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EU Interregional C ooperation State of play and perspectives Johanna B ähn | Finance Officer Joint Technical Secretariat. 1. The INTERREG IVC programme. INTERREG IVC in a nutshell. ‘Learning by sharing’.
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EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Johanna Bähn |Finance Officer Joint Technical Secretariat
1. The INTERREG IVC programme INTERREG IVC in a nutshell ‘Learning by sharing’ Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their practices / policies in the fields of Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention
1. The INTERREG IVC programme Overview approved projects 204projects 2 274 partners 90% of 271 NUTS 2 region covered All budget (302 M€) committed Priority 1 Priority 2
2. Programme Capitalisation Thematic Programme Capitalisation To exploit and build on knowledge from projects working on a similar topic for the benefit of local and regional authorities all around Europe • Experienced thematic experts analyse projects in order to: • identify synergies & complementarities • discover innovative approaches & make them availableto all EU regions • draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels
2. Programme Capitalisation • capitalisation topics • 111 projects involved Priority 1 Priority 2 • Innovation Systems – 10 • (triple helix & open innovation) • Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7 • Eco-innovation – 7 • Creative industries – 14 • Entrepreneurship – 8 • E-government services – 6 • Demographic change – 9 • Rural development – 9 • Climate change – 7 • Energy efficiency – 12 • Renewable energy – 7 • Sustainable transport – 15 RobinWood+ participating in capitalisation topic “Rural development”
2. Programme Capitalisation 9 projects tackling ‘Rural development’ • 94 partners involved from 23 EU Member States + Norway
Draft ETC regulation 2014-2020 3. Future 2014+ • Link to EU cohesion policy reinforcedTransfer good practices into “operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal” • Role to play in capacity building
Overall objective 3. Future 2014+ • To reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy by promoting exchange of experience among actors of regional relevance • on the identification and transfer of good practice, • to improve the implementation of policies and programmes for regional development, • in particular of the programmes under the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal
Thematic concentration 3. Future 2014+ • (TO 1) Strengthening Research, Technological Development and Innovation • (TO 3) Enhancing the competitiveness of SME • (TO 4) Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy • (TO 6) Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
3. Future 2014+ Two types of interventions Policy Learning Platforms Interregional cooperation projects
3. Future 2014+ Indicative timeline EU2020 strategy March 2010 October 2011 Draft regulation June 2012 INTERREG ‘5C’ Programming Committee set up Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget post 2013 End 2013 March / April 2014 submission of the programme to the EC 2nd half 2014 approval of the programme by the EC End 2014/ early 2015 Launch of the 1st call?
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