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Progress by the ESPON 2013 Programme in relation to the First Action Plan

Meeting of General Directors on Territorial Cohesion 18 May 2009 in Prague. Progress by the ESPON 2013 Programme in relation to the First Action Plan (Actions 4.1 and 4.2 plus). ESPON contributions to First Action Plan. Action 4.1:

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Progress by the ESPON 2013 Programme in relation to the First Action Plan

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  1. Meeting of General Directors on Territorial Cohesion 18 May 2009 in Prague Progress by the ESPON 2013 Programme in relation to the First Action Plan (Actions 4.1 and 4.2 plus)

  2. ESPON contributions to First Action Plan Action 4.1: • Develop a robust platform of knowledge on territorial state, perspectives, trends and policy impacts in the EU and Member States Action 4.2: • Support monitoring and assessment of territorial development and cohesion Support to other Action lines: • Targeted Analysis with stakeholders (under Priority 2)

  3. First 6 Themes of Applied Research (P1) • Cities and Urban Agglomerations/Functionality and development opportunities for European competitiveness and cohesion • Development Opportunities in different types of Rural Areas • Demography and Migratory Flows affecting European regions and cities • Effects of Rising Energy Prices on Regional Competitiveness • Territorial Impact Assessment of Policies (exploratory) • Climate Change and Territorial Effects on regions and local economies

  4. Next 11 Themes of Applied Research (P1) • Attractiveness of European regions and cities for residents and visitors • European patterns of land use • Territorial cooperation in transnational areas and across internal/external borders • Accessibility at regional/local scale and patterns in Europe • Secondary growth poles in territorial development • European perspective on specific types of territories • Territorial dimension of innovation and knowledge economy • Continental territorial structures and flows (globalisation) • Services of General Interest • Sea use and maritime inter-linkages • Regional sensitivity of selected EU Policies

  5. Use of ESPON results in Targeted Analysis (P2) • 6 Targeted Analysis based on ESPON results (P2): • The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe/CAEE • The Development of the Islands – European Islands and Cohesion Policy/EUROISLANDS (TC1AP) • Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions/MetroBorder (TC1AP) • Success for Convergence Regions’ Economies/SURE • Spatial Scenarios: New Tools for Local-Regional Territories/SS-LR • Territorial Diversity/TD(TC1AP)

  6. Next Targeted Analysis (P2) Next Call for Proposals: • Potential of Rural Regions/PURR (TC1AP) • Transnational Support Method for European Cooperation/ TranSMec • Cross-border spatial strategies/Ulysses Next Call for Expression of Interest: • (Up to) 10 new project ideas of stakeholders to be selected

  7. Actions related to Scientific Platform (P3) • ESPON 2013 Database (ongoing) • Typology Compilation (ongoing) • ESPON Hyperatlas (update) • ESPON DataNavigator (update) • ESPON Online Mapping • Visualisation and cartographic language (update) • Territorial Indicators/Indices (next call for proposals) • ESPON Territorial Monitoring System (start 2011) • Territorial trends by update of existing maps: • Population development and Migration (done) • Accessibility of air and multimodal transport (soon) • Lisbon economic performance • Creative economy/labour force • Telecom/IT roll-out

  8. Capitalisation activities 2009 (P4) • Media efforts continuing expansion • ESPON Website and Intranet development • Publications of Territorial Observations • First ESPON 2013 Synthesis Report in 2010 • Open ESPON Seminar on 3-4 June 2009 in Prague • Internal Seminar 2-3 December 2009 in Sweden • 1 more open ESPON workshop in 2009 • Next Call for Proposals include (up to 7) Transnational Networking Activity projects, implemented by the ESPON Contact Point Network

  9. Progress envisaged by beginning of 2010 • 17 Applied Research projects are in motion • 9 Targeted Analysis are underway • 10 Stakeholder Ideas for further projects are in process for the call for proposals in 2010 • 2 (of 3) major Scientific Platform projects will have been set up • 5 scientific tools is under development • 5 territorial trends (map updates) are implemented • Capitalisation actions making ESPON 2013 visible • Private bodies are participating as partners in project teams

  10. Timing of calls in 2009 • Calls for Proposals and Expression of Interest planned for launch later in spring/beginning of autumn 2009: • Call for Proposals on 10-11 Applied Research projects • Call for Expression of Interest by stakeholders for Targeted Analysis • Call for Proposals for 3 Targeted Analysis • Call for Proposal on Territorial Indicators/Indices • Call for Proposals for up to 7 Transnational Activities of the ESPON Contact Point Network

  11. Potential accessibility by air, 2001-2006 (Change in regions relative position) Gains in Eastern Member States (and in some peripheral regions) Highest losses (of index points): Many regions located between the inter-national airports Trend supports better territorial balance at European scale

  12. More information Thank you for your attention! More information on the ESPON 2013 Programme can be found on www.espon.eu/ESPON2013

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