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RISE – Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe. Stakeholders: Birmingham City Council (Lead Stakeholder); Regional Council of Västerbotten ; Region Zealand; Randstad Region (Brussels Office) Research Partners: University of Birmingham – Dept. of Management
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RISE – Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Stakeholders: Birmingham City Council (Lead Stakeholder); Regional Council of Västerbotten; Region Zealand; Randstad Region (Brussels Office) Research Partners: University of Birmingham – Dept. of Management Delft University of Technology - Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies (OTB) University of Copenhagen - Forest & Landscape, Denmark (FLD) University of Umeå - Centre for Regional Science (CERUM)
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe • Territorial Needs following the Economic Crisis • Support strengthening and renewal of business base • Re-new employment - Improve skills, support the unemployed • Renew business support – existing businesses and start-ups • Support KBE and Innovation • Based upon - review, analysis, mapping, debate • Actions • Support the development of high value in supply chains • Renew refresh the knowledge base • Proof against future – diversify, strengthen, broaden base • Make links to global knowledge and value chains • Build infrastructure – broadband • Be SMART and SUSTAINABLE • Look at best practice • Requires • Integration of planning – activities • Integration across territories • Integration internationally • Boundary spanning to leading areas of research
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Four Case Study Territories: Västerbotten (S), Randstad (NL), Zealand (DK), W. Midlands (UK)
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe • Analyse the emergence and significance of RIS in different territorial and institutional settings: • Draw upon professional, academic and ESPON literature, data analysis, and case studies of the use of RIS in the four pilot regions • Develop typologies of Regional Integrated Strategies: • Overview of different types of RIS - aims and objectives, scope, development approaches, stakeholder involvement, vertical and horizontal integration, implementation strategies, monitoring and evaluation. • Case Study Regions and EU wide web survey • Develop and test a RIS-toolkit applicable in the four stakeholders’ countries and Europe: • Enhance integrated nature of regional strategies – horizontally and vertically • Develop Integration indicators and monitoring and evaluation indicators • Describe financial models available to combine instruments (European, national, regional, local) • Conclusions and recommendations: • Draw overall conclusions and to provide recommendations for RIS to be applied in the stakeholder regions and guidance for other localities in Europe.