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URBACT II : Actualities in 2012 Iván Tosics Thematic Pole Manager tosics@mri.hu

URBACT II : Actualities in 2012 Iván Tosics Thematic Pole Manager tosics@mri.hu. URBACT II. European Programme of Territorial Cooperation 2007-2013 ( jointly financed by ERDF and Member States – budget 69 M€ ) Main objective To promote Integrated & Sustainable Urban Development

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URBACT II : Actualities in 2012 Iván Tosics Thematic Pole Manager tosics@mri.hu

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  1. URBACT II: Actualities in 2012Iván TosicsThematic Pole Managertosics@mri.hu

  2. URBACT II • European Programme of Territorial Cooperation 2007-2013 • (jointly financed by ERDF and Member States – budget 69 M€ ) • Main objective • To promote Integrated & Sustainable Urban Development • Operational objectives • To facilitate exchange and learningamong EU cities • To draw lessons, build knowledge based on cities' experience (capitalization) & disseminate good practices and lessons learnt • To support policy-makers and practitioners to improve policies for sustainable urban development (capacity building) • Main tool: Networks (8-12 partners – 33 months – 800.000 €)  URBACT = the only ETC programme dedicated to transnational cooperation & capitalisation on urban issues URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 2

  3. Fostering the impact of the programme on urban policies: the « URBACT method » 1) TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE • Sharing experience, learning, drawing lessons for « the outside world » • A strict balance between Comp and Conv partners • Action-oriented: Local Action Plans • Involving local stakeholders: URBACT Local Support Groups • Involving Managing Authorities • Permanent support to networks & community of work (experts, Secretariat) • A staged approach: networks created in 2 stages (6-month Development phase) • CAPITALISATION • Project level (expert support, baseline study) • Programme level: clustering of networks, experts animating thematic clusters 3) COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION • Project level: projects responsible for Comm° & Dissemination • Programme level: a flagship website hosting all projects’ websites, annual events, publications, National Dissemination Points URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 3

  4. Implementation to date • 3 calls for proposals 2008: 19 thematic networks & 7 working groups (completed) 2010: 9 thematic networks (ongoing, end of implement° phase) 2012: 19 thematic networks (dvpt phase) • 540 partners involved in approved projects 90% cities Predominance of small & medium size cities 28 Member/ Partner states covered URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 5

  5. Geographical coverage URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 6

  6. Thematic coverage URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 7

  7. Achievements to date 1. Project level • Thematic outputs delivered by 26 completed projects • 3800 persons involved in Local support groups (call 1 and Call 2 only) • 250 Local Action Plans delivered (call 1 only) 2. Programme level • Thematic outputs (Cities responses to the crisis 2010, URBACT results 2011) • 4 Annual conferences • First Summer University for URBACT Local Support Groups (2011) URBACT programmeSunday, 07 September 2014 I Page 8

  8. Important specialities of URBACT projects • All URBACT II project partners must establish and lead a LocalSupport Group (ULSG). The ULSG assembles the main interested parties and localactors concerned by the specific topic which is the focus for the project. • Project partners are also responsible to develop their Local ActionPlan (LAP). Each partner develops a LAP in order to respond to local urban issueswith the hope of increasing the impact of URBACT exchanges on local policies andpractises. • The method to create LAP with ULSG is a different knowledge creation than just to collect existing knowledge • The involvement of both the ULSG and the remaining project partnerscreatesa ‘peer review’ approach which helps to ensure quality and richness of the LAPs.

  9. URBACT innovation: ULSGs The total number of persons involved in the 201 ULSGs (Call 1 and Call 2) amounts to 3.800members. The sizeof ULSGs ranges from small groups with 6-8 members to largegroups involving 20-25 members. On average, ULSGs gather between 10 and 15 persons ULSGs involve a great variety of stakeholders: • over 1/3 of ULSG members (35%) arerepresentatives of the local administration, while 11% of national and regionallevel • civil society gives almost 1/4 of ULSG members (22%) • the private sector givesmore than 11% of ULSG members

  10. ULSG composition: the weak points Weak point of ULSG composition: the low participation of elected representatives(5% only of the ULSG members). Evenso60% of partners report the participation of elected officials to some of the ULSG meetings. This figure is slightly below 50 % forManaging Authorities. Almost 50% of the ULSG members do speak English.

  11. ULSGs: activities Mainactivitiesof the ULSGs: • coproduction of the Local Action Plan: 94% • validation of the Local Action Plan: 86% • preparation of input for transnational exchanges: 78% ULSG linkagestotransnationalactivities: • preparation of input for network seminars (LAPs and case studies): 78% • travel and visit partner cities: 76% • participation to network seminars: 71% • participationto URBACT programmeevents(Annual conference, City Labs, etc.): 61%

  12. ULSGs: perceptions Intangible: newpartnerships/ ways of working (ULSG survey 2011) • « 90% declare ULSG has fosteredtheintegratedapproach » • « 86% declare ULSG played a usefulroleindeveloping LAP » • « 85% foresee ULSG willcontinuetooperateafter end of network»

  13. URBACT innovations: LAP 250 Local Action Plansdelivered (call 1 only) LAP implementation is a major issue (Mid Term Evaluation 2010) • « 20% declarehavingreceivedfundsfrom OP for LAP implement° » • « 60% declarehaving no securefundingfor LAP implementation » Difficultforpartnersto link Local Action Planstofundsavailableinthe OP (structure, calendarissues, etc.)

  14. From LAPs to EU funded projects There is a needtoreinforcecooperationwithMAs Local capacitiestodevelopparticipativeactionplanning and integratedurbanpolicieshaveto be strengthened • BesidescontinuingURBACT Summer University newideas: National capacity-buildingschemefor ULSG membersto start in 2013 with 3rd callpartners; Pilot TrainingSchemeforelectedrepresentativesin2013 Analyses of ERDF projects (50 casestudyanalysis, ERDF housing) show thatmany of the most successful, integratedprojectscomefrom URBACT (orInterreg) projects • evenso, theshare of ERDF financed URBACT projectsremainslow…

  15. URBACT II Capitalisation on urban experience and knowledge URBACT Project Results published 2011 (Projects call 1) URBACT final conferences and events (Projects call 2) URBACT Workstreams launched 2012 URBACT’s answers for integrated & sustainable urban development to urban threats (report “Cities of Tomorrow”) To identify, harness and transfer good practices from other ETC programmes (INTERREG IVC, ESPON, INTERACT) and relevant organisations To issue practical recommendations to support European cities

  16. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/ studies/pdf/citiesoftomorrow/citiesoftomorrow_final.pdf

  17. Resources for capitalisation with workstreams Knowledge Resources • URBACT projects (Call 1, Call 2, Call 3) • Projects of other ETC programmes • Inputs from other relevant organisations (OECD, CIVITAS, CECODHAS, Eurocities,etc) Human Resources • 1 coordinator per workstream (URBACT Pole Manager or expert) • A core group of up to 7 people: URBACT community (experts and city partners), ETC projects, EU/other organisations • Expert witnesses (for hearings)

  18. Activities and outputs Roadmap for each work stream will include • 3 core group meetings (April-May, June, September) • 2 hearings with expert witnesses • Possible participation in important EU events (Open days, UN Habitat conference, others) • URBACT annual conference (3-4 Dec 2012) Outputs will include • 1 article per workstream for the URBACT Tribune 2012 • Workshops in the URBACT annual conference • Enriched thematic papers in January 2013 • Policy papers (early 2013)

  19. URBACT Annual Conference 2012 Copenhagen, 3-4 December 2012 Monday, 3 December, from 12.00 • Opening (Mayor, Minister, DG Regio, Commissioner) • Six paralel interactiveworkshops (1st round) • The European urbanmodelincomparison: US, South American, African, Asiancomparativeexamples Tuesday, 4 December, until 16.15 • EU responsestourbanchallenges (European Parliament, URBACT MC chair, DG Regio, Mayor) • URBACT Café • Six paralel interactiveworkshops (2nd round) • Solvingtheurban policy puzzle (workshopreporting back) • Towards URBACT III

  20. contact@urbact.eu www.urbact.eu

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