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Learn how efficient cooperation and governance strategies enhance urban development impact in deprived areas through networking and co-operation. Discover models for improving regional and local partnerships. Explore the benefits of horizontal and vertical co-operation and the added value for cities and regions.
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RegGov: Regional Governance of Sustainable Integrated Development of Deprived Urban Areas Improving the impact of territorial co-operation on local policies – Networking for change Brigitte Grandt | City of Duisburg (DE) | Lead Partner Nicoleta Lasan | City of Satu Mare (RO) | Partner City Bruessels | 20 May 2010
RegGov – Regional Governance:Working in Partnership - 1 • Efficient co-operation and a high level of trust between cities and regional authorities have become a decisive factor in the successful development, implementation and funding of integrated urban development policies. • Governance is the core element of all integrated development and regeneration strategies and programmes. • A successful and sustainable regeneration of disadvantaged neighbourhoods has become more and more “a matter of co- operation and partnership”. URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 2
RegGov – Regional Governance:Working in Partnership - 2 • New models of urban governance are needed to cope with urban problems and challenges. • The main objective is to improve the horizontal and vertical co-operation, and to provide all regional and local actors with the know-how and tools to develop and implement neighbourhood regeneration strategies. • The strategic involvement and co-operation can help to create a stronger sense of motivation and responsibility of all involved actors - for the development, implementation and funding of regeneration strategies. URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 3
Horizontal Co-operation • The challenge is to motivate and activate local communities and citizens to take an active role in the improvement of their housing and living conditions. • The RegGov network is testing new organisational and financial tools and creative methods of participation. This enlarges the capacity of co-operation between the public sector and the local communities. • RegGov develops comprehensive local partnerships with all relevant actors who can contributeto the success of a regeneration or development strategy. • National/regional institutions, urban key players and local stakeholders are part of Local Support Groups in each partner city. URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 4
Vertical Co-operation • With a growing focus on area-based programmes, the role of regions as Managing Authorities for the Operational Programmes has become more crucial for European initiatives. • RegGov‘s aim is to strengthen the regional level as crucial partner in urban policy and to develop good ways of vertical co-operation with the cities as an important element of the partnership. URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 5
Added value for the cities • Exchange of know-how, • discussion on experiences, • learning from good practice examples and • the elaboration of common positions • Improvement of competitiveness of the region, • better and more qualified applications for funding from the cities • more efficient communication between city-networks and Managing Authorities Added value for the regions URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 6
First results from RegGov • The co-operation between Managing Authorities and cities as well as the regional co-operation between the cities are requirements for a successful and efficient funding. • The creation of networks between programme areas in cities and regions as Learning Communities has a clear added value for the local programmes and strategies in the single cities. URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 7
Practice from North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) – the Regional “Socially Integrative City Network” URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 8
RegGov Overview on Local Action Plans • 5 Local Action Plans are submitted, but not yet approved [Satu Mare (Romania), Köbanya (Hungary), Duisburg (Germany), Nijmegen (Netherlands)] • 2 Local Action Plans are expected until summer 2010 [Nyiregyhaza (Hungary), Södertälje (Sweden)] • 3 Local Action Plans are expected until autumn 2010 [Ruda Slaska (Poland), Siracusa (Italy), Halandri (Greece)] URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 9
Practice from Romania - LocalThe City of Satu Mare • completely new experience for Satu Mare with working in a Local Support Group on the elaboration of projects • 4 meetings of the Local Support Group since the beginningof the project, with very good results and steps towards the completion of the Local Action Plan • more than 30 representatives of the institutions involved in the Local Support Group as well as the representative of the Managing Authority associated to Satu Mare • with the help of the Local Support Group, the Local Action Plan was completed and forwarded for financing at the end of March 2010 • the Local Action Plan includes 7 projects and has a total value of approximately 17 million euro, with a total non-refundable sum of approximately 11 million euro URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 10
Practice from RomaniaSatu Mare - City Development Strategies • Agreement of the Local Support Group on a city-wide strategy with the Mayor of Satu Mare • Decision on co-ordination of the overall process through the European Information Centre of the Municipality of Satu Mare • Classification of 7 neighbourhoods within the city • Search for responsibles for each of the 7 neighbourhoods • Elaboration of a work basis through the different departments of the Municipality • Implementation of 7 “Future Conferences” to develop visions, a common view of problems and ways of solution, priorities • Development of strategies per neighbourhood • Continuation of the work on a city-wide development strategy URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 11
Practice from RomaniaMembers of the Local Support Group in Satu Mare URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 12
Contact • RegGov Network • Brigitte Grandt [Lead Partner] • EG DU Entwicklungsgesellschaft Duisburg mbH • Willy-Brandt-Ring 44 • D - 47169 Duisburg • Phone: +49 (0)203 - 994 29 40 • eMail: bgrandt@eg-du.de • Internet: • http://urbact.eu/reg_gov URBACT II RegGov Network I 20 May 2010 I Seite 13