european urban knowledge network
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European Urban Knowledge Network. EUKN EGTC Key Actions for 2014 Mart Grisel Director EUKN EGTC mart.grisel@ eukn.eu. www.eukn.eu. EUKN EGTC objectives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
European UrbanKnowledge Network
www.eukn.eu
EUKN EGTCKey Actions for 2014
Mart GriselDirector EUKN EGTC
EUKN EGTC objectives
…to facilitate and promote territorial, mainly transnational cooperation aimed at strengthening the economic, social, territorial and environmental cohesion of cities.
To realise this objective the EUKN EGTC stimulates the European exchange of relevant and validated urban knowledge and experiences, thereby supporting sustainable urban development.
EUKN acts as an interface between policy, research and practice
History and outlook EUKN
2004 2007
Establishment under Dutch
EU Presidency
2010 2012 2014
Political support continuation
EUKN German EU Presidency
Political support continuation
EUKN SpanishEU Presidency
Establishment EUKN EGTC
(9 MS + ES as observer)
New possibilities as
an EGTC
Envisaged added value of the EGTC
Sustainability of networkStronger intergovernmental profileCooperation with COM and ETC programmesInternal organisation (secretariat / institute)Possibility to attract additional funding (EU or non-EU)Added value for our partners
Structure EUKN EGTC
The National Focal Points are key element of EUKN, but fall under responsibility of individual EUKN member states
Assembly(Member States)
SecretariatImplementation
body
Director
DE
NL
BE
FR
LU CZ
ROHU
CY
EUKN EGTC Unique EGTC: members are only national authorities Network of urban policy makers, practitioners and
researchers Intergovernmental but with strong linkages at EU-wide level Shift towards a tool for institutionalizing spheres of
intergovernmental cooperation? Think-tank for targeted exchange on urban policies
Issues VAT staff employed in Dutch national research institute Growth strategy 2014
Strategic work• Support EU Presidencies / Urban Agenda
• EU Urban Programmes & Networks• Cooperation with European and International Networks
SupportMember States
• Assembly meetings• Support National Focal Points
• Policy Lab
Interactive Knowledge Exchange• Learning platform
• Online Communication / Press & Publicity• Annual Conference & Annual Study
EUKN Strategy for 2014
2014 EUKN EGTC Goals
Improvement interactive knowledge
exchange via state of the art
website
Enhance the network, and
consider alternative
business and membership
models(also non-EU membership)
Stronger strategic
linkages with key European
programmes and networks,
including EGTCs
Capitalise on and fully leverage the extensive
urban research resources of
EUKN
EUKN EGTC 2015 and beyond
Urban Agenda and EU2020 targets
Urban Agenda:1st topic: migration (LT Presidency)
Urban Agenda:2nd topic: urban poverty(GR Presidency)
Policy Labs in 2014 Strategic importance
closer alignment between the urban policy priorities of member states and knowledge creation
Demand-driven activitiestangible solutions to current national urban issues, e.g. Citizen participation in the new City Policy Programme in France.
Transnational knowledge exchangeonline dissemination through EUKN eLibrary
2013 Policy Lab topics
Sustainable Housing Quarters (Luxembourg)
Housing and Care (Netherlands) Integrated Territorial Approach
(Czech Republic) Cooperation between Towns, Cities
and their Neighbourhoods (Hungary) Integrated Approach in Urban
Planning and Development (Romania)
Solidarity and Diversity (Belgium) Public Participation in the
Preparation of the Development Plans (Cyprus)
Annual Conference and Publication
Objectives of the 2013 conference on Energy Efficiency· Stimulate structured dialogue among stakeholders, policy
makers, researchers and practitioners at the EU, national and local level;
· Facilitate an interactive exchange of strategies, experiences and hands-on knowledge;
· Identify what works and does not work by means of practical case studies;
· Develop insight into the state of energy efficiency in Europe’s cities.
End September 2014“Civic Economy: Beyond the Market and the State”
Chances and Opportunities in 2014 Urban Agenda: MS and COM: smart cities, energy efficiency,
affordable housing, social cohesion in deprived urban areas Cooperation with ETC programmes:
URBACT: Knowledge dissemination/capitalisation at national level INTERREG EUROPE: coordination Policy Learning Platforms
Participation in Horizon2020 projects (need for co-funding) Participation in JPI Urban Europe Projects Support to other EGTCs dealing with urban issues (e.g. an EGTC
knowledge exchange platform?) Support to Joint Action Plans and ITIs.
A strategic evaluation will examine possibilitiesto be discussed by the EUKN Assembly in June 2014