INTERREG IVC Overview of Capitalisation 3rd December 2009

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INTERREG IVCOverview of Capitalisation

3rd December 2009

INTERREG IVCOverview of Capitalisation

3rd December 2009

Anna Stol, Project Adviser

Information Point East of INTERREG IVC

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Agenda

What are Capitalisation projects?

Key elements of Capitalisation projects

Third call for proposals

How to apply? Events and assistance


EU Cohesion and Regional Policy

Objective 1: Convergence

€ 282.8 billion

Objective 2: Regional Competitiveness

and Employment

€ 55 billion

Objective 3: European Territorial

Cooperation (including INTERREG IVC)

€ 8.7 billion

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What are Capitalisation projects?


Objectives of capitalisation

Exchange of experience to transfer good practices into regional or national Operational Programmes

Rationale: to ensure that good practices are not ‘lost’ but used

What are Capitalisation projects?What are Capitalisation projects?


Essence of capitalisation projects

Starting point: pool of good practices

Core actors: policy makers (Managing Authorities)

Main activity: exchange of experience on transferring good practices to regional Operational Programmes

Main result: developing an ‘Action Plan’ for all participating regions

‘Capitalisation’ to be understood as ‘transfer’



Starting point: pool of good practices

A good practice is a successful policy experience at regional, local, national or European level

can also be a result of a previous project

PIKE project (pike-project.eu) builds on 4 good practices:

“Online Planning Services” (Ireland)

“Strategic Plan eLocal” (Spain)

“Integrated Aid System” (Spain)

“Wireless City” (UK)

Their experience dates back to the INTERREG IIIC project BRISE (http://brise.ernact.net)



Core actors: policy makers

Bodies monitoring regional Operational Programmes

Managing Authorities as the main ‘target group’

Intermediate bodies carrying out some or all tasks of the Managing Authorities

If not partners, a standard letter of support is required!

Other regional/national bodies responsible for policy making

Other best practice ‘owners’: public authorities or bodies governed by public law



Main activities and results

Exchange of experience on how to transfer good practices to regional Operational Programmes: seminars, study visits, workshops, staff exchange, etc.

Dissemination activities

Management and coordination activities

Any implementation will be financed by the regional mainstream programmes, not by INTERREG IVC

Focus: transferring good practices into regional Operational Programmes

Development of Action Plans



Main result

Developing an ‘Action Plan’ for each participating region

An Action Plan includes detailed information about:

Good practice(s) to be transferred

Names and roles of stakeholders involved

Precise steps and actions to be undertaken

Relevant indicators for implementation

Details of funds for implementing the plan

The Action Plan should be signed by the respective Managing Authority and relevant stakeholders



Programme’s main featuresProgramme’s main features

Requirements for Capitalisation projects

Partnership

Min number of countries represented: 6

Max number of countries represented: 10

At least 1 partner from each programme area

At least 2 new Member States involved

Duration 24 months (recommendation)

Budget Min ERDF: EUR 1 million

Max ERDF: EUR 2 million


Fast Track projects

Programme’s main featuresProgramme’s main features

Additional expertise from the European Commission

Contributing to the Regions for Economic Change initiative

Decision made by the European Commission

No specific application to Fast Track projects


PARTNERSHIP EXAMPLE

ERIK ACTION

Regional Government of Tuscany

Lower Austrian Government, Dept. Economic Affairs, Tourism and Technology

Emilia Romagna Region, Department for Industry, Unit for Local Development ADRAL – Alentejo

Regional Development Agency Agency for Innovation and Development of Andalusia (IDEA)

Banska Bystrica Self – governing Region

Bretagne Innovation Flemish government - Agency for Economy

The South-East Regional Development Agency

LTC AB

University of West Macedonia, Research Committee






Open: 09 December 2009 – 05 March 2010

Decisions on projects expected in Autumn 2010

Application Pack will be published in December 2009on the www.interreg4c.eu website:

Terms of reference

Programme Manual

Application Form and co-financing statement

Letter of Support

Third call for proposalsThird call for proposals


Specific requirements for the third call


If Managing Authority is not directly involved as a partner,a standard letter of support will be requested, stating:

MA (or IB) is informed about the preparation

Partner has full support for its roles and tasks

MA (or IB) will closely follow the project’s implementation and elaboration of Action Plan

Letter of Support standard template will be published with the terms of reference.



Key elements of a good application

1. Clearly describe your pool of good practices!

2. Build a strategic partnership of bodies monitoring or implementing regional Operational Programmes, also include other stakeholders!

3. Provide details on how you are going to develop an Action Plan for each region!

Pay attention to the eligibility criteria!

“Regular” cooperation projects to apply in a later call!



Reference documents at www.interreg4c.eu Capitalisation brochure Programme Manual FAQ section

Assistance Project Assistance Forms Individual consultations Project Idea Database Advice by phone and e-mail

Other INTERREG IVC mailing list

Additional Information



Upcoming communication events

Capitalisation conference & partner search opportunity 9-10 December 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden

Register at www.interreg4c2009.eu

Lead Applicant Seminar, followed by individual consultations 14-15 January 2010 in Barcelona, Spain 20-21 January 2010 in Prague, the Czech Republic

Individual consultation days Will be announced soon!


Only EUR 15 million available for third call!

~10 projects will be approved

Preparing a project requires a lot of time and effort

Apply only in case you are totally certain that your

project idea is relevant to the programme!

Next call for Regional Initiative Projects will open in

the end of 2010!


Final point of attention!


Contact us!Contact us!

Contact us and share your interesting ideas! www.interreg4c.eu

[email protected]

INTERREG IVC, Information Point East15 Mickiewicza street40-951 KatowicePOLAND tel.: + 48 32 205 3230fax: + 48 32 205 3231

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INTERREG IVC Overview of Capitalisation 3rd December 2009