross-sectorial policy-making
• Overarching principle is sustainability
• Blue Growth: Seas are drivers for the European economy, great potential for innovation and sustainable growth.
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What is the EMFF?
• Instrument to support implementation of the CFP and IMP (2014-2020).
• One of the five European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds; these complement each other to promote a growth and job-based recovery in Europe.
The "Union priorities" of the EMFF:
• Promote sustainable, resource-efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based fisheries & aquaculture
• Increase employment and territorial cohesion in coastal and maritime communities depending on fishing and aquaculture
• Foster implementation of Integrated Maritime Policy
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Blue Growth
Purpose:
To make best use of knowledge and experience of fishermen and use this potential in blue growth areas
What does the EMFF do?
• Helps fishermen & sector in transition to sustainable fishing
• Supports coastal communities in diversifying their economies
• Finances projects to create new jobs, improve quality of life along European coasts
• Makes it easier to access financing.
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…more concretely? relevance for tourism?
Local actors from public, private / civil society sector draw up local development strategies (CLLD - FLAGs):
• To enhance and capitalise on environmental assets;
• To develop tourism-related project, such as eco-tourism, pesca-tourism, accommodation, tourist trails, diving, etc.
• To address "diversification" – either to replace fishing or to provide complementary activities & income for fishermen
• To develop professional trainings, life-long learning and acquisition of new professional skills.
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…more concretely?
For example…
• Add value to local products and activities – gastronomy, food fairs / festivals etc.
• Promote cultural and maritime heritage of fisheries, aquaculture – refitting vessels to museum, educational fishing trips, presentations to schools, tourist groups…
• 'guardians of the sea' activities – monitoring of protected areas, guided tours in protected areas, environmental education, collection of marine litter, wildlife watching etc.
• Pesca-tourism…
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Pesca-tourism
• Funding for vessel adaptation for activities other than commercial fishing
• Professional fishermen taking tourists on board • to fish – help with the normal fishing
• To fish – recreational fishing
• to watch / experience fishing activity
Can be connected with products / gastronomy / heritage activities
win-win: fishermen diversify source of income, visibility & knowledge of their product, raise profile, role in local community, contribute to development
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Coastal tourism
• Challenges (COM(2014)86):
• Seasonality, competitiveness, attractiveness, accessibility, sustainability, skills and qualifications…
• Solutions:
• Add value and diversify offer
• New services add to attractiveness / accessibility
• Use of local asset – knowledge of fishing communities
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Examples
FARNET(European Fisheries Areas Network )
• community of people implementing Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) under the EMFF.
• brings together Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), managing authorities, citizens and experts from across the EU to work on the sustainable development of fisheries and coastal areas
• 300 Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs).
• 21 Member States 9
Some examples
"Divaria"
Promotion of traditional fishing in western Greece: Objectives of FLAG’s strategy:
- improve local tourism capacities
- Strengthen & promote diversification of products
- Promote local environmental and cultural assets
- Supporting entrepreneurship.
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"Pays d'Auray" (Brittany): Visiting an oyster farm
Diversified tourism: discovering shell fish farming, e.g. creation of an ‘oyster house’, visits to shell fish farming sites, processing companies, the auction at Quiberon, discovery routes;
creating links between producers, restaurant owners and consumers, etc.)
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Pesca-tourism
• Funding for vessel adaptation for activities aside commercial fishing
• Professional fishermen taking tourists on board • to fish – help with the normal fishing
• to fish – recreational fishing
• to watch / experience fishing activity
Can be connected with products / gastronomy / heritage activities
win-win: fishermen diversify source of income, visibility & knowledge of their product, promote their profile & role in local community.
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Thank you
Dora BARREIRA RAMOS DG MARE Dora.Barreira-Ramos@ec.europa.eu
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Disclaimer EC DG-MARE:
This presentation represents solely the
views of its author and cannot under
any circumstances be regarded as the
official position of the Commission. It is
intended solely for the persons to
whom it is presented and may contain confidential information.
EMFF TITLE VI
MEASURES FINANCED UNDER DIRECT MANAGEMENT(direct management)
Art. 82 (Eligible operations)
1. The EMFF may support operations in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 81, such as:
(a) studies;
(b) projects, including test projects and cooperation projects;
(c) conferences, seminars, for a and workshops;
(d) public information and sharing best practice, awareness raising campaigns and associated communication
and dissemination activities such as publicity campaigns, events, the development and maintenance of
websites, stakeholder platforms;
(e) exchange of best practices, coordination activities including information sharing networks and support ot
the development of sea-basin strategies;
(…)
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EMFF TITLE VI
MEASURES FINANCED UNDER DIRECT MANAGEMENT(direct management)
Art. 81 (Scope and objectives)
Support under this Chapter shall contribute to further development and implementation of the
Union's Integrated Maritime Policy. It shall:
(a) foster the development and implementation of integrated governance of maritime and coastal affairs in
particular by:
(i) promoting actions which encourage Member States and their regions to develop introduce or
implement integrated maritime governance;
(ii) promoting dialogue and cooperation with and among Member States and stakeholders on marine and
maritime issues, including by developing and implementing integrated sea-basin strategies taking
into account a balanced approach in all sea basins as well as the specificities of the sea basins and
sub-sea basins, and of relevant macro-regional strategies where applicable;
(iii) promoting cross-sectoral cooperation platforms and networks, including representatives of public
authorities at national, regional and local level, industry including tourism, research stakeholders,
citizens, civil society organisations and the social partners;
(iv) promoting the exchange of best practices and dialogue at international level, including bilateral
dialogue with third countries, taking into account the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS) and the relevant existing international conventions based on UNCLOS, without
prejudice to other agreements or arrangements which may exist between the EU and the third
countries concerned; (…)
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Regional Policy
Interaction and complementarity in tourism among the EU instruments in your region
THINK INNOVATIVE
Tuscany Delegation in Brussels, January 29th 2016
Olivier BRUNET
European Commission
Directorate General Research and Innovation olivier.brunet@ec.europa.eu
Regional Policy
Complementarities: 10 suggestions, food for thought
Consider innovation from a European perspective
Be strategic
Understand the logic of shared / direct management
Do not look for what is impossible
Go for synergies between ESIF and HORIZON 2020
The "seals of excellence" opportunity
Thematic focus ?
Geographical focus ?
Be agile, curious, innovative
Strategies and networks
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1. Consider innovation
from a European perspective
• Research and innovation is the first ESIF priority among eleven for the
2014-2020 programming period, thematic focus
• On the basis of a "smart specialization": a regional and/or national
strategy is an "ex ante conditionality"
• Move from FP 7 (seven generations of "framework programmes") to
HORIZON 2020, more focus on innovation from a large perspective,
increasing budget: 79,4 billion €
• Synergies and complementarities welcome at all levels, with the full
support of the European Parliament
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2. Be strategic
• What did you learn from the 2007-2013 programming period ?
• Before looking for funding, keep the S3 logic: which (positive, negative)
priorities ? Which implementation, what is next ?
• Network, is the "entrepreneurial discovery process" still active ?
• Much guidance available on synergies
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/activity/research/index_en.cfm
• S3 Platform http://s3platform.jrc.eu.europa.eu
• European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) - Juncker Plan ?
Regional Policy Política de cohesión
3 categories of regions
Less developed regions
Regions in transition
More developed regions
Canarias Guyana Réunion Guadeloupe/ Martinique Madeira Azores Malte
351billion for all regions of Europe over the
2014-2020 programming period
GDP per inhabitant
< 75% of the
EU average
75-90 %
> 90 %
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Less developed
regions
More developed
regions
60% 20%
6%
44%
Research and Innovation Energy efficiency Competitiveness, SME
ERDF 2014-2020
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3. Understand the logic of shared / direct
management of EU funds
• ESIF (ERDF, EARDF, ESF, Maritime Fund) belong to a global frame
defined for seven years
• Subsidiarity principle and responsibility of the Managing authorities
through partnership agreements and operational programmes, national
and regional logic
• Many European programmes have a transnational (not territorial) pattern,
three partners are often required
• Competition based on excellence is the driving force in the field of
research and innovation. Calls for proposals, external evaluations
• Simplification effort, each programme keeps however its specificities
Regional Policy
4. Do not look for what is impossible
• Take into account the logic and the complexity of each EU programme
• No double funding of one expense through two sources of EU funding
• No substitution, a co-funding required by a European programme cannot
be funded by ESIF and vice-versa
• Which sustainability ? Avoid the "easy money" temptation, think in the
longer term. European programmes usually fund projects, not structures
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"Down-stream"
Research & Development Innovation Market Capacity Building
Horizon
2020 ESIF
National/Regional
R&I systems
"Up-stream"
"Research
Excellence"
"Stairway to Excellence" Hopefully also excellence, but
"Innovation Excellence"
€ 79.4
billion
€100 billion for innovation in wide sense
5. Go for synergies between ESIF and HORIZON 2020
Regional Policy
Horizon 2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
KICs
PPPs
ESFRI
Business Advisory
services
KETs
prizes
SME instrument
Combining H2020 projects & ESIF … through sequential or parallel projects
SME
Pilot lines
Financial
instruments
ESI Funds
R&I Infrastructures and
Equipment (IP1)
Skills
Excellent R&I
Demonstration Pilots
procurement
Grant agreements
Research & Development Innovation Market Capacity Building
National/Regional R&I systems
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• 2010: EU2020 and Innovation Union: commitments n. 24 & 25
• End 2013: H2020 and ESIF Regulations contain references to coordination between programmes and synergy-friendly rules
(Declaration on Seal of excellence 2013/C 373/02 20.12.2013
• July 2014: Joint RTD – REGIO Guide on synergies (sequential / parallel / combined/ alternative funding)
• Nov 2014: New Commissioners Moedas and Creţu – mandate from President Juncker: maximise synergies !
• Dec 2014: New CAB-RTD Synergy Task force + collaboration with DG REGIO
• 25 Jun 2015: Commissioner Moedas priorities: 'Seal of excellence' under Open Innovation pillar / Maximise impact
• 12 Oct 2015: Official Launch of the 'seal of excellence' initiative
Synergies between Horizon2020 and ESIF to maximise quantity, quality and IMPACT of research and innovation investments
6. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE POLICY CONTEXT
From theory to action:
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THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE Features
Funding threshold due to H2020 budget availability
Quality threshold:
Meriting funding
Rejected: not ready for funding
Funded
The SEAL OF EXCELLENCE
certificate declaring that the proposals is of high quality
and meriting funding
Target population: excellent projects not funded by H2020
Accompanying letter explaining how to get to know other possible funding sources (e.g. through ESIF Managing Authorities, EEN, NCPs…)
Pilot using the SME Instrument
Single company Small scale R&I actions Close to market
Clear benefits for regions / Member States: make the most of a unique, high
quality evaluation process better use of resources potential high local impact
Horizon 2020 evaluation:
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CERTIFICATE
The SEAL OF EXCELLENCE
Downloadable by the SME from 'my area' in Participants portal
Indicates basic info on the proposal, the call and the proposer
Highlights the competitive and highly professional selection process
Refers to the evaluation criteria used in H2020
It is digitally sealed against fraud (the same for the proposal and the ESR (ESR as of January 2016)
Also delivered retroactively
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The SME Instrument : key features
• For all types of innovative SMEs (EU-28 + H2020 AC) showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise
• Single company support possible
• From idea to market through three phases of continuous support
• No obligation for applicants to sequentially cover all three phases
• 70% funding (as a general rule)
• Mature ideas with a clear European dimension
• Four cut-offs every year for both phases
2015 Intermediary Call
Deadlines or "Cut-Off" Dates
Phase 1
18/03/2015
17/06/2015
17/09/2015
25/11/2015
Phase 2
18/03/2015
17/06/2015
17/09/2015
25/11/2015
Source: RTD B3
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SEAL OF EXCELLENCE: KEY TAKE-HOME MESSAGES For SMEs: SECOND CHANCE but now starting phase: be patient and not expect automatism!
For Regions/Member States (or any other funding body) > EXCELLENT PROJECTS, NOT LEFT-OVERS from HORIZON 2020, POSSIBLE LINKS WITH TOURISM
> GREAT OPPORTUNITY to exploit H2020’s complete evaluation system: leading to GAIN TIME, use RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY IN A PERIOD OF SCARCE RESOURCES and INCREASE R&I PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT at local level
> KEEP THE PROCESS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE: AVOID RE-EVALUATING QUALITY > THE SME INSTRUMENT IS AT ITS 2ND YEAR… STILL LEARNING CURVE FOR SOME MS
> THE COMMISSION SERVICES WILL SUPPORT YOU, ALSO TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ESIF AND NATIONAL/EU RULES
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7. Thematic focus ?
• Tourism – which tourism ?
• COSME (2 billion €), SME, clusters…
• HORIZON 2020, excellence in research, industrial leadership, societal
challenges
• S3 priorities to be taken into account
• ERASMUS + (15 billion €): mobility of students and researchers,
partnerships (Knowledge Alliances)…
• Creative Europe (1,4 billion €): culture and creative industries…
• LIFE + (3,4 billion €): eco-innovation …
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8. Geographical focus ?
• First of all at a regional level, S3, where is the "critical mass" ?
• A strong urban – regional link is often useful
• Inter-regional: up to 15% of ERDF can be used to fund actions out of the
programme at the level of each priority, INTERREG three strands
• Macro regional or cross border strategies might be very relevant in the
field of tourism
• Eye@RIS3 on the S3 Platform in order to look for interregional
complementarities
• International perspective, beyond ESIF, thanks to HORIZON 2020 in
particular
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9. Be agile, curious, innovative
• EU funding does not mean only grants
• Increasing importance of financial ingeneering, "Access to risk finance"
in HORIZON 2020, financial instruments also in ESIF
• What could the Regional Innovation Agency do for you ?
• Which innovations today… tomorrow?
• Political cycles at a European level (five years, seven for the
programming periods), how combining them with national and regional
political cycles ?
• Be innovative yourselves ! Fight the silos and cooperate, first of all within
public administrations
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10. Strategies and networks
• At all levels: local, regional, national, European and international
• ESIF managing authorities have a key role, which cooperation between
the regional and the national bodies ?
• Take advantage of your Regional Innovation Agency (if any)
• In Brussels: representation of votre région, NECSTOUR…
• But also ERRIN, EURADA, European Business Network, European
Association of Universities…
• National contact points, HORIZON 2020
• European Enterprise Network, COSME
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Additional reading: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm
http://ec.europa.eu/research/regions
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_en.cfm
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/guides
Thanks for your attention, ready to discuss
BALEARICS REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR SMART SPECIALISATION IN SUSTAINABLE AND TECHNOLOGICAL TOURISM
(S4T2)
NECSTouR Seminar with DG Growth on EU Funds for Tourism
Brussels, 29th January 2016
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• ≈ 5,000Km2 of isolated and fragmented territory in the south of Europe with 1,700 km of coast. • Nice weather, friendly environment, well communicated and with a high end offer of services. • ≈ 1.1 million inhabitants, around 75% Spanish nationals. • ≈ 25,000€ million GDP, about 23.000€ per capita, 80% from tertiary sector (industries providing services), mainly tourism, which also generates 75% of the occupation • Around 80,000 companies, mostly SMEs, 94.5% with less than 10 employees • >50 years of development and know how in tourism resulting in a leading industry
ILLES BALEARS – CONTEXT
Massive tourism flows impact on carrying capacity with consequences in territory, economy and technology
• 12.497.224 tourists 2015. Balearics Hotels Chains
managing 1 million beds in 30 countries.
Balearic Islands ITC : 2
millions beds managed worldwide, 20 air companies, etc.
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Regional innovation strategies in the Balearics: > 15 years aiming at knowledge based economy
Key recurring issues: sustainability, diversification, specialization, internationalization, critical mass and new economical model.
6 Fuente: www.ris3balears.org
Smart Specialisation Strategy in Sustainable and Technological Tourism, S4T2
VISION "Consolidating the Balearic islands as a sustainable destination leader in
tourism and in turn pioneering design, development and export of new models of sustainable tourism based on innovation,
technology and knowledge applied to the entire value chain of the tourism
process and related activities"
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ILLES BALEARS – SMART SPECIALISATION
Economical: Transports, Sports and entertainment, Travelling operation, Navigation and Green ports, Hospitality and Restoration sectors.
Technological: ICT, Food and Well-being, Sustainable and Green Technologies.
Scientific: Nutrigenomics, Active ageing, Healthy life, Sea Sciences and Complex systems.
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ILLES BALEARS – S4T2 & ERDF OP
Theme S4T2 Government Investment (€)
Sustainable territorial development
17.820.00
Internationalization and innovation management
14.000.000
Well-being and quality of life
19.330.000
Economical change based on Knowledge
10.450.000
Tourism Technologies 11.500.000
Investment
priorities
Budget (€)
SO 1.1 R+D centres and infrastructures strengthening
11.100.000
SO 1.2.1 Enterprises R+D support and innovative enterprises competitiveness.
15.160.000
SO 1.2.3 knowledge creation on societal challenges and Key enabling technologies
5.070.000
SO 3.4.1 SME's competitiveness support
2.000.000
TO4 Low carbon economy 6.508.040 (SME's)
SO6.2 EU Water Directive Projects.
21.000.000 (Not Entirely)
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ILLES BALEARS – S4T2 SINERGIES Theme S4T2 Examples Initiatives Target programmes
Sustainable territorial development. 17,8 million €
Green technologies// Green quality systems
ERDF (Ex: MED programme) H2020
Internationalization and innovation management. 14 million €
Innovation Factory 2015 (Consultancy on IT and innovation plans). 500.000 €
Spanish OP Multi-regional (ERDF) – 400.000 € BI government own resources 100.000€
EEN network COSME Well-being and quality of life. 19,3 million €
New opportunities and services in wellness and health tourism (private sector)
H2020 Industrial Leadership - innovation in SME's: SME instrument
Economical change based on Knowledge 10,4 million €
Clusters policy Own Funds ERDF 2014 – 2020
Tourism Technologies. 11,5 million €
Start-up growth on ITC&Tourism. 150.000€
ERDF Transnational cooperation programme SUDOE (proposal submitted ) → 135.000€
Current situation and further steps
Implementing action plan 2015 -2016.
Monitoring achievements via Balanced Scorecard.
Evaluation and analysis of the Strategy progress
involving quadruple helix actors (Management group,
work groups and experts).
Planning 2017-2018 action plan.
THANK YOU
Rosa Cañameras Balearic Islands Centre
Further information: rmcanameras@cbe.caib.es fnavines@dgrdi.caib.es
Isalamanca@fundaciobit.org
Brussels, 29th January 2016
Region of Valencia Tourism Board
The investment of EU’s public funds for the
development of tourism. Best practices for
employment and development. Brussels, 29 January 2016
Better use of EU funding opportunities for tourism
and the visitor economy Sharing regional experiences and fostering trans-regional cooperation
TOURISM IN THE
REGION OF VALENCIA:
A STRATEGIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM IN THE REGION OF VALENCIA
Contribution to GDP 12,6%
Employment generation 13,4 % Contribution to investment 6,8 %
Contribution to public spending 5,3 % Taxes contribution 11,5 %
The Region of Valencia welcomed 23 million tourists in 2015
EUROPEAN FUNDS
IN THE REGION OF
VALENCIA
Sustainable inffraestructure and equipment for beaches
R+D+i INVAT.TUR Valencian Institute for tourism Technologies
Support to SMEs: e-commerce, internet, blogosphere, social networks…
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPOMENT FUND
EUROPEAN FUNDS
IN THE REGION OF
VALENCIA
Information technology and communication
Reducing seasonality: creation, adaptation and improvement of inland resources and services
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPOMENT FUND
EUROPEAN FUNDS
IN THE REGION OF
VALENCIA
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND 2014-2020 Inclusive growth – fostering a high-
employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion
Encourage a high level of tourist
training
Lifelong learning, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce
Youth Employment Initiative
Specific learning actions: new subsectors as coastal or maritime tourism Environmental training E-learning
Tourist training for unemployed
CdT Training Network
The investment of EU’s public funds for the
development of tourism. Best practices for
employment and development. Brussels, 29 January 2016
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
www.comunitatvalenciana.com
Better use of EU funding opportunities for tourism
and the visitor economy Sharing regional experiences and fostering trans-regional cooperation
NECSTOUR SEMINAR BETTER USE OF EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM AND
THE VISITOR ECONOMY 29/01/2016
KATIE CAVELL, CORNWALL BRUSSELS REPRESENTATIVE
About Cornwall
• Less Developed Region
• Population: 541,300 (2013)
• 88,4% of enterprises are small or micro enterprises
• Distinct cultural identity and own language
• Celtic history and industrial heritage
• Dynamic art scene and world class food
• No separate Operational Programme
Tourism in Cornwall
• 4,5 million visitors annually
• €3,3bn visitors spend
• 14% GVA
• 17% employment
• 42,300 jobs
Growth for Business
• Business support
– Attracting new markets
– Connecting local businesses, clusters, networks
– Local supply chains
– Development of new products, processes, and services
• Skills for growth
– Skills development aligned to labour market
– Skills for growth aligned to S3
Conditions for Growth
• Infrastructure improvements
– physical infrastructure
– digital infrastructure
• Carbon management and energy efficiency
EAFRD
• 29,1% employment in all food & drink related sectors, including: – 12,6% in supermarkets, bars, and restaurants – 5% in accommodation
• Production of traditional products (clotted cream & Cornish Pasties) + new novel & niche products (beer, cider, cheese. . )
• Holistic approach to businesses, incl. rural tourism,
SMEs, culture & heritage
EMFF
• Small relative contribution to GVA, but significant contribution to other sectors, incl. Tourism (commercial & recreational activities)
• Developing sustainable supply chains
• Supporting coastal communities, tourism, and economic development
Example projects
• Higher Skills – £20m ESF
• Hall for Cornwall creative industry workspace cluster and digital hub - £3,5m ERDF
• Growth Hub - £6,5m ERDF
• Digital Infrastructure - £16,2m ERDF
Katie Cavell katie@cornwallbrusselsoffice.eu Telephone +32.2.612.17.00 +32.490.646.058
Address Rond-Point Schuman No 14 1040 Brussels Belgium
Sustainable Tourism : a priority of RIS Crete
Dimitris Androutsos
Crete Region Representative
January 2016
Tourism: strong dimension of Crete’s economy
Crete is an established tourist destination.
Strengthens its position over time, with high accommodation facilities in categories of 4 and 5 stars, strong growth trend of arrivals and overnight stays.
Concidering overnight stays, Crete has emerged in first place among the country's regions (27.5% of the national total)
2014-2020: The strategic objective of tourism in Crete region
The Region of Crete aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the tourism –culture complex in the world market.
Its basic objective is to offer innovative, diversified and quality tourism products which :
exploit the island's tourist potential,
extend the tourist season,
increase the economic benefits not only for coastal areas but for the whole region inland,
attract new and niche markets . To achieve its objectives Crete intends to exploit the dynamic of new technologies and innovation for the revitalization and enlargement of the tourism and culture value chain.
TOURISM VALUE CHAIN
From the analysis of the tourism value chain we have identified the need for an upgrade of the interconnections between activities at various
levels of production and distribution of services with the introduction of
information technology tools.
RIS Crete: Sectoral priorities PROMOTING INNOVATION IN SMEs: KETs, PILOT ACTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
IMPROVING SKILLS: TRAINING, INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, MOBILITY
RIS Crete: The tourism -cultural complex is a high priority
The tourism-culture complex priority of RIS Crete valorizes scientific knowledge, innovation and ICT technologies to enhance the international competitiveness of tourism by:
improving tourism services quality
diversifying tourism product in areas where Crete can develop comparative advantages
upgrading the main entrances of Crete island ( harbours, aeroports)
exploring the cultural potential of Crete and managing its profitable effects to the society and local economy.
RIS Crete: Innovation in tourism
A key challenge for the Region of Crete is how to maintain tourism as a high added value and knowledge intensive economic activity, boosting innovative entrepreneurial activity, which will expand the tourist season, increase revenue and create sustainable jobs.
Focus on 3 topics:
Introduction of technological innovations to enhance the tourist experience, attractiveness and promotion of Crete's destination and improve business competitiveness.
Establish strong cooperation between business community and educational and research institutions of Crete –clustering
Promote thematic tourism products which can tackle the seasonality of the economic activity
RIS Crete and thematic tourism: Cultural Tourism The element of cultural heritage including religious assets
forms a key motivation for selecting a destination.
The regional strategy of cultural tourism and therefore RIS Crete intends to exploit the great potential of:
The most competitive and unique cultural assets of Crete such as Minoan civilization,
The common cultural elements between Crete and other regions which strengthen cooperation and economies of scale.
Integrated tourism products will be developed based on the concept of cultural routes on regional and interregional level.
RIS Crete and thematic tourism: CruiseTourism
Cruise tourism is a priority of Crete's tourist strategy because of:
The geographical location of the island
The attractiveness of the destination
The regional strategy for cruise tourism focus on :
Consolidating Crete as a cruise destination
Upgrading harbors smart infrastructures
Managing profitably the effects of intensive influx of tourists in a way that coastal areas potential be better exploited, creating more lasting economic benefits for the local economy.
RIS Crete and thematic tourism: Diving Tourism
Diving tourism has already taken its first steps in Crete by undertaking several business initiatives (about 20 diving centers) in many parts of the northern coast and spot on the south coast.
The regional strategy for diving tourism focus on developing Crete as an innovative diving center able to adopt research oriented applications that leverage the significant research experience available to (HCMR)ΕΛΚΕΘΕ, a research institute located in Crete oriented to marine technologies( Marine biology, biotechnology and aquaculture) .
RIS Crete and thematic tourism: Countryside tourism
Considering that Crete has significant assets as:
natural and cultural resources that attract global attention ,
accommodation facilities in the hinterland,
great variety of local products (agrofood sector)
the growth potential of Countryside tourism is great.
The regional strategy on countryside tourism focus on:
The development of platforms and clusters that enhance cooperation of all local actors and exploit synergies and economies of scale
8/6/2015
RIS Crete- Tourism-Culture Action Plan
Actions Possible Projects
Diversification of the tourism product.
Strengthen Crete’s brandname
Develop networks of excellence.Strengthen innovation in Ambient Intelligence
environments for personalization services in tourism - cultureDemonstration projects
to promote new, innovative business initiatives that consolidate alternative types of tourism
Promotion and diffusion of innovations, for matching tourism products with smart cities related technologies -
creating intelligent destinations
Develop innovative tools for thematic tourism products (cruise, religious, diving and marine, phisiolatric
tourism)
Promotion of culture as a strong element of the
tourism product
Develop innovative applications for connecting cultural potential such as Minoan Civilization, Byzantine and Venetian, with tourism
Enable tourist experience through the use of historical digital documentation
Introduce innovation in activities related to tourism - culture, such as cultural heritage conservation and the
development of creative industries
Utilization of e-ticketing services, electronic tour guide system, support networks with a view to valorize the
most valuable cultural resources.
Develop innovative applications to promote the contemporary culture
Strengthe technological innovation in museum display, storytelling techniques (storytelling) for innovative
presentation of exhibits / events on cultural sites
Enhance digital services and cultural heritage projection applications, navigation systems, route management
in tourist areas
Mobile apps-portal innovations
RIS Crete- Tourism Culture Action Plan
Actions Possible Projects
Strengthen the synergies between tourism and
other economic sectors
Create cluster tourism - culture
Strengthen linkages of tourism with the agro food sector (local products)
Increase competitiveness and quality of tourism
services
Promote the image of Crete as a tourist destination by using new technologies.
Utilize ICTs for enhancing personal customer services and reducing the cost of services.
Develop mobile applications and Internet to navigation and interactive communication
Develop applications that leverage open data to provide value added services related to tourist destinations
Promote innovation in customer / passenger information on entry points of the island.
Promoting innovation to serve disabled visitors
Supporting startups in the innovative tourism sector and activities linked to culture and creation industry.
Development of human resource skills
Develop professional knowledge and skills to enhance business, tourism and education personnel involved in managing cultural spaces
Develop research skills of human resources and support tourism businesses
INNOVATION PLATFORMS
The strategy is innovative
both in terms of planning
and implementation.
It envisages:
•Enhanced participation
of stakeholders
•Continuous consultation
•Evolving planning
•Renewal of participants.
We are using as a key
tool the establishment of
an innovation platform
per priority area.
RIS3 CRETE PILOT ACTIONS
The tourism-culture complex has been selected by Region of Crete in order to apply pilot actions of entrepreneurial discovery process. The pilot actions selected concern: •The diving tourism (WHY?) 1.There exist quite a mature technology developed by research centers of Crete relevant to the development of innovative diving centers with artificial reefs, a new perspective for the development of “ Undersea oasis " able to give an impetus to new tourist activities and therefore to the differentiation of tourism product 2.There is a strong entrepreneurial interest in developing innovative diving centers in Crete •The development of innovative ICT applications in tourism- culture sector in order to enhance the : 1.tourist experience 2.attractiveness of Crete as tourist destination and 3.business competitiveness
Maximizing tourism investments through
EAFRD &
complementarity with other Funds
2014-2016
Dr Nivelin Noev DG AGRI / H1
Thematic seminar on funding tourism and visitor economy
Brussels, Tuscany region, 29 Jan 2016
Major results from EAFRD support in 2007-2013
• Total volume of investments for rural tourism
• EAFRD: € 1,23 billion
• Total (incl private & national): € 2,27 billion
• Total volume of investments for agri-tourism
• 35, 122 agri-tourism beneficiaries (farmers or their household members)
• EAFRD: € 0,747 billion
• Total (incl. private & national): € 4,2 billion
• Additional investment support through:
• LEADER
• Rural infrastructure & services
• Training & advisory support
• ENRD activities
• Good practices (more than 700), exchange of experience, publications
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Fulfilment of minimum spending requirements: Environment/climate: 43%
LEADER: 6.1%
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EAFRD support for rural tourism in 2014-2020
SMEs Clusters PPPs
Supported promoters of rural tourism - Farmers & their household members - Agri-food - Forestry - Rural non-agri micro- and small businesses - Natural persons in rural areas
Networking
EFSI (outside EAFRD)
Development of new products, processes, practices, technologies
(agri-food, tourism, etc.)
Co-operational activities, sharing facilities, marketing tourism,
short supply chains, local markets
Investment focus on
priority areas & key actions
Start-up aid for tourism activities
EAFRD Financial Instruments (loan, guarantee, equity funds)
EAFRD Grants Other ESIF FIs
EU-level FIs
Basic services &
tourism infrastructure
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New legislation
(RDPs)
Fi-compass
EC – EIB MoU on
agriculture & RD
Monitoring &
Reporting
• Advisory service • Guidance & methodology • Awareness raising • Trainings • Multi-regional assistance
• Lessons learnt from 2007-13
• ECA report 2015 • Programming 2014-20 • Ex ante assessments • COM guidance
• EAFRD FIs • Ex ante assessments • Fund management • Advisory services • RDPs co-financing
• Coverage & volumes • Performance (leverage,
disbursement, etc.) • Corrective actions
Loans
Guarantees Equity
EAFRD Financial Instruments 2014-2020
Main EAFRD objectives on FIs
Fully-fledged support for investments in agriculture, agro-food and RD
Growth & employment impacts and re-enforced sustainability
From grants to FIs - diversified support options
To increase substantially the use of financial instruments in terms of:
• budget
• territorial coverage
• supported types of investment
• potential final recipients / targeted sectors
NB: Performance and design are key to success
Operational tasks for 2015-2016:
Ex-ante assessments on FIs for every programme area
Guidance by fi-compass
Deliveries under the EC (DG AGRI)–EIB MoU for agriculture and rural development within the EU [FIs schemes and TA]
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ENRD major activity in 2015-2016
Thematic Group on "Smart and competitive rural areas" covering the
following broad aspects:
• Rural development tools for adding value;
• Strategies for taking rural producers to the market;
• Strategies for taking the market to the rural producer.
Started in November 2015 and by summer 2016.
Seminar scheduled in May 2016
Outcomes of the work to be published on the ENRD website
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NECSTOUR Thematic Seminar : Better use of EU funding opportunities for tourism and
the visitor economy 29 January 2016
• Maximizing tourism investments through ESF and complementarity with other Funds
Vincent Caron
• Unit F1 – ESF & FEAD Policy and Legislation
• DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• European Commission
What is the ESF?
One of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).
It aims to provide well-targeted and policy-driven investments to deal with unemployment, skills, education and social inclusion challenges and structural reforms.
Set up to reduce differences in prosperity and living standards across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion.
ESF supports the EU 2020 Strategy
The ESF is a key financial instrument to support of the Europe 2020 Strategy targeted at improving the lives of EU citizens by giving them better skills and better job prospects.
Direct contribution to 3 out of 5 headline targets: Employment: 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be
employed
Education: Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10% and at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
Fighting poverty and social exclusion: at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Scope of the ESF – Main priorities a. Sustainable and quality employment and labour mobility: Access to
employment for job-seekers and inactive people; integration into the labour
market of young people; self-employment, entrepreneurship; equality between
men and women; adaptation of workers and enterprises; active and healthy
ageing; modernisation of labour market institutions.
b. Social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination: Active
inclusion; integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma; equal
opportunities; enhancing access to services; social entrepreneurship; CLLD
c. Education and training : Preventing early school leaving and equal access to
early-childhood, primary and secondary education; access to tertiary education;
life-long learning, vocational education and training
d. Institutional capacity : support to reforms and better regulation, capacity
building for public sector and stakeholders. 4
The ESF and the EU budget 2014-2020
Cohesion policy:
Structural Funds + Cohesion
Fund
ESF Minimum share of Cohesion policy (23,1%)
EUR 86.4 billion
+ Youth Empl Initiative
EUR 3.2 billion
ESF minimum share for the first time in the
history of cohesion policy
23.1% ESF minimum share
Rationale: ensure MS have sufficient resources to achieve the employment, social and education targets and objectives of Europe 2020
Earmarking for social inclusion: 20% at national level (25,5% according to the latest available figures)
The ESF and tourism
The ESF regulation does not mention specific interventions in the tourism sector. The focus is on people and systems.
The ESF can provide indirect support to this sector by co-financing employment and training interventions which have an impact on the employment situation and the level of professional qualifications.
Previously, tourism projects have resulted from measures for active labour market policies, adaptability of workers and enterprises.
Who can apply?
• ESF funding is available through the Member States and regions.
• To find out whether you are eligible for ESF support in MS – please contact the responsible ESF Managing Authority.
• National and regional ESF websites as well as local employment services are also a good source of information on opportunities proposed by the ESF.
Examples of ESF funding from 2007-2014
MT: training programme ‘Advance: Training Tourism Leaders’.
ES: training for tourism experts, aimed at job-seekers.
RO: a transnational ESF project was carried out to train people in the tourism sector.
PL: the ESF has supported work placements for vocational students in the fields of tourism, construction, IT, electronics, transport and gastronomy.
CY: ESF funding has helped increase skills in the tourism sector by offering training.
Examples of ESF funding from 2007-2014
SI: The Bosnian Cultural Association of Slovenia has received ESF funding for a project to include ‘alternative sights’ into Ljubljana.
IT: training for tour operators that covers local knowledge, foreign languages and marketing techniques.
EL: training programme for jobseekers: courses in economics and management, tourism, technical professions, and logistics and transport.
PT: a project to get new skills and improve chances of finding a job in the rural tourism.
NECSTOUR – European Commission
Brussels 29 January 2016
Eric PHILIPPART
European Commission, DG GROWTH
Unit F4 & Taskforce Services and Self-Regulation
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BETTER USE OF EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM
SMART USE OF COSME
EFSI
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Guide on EU funding for the tourism sector (updated version Sept 2015)
• Strategic importance of tourism
for the EU
• Sector made of many different
players with different needs
• Range of EU thematic and
sectoral programmes
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Scope and focus of the guide
The guide focuses on (in)direct funding opportunities
• Grants
• Loans
• Banking guarantees …
The guide focuses on practical questions:
• type of tourism-related actions eligible for funding
• type and level of funding
• who can apply and
• how to apply and when
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11 relevant EU programmes at least
Thematic
• European Regional
Development
• Cohesion Fund
• European Social Fund
• Life (environment &
climate)
• Horizon 2020 (Research &
Innovation)
• Employment and Social
Innovation (EaSI)
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11 relevant EU programmes at least
Sectoral
• European Agriculture Fund
for Rural Development
• European Maritime and
Fisheries Fund
• Creative Europe
• Erasmus +
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Direct and indirect Funding
• Direct funding = grants
• Indirect funding = access to finance
• Benefits = visibility / promotion through
Eden, visit Europe campaign (ETC),
Council of Europe advisory services &
training for transEuropean Routes, …
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COSME - Incubator, nursery, hospital
Unique or comparatively easier
Grants for the development or improvement of
European thematic routes
• Cultural contents (story telling, augmented reality …)
• Sustainability & accessibility dimensions
• Promotion of the Routes
• Ways to ‘consume’ itineraries (biking …)
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Pre-COSME projects
• Tastes of Trappists - sustainable tourism strategy within
major Trappists’ sites areas, which cover beer industrial
heritage (2014-15)
• Loci Iacobi
St James Way.
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Don’ts
• Paraphrase the terms of reference
• Be abstract, generic, jargonic
• Neglect minor parts of the proposal
(e.g. visibility of EU support …)
• Submit the same proposal to parallel calls
• Resubmit the same proposal to successive calls
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Dos (1)
• Review what has already be proposed and funded
• Refer to these projects
• Show how yours is different or complementary
• Be original & specific (example)
• Explain the European dimension (e.g. the addition of local
stories does not make a European story)
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Dos (2)
• Include a “pitch” (the evaluators should ‘see’ the product)
• Include a business plan with detailed account of how you
will ensure
• financial sustainability (self-financing …)
• institutional sustainability (written commitments of the
partners, letters of support from public authorities …)
• Go beyond basic requirements on specific aspects
(e.g. visibility of EU support)
• top 10% have a very close score; difference between
selected projects and projects on the reserve list = often 1
or 2 points)
• Address explicitly criticisms from previous evaluations
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Access to finance
• This site will help you to apply for finance supported by the European Union. To access EU finance,
click on your country to locate banks or venture capital funds that provide finance supported by the
EU:
• The decision to provide a loan, guarantee or venture capital/equity financing will be made by the
local financial institution. The exact financing conditions - the amount, duration, interest rates and
fees - depends on the financial institution.
http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/funding-grants/access-to-finance/
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Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
Cross-border exchange programme which gives new or aspiring
entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running
small businesses in other Participating Countries.
Who can participate?
• New entrepreneurs, firmly planning to set up their own business or have
already started one within the last three years;
• Experienced entrepreneurs who own or manage a Small or Medium-
Sized Enterprise in one of the Participating Countries.
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
• There is a market failure in risk-taking which
hinders investment
• EFSI helps to overcome this by mobilising private
financing for strategic investments
• EUR 16 billion guarantee from the EU budget,
complemented by a EUR 5 billion allocation of the
EIB’s own capital.
• projects supported by EFSI are subject to the
normal EIB project cycle and governance.
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
• funding for economically viable projects that
could not be realised with EU guarantee
(additionality), including projects with a higher
risk profile than ordinary EIB activities
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
• focus on sectors of key importance where EIB has
expertise
• Strategic infrastructure including digital, transport and
energy
• Education, research, development and innovation
• Expansion of renewable energy and resource efficiency
• Support for smaller businesses and midcap companies
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
• demand driven
• for projects everywhere in the EU, including
cross-border projects
• no geographic or sector quotas
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Projects approved as of Jan 2016
(preapproval started in April 2015)
• 42 infrastructure & innovation projects
(€ 5,7 billion expected to trigger € 25 billion Vn)
• 84 SMEs financing agreements
(€ 1,8 billion expected to trigger€ 25 billion Vn)
• Often combined with ESIF funding (European
Structural and Invetsment Funds)
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Scope and themes
• National
• Support to
• micro finance
• Railways for regional trains
• Smart meters, offshore wind, biomass and transmission
• Health infrastructures or research
• Modernisation of steel production sites
• Energy efficiency in residential buildings …
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Examples
Offshore wind, biomass and transmission
• DK (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S)
• Total cost: € 2 billion
• EIB financing under EFSI : up to € 75 mil
New paper and pulp mill
• Finland (Metsa Fibre Oy)
• Total cost: € 1,2 billion
• EIB financing under EFSI : up to € 75 m / total EIB loan of
€ EIB financing under EFSI : up to € 75 m275 mil
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Perspectives for Regions and tourism?
• Check for opportunities on the “European
Investment Project Portal” EIPP (live Feb 2016) –
platform
• Use advisory services flagged through the
“European Investment Advisory Hub” EIAH –
single access point
• Attend Fi-compass seminars
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European Fund for Strategic Investments
Perspectives for Regions and tourism?
• More for travel part of the travel and tourism
industry?
• Opportunity of
• SME financing agreements (similar to pre-EFSI contract
between the EIB and OHT, the Austrian bank for hotels
and tourism)?
• Energy efficiency of tourism sites?
• Revitalisation of brown fields?
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