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Ildikó Ürmössy Head of European Integration Office Centurio manager

Brief description of the Centurio programme. Experiences of the 1st year 22nd September 2005, Szolnok. Ildikó Ürmössy Head of European Integration Office Centurio manager. WHAT IS CENTURIO?. BACKGROUND: the Centurio programme was initiated by AER in 1994;

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Ildikó Ürmössy Head of European Integration Office Centurio manager

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  1. Brief description of the Centurio programme. Experiences of the 1st year22nd September 2005, Szolnok Ildikó Ürmössy Head of European Integration Office Centurio manager

  2. WHAT IS CENTURIO? • BACKGROUND: • the Centurio programme was initiated by AER in 1994; • AER - as a European interregional co-operation since 1985, with 250 member regions from 30 countries – decided to develop the programme by creating a new network; • framework and financial resources provided by the INTERREG IIIC programme of the European Commission

  3. WHAT IS CENTURIO? • AIM: • to promote the growth & competitiveness of the regions by exchanging know-how & experiences in • sustainable economic development, • environment protection, • sustainable quality tourism.

  4. WHAT IS CENTURIO? • OBJECTIVES: • to encourage social, economic & territorial cohesion in Europe and to support the regions’ participation in EU cohesion policy, • to improve the regions’ sustainable development by assisting the development of the co-operation with experienced organisations & partners, • to foster the implementation of a long-lasting network, • to support the regions’ self-development in the selected areas of co-operation, • to strengthen the regions’ human resources.

  5. WHY IS JÁSZ-NAGYKUN-SZOLNOK COUNTY A PARTNER? • SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: • by achieving the project aims & objectives we would like • to contribute to the economic & social development of our small regions and municipalities, • to improve the human resources of the self-governments (professional knowledge and foreign language skills), • to learn best practices & identify potential joint projects, • to enhance and develop the county’s especially rich & fruitful international relations.

  6. THE PARTNERSHIP 8 regions participate in the programmeout of our partners Pas-de-Calais (1993) ( France ) Bielsko (1993) ( Poland ) Maramures (1993) (Romania ) Somme (1996) ( France) Brandenburg (1995) & Teltow-Fläming (1999) (Germany ) Brzesko (1996) ( Poland ) Tarnow (1996) ( Poland ) Durham (1999) ( Great-Britain ) Asti (2000) ( Italy ) Mielec (2003) ( Poland ) Suski (2004) ( Poland ) Harghita (2002) ( Romania ) Häme (2003) ( Finland )

  7. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES. OTHER TARGET GROUPS.MAIN ACTIVITIES • Direct beneficiaries: civil servants of self-governments • Other target groups: professionals working in the field of regional development, tourism, environment protection & EU project management • Main activities: • host „traineeships” (15 persons x 2 weeks) • guest „traineeships” (25 persons x 2 weeks) • dissemination and evaluation seminar (2005 & 2006) • participation in „bridge activities” (min. 3) • special dissemination events

  8. MAIN OUTPUTS (12 July 2004 – 30 June 2005. ) Exchange activities: 1st semester: 14 exchange programmes (28 weeks) 5 hosting, 9 guests at partners appr. 200 visits & events 1 dissemination event 2nd semester: 5 hosting (10 weeks) 124 events 1 dissemination seminar Total budget: 92,170 € for the country Successful application for national co-funding.

  9. EXPERIENCES WITH DIRECT BENEFICIARIES • „Trainees” were chosen by an application process • evaluation criteria • growing interest • Importance of • tailor-made programmes & flexibility • preparation & follow-up • of traineeships • Added value: trainees from 2-3 regions

  10. SOME EXAMPLES OF „BEST PRACTICES” • All participants gave feedback on best practices. E.g. • high quality of keeping the traditions & preserving the natural values – in the focus of tourism marketing tools • (Harghita) ; • methods for improving the regional identity (Asti); • intensive internet usage & e-learning (Häme); • wide range of tourism information resources (Durham, Somme, Pas-de-Calais); • making use of EU funding effectively (Brandenburg, Teltow-Fläming)

  11. SOME EXAMPLES OF PROJECT IDEAS • Mutual presentation of rural tourism heritage by tourist offices (Asti, Häme, Harghita, Durham) • INTERREG IIIC proposal related to ageing population (Durham) • Establishing links in the field of environmental authorities, research institutes universities (Häme) • Exchange of experiences • in the field of social institutions • (elderly, disabled) • (Pas-de-Calais, Durham)

  12. SOME PROBLEMS WE HAVE FACED • Later launching than originally planned (sending & hosting in the same semester); • Lack of 3rd countries funding (Harghita); • Late re-funding of the costs; • The working methods & the collaboration of the co-ordinator & the 1st stage auditing authority were not been established in the 1st year

  13. DISSEMINATION • Key element of the project. • Various tools & methods: • Regional, local media • Press conferences, discussions • Workshops for presenting the experiences • Web-site • Presentation of the results in training courses, etc

  14. Thank you for your attention! Dr. Ürmössy Ildikó Head of office Self-governmental Office of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County European Integration Office Tel.: 56/505-249 Fax: 56/505-253 E-mail: urmossy@jnszm.hu Web: http://www.jnszm.hu

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