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European Structural and
Investment Fund (ESIF) Strategy
Consultation
Clive Winters
Assistant Director
Coventry University Enterprises Ltd
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The Structural Funds are a mechanism for supporting social and economic
restructuring across the European Union
Introduction
– European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), European Social Funds (ESF), European Agricultural
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Notional allocation of ERDF and ESF to the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP is
€136m for 2014 to 2020. EAFRD allocation not yet announced.
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Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
Managing Authorities: ERDF – DCLG; ESF – DWP; EAFRD - DEFRA
Additional €4.9m for the Youth Employment Initiative.
ESF and ERDF will be split 50:50 in line with national guidance
Funding needs to be matched (50%) by national public funding, local public funding or private
funding sources
Requirement on the LEP to draft a Structural and Investment Fund Strategy for
submission to BIS
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Full submission 31st January 2013
ESIF Background
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Initial guidance issued in April 2013, supplementary guidance in July 2013
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Established ESIF strategy drafting group
Introduction
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LEP Executive, Coventry University, Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council, Coventry
and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. Representation from BIS and DCLG
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LEP partners have been fully engaged in national consultation and dissemination
events, local events with BIS, Skills Funding Agency and ‘opt-in’ events with
Manufacturing Advisory Service, UK Trade and Investment , DWP , Growth
Accelerator and Big Lottery.
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Consultation event on 5th August attracted 75 people from 52 organisations
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Additional presentations including; LEP Groups (SME, Energy) and Social Inclusion
Stakeholders .
ESIF Development
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Socio-Economic Analysis
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Description of ERDF and ESF Themes
– Consistent with the Strategic Economic Plan
Introduction
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Rationale for Intervention, Investment Priorities, Indicative list of Specific actions, Performance Indicators
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Distribution of ESIF Allocation - Summary
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Partnership Delivery and Risk
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Eligibility and Compliance
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Governance, Local Commitment, Delivery Routes, Cross Cutting Themes
Eligibility of Strategic Activities, Alignment with European Union Programmes
Funding Priorities Spreadsheet
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Strategic Activities, Funding Profile, Match Funding, Outputs
ESIF Strategy Structure
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Theme 1: R&D and Innovation (Sector Specialisation in Research, Development and Innovation and
Support for Business Innovation) - 33% of the ERDF budget
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Theme 2: Enhancing Access To, and use and Quality of, Information and Communication
Technologies (Roll out of High Speed Digital Networks to Address Market Failure, Take-Up and
Exploitation of Emerging Technologies, Higher level workforce skills) - 12% of the ERDF budget
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Theme 3: SME Competitiveness (Supporting Business Start up, Supporting Business growth and
Investment) - 33% of the ERDF budget
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Theme 4: Supporting the Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy in All Sectors (Low Carbon
Technologies, ‘Whole Place’ Solutions, Technology Adoption) - 20% of the ERDF budget in compliance
with the national guidelines
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Theme 5: Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Prevention and Management (Enabling
economic growth, Delivering sustainable economic futures for communities at risk) - 3% of the ERDF
budget
ESIF Themes (1)
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Theme 6: Protecting the Environment and Promoting Resource Efficiency (Environmental Protection
and Resource Efficiency)
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Theme 8: Promoting Employment and Supporting Labour Mobility (Sustainable integration of young
people, Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, demand side challenges)
40% of the ESF budget
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Theme 9: Promoting Social Inclusion and Combating Poverty (Tackling poverty, Labour Market
Integration, Young People)
21% of the ESF budget in compliance with the national guidelines
Theme 10: Investing in Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (Developing Skills to Tackle
Unemployment, Using Skills to Support and Drive Growth, Transforming the Skills Infrastructure)
40% of the ESF budget
ESIF Themes (2)
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Manufacturing Advisory Service: Provides specialist strategic and technical advice to help improve
the competitiveness of manufacturers. Linked to the SME Competitiveness Theme. (Proposal: Opt-In)
Introduction
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UK Trade and Investment: Helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy and assists
overseas companies to bring their high-quality investment to the UK. Linked to the SME
Competitiveness Theme. (Proposal: Opt-In)
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Big Lottery: A flexible offer that supports local priorities and delivery, and provides a mechanism for
the engagement of local civil society organisations (voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
organisations) in the development and delivery of local initiatives. Linked most significantly to the
Social Inclusion Theme (Proposal: Opt-In)
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Department for Work and Pensions: Support for the employment theme of the ESIF Strategy; Linked
to the Employment and Social Inclusion themes (Proposal: Subject to further discussion)
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Skills Funding Agency: A flexible offer that supports procuring the right services, running the
administration of the skills component of the ESI Funds Strategy, and providing monitoring and
management progress reports. Linked to the Skills and Lifelong Learning Theme (Proposal: Opt-In)
ESIF National ‘Opt-Ins’
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Positive Feedback
The strategy demonstrates a high level of understanding of the local socio-economic factors
that make up the LEP area.
o The Needs of Young People
o Strong Social Inclusion Narrative
o Strong rationale to support rural activities
o Development and Utilisation of LEP Level data – Geographical Differences and Coventry
and Warwickshire narrative
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Areas for further work
o Linkage between needs of the area and activities (Logic chain)
o Prioritisation of needs and activities with funding
o Governance arrangements
o Alignment of EAFRD activity
Draft Strategy General Feedback
09:15 ESIF: PARALLEL SESSIONS (1)
ROOM CC1.3
Low Carbon
Keith Budden, Strategic Partnership Manager, E.ON UK
ROOM CC1.4
Employment
Kim Mawby, Employment Manager, Coventry City Council
R&D and Innovation
Clive Winters, Coventry University Enterprises Ltd
Social Inclusion
Helen Hunt, Warwickshire County Council
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Coffee Break
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Coffee Break
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ESIF: PARALLEL SESSIONS (2)
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ESIF: PARALLEL SESSIONS (2)
Introduction
ROOM CC1.3
SME Competitiveness
Howard Anderson, Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
ROOM CC1.4
Environment and Resource Efficiency / Climate Change
Gina Rowe, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust; David Lowe, Warwickshire
County Council; Michael Green, Warwickshire County Council
ICT
Leigh Hunt, Warwickshire County Council
Skills, Education and Lifelong Learning
Clive Winters, Coventry University Enterprises Ltd
11.30 Plenary Session - Feedback From Discussion Sessions,
11:45 Concluding Remarks and Next Steps
12:00 Close And Networking Lunch
Consultation Event
European Structural and
Investment Fund (ESIF) Strategy
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