ERNACT@21 – The Smart Region Network

Supporting European Networking in the 21 st Century National Contact Point perspective

Role of Regional Assemblies

• Act as Managing Authorities for the Regional Operational Programmes • Monitor the general impact of all E.U.

Programmes in their regions • Highlighting issues of concern for the region • Ensuring that national policies take the regional dimension into account

BMW Regional Assembly & Interreg

National Contact Point in Ireland for: - Atlantic Area, Northern Periphery & Interreg IVC Programmes • • • • Promoting the Programme in Ireland & advising Irish Promoters on eligible themes , activities and budget preparations. Project Development Assistance & identifying suitable transnational Partners Acting as the First Level Control Authority in Ireland for Irish partner expenditure in the case of Atlantic Area, NPP and Interreg IVC Representing Ireland on the Programme Monitoring Committee

The BMW Region & ERNACT .......

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Key Priority areas supported by Interreg Programmes • • • • • • • Innovation & Knowledge Economy Entrepreneurship Environment & Risk Management Accessibility & transportation Information Society Maritime Economy Tourism, Heritage & Cultural exchange.

Atlantic Area Programme 2007-2013 €97,156,959 ERDF (99% of total budget) approved to 63 transnational projects following three public calls 666 Participant partners throughout eligible area 48 Irish Projects, 80 Irish Partners - 5 Lead Partners €11.78m ERDF approved to Irish participants Northern Periphery Programme 2007-2013 €34,413,285 ERDF (98% of programme budget) committed to 46 transnational projects following 9 public calls 34 Irish Partner organisations participating in 23 approved projects worth €5.3m ERDF

204 Projects approved throughout EU 40 Irish Projects approved 56 Irish Partner organisations participating Total benefit to Ireland = €7m ERDF

EU 27 + Norway & Switzerland

Project Examples of Irish participation in Interreg IVC Programme Theme Irish Partner

FLIPPER FRESH DLA YES ICER Waterways Forward (WF) E-Citizens II DART ICT-VN Transport/ICT/ Eco Mob.

Environmental Technologies Carlow/Kilkenny Rural Transport Mid West Regional Authority South West Regional Authority University of Limerick Digital Local Agenda policy Midland Regional Authority Youth Entrepreneurship South East Regional Authority Eco Tourism/Accommodation Inland Waterways develop. Shannon Development South Tipperary Co. Council South West Regional Authority E- Govt applications for public Declining Aging in Regions ICT promotion in SMEs West Regional Authority Westbic Border Regional Authority

Partner Budget €

278,000 205,139 207,439 154,540 131,048 192,936 260,600 112,000 206,806 140,000 166,964 82,236

Programme Atlantic Area Northern Periphery Global Benefit to Ireland ERDF approved € 11.78m

Total no. of Irish Projects 48 5.3m

Interreg IVC 6.9m

North West Europe 11m Total €35m 23 40 22 133 Total no. of Irish partners 80 34 56 36 206

European Territorial Co-operation 2014-2020

A vehicle to advance the digital agenda

• • • • • Menu of Thematic objectives in line with Europe 2020 Information and Communication Technologies included Commitment to continuing National Investment in High Speed Broadband. Ambitious targets set in Ireland Significant budget proposed for continuance of ETC

Thank you

Gerry Finn, Director, BMW Regional Assembly Phone: + 353 94 9862970 E – [email protected]

Web: www.bmwassembly.ie