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Lessons from ESPON-INTERSTRAT project. Cliff Hague, ECP UK Katarzyna Wojnar, ECP PL www.espon-interstrat.eu. Rules of the game. Practitioners vs researchers Both teams of 3 answer all questions There is a time limit to each question
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Lessons from ESPON-INTERSTRAT project Cliff Hague, ECP UK Katarzyna Wojnar, ECP PL www.espon-interstrat.eu
Rules of the game • Practitioners vs researchers • Both teams of 3 answerallquestions • Thereis a time limit to eachquestion • Moderators’ decision on pointsawardedisfinal • The audienceisexpected to cheer for theirteams • Great mysteryprizefor the winning team
Picture question • What each of them is saying?
Picture question What each of them is thinking?
Question 1: aims • One of INTERSTRAT aims was to raise awareness and promote ESPON findings. What 4 means would you use to achieve this goal?
Answer • Engagement strategies • Interactive events • Demonstration materials • Web site
Question 2 : aims • Our team came up with a list of headlines that would best characterise INTERSTRAT project. Guess which ones got most votes?
Question 3 : web site • Which sub-site had the most hits? • Homepage • About • Partners • Integrated strategies • Library • Flyers & brochures • Events • Links
Top 10 files from the INTERSTRAT library • Strategy for a RegionalPolycentric Urban System in Central Eastern Europe EconomicIntegrating. Final report. Regionalpolycentricurban system (33) • Panorama Inforegio No 34. Regional policy, an integrated approach. A 360 degree view.(33) • A sustainable future in our hands. A guide to the EU's sustainable development strategy(32) • Implications of territorial cohesion: An essay. Paper prepared for the Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference 2010 'Regional Responses and Global Shifts: Actors, Institutions and Organisations’(26) • The Strategic Concept of Territorial Development ROMANIA 2030. Romania - a competitive, balanced and prosperous country(25) • National Spatial Development Concept 2030 as an example of coordination tool for public policies (23) • The Territorial Dimension of the Cohesion Policy by Delia Ionica (23) • National Regional Development Strategy 2010-2020: Regions, Cities, Rural Areas (NSRD) (21) • Handbook on TerritorialCohesion (21) • Cohesion Policy Support for Local Development: Best Practice and Future Policy Options (21)
Question 4: web site • Which quarter had most online visitors? (project activities 06.2010 – 03.2012) www.espon-interstrat.eu
Question 5: engagement strategies • Give 1 example of each of the stakeholder types
Question6: engagement strategies • True orfalse? Aftercomparingourpriority target groups/levels we alldiscoveredthat in eachcaseit was organisationsat the regionalscale.
Added value from TNA Creation of unique resource that was ONLY possible because of ECPs’ expertise & joint work. Diversity in ITDS?
Question 7: demonstration materials • What were the criteria to choose the projects for the DM content? • Scientiffic quality • We were drawing cards from a bag at a steering committee meeting (to be fair to all the projects) • Storylines that best fitted national priorities • Nicest maps • MC decisions
Question 8: demonstration materials • True orfalse? Using the national language is paramount ifwe want to reach the stakeholders. Thedemonstration material is one of the fewdocuments that are in national language.
Question 9: events • First event in Poland was attended by 30 participants. In Italy there were 300 participants. Which of the events had a higher impact?
Question 10: stakeholders • What were the 2 main messages from the stakeholders who attended our events and tested demonstration materials?
Most stakeholders suggested they had severe time limitations that prevented them from reading extensive research reports in detail • There was a general consensus that clearer messages for policy-makers are needed.
Question 11: dissemination • Who is best able to disseminate ESPON findings at national level? • CU • MC • ECPs • External consultants • TPGs • National media
Picture question • What each of them is saying?
Picture question What each of them is thinking?
Finalquestion • True / False? Isitpossible to make ESPON fun?