Status Quo Report onRECOMMEND Pilot Actions

by Lead Partner, PP CZ & PP EE

 

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Implementation of RECOMMENDPilot Action – Lower Austria

My ECO-Expert

Benjamin KuscherRECOMMEND External consultant

ConPlusUltra Ltd.Benjamin.kuscher@conplusultra.com

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Overall Theme of Pilot Pilot Action

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II. Improvement of the effectiveness of

eco-management practitioner networks

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General target of pilot pilot action

• Improve the cooperation of ALL institutions supporting eco-management and eco-innovation in Lower Austria

• Identify synergies between the different funding schemes

• Improve the transparency and service for the clients– SMEs– Communities

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Planning of pilot action

1. Definition of eco-management practitioner network– All institutions supporting eco-management and eco-innovation

in Lower Austria– All eco-consultants/experts

2. Definition of common denominator– All supporting institutions come back to a similar or even

identical group of consultants– But nevertheless the selection of an appropriate consultant for

a specific project tends to be a problem

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Specific target of pilot action

• Each funding scheme in Lower Austria manages its own pool of experts.– partly overlapping

– similar selection criteria

– not transparent

• Those pools will be merged to one single group of experts:– To increase transparency– To easy the selection of an expert

– To enable a better networking between the experts

– To increase the quality of the experts– To ease the development of joined selection criteria

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Original plan for My ECO-Expert

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Ökomanagement NÖ

Environmental Consulting by Chamber of Commerce

eNuKlimabündnis

UmweltberatungEnergieberatung

My ECO-expert

ClientsCompanies Public Org.

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Difficulties to implement

My ECO-Expert• Each funding scheme in Lower Austria manages its own

pool of experts and wants to keep control

• There is an ongoing restructuring process in order to merge parts of Ökomanagement with Chamber of Commerce

• Lack of cooperation willingness between some players

• Already existing search tools but with specific needs for one institution

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New plan for My ECO-Expert

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Ökomanagement NÖ

Environmental Consulting by Chamber of Commerce

eNuKlimabündnis

UmweltberatungEnergieberatung

RECOMMEND Pilot

My ECO-expert

ClientsCompanies Public Org.

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To Dos for My ECO-Expert pilot

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No. Due Date Activity Purpose

1 15th Nov. 2013

Draft search criteria for eco-experts

The search criteria will be always enlargeable and adjustable, nevertheless the first version will define the priorities for the future search tool

2 1st Dec. 2013 Feedback round with a number of eco-experts if they agree with the search criteria

The criteria need to be accepted by the eco-experts. Only in that way, it can be a success in the future.

3 15th Dec. 2013

Final definition of search criteria for eco-experts with stakeholders

The responsible stakeholders need to agree in the final version of the search criteria and will give the expert the OK for programming the database.

4 15th Feb. 2014

test version of My eco-expert This version will be to test the functionality and will include the already known data.

5 30th Mar. 2014

Collection of expert data All experts will be requested to send the data for the search criteria

6 15th April 2014

Input of data Final version for promotion

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Field Mission

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• In spring 2012 the team of Lower Austria proofed to organise intense and very interesting study tours.

• For the field mission we intend to organise a similar study tour but with a new topic.

• Possible topics are:– Crowd Funded Power Plants in Austria (Bürgerkraftwerke)– Straw-buildings– And please come up with ideas

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RECOMMENDPilot Action – South BohemiaJan JarešEkoport24th October 2013

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PA – innovation vouchers in South Bohemia• PA is focused on initiation of first eco-innovation tool in the

region – “innovation vouchers”• target groups: R&D capacities, entrepreneurs• it will help to establish the tool in order to be adjusted and

developed further (“eco”)• it is based on its simplicity and transferibility using best

practices even from the Czech Republic• pretty good chances for success – SB is one of the last

regions in the CZ with no innovation vouchers

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Current status of PA• in August 2013 – regional board has informally approved

intention and assign concrete division to cooperate with Ekoport on development of the scheme

• Ekoport has contracted JAiP (important stakeholder) to execute specific activities in development of the scheme

• Preparation of awareness campaign on innovation vouchers

• Goal is to pass the proposal for the scheme through council by 2013 in order to allocate financial resources for the 1st call in 2014

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RECOMMENDPilot Action – „Seminars about eco-

innovation for eco-management practitioners

Martin KikasTartu Regional Energy Agency

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General info on EE Pilot Action

• 3 Seminars: Eco-Innovation and Green Procurement, Eco and Energy-Labels in Europe and Northern Countries, Energy management systems.

• Target – public and private sector• Budget – 12000€• status quo in project management – 1 seminar is done and

2 seminars are planned february-april 2014• Highlights – High interest from different groups of people • difficulties in realising pilot action – Hard to reach to key

persons and to explain economic benefits

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• Time line, milestones – 2 seminars February and April• TO Dos in the next months - • Deadline of finalising pilot action – May 2014• Ideas for field mission: September 2014 international Conference Baltic Dynamics 17.-18.09.2014

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