EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND DISTRICT+ Final Conference, 25 September 2013, Brasov EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Mahesh Bhardwaj | Finance Officer Joint Technical Secretariat DISTRICT+ final conference 25 September 2013, Brasov
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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND
DISTRICT+ Final Conference, 25 September 2013, Brasov
EU Interregional CooperationState of play and perspectives
Mahesh Bhardwaj | Finance Officer
Joint Technical Secretariat
DISTRICT+ final conference
25 September 2013, Brasov
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Summary
1. INTERREG IVC state of play
2. Future of interregional cooperation
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1. INTERREG IVC programme
‘Learning by sharing’
Innovation and the knowledge economy
Environment and risk prevention
in the fields of
Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their
practices / policies
1. INTERREG IVC state of play
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Eligible area
- EU 27
- Switzerland
- Norway
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Overview approved projects
204 projects
2 274 partners
All budget (302 M€) committedPriority 1 Priority 2
90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered
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Thematic Programme CapitalisationTo exploit and build on knowledge
from projects working on a similar topic for the benefit of local and regional authorities all around Europe
Experienced thematic experts analyse projects in order to:
identify synergies & complementarities
discover innovative approaches & make them availableto all EU regions
draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels
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12 capitalisation topics 111 projects
Priority 1 Priority 2
Innovation Systems – 10 (triple helix & open innovation)Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7Eco-innovation – 7Creative industries – 14Entrepreneurship – 8E-government services – 6Demographic change – 9Rural development – 9
Climate change – 7Energy efficiency – 12Renewable energy – 7Sustainable transport – 15
DISTRICT+ participating in the lot on ‘Innovation Capacity of SMEs’
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7 projects tackling ‘Innovation Capacity of SMEs’
Representing 61 partners from 18 EU Member States
Innovation Capacity of SMEs
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1. INTERREG IVC state of play
Main achievements (as of June 2012)
90% of EU NUTS 2 regions covered
Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building
4,527staff with increased capacity
275‘spin-off activities’
Objective:Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices
3,026good practices
identified
252successfully transferred
Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies
1,250policies
addressed
262policies
improved
See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!
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METHODintense interregional exchange process through mini-programme approach
5 strategic themes
PARTNERSHIP6 very committed regional partners taken over high responsibility for 33 sub-
project participantsin 6 sub-projects
RESULTSHigh mobilisation of local sub-
project actors leading to increased capacity of staff
members at different levels of government
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2. Future of interregional cooperation
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