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Slide N° 1. 4 janvier 2020. URBACT Community Initiative Programme 2002-2006. Secrétariat d’Urbact / Adele Bucella. OBJECTIVES. Exchange of good practices between cities ( URBACT is not an action programme ) Capitalisation Dissemination of knowledge
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Slide N° 1 4 janvier 2020 • URBACT • Community Initiative Programme • 2002-2006 Secrétariat d’Urbact / Adele Bucella
OBJECTIVES • Exchange of good practices between cities (URBACT is not an action programme) • Capitalisation • Dissemination of knowledge • Improved capacity of urban actors • Contribution to the urban approach of the European Structural Funds
Social inclusion Populations of foreign origin Physical regeneration of urban areas Transport and environment Economic activity and employment Training Urban crime prevention Information society Young people: from exclusion to inclusion Public-private partnerships Citizen participation Governance Integrated approach URBACT FIELD - THEMES
Priority 1: Exchanges and dissemination of knowledge Priority 2: Capitalisation and information Priority 3: Technical Assistance Total 15.8 M€ 50% EU financing (56,2%) 9.6 M€ 90% EU financing (34,1%) 2.7 M€ 50% EU financing (9,6%) 28.1 M€ 64% EU financing Priorities and Financing
ERDF eligible cities Cities having benefited from URBAN 1, 2 and UPPs Cities of the New Member States (over 20 000 inhabitants) Other Partner cities Public local authorities, normally cities Cities in neighbouring countries PARTNERS
WHO ? • 267 URBACT partners • Many cities partners in more than one network • When counted once 206 partners (87% are cities or regions) • More than 50% cities less than 200.000 inhabitants • New Member States: 64
WHAT ? • 20 thematic networks • 7 working groups • 2 studies • 2 qualification projects
Lead Partners Responsibilities • City of Turin will be leading the project and will be the sole contact point for the Secretariat • A formal contract (Subsidy Contract) between the Managing Authority and the Lead Partner outlines the responsibilities of each. • Lead Partner has a contract between itself and project partners – Joint Convention – this needs to be completed before any ERDF funds can be refunded • Responsible for all reporting and claiming of ERDF and storing data for the audit trail – Presage system • Responsible for using the on line reporting system of URBACT PRESAGE to claim ERDF • Responsible for general coordination and management of the network
Project partner Responsibilities Joint Convention outlines all the responsibilities of the Project Partners: • Assist the Lead Partner in implementation of the project in line with the application • Support the lead partner in drawing up reports on time • Keep separate accounts of transactions relating to the project – audit trail – 3 years after programme complete (2012) • Notify Lead Partner of any changes
URBACT Secretariat Jean-Loup DRUBIGNY – Director of Secretariat (French) Adele BUCELLA – Project Manager (British) Mira GUHRING – Communications Manager (German) Sebastiano ZILLI – Financial Manager (Italian) Melody HOUK – Capitalisation Coordinator (French) Julien BASDEVANT – Technical Assistant (French) Anne-Christine LANTIN – Technical Assistant (French) URBACT Experts: Pauline GEOGHEGAN (British) Paul SOTO (British / Spanish) David Froessler (German) Maarten Van Bemmelen (Dutch)
. www.urbact.org