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Toward the 4th Call for proposals
SEE Programme: the new Calls
Ljubljana, 20 April 2011
Ivan Curzolo – SEE Joint Technical Secretariat
What is this presentation about?
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Open call: field of actions
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State of the art
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The 4th Call: the main elements
The Programme Strategy
Global objective
Improvement of the territorial,
economic and social
integration process and
contribution to cohesion,
stability and competitiveness
through the development of
transnational partnerships and
joint actions on matters of
strategic importance
Specific objectives
Facilitation of innovation,
entrepreneurship, knowledge economy
and information society by concrete
cooperation action and visible results
Improvement of the attractiveness of
regions and cities taking into account
sustainable development, physical and
knowledge accessibility and environmental
quality by integrated approaches and
concrete cooperation action and visible
results
Foster integration by supporting balanced
capacities for transnational territorial
cooperation at all levels
Promotion of
sustainable
development
Promotion of equal
opportunities and non
discrimination
application of EU principles
Priority Axes
P1: Facilitation of innovation and
entrepreneurship
P2: Protection and improvement of the
environment
P3: Improvement of the accessibility
P4: Development of transnational
synergies for sustainable growth areas
P5: Technical assistance to support
implementation and capacity building
Visible and concrete cooperation projects; guarantee of qualitative
partnerships; active project development beyond open call procedure
implementation principles
The SEE Programme
The Priority Axis 1
Priority Axis 1:
Facilitation of
Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Objective is to facilitate
innovation,
entrepreneurship,
knowledge economy and
to enhance integration
and economic relations in
the cooperation area
1.1. Develop technology
and innovation
networks in specific
fields
Technological cooperation in specific
technology fields; focusing more on
processes than products
1.2. Develop the enabling
environment for
innovative
entrepreneurship
Addressing structural deficits especially
in the SME sector such as missing
access to knowledge, bad
roads to market, low level of
Internationalization
1.3. Enhance the
framework conditions and
pave the way for innovation
Strengthening the enabling
innovation environment at
the governance level and
promotion of public
awareness for innovation
The SEE Programme
The Priority Axis 2
Priority Axis 2:
Protection and
Improvement of the
Environment
2.1. Improve integrated water
management and flood risk
prevention
Development of transnational structures
and tools for an integrated management
of water and flood risk prevention
Objective is to override
the constraints imposed
by natural barriers, to
foresee future
environmental threats and
opportunities and to
develop common
transnational actions for
the protection of
nature and humans
2.2. Improve prevention of
environmental and
technological risks
Transnational structures and
systems/tools for environmental risk
protection, and policy development to
reduce risks and impacts on human
health, biodiversity and other
environmental issues
2.3. Promote cooperation in
management of natural assets
and protected areas
Cooperation and know-how transfer in
managing natural assets and
transnational awareness building on
natural assets as development factor
2.4. Promote energy and
resource efficiency
Coordination and transfer of know-how
on energy and resource efficiency
policies, to cover the expected rise in
energy demand and resources
consumption
The SEE Programme
The Priority Axis 3
Priority Axis 3:
Improvement of the
Accessibility
Objective is the promotion
of coordinated
preparation for the
development of
accessibility networks and
the support of multimodality
3.1. Improve coordination in
promoting, planning and
operation for primary and
secondary transportation
networks
Provision of tools and space for
coordinated promoting, planning and
operation for primary and secondary
transportation networks.
3.2. Develop strategies to
tackle the “digital divide”
The support of joint initiatives to lessen
the “digital divide” among states and
regions especially where market failure is
evident or expect
3.3. Improve framework
conditions for multi modal
platforms
The support of multi –modal platforms
and the promotion of alternative
transport means (e.g. rail or sea
compared to road) from the view of
public interest
The SEE Programme
The Priority Axis 4
Priority Axis 4:
Development of
Transnational Synergies
for Sustainable Growth
Areas
Objective is to develop
and implement integrated
strategies for
metropolitan areas and
regional systems of
settlements, work
towards optimal
polycentric structures in
the Programme area and
use cultural values for
sustainable development
4.1. Tackle crucial problems
affecting metropolitan areas
and regional systems of
settlements
Development, implementation and
dissemination of concrete strategies and
action plans to tackle crucial problems
affecting metropolitan areas and
regional systems of settlements, focusing
mainly on spatial planning.
4.2. Promote a balanced
pattern of attractive and
accessible growth areas
Elaborating integrated spatial and
development strategies for
strengthening functional regions as
carriers of growth and competitiveness
and providing partners with tools for the
formulation of their role and for the
formation of new partnerships within
those areas.
4.3. Promote the use of
cultural values for
development
Inclusion of cultural values as an integral
part of the programme area in the
planning and development processes of
urban centres, systems of settlements
and surrounding rural areas aiming at
creating income and jobs.
What we approved so far?
Reaching the objectives of the programme/priority
From the Background study:
GAP analysis on how the projects approved in the 1st and 2nd Call for Proposal
fulfilled the objectives set in the OP by Area of Intervention
Relevant elements for discussion:
AoI 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 4.3 are partially or fully covered by the projects approved and “no
additional strategic themes” are identified to be developed “with preference” in
the 4th Call for proposal
However: quality standards were sometimes not met
Reaching the objectives of the programme/priority (2)
From the Background study:
Further areas to be developed per each AoI (excluded 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 4.3) are
identified, taking into account:
External Drivers: EU policies (EUROPE 2020, 5th Cohesion Report, Danube
Strategy DRS), Thematic policy frameworks, Performance of convergence
and RCE programmes, global recession,…
and
Internal Drivers: IPA integration, actual performance of projects approved
(not depending from the number of projects approved on the topic)
The aim is to foster the generation of
projects which will allow fulfilling the
objectives defined in the SEE OP
Example of thematic areas to be considered
P1: Still open for 1.2 & 1.3 – with possible adequate allocation of resources
7 themes included Strengthening the uptake of innovative technologies and services through
public procurement – previously identified among the strategic directions
P2: Still open for 2.2 and 2.4 – with limited allocation of resources
Development of Energy related projects still below target; higher focus on Climate
Change adaptation in line with ALL EU strategies
P3: Still fully open – with possible exceeding allocation of resources:
Connecting the Danube strategy is pillar 1 of the DRS; Planned section of TEN-T
core network in the area is very dense and needs coordinated approach –
Virtual Accessibility is underdeveloped
P4: Still fully open for 4.1 & 4.2 – with no available resources
To fulfil the initial objectives, a number of strategic themes have been identified,
OFTEN CROSS CUTTING TO OTHER PRIORITIES ►governance & spatial planning
Consuming the budget of the programme/priority
ERDF
IPA
ENPI
available
availble
AoI
Description
Available*
Approved (I)
Approved
(II)**
Commitment
rate
Remaining
1.1
Innovation networks
Innovative
entrepreneurship
Pave the way for innovation
15,191,836
8,109,707
0
53.38%
7,082,129
15,191,836
8,641,343
0
56.88%
6,550,493
13,667,485
2,000,000
8,340,512
75.66%
3,326,973
Innovation
Water management
Environmental risks
Management of natural
assets
resource
and
Energy
efficiency
Environment
Transportation networks
Tackle digital divide
Multimodal platforms
Accessibility
Tackle crucial problems
Promote balanced pattern
Cultural values
Sustainable Growth Areas
44,051,157
13,434,957
13,434,957
18,751,050
10,335,937
6,409,089
8,340,512
0
1,732,300
42.57%
76.93%
60.60%
16,959,596
3,099,020
5,293,568
3,317,553
13,434,957
4,155,498
5,697,261
73.34%
3,582,198
4,107,447
13,434,957
6,795,916
3,741,129
78.43%
2,897,912
53,739,828
19,532,360
18,886,451
16,742,023
55,160,834
14,468,415
14,468,415
12,401,499
41,338,329
27,696,440
3,444,710
1,624,646
4,162,071
9,231,427
11,309,232
9,640,707
0
20,949,939
11,170,690
6,383,462
966,935
1,441,430
8,791,827
0
0
15,547,063
15,547,063
51.54%
50.32%
13.72%
33.47%
16.74%
78.16%
66.63%
125.36%
50.68%
14,872,698
9,704,188
16,294,871
11,138,523
37,137,581
3,159,183
4,827,708
-3,145,564
4,841,327
1.2
1.3
P1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
P2
3.1
3.2
3.3
P3
4.1
4.2
4.3
P4
3,317,553
4,107,447
402,128
497,872
4,265,426
4,265,426
517,021
3,159,574
3,159,574
382,979
Performance of approved projects
Positive elements
1.
High enthusiasm in terms of number of applications and partner institutions
involved brings to effective results (and success of the SEE Programme)
2.
Hard selection of proposals brought to approval of good projects with high
commitment
3.
Visible impact on the Programme area ► SEE Cooperation is high level!
4.
Some areas of intervention are “overbooked” – in terms of number and quality
of projects and budget allocated
Performance of projects of the 1st CfP
Difficulties at an administrative point of view
1.
Overall delay in starting up the project activities and serious underspending:
OVERBUDGETING of AF is reason for decommitment to the Programme
(absorption in WP1/staff much higher than the rest)
2.
Management of transnational partnerships sometimes problematic
(understanding different cultures, but also different administrative environments,
different level of development of the topics, different chain of competences,…)
3.
Poor communication to the target groups (results are kept for the project)
4.
Care in transferring the data to the programme authorities to be
increased(2*amendment of each PR is creating a huge burden in programme structures )
5.
Projects do not feel enough responsibility towards the objectives of the
Programme (not supporting their achievement at a larger scale)
The future: 3rd and 4th Calls
3rd Call for Proposals
4th Call for Proposals**
• Strategic (strong top-down elements)
• Ordinary open (some backgrounds
considerations soon available)
• Two-Step procedure
•
Single Step procedure
•
55 Meuro ERDF + 7 IPA + 1 ENPI
(remaining funds)
• 30 Meuro ERDF + 7 IPA + 1 ENPI
• Restricted partnership (in relation to
topic)
• Open partnership (as for the 1st and 2nd
• April – September (First step), October
CfPs)
– March 2012 (Second Step)*
• October – June 2012 (Second Step)
*provisional information (not endorsed
by the MC!)
**provisional information (not endorsed
by the MC!)
Ivan Curzolo
SEE JTS
[email protected]
www.southeast-europe.net