The ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme

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1 Det nya ESPON-programmet SKL 28 november 2014 Sverker Lindblad, Näringsdepartementet The ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme ESPON 2020 shall continue the consolidation of a European Territorial Observatory Network and grow the provision and policy use of pan-european, comparable, systematic and reliable territorial evidence.

2 Sverker Lindblad, ämnesråd på Näringsdepartementet och medlem i ESPON:s övervakningskommitté talade om den nya programperioden

3 Structure of Presentation Targeting and structure of the Programme Administrative set-up and budget Content related objectives and activities Tentative time table and steps ahead

4 Renewal, refocus and upgrade of the ESPON 2020 Key messages from policy arena and evaluations: Improvement of the transfer of European territorial evidence More policy relevant analyses upon demand including ESIF Progr. Effective outreach and more users Rapid deliveries to ongoing policy processes Improved validation of scientific quality and data comparability Enhanced the in-house capacity related to science, knowledge transfer and communication Lowering the administrative burden Leaner administrative procedures and renewed set up Use of public procurement and service contracting only

5 Target Groups Primary target groups European policymakers (EP, EESC, EC, CoR) National policymakers and practitioners Authorities implementing ESI funded programmes Regional and local policymakers and practitioners involved in territorial development and cooperation in larger territories Secondary target groups Organisations at EU level with regional/urban interests University academics (researchers and students) The private sector and European citizens

6 Structure of Presentation Targeting and structure of the Programme Administrative set-up and budget Content related objectives and activities Tentative time table and steps ahead

7 Administrative set-up of ESPON 2020 Programme Bodies: Monitoring Committee Managing Authority Certifying Authority Audit Authority Functions of Joint Secretariat assumed by the MA Single Beneficiary: ESPON EGTC Luxembourg and 3 Belgian Regions as members ESPON Contact Point Network: Cooperating on outreach activities at transnational and national level

8 Proposed Budget of the ESPON 2020 Contributions ERDF contribution 41,4 Mio. Euro EU Member States contribution 7,3 Mio. Euro Partner States contribution 1,8 Mio. Euro Additional Luxembourg support of app. 3,5 Mio. Euro Spending Total of around 50,5 Mio. Euro for : Priority Axis 1: around 47,5 Mio. Euro Priority Axis 2: around 3,0 Mio. Euro

9 Structure of Presentation Targeting and structure of the Programme Administrative set-up and budget Content related objectives and activities Tentative time table and steps ahead

10 Actions and Activities (1) Specific Objective 1: Continued Production of Territorial Evidence Through Applied Research and Analyses. Cross-thematic and thematic on territorial structures and trends Prospective visions and scenarios Territorial impact studies of EU policies Target: 22 applied research projects

11 Actions and Activities (1) Specific Objective 1, examples of themes: Functional urban regions Blue Growth Inner areas and lagging regions Green infrastructure Territorial futures Small and medium sized enterprises Regional diversity, strategic investments Youth unemployment and migration The world in Europe, FDI, research, innovation and ICT Climate change and disaster risk management Territorial governance and spatial planning systems New employment creation Transport flows and bottlenecks

12 Actions and Activities (2) Specific Objective 2: Upgraded Knowledge Transfer and Use of Analytical User Support. Targeted Analyses defined by stakeholders at national, regional and local level (expression of interest) Territorial evidence support to ETC, other ESIF programmes and macro-regions (interest driven) Short territorial policy briefs/working papers, fast and timely (upon demand) Target: 25 targeted analyses and 45 policy briefs / working papers

13 Actions and Activities (3) Specific Objective 3: Improved Territorial Observation and Tools for Territorial Analyses. ESPON Database focusing on data update and userfriendliness. European territorial observation and monitoring system with custom-made macro-regional and transnational territorial monitoring systems (upon demand). European monitoring reports for policy development. A reviewed ESPON Toolbox, fine-tuning and promotion of tools. User support related to tools (hotline, TIA, etc.) Target: 8 tools

14 Specific Objective 4: Actions and Activities (4) Wider Outreach and Uptake of Territorial Evidence. ESPON events at European level Events at transnational and national level in cooperation with national ESPON Contact Points Active participation at events at European, transnational and national level Publication of thematic and synthetic reports based on research analyses and tools Publication of short easy-understandable briefs on themes of particular political interest. Media and web-based communication efforts, including use of social media, apps, e-learning, interactive e-books, etc. Target: 60 events and publications

15 Structure of Presentation Targeting and structure of the Programme Administrative set-up and budget Content related objectives and activities Tentative time table and steps ahead

16 Tentative Timetable and steps ahead October 2014: Submission of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme to the European Commission December 2014: Formal establishment of the ESPON EGTC February-March 2015: European Commission approval March 2015: First ESPON 2020 Monitoring Committee meeting inviting the ESPON EGTC to prepare an Operation Proposal April-May 2015: ESPON EGTC submission of the Operation Proposal June-July 2015: MC decision and contracting of the ESPON EGTC TE2 August-September 2015: First calls for tender and interest.

17 Slajd 16 TE2 I think in the JWG we said May Thiemo Eser;

18 The ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme Thank you for your attention Inspire policy making by territorial evidence