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Strategic Need for the Knowledge and Tools for European Territorial Development

Strategic Need for the Knowledge and Tools for European Territorial Development. Dr. Helga Répássy Vice President NATIONAL OFFICE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Importance of ESPON for EU Policy making.

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Strategic Need for the Knowledge and Tools for European Territorial Development

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  1. Strategic Need for the Knowledge and Tools for European Territorial Development Dr. Helga Répássy Vice President NATIONAL OFFICE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  2. Importance of ESPON for EU Policy making Greater role of European territorial development and territorial cohesion →demand for new knowledge More focus on regional aspect on European level → need for research on regional trends & processes Territorial Cohesion needs scientific support

  3. Importance of ESPON for National Policy making • Provides information on how to include EU context in national territorial thinking, e.g.: • Polycentrism, • Enlargement, • Urban-rural, • Demography trends, etc.

  4. Utilising ESPON in Hungary • Background analyses, input in different fields: • Polycentric development • Defining growth poles • Defining territorial aspects of Lisbon & Gothenburg • National development approaches • Datas for Hungary’s National Concept of Regional Development

  5. Utilising ESPON in the National Concept for Regional Development • NCRD utilised mainly thematic projects • Territorial impacts of different policies • Examples: • Project 1.1.1 'Polycentrism' • Project 1.1.3 'Enlargement & Polycentrism' • Project 1.1.2 'Urban-rural' • Project 1.1.4 'Demographic trends' • Project 1.2.1 'Transport trends' • Project 1.3.1 'Natural hazards' • Project 1.3.2 'Natural heritage' • Project 1.3.3 'Cultural heritage' • Project 2. 'Policy Impact Projects”

  6. ESPON II. • More operational results for policy makers • Need for wider,regionalised data • Better focused than ESPON I. • Providing knowledge for EU policies

  7. Issues to consider- Hungary’s comments on ESPON II: • Scientific control as separate issue • Setting up team for scientific platform • Further links with other EU programs apart from Interact II and Urbact II • Importance of networking • Further thematic orientations: e.g.:tourism, policentricity

  8. Development of Spatial Science(integrated spatial science)I. • Interdisciplinary knowledge is needed (competitiveness, sustainable development, governance, horizontal issues, etc.) • Cooperation of experts in different fields (planners, geographers, economists etc.)

  9. Development of Spatial Science(integrated spatial science) II. Further issues for work: • polycentric development • rural-urban partnership • territorial impacts of European and national policies • wider scope of ‘Europe in the world • new spatial analysis instruments and tools • Deepen and review territorial typologies

  10. Importance of dialogue between Science and Policy • Science delivers insights and evidence →improve the quality of policies • Quality of research is related to researchers’ understanding of policy making • Dialogue is needed: Workshops, conferences • Wide range of academic disciplines • Importance of applied research

  11. User friendly spatial science • In terms of communicating the results • Inputs from policy makers for generating applied research • Common language between science & policy • Capacity to respond ac hoc requests →greater flexibility of program structure • Importance of networking (broadening the trans-nationality of ECPs)

  12. Thank you for your attention! NATIONAL OFFICE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT www.oth.gov.hu

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