‘Regions of Knowledge’ & Interregional cooperation

1. ‘Regions of Knowledge’ & Interregional cooperation “From Regions of Knowledge to the European Structural and Investment Funds” 8 October 2013 Nicolas Singer |Senior Project Officer INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat

2. Summary • Insight into INTERREG IVC • Future of interregional cooperation

3. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC Eligible area:- EU 27- Norway- Switzerland Funding available for projects: €302M

4. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC INTERREG IVC in a nutshell ‘Learning by sharing’ Local / regional authorities access the experienceof others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their practices / policies in the fields of Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention

5. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC 37 projects related to Innovation, research & technology development 18 projects directly or indirectly related to the RoK programme (cluster issues)

6. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC 37 projects dealing with innovation: Main achievements (as of June 2012) 780 staff members with increased capacity 37 practices successfully transferred 57 policies improved

7. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC Example of RoK type of project: ChemClust Total ERDF budget: EUR 1,342,200.00 Duration: January 2010- December 2012 10 partners from 7 EU Member States: mix between public authorities and development agencies + creation of local stakeholders groups

8. 1. Insight into INTERREG IVC ChemClust Objective: To improve policies in the area of cluster policies and innovation for the chemical sector by means of interregional cooperation and exchange of good practices Examples of achievements Usti regio (CZ): - New chemical cooperation network created - Road map for interregional cluster development (with partners from central Germany) Tees Valley (UK): project results integrated into the Partnership Business Plan (Objective 3 – Developing the workforce)

9. 2. Future of interregional cooperation

10. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Indicative timeline EU2020 strategy March 2010 October 2011 Draft regulation June 2012 INTERREG ‘5C’ Programming Committee set up Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget post 2013 End 2013 March / April 2014 submission of the programme to the EC 2nd half 2014 approval of the programme by the EC End 2014/ early 2015 Launch of the 1st call?

11. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Framework for the future: EU2020 strategy Draft regulation 2014-2020: 11 Thematic Objectives

12. 2. Future of interregional cooperation From 3 objectives to 2 goals Goal 1: Investment for growth and jobs Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation Now From 2014

13. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Draft regulation 2014-2020on interregional cooperation • Integration of ‘Regions of Knowledge’ • ’foster cooperation between innovative research-intensive clusters and exchanges between researchers and research institutions based on ‘Regions of Knowledge’ • Link to EU cohesion policy • ‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’‘to enhance design and implementation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs’

14. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Four Thematic Objectives (TO) selected • TO 1: Strengthening Research, Technological Development and Innovation • includes cluster policies (RoK) • TO 3: Enhancing the competitiveness of SME • TO 4: Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy • TO 6: Protecting the Environment and promoting Resource Efficiency

15. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Two types of interventions A. Interregional cooperation projects B. Policy Learning Platforms

16. 2. Future of interregional cooperation A. Interregional cooperation projects Main features Definition Interregional cooperation projects allowing partner from different countries to work together on a shared regional policy issue within the scope of the selected Investment Priorities 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)

17. 2. Future of interregional cooperation A. Interregional cooperation projects Main features Implementation in 2 phases Policy exchange of experience (2 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) Regions of Knowledge: covered under relevant projects of TO1 Phase 1 Phase 2

18. 2. Future of interregional cooperation B. Policy Learning Platforms Objectives Overall objective: To ensure policy learning across EU Specific objective: To contribute to EU wide capacity building To optimise the exploitation of projects’ results To improve the quality of the programme’s content ‘External capitalisation’ ‘Internal Capitalisation’

19. 2. Future of interregional cooperation B. Policy Learning Platforms What is it? • 1 resource centre per Thematic Objective embodied through: • On-line collaborative toolWith relevant functionalities • Expert teamContent and coordination role

20. 2. Future of interregional cooperation

21. 2. Future of interregional cooperation Conclusion on the future of RoK main challenges • Participation of the private sector? • Creation of local stakeholders groups • Link with the regional / national Structural Funds Operational Programmes (‘Investment for Growth and Jobs’)

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