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TRANSNATIONALITY

TRANSNATIONALITY. Benefits and future possibilities Transnational co-operation in the implementation of the ESF programmes in 2007 - 2013 Johannes Wikman, The Swedish ESF council. TRANSNATIONALITY. Experiences from one out of the 1200 Equal partnerships:

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TRANSNATIONALITY

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  1. TRANSNATIONALITY Benefits and future possibilities Transnational co-operation in the implementation of the ESF programmes in 2007 - 2013 Johannes Wikman, The Swedish ESF council

  2. TRANSNATIONALITY Experiences from one out of the 1200 Equal partnerships: • Gives a reality to EU membership (European dimension) • Establishes networks for wider use than just EQUAL • Improvement of national approach through a process of peer review • Raises the profile of national work and thereby contributes to more successful mainstreaming • Makes alternative sources of information available • Enables experimentation in areas of common interest • Increase self esteem and motivation • Increase capacity to adapt to new situations (also in national DPs) • Increase ability to relate to various perspectives • Improve social skills, empathy and assertiveness

  3. The mainstream is where the principal, dominant ideas, attitudes, practices or trends are. To mainstream is about influencing these dominant ideas, attitudes, practices or trends to achieve change in policy and in practice.

  4. Transnational partnerships, a vehicle of added value Without automatic link with innovation But… • 3 factors of success : • The transnational project is a part of the local project • There are exchanges of trainers or staff, • - The TCP produces common tools or products

  5. TRANSNATIONALITY A well founded and verified tool to achieve: Sustainable Development through innovation (both personal, organisational and institutional) through • Stimulating learning • Strengthening the power of initiative • Benchmarking (organised comparison) • Development of Ideas • New perspectives

  6. TRANSNATIONALITY Future possibilities: • Separate priority in ESF • Additional transversal funding possibility (like in EQUAL) • Earmarked part of every project decision • Broad collaboration based on interest What next?

  7. TRANSNATIONALITY • Task force of MS (network platform) • Commission support for networking • Voluntary commitment to proposals Who? Sweden, UKgb, Poland, France Czech rep, Italy, Greece and Finland

  8. ”Stretch” Potential growth zone Expanded comfort zone Comfort zone

  9. A story, so you will never forget!

  10. Promoting Transnational Cooperation Four Strategic Choices • Rationale and function Why/what for? • Thematic preference About what? • Geographical preference With whom? • Sustainability What next?

  11. Promoting Transnational Cooperation Three Operational Choices • Actors and types of collaboration Who & how? • Support and guidance What else? • “Concertation” needs What if?

  12. Promoting Transnational Cooperation Two Programming options in ESF • Dedicated priority axis • Integration into “thematic” priorities • Or both!

  13. Promoting Transnational Cooperation One agreed communication strategy • Clear message to implementing bodies, potential promoters and other Member States • providing background information on the strategic and operational choices made

  14. TRANSNATIONALITY Thank You for your attention… Now… perhaps some questions

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