GROW

Kathy Vuillaume,

Programme Manager

GROW Information Day,

7 February 06

INTERREG IIIC Regional Framework Operation 2005-7

Key Objectives

GROW is a 7.5 million euros INTERREG IIIC between South East England, Andalucia, Emilia-Romagna, Noord-Brabant and Malopolska

For the joint implementation of the Lisbon agenda

Sustainable growth and ‘not growth at all cost’

3 themes open to bidders: Green Growth - EnvironmentBusiness Growth - Business Co-operation, innovation & entrepreneurshipInclusive Growth - Employment and social inclusion

Support up to 18-25 multinational projects

Eligible Projects

Combination of networking and pilot initiatives to achieve a more balanced and sustainable economic growth

Target of 18-25 multinational projects

Projects can run until November 07

Minimum of: 2 partner regions involved for Green Growth and Business Growth projects Minimum of 2 partner regions involved for Inclusive Growth projects

Programme Outcome

Update of Regional Policies and Strategies.

People

Planet

Profit

Grow

Management Structureof the Programme

INTERREG III C SECRETARIAT

GROW SECRETARIATbased in SEEDA

Programme ManagerContract Officer

Communication & network Officer

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

Andalucia Emilia-Romagna Malopolska South East England

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

INTERNATIONAL STEERING

COMMITTEEInternational Independentappraisers

International Thematic Working

Groups

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

Noord-Brabant

REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Green Growth

Exploring new ways of reducing the impact on our environment, that can arise from economic growth within sucessful regions, which leads to significant pressure on natural resources and the de-copling og economic growth and environment degradation. Work towards the guidelines of the Kyoto agreement.

7 sub-themes - Budget 2.5 millions- Sustainable construction - Brownfield regeneration - Waste management - Environmentally friendly means of travel - Resource management - Environmental Management System - Flood risk management

Sustainable Construction: Building for the future

Partnership: UK and Spain. Association of South East Colleges (AOSEC), Environment Agency, LSC, SEEDA, F.L. de la Construccion Andalucia

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Undertake a review of construction curriculum’s with FE and identify

opportunities to include social and environmental considerations - Develop case studies and examples of good practice, promoted to target

audience - Develop « how to » guides for FE - Organise seminars & joint events to raise awareness - Design new training programmes in waste management and sustainable

building

Total Grant: 226000 euros

Sustainable Construction: A blue print for the Planning and Purchasing

Policies for Sustainable Built Development

Partnership: 3 countries UK, Spain and Poland. Environment Centre (tEC), Hampshire County Council, Cracow University of Technology, Intituto Andaluz de Technologica

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Create a blueprint for planning and purchasing in relation to sustainable

built development - Target group: local authorities and business communities - Formulate recommendations for policies – upgrade of regional spatial and

environmental policy

Total Grant: 289250 euros

Sustainable Construction: Pilot programme for sustainable construction

Partnership: UK and Spain. South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE), Diputacion Provincial de Huelva

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Pilot for industry best practices in sustainable design and construction,

optimising construction methods, water and energy efficiency - Network of professionals disseminating international best practices via

the organisation of forums & seminars Total Grant: 261 650 euros

Flood risk management: FLORISPRE- Citizen risk prevention”

Partnership: UK, Spain, Italy. Environment Agency, Empresa de Gestion Medio Ambiental SA, Municipality of Piacenza

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Community based approach to education with the development of multimedia tools (DVD, toolkit,

web site, guide and travelling exhibitions) being develop to raise awareness on flood risks prevention and management

- Deliverables easily transferable to other regions. Promotion of the project at the « Green Week » in Brussels in 2006 and 2007

Total Grant: 164 000 euros

Business GrowthExploring methods of developing a knowledge-based economy through knowledge, innovation and business dynamism creating wealth and employment while preserving the quality of the environment.

6 Sub-themes - Budget 2.5 millions- Support and implementation of programmes in fields of the creation and development of high tech companies - Encouraging a culture of entrepreneurship- Mechanisms to support cluster development and their internationalisation - Actions to enhance technology transfer from universities, research centres and large companies- Encourage interregional trading and optimising the integration of the supply chain- Development of a high quality workforce- anticipating skill gaps - encouraging mobility

Incubation :GROWENTERPRISE

Partnership: UK, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands. SEEDA Enterprise Hub network, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Seville, Fundacja inkubator Technologiczny BPCC, NV Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschppij

Key Objectives/deliverables: - To improve the experience and performance of those involved in helping business to start-up and grow

(Incubation director etc) - To support start-up companies in their « internationalisation » process and to provide contacts and new

business opportunities : cross-cultural seminars, business coaching, International Meet the Buyers in Krakow etc..

Total Grant: 328192 euros

Technology transfer :BBAS – Bridging business and science”

Partnership: UK, Poland and Spain. University of Surrey, University of Greenwich, University Foundation of the Development of the Province of Cordoba, Jagiellonian University

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Knowledge transfer activities focus on 4 key sectors: biotech/health, ICT, new materials and

technologies, environmental solutions. - Technology transfer mechanism exploed amongst the participative reigons and Path Finder groups

established comprising businesses from targeted sectors, academic/researchers and students/recent graduates involved in the comercialisation of research

- Outputs: Knowledge transfer partnership agreement signed between regions Total Grant: 347 245 euros

Trading :Growing trade and innovation

Partnership: UK, Poland, the Netherlands. UKTI, 6 BL, SE Chamber of Commerce, Set Squared, University of Southampton, Oxford Brookes University, Portmouth University, Innovation Relay Center South East, European Information Centre Kent, South Area EIC, Thames Valley Economic partnership, CTT PK, Brabant Regional Development Agency, EUNite

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Organise 3 major international business match-making events for high tech SMES held in England in

May 2006, in Malopolska in September 2006, in Noord-Brabaant in Many 2007 - Match-making web site for SMEs available in all languages Total Grant: 295420 euros

Inclusive Growth

Explore ways of encouraging growth within an inclusive society, facilitating intra-regional disparities between communities in terms of the access to employment and working towards work-life balance and quality of life.

5 Sub-themes - Budget 1 million- Models and best practices in human resource management- Urban Renaissance- promote and mainstream ways of engaging local communities in shaping proposals for new development in their area- Research into labour market functionality in diverse and complex regions, models to maximise employment and skills opportunities, and making best use of labour including target groups and deprived areas- Development of social enterprises, whose primary objective is to deliver social or environmental benefit -Innovative forms of public-private-community partnerships to promote social inclusion.

Social Enterprise :“ A model of entrepreneurship

for the socially excluded”

Partnership: UK, Spain, Italy. Fundacion red andalucia Emprende, Enham and Form.Art.Soc.Cons.ARL

Key Objectives/deliverables: - Benchmarking and exchange of best practices between partner regions on models to support and

encourage the socially excluded and disadvantage groups to become sucessful entrepreneurs - Development of a training and awareness programme for disadvantaged groups: disabled people,

ex-offenders, women/alone parents, BEMs - Link with social Enterprise/Gateways - Outputs: 16 new start-ups created Total Grant: 212 000 euros

1st Call 24 bids received – 8 projects recommended

All regions participating / most active ones being Spain and the UK

Emergence of a group of projects with linkages

58% of the budget is committed

UK

Spain

Italy

Poland

Netherlands

Priorities for the 2nd call Spain will exclusively fund projects under Inclusive Growth

For the UK: prioirities is given to the sub-themes of the programme not yet taken up but will also consider other sub-themes if funds available

For Italy: all themes

For the Netherlands: priority given to Green Growth and Inclusive Growth projects but will also consider Business Growth projects if funds available

For Poland: priority given to Green Growth and Inclusive Growth projects but will also consider Business Growth projects if fundsavailable

How to apply & funding regime

Down load the application forms and programme handbook from the GROW web site: www.grow3C.com

Contact your Regional Correspondents and the GROW Secretariat - Put a partner search request through the web site

Quarterly reporting on-line using a secure area on the Grow web site

6 month audited report compiled by the leader and sent to the GROW Secretariat

Payment in rear by your Regional Authorities in local currency

Learning from the 1st call

Areas to improve..

Relevance to GROW

Evidence of needs

European added value

Governance

Detailed budget

Contribution to the 3P

Your Contacts in Region

For Andalucia: Miguel Presencio Fernandeze: miguel.presencio@juntadeandalucia.es

For Emilia-Romagna: Maria Paola Dosie: LFacca@Regione.Emilia-Romagna.it

For Malopolska: Aneta Widake: awid @malopolska.mw.gov.pl

For Noord-Brabant: Rob de Groote: RdeGroot @brabant.nl

For South East England: Kathy Vuillaume: Programme ManagerPascale Waschnig, Network OfficerAlison Partridge, Contract ManagerJanet Borgers: Regional Correspondent grow@seeda.co.uk

Key dates

24 February 06 : submission of bids

March/April 06 : Appraisal

End of May 06 : Decision on the 2nd call

June/July 06 : Contract negotiations

THANK YOU & ANY QUESTIONS?

www.grow3C.com

Thematic Working Groups

• Green GrowthFacilitation: Annabel Lambert, Simon Richardson,

Lindsay Gardner

• Business GrowthFacilitation: David Parry, Kathy Vuillaume

• Inclusive GrowthFacilitation: Pam Mc Hale