Transcript Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology 12th November 2009 2nd Brussels Workshop on the Future of the European Cohesion Policy IT-Offensive Oberpfalz as.

Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
12th November 2009
2nd Brussels Workshop on the
Future of the European Cohesion Policy
IT-Offensive Oberpfalz
as a Bavarian Best-Practice Example
Armin RUDOLPH
Managing Authority for the
ERDF Operational Programme
Bavaria 2007 – 2013
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
‘Operational Programme Bavaria 2007 – 2013 ERDF’
under the RCE objective
 Overall Objectives of the Bavarian OP:
 Creation of equal (not uniform!) living and working conditions throughout Bavaria
 Strengthening of competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment in particular
in the border and structurally weaker areas
 Regional Orientation:
 60 % of the budget dedicated to the three administration regions
close to the border to the Czech Republic (27 % of population)
 Munich region excluded
 Structure of the Bavarian OP
(EU contribution: 576 million €, total investment: 1 767 million €)
Innovation and knowledge-based economy (115 million €; 20 %)
Competitiveness and employment of SMEs (174 million €; 30 %)
Sustainable urban development (103 million €; 18%)
Risk precaution and resource protection (94 million €; 16%)
Sustainable economic development of the border areas
(84 million €; 15 %)
 PA 6: Technical assistance (5,6 million €; 1%)
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Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
Operational Programme Bavaria 2007 – 2013 ERDF:
Promotion of IT-activities
 IT-cluster projects:
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IT-cluster is one of 19 Bavarian-wide cluster platforms co-financed with regional
funds
ERDF-funds can be used for cooperation projects emerging from the cluster work
Only support of projects in cooperation of SMEs and R&D-institutions outside the
Munich area
 Initial Funding of applied sciences in research institutions:
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Application range: nano, microsystems, information and communication technology
Mainly for university institutions who want to cooperate with especially SMEs
 Additional funds for Bavarian technological programmes:
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R&D-program IuK (information and communication) – more software-oriented
R&D-program MST (microsystems technology) – more hardware-oriented
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only SMEs can benefit
50 % of the funds must be used in the three eastern administration districts
 Promotion of technology-based founders:
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Support of regional IT-initiatives
Focus on rural structurally weaker areas
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
Best-practice examples from Bavaria:
IT-Offensive Oberpfalz
 Background information:
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Administration district Oberpfalz is mainly a structurally weaker area with
Regensburg as a growth pole
Existing well-introduced regional IT-cluster in Regensburg (technology and founder
center, business support for start-ups, creation and management of IT-networks
like the Bavarian IT Security and Safety Cluster)
 Funding project: IT initiative Upper Palatinate
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Expand the activities of the Regensburg IT-cluster to the whole Oberpfalz and
stimulate the founding of IT-start-ups
Total cost: 1.025 mio. € (50 % ERDF funding, 50 % by the city of Regensburg)
Duration: 01.07.2008 – 31.12.2011 (option for prolongation until the end of 2013)
 Objectives:
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120 start-ups in the IT-sector
over 1 000 new jobs
Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
Best-practice examples from Bavaria:
IT-Offensive Oberpfalz
 Main activities:
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Recruiting potentail IT-founders
Providing office workspace for students in the pre-seed phase
Business consultancy service
Establishing contacts to experts, investors and clients
Creating IT-networks with founders and established companies
Enabling networks to qualify for nation- or EU-wide programmes
 Results:
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15 start-ups already identified
17 seminars for potential start-ups held
 Effects:
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Support of a structurally weak area (according to cohesion policy)
Transfer of good-practice from a well-developed to an underdeveloped area
IT-project in line with EU-policy (Lisbon-strategy, innovation etc.)
Promotion of an initiative with little chances of other funding in the early stage