ESPON Seminar 2-3 June 2008 in Portoroz

1. ESPON Seminar 2-3 June 2008 in Portoroz Possibilities within the ESPON 2013 Programme • Presentation of Programme Priorities • Progress on implementation • Indicative Timing of Future Activities

2. The ESPON 2013 Programme and its Priorities

3. ESPON 2013 Programme • Mission: • Support policy development in relation to territorial cohesion and a harmonious territorial development • Provide comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on territorial structures and dynamics • Reveal territorial capital and potentials in support of the competitiveness of regions and larger territories • Key principles: • Policy demand defines applied research themes • Use of results by stakeholders important • Improve the European knowledge base on territorial development and cohesion, including data, indicators, typologies, models and maps • Support European-wide understanding and involvement by communicating new comparable information for policy development

4. 5 Priorities • Priority 1: Applied research on territorial development, competitiveness and cohesion • Priority 2: Targeted analysis based on user demands/ European perspective to different types of territories • Priority 3: Scientific platform and tools/ Territorial indicators, data, analytical tools and scientific support • Priority 4: Capitalisation, ownership and participation/ Capacity building, dialogue and networking • Priority 5: Technical assistance, analytical support and communication plan

5. Priority 1: Applied research on territorial development, competitiveness and cohesion • Objective • New evidence on European trends, perspectives and policy impacts • Main types of actions • Cross-thematic and thematic analysis (defining territorial potentials and challenges), including studies of territorial trends and prospective studies • Territorial impact of EU policies • Knowledge Support System (pool of experts) • Thematic orientations • Themes decided based on strategic advice • Expected output • More than 30-40 actions during 2007-2013 • Equal number of project Sounding Boards

6. Themes for the first round of applied research • Cities and urban agglomerations: their functionality and potentials for European competitiveness and cohesion • Development opportunities in different types of rural areas • Climate change and territorial effects on regional and local economies • Effects of energy price increases on regional competitiveness • Demographic and migratory flows affecting European regions and cities • Territorial Impact Assessment of policies

7. Geographical coverage of applied research • EU 27 plus 4 Partner States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) • Possible enlargement of coverage • The Monitoring Committee decides case by case • Priority to EU Candidate Countries • Western Balkans as a general rule • Wider coverage (neighbourhood, world) foreseen at least for some projects • However, enlarged geographical coverage will depend on availability of relevant regionalised data

8. Priority 2: Targeted analysis based on user demands/ European perspective to different types of territories • Objective • Use of existing ESPON results in processes at European, transnational, national, cross-border and regional/local level • Main type of actions • Integrated studies and thematic analysis • Experimental and innovative actions • Joint actions related to Structural Fund Programmes • Criteria: European dimension and transferability • Stakeholder partnership and involvement • Ideas admissible from EU and Member State authorities, SF- programmes and groups of regions and cities (3 MS) • Process: Call for Interest followed by Call for Proposal • Expected output: 20-40 targeted analysis

9. Priority 3: Scientific platform and tools/Territorial indicators, data, analytical tools and scientific support • Objective • Development and continuously update of scientific platform for applied territorial research • Main types of actions • ESPON Database and data development, including data validation and improvement • Territorial indicators/indices and tools • Territorial Monitoring System and Reports • Targeted actions for updating indicators and maps • Expected outputs • Updated and enlarged ESPON 2013 Database • New territorial indicators/indices • 2-3 Territorial Monitoring Reports • New/updated indicators, maps, mapping facilities, models, methodologies, etc. through 5-10 actions

10. Priority 4: Capitalisation, ownership and participation/ Capacity building, dialogue and networking • Objective • Spread of European evidence on territorial trends, perspectives and policy impacts • Main type of actions • Capitalisation strategy • Media and Publications • European seminars and workshops • Transnational networking activities (ESPON Contact Points) • Involvement and integration of policy makers, practitioners and scientists • Expected outputs • 10-12 ESPON synthesis reports and publications (smaller and larger, eventually leaflets in all languages) • 14-20 actions with and without other organisations • 14 transnational ECP actions

11. Priority 5: Technical assistance, analytical support and communication plan • Objective • Ensure implementation of the ESPON 2013 Programme and information of potential beneficiaries • Main types of action • Technical assistance: Technical and financial administration and control of the programme and support activities to the projects • Analytical support: Content related guidance for projects and analytical activities related to synthesis reports and documents (including urgent demands) • Communication Plan: Programme management related communication towards potential beneficiaries

12. ESPON 2013 Programme budget • Additional contribution from Partner States: €1,800 mill. (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

13. Progress on implementation

14. Launch of actions • Operational Programme was adopted by the European Commission on 7 November 2007 • The ESPON 2013 Programme and the first calls for action were launched on 21 January 2008 in Bruxelles • The following calls were opened: • Call for Proposals on applied research (6 projects) • Call for Interest form stakeholders in targeted analysis based on ESPON results • Call for Proposals on a project on the ESPON 2013 Database • Call for Interest on the Knowledge Support System (pool of experts involved in project sounding boards)

15. Proposals and Expressions of Interest received • By the deadline 22 March 2008, in total 106 applications were submitted: • Proposals under Priority 1 and 3: 21 • Expressions of Interest for Priority 2: 31 • Expression of Interest for expert pool: 54 • Eligibility check and Evaluation of Proposals and Expressions of Interest • Monitoring Committee decision on eligibility and discussion of applications on 29-30 April 2008 • Monitoring Committee decisions expected during June 2008

16. Indicative Timing of Future Activities

17. Indicative timing 2008 • June-July 2008: Questionaire on Applied research themes • July- August 2008: Call for Tenders on tools development and update of data and maps, capitalisation strategy etc. • 1 July 2008: Pre-announcement of next Calls for Proposals • 20 August 2008: Launch of Calls for • Proposals for Targeted Analysis • Proposal on Climate Change (re-launch) • Proposals on Territorial Indicators/Indices • 15 October 2008: Deadline for submission • 8-9 December 2008: MC decision • 10-11 December 2008: ESPON seminar in Grenoble (tbc)

18. Indicative timing 2009 • (18) December 2008: Pre-announcement of next calls • (12) February 2009: Launch of Calls • Proposals for Applied research projects • Proposals for Transnational Activities (ECP) • More?: To be decided by the MC • (9) April 2009: Deadline for submission • 3-4 June 2009: MC decision • 1-2 June 2009: ESPON seminar in Prague

19. More information More information on the ESPON 2013 Programme can be found on www.espon.eu Thank you for your attention!