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ESPON Seminar 4-5 December 2013 in Vilnius. Last steps of ESPON 2013 And towards ESPON 2020. Programme delivery. 68 projects following Calls for Proposals: 25 Applied Research projects (policy driven themes) 23 Targeted Analyses (defined by stakeholder demand)
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ESPON Seminar 4-5 December 2013 in Vilnius Last steps of ESPON 2013 And towards ESPON 2020
Programme delivery 68 projects following Calls for Proposals: • 25 Applied Research projects (policy driven themes) • 23 Targeted Analyses (defined by stakeholder demand) • 10 larger projects under Scientific Platform and Tools • 8 Transnational Networking Activities • ..of which, 22 projects still have to deliver final results • 66 actions within 16 MA led projects, all contracted as services • 7 projects still ongoing including several actions • Budget implementation status: • All funds allocated, concerted effort avoided any de-commitment of funds in 2013, however speed shall continue in 2014
New results until end 2014 Priority I/Applied Research projects: • Territorial Vision and Scenarios 2050, Green Economy, Territorial Governance, Poverty and Social Exclusion, Small and Medium sized Towns, European Neighbourhood, Economic Crisis and Regional Resilience • Priority II/Targeted Analyses: • Growth poles in South East Europe, Landscape 3 countries, North Sea Star • Priority III/ Scientific Platform and Tools: • EU Territorial Monitoring, ESPON Atlas, Detecting Territorial Potentials and Challenges, Internet online mapping tool, Territorial Evidence Packs, Baltic Sea Territorial Monitoring, City Benchmarking tool • Priority IV/TNA - capitalisation by ECP network: • Cadec (concepts), ENECON (North), UseESPON (use), new project envisaged, ESPON on the Road
ESPON events in 2014 Seminars, conferences and workshops: • Workshop end February 2014 (theme tbd) • Financial Managers Seminar in mid March 2014 • Conference on Partner States on 24 March 2014 (tbc) • Conference on Territorial Vision on 29 April 2014 (tbc) • ESPON Open Seminar on 4-5 June 2014 in Greece • ESPON Financial Managers Seminar mid July 2014 • Workshop in September 2014 (theme tbd) • ESPON Workshop and joint ETC Programme Workshop at Open Days, 6-9 October 2014 in Bruxelles • Final Communication and Closure event on 10 October 2014 (tbc) • ESPON seminar in Italy end 2014 (tbc)
ESPON publications in 2014 • ESPON publications: • ESPON Scientific Seminar Report II • Handbook on Territorial Governance • ESPON Synthesis Report III • Handbook on Detecting Territorial Potentials • Territorial Monitoring Booklet • Territorial Vision and Scenarios reports • European Territorial Monitoring Report I • ESPON Atlas • 5-6 ESPON Territorial Observations • 6-7 ESPON Evidence Briefs
Progress towards ESPON 2020 Programme (1) • Name: ESPON 2020 Programme: • European Territorial Observation Network • Cornerstones endorsed at General Directors level: • MC as decision making body • Improved outreach and knowledge transfer • Swifter delivery of evidence to policy and programmes • Leaner administration and use of service contracts only • Change in institutional setup including an ESPON EGTC established in Luxembourg • EGTC performing as Single Beneficiary implementing content of OP based on grant agreement
Progress towards the ESPON 2020 Programme (2) Cornerstones endorsed at General Directors level (cont.) • Specific Objectives: • Continued production of territorial evidence • Upgraded knowledge transfer and analytical user support • Improved territorial observation and tools for territorial analyses • Wider outreach and uptake of territorial evidence (in collaboration with ECP network). • Priority Axes: • Territorial Evidence, Monitoring, Tools Outreach and, Knowledge Transfer (implementing 4 specific objectives) • Technical Assistance.
Progress towards ESPON 2020 Programme (3) • Budget • ERDF contribution 41.3 mio. Euro • National contributions in discussion • Finalising the Operational Programme and supporting documents: • EC Legislative Package end 2013 • Secondary legislation later • Submission of the OP to the EC, envisaged in April 2014 • If this happens, a chance for approval by existing Commission, and a first call for tender opening at end 2014 • Later submission would mean approval later in 2014 in tender opening in 2015
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