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Workshop 5 – Territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises

Workshop 5 – Territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises SeGI – Services of General Interest Alois Humer (PP UNIVIE). ESPON Internal Seminar 2013 “Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 and Territorial Agenda 2020”.

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Workshop 5 – Territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises

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  1. Workshop 5 – Territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises SeGI – Services of General Interest Alois Humer (PP UNIVIE) ESPON Internal Seminar 2013 “Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 and Territorial Agenda 2020”

  2. „Improving territorial connectivityforindividuals, communitiesandenterprises“ Territorial Agenda 2020 Priority5 TA2020-Priority5 & SGI „Fair access to SGI“ … „irrespective of the place of living“ … „fully participating“ … „quality of living“ cf. EC Green Paper 2003, EC White Paper 2004, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (art.36), EU Treaty (prot.26) issueofaccessibility specialroleofICT & mobility SGI 2 shared points of the agenda:

  3. EU-coined term; Treaty of Rome 1957: ’Services of General Economic Interest’ Multitude of EU docs & EC communications Attached to: EU citizens’ fundamental rights European Model of Society European Single Market Territorial Cohesion NoEU-wide definition;single member statesdeclare the ’general interest’. Services of General Interest (SGI) – at a glance

  4. barriers-WHERE as a question of location: regional SGI typologies I.) SGEI high ranked infrastructure broadband access business surrounding public expenditures on econ. Q1: Where can infrastructural barriers be found that impair Europe’s competitiveness as well as its sustainable and harmonious territorial development?

  5. barriers-WHERE as a question of location: regional SGI typologies II.) SSGI educational facilities health care facilities public expenditures on edu. public expenditures on care Q1: Where can infrastructural barriers be found that impair Europe’s competitiveness as well as its sustainable and harmonious territorial development?

  6. barriers-WHERE as a question of location: regional SGI typologies III.) SGEI x SSGI Q1: Where can infrastructural barriers be found that impair Europe’s competitiveness as well as its sustainable and harmonious territorial development?

  7. barriers-WHERE as a question of administrative/planning aspects: political SGI typologies on the modes of (S)SGI organisation Q1: Where can infrastructural barriers be found that impair Europe’s competitiveness as well as its sustainable and harmonious territorial development? public familial/ voluntary/ other private/ commercial

  8. barriers-WHERE as a question of administrative/planning aspects: political SGI typologies on the modes of (S)SGI organisation Q1: Where can infrastructural barriers be found that impair Europe’s competitiveness as well as its sustainable and harmonious territorial development?

  9. Better territorial connectivity [~access-to-SGI] through explicit territorially oriented policy •  opportunities and challenges lie within the roles of national spatial/ regional planning and European Territorial Cooperation • e.g. central places, polycentricity; SGI provision across borders • Better European-wide territorial organisation of SGI through harmonisation? •  opportunities and challenges lie within the issue of subsidiarity in SGI competences [~equal-rules-on-SGI-standards] • e.g. transnational providers, interoperability of systems (such as education, health insurance, infrastructure) • Better territorial connectivity through ICT & mobility SGI •  opportunity for lagging-behind regions to catch-up/ connect Q2: What are the opportunities and challenges for improving territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises in Europe?

  10. ..in quantitative respect: • There can never be enough indicators! • SGI: esp. lack of data on quality & affordability standards. • …in qualitative respect: • To get case-wise knowledge about the complexity in practice! • SGI: esp. lack of the users’ perspective & policy modes across European countries • …in conceptual respect: • To get knowledge about the complexity as a whole! • SGI: contexts, drivers, systems’ view. • …to better interpret indicators • …to draw better conclusions out of single cases Q3: What additional territorial evidence do policy makers need in this context?

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