Poland in the ESPON programme Gdansk 15-16 September 2005

1. Poland in the ESPON programmeGdansk 15-16 September 2005 ESPON progress and findings: Territorial potentials and variety of assets Challenges ahead

2. Structure of Intervention • Content and progress of the programme • Contributions to the territorial cohesion agenda • Considerations on an ESPON II programme

3. ESPON 2006 Programme ”Spatial development of an enlarging European Union” • Programme under Interreg III • Expectations: • New knowledge and evidence on European territorial trends and impact of EU policies • Integrated territorial analysis, tools and scenarios • Purposes: • Support to policy development • A scientific network and platform for applied European territorial research • 30 applied research projects in total • 15 Final Reports from transnational teams • Budget 17 million Euro (14+1+2 mill. Euro)

4. Participation, organisation and networking • Monitoring Committee with all 25 EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and the Commission • Romania and Bulgaria included in ESPON analysis • Managing and Paying Authority, Luxembourg, also hosting the Coordination Unit • ESPON Contact Point network, enlarged with new EU Member States • Transnational Project Groups with more than 280 partners involved

5. Lead Partners and Project Partners of the ESPON Projects ESPON network Lead Partners and Project Partners Lead Partners Project Partners

6. Themes of Trend analysis • Urban system and polycentric development* • Urban-rural relations* • Small and medium-sized cities • Accessibility and Transport networks* • Telecommunication* • Demography and migration* • Enlargement (and the spatial tissue) • Natural and technological hazards* • Natural heritage* • Application of ESDP in MS • Governance related to urban and territorial policies • Cultural heritage • Information society

7. Territorial impact analysis • Structural Funds* • Pre-accession aid* • EU Infrastructure Policy* • EU R&D Policy* • EU Agricultural Policy* • Energy trends and impact of EU Energy Policy* • EU Fisheries Policies • Structural Funds in urban areas*

8. Cross thematic projects • Integrated tools for the spatial development* • Spatial scenarios and orientations • Territorial dimension of the Lisbon process • Europe in the World • Integrated analysis of transnational and national territories (Zooming in) • Economic dimension in territorial development • Environment policy (scoping) • Social dimension (scoping) • Mix of Nuts 2 and 3 areas in territorial analysis

9. Structure of Intervention Contributions to the territorial cohesion agenda: In search for territorial potentials for development

10. In search of territorial potentials • Hypothesis: All regions and territories have potentials • Diversity within the European territory is an asset • Untouched or underused potentials • Territorial cooperation can bring added value • ESPON findings are contributing to understanding framework conditions and can inspire policy development • Examples: • European spatial infrastructures • Demographic challenges • Accessibility patterns • R&D importance • Hazards exposure • Lisbon performance

11. Major spatial infrastructures within the European territory • European Urban system • Transport, communication and ecological networks • Pentagon (14-32-46) • Increasing importance of Metropolitan regions outside • Growth in GDP in areas with relatively lower GDP level (% 1995-2002)

12. Components of population development, 1996-1999 • Population decline (natural population change and migration) • Highly scattered regional pattern • Competition between regions for human resources • Major urban areas and pleasant retirement areas in good position

13. Accessibility, multimodal (road, rail, air), 2001 • Core-periphery pattern • Air transport more territorially balanced • Pentagon and eastwards and major urban agglomerations in best situation • ICT access depends on national preferences • Favours urban areas

14. Forest Fire Hazards • Highest risk of forest fires in the Mediterranean, partly Romania and Bulgaria • Some countries display high regional variance • Climate change can affect frequency and intensity of natural hazards

15. Research & Development importance • Highest expenditure in regions close to the Pentagon and few areas to the north and south • At national level often concentration around the capital city • Knowledge production as higher education rather territorially balanced in Europe

16. Regionalised Lisbon performance (RCE) • Some regions have better potentials for a knowledge based economy than others • 5 of 14 Lisbon indicators show particular Pentagon and selected areas in Northern Europe • Eastern Europe face the greatest challenge • High potential is not linked to urbanisation

17. Structure of Intervention • Content and progress of the programme • Contributions to the territorial cohesion agenda Considerations in relation to an ESPON II

18. Further progress by the ESPON I programme • More evidence on territorial dynamics • Integrated analysis in support of a territorial understanding • Territorial core indicators for continuous monitoring • Tools for territorial impact assessment of policies • Building further on European scientific excellence in applied territorial research • Main challenges • Improve regionalised data covering all Europe • Deepening and expansion of themes • Digestion and communication • Scientific coordination and validation

19. Use of ESPON results • European policy development in need of territorial knowledge and evidence • Economic, social and territorial cohesion • Community Strategic Guidelines • National Framework documents • Territorial state and perspectives for the EU • National policies and spatial strategies • Territorial cooperation (strategy and project development) at transnational, cross-border, regional/local scale • Own territory in larger context • Framework conditions, strengths and weaknesses • Potential cooperation and synergy

20. Common Understanding of Ministers • ESPON I is a first and promising step • Strategic need for continuing the improvement of knowledge and tools for European territorial development • Political priorities defining the applied research • Use of results through networking, dialogue and communication creating synergies between policy makers, administrators and scientists • Specific resources for guidance and quality control • Resources and structure matching the specific tasks of a programme for applied research

21. MC: Five strategic orientations for ESPON II • Evidence and knowledge on territorial development and cohesion (applied research projects) • Targeted analytical deliveries (client driven projects) • Monitoring and scientific platform (core indicators, TIA and database) • Communication and networks of stakeholders • Technical and analytical support

22. Process towards an ESPON II • Programme under Objective 3, European territorial cooperation, networking • Programme outline with key orientations and priorities • Financial envelope to be decided • Clarification of co-financing possibilities • Results from EC study (December 2005) • EC proposal for ESPON II, decision procedure • Development of an ESPON II programme

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