initial position longitude of about 3,000km and 14 states/regions
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3rd Steering Group meeting of PA 8 of the EUSDR 23rd/24th April, 2012 in Split, Croatia Dr. Hans Peter Herdlitschka Ministry of Finance and Economics Baden-Wuerttemberg / Germany. „Europe 2020“ Strategy for intelligent, sustainable and integrative growth. Initial Position - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
3rd Steering Group meeting of PA 8 of the EUSDR 23rd/24th April, 2012 in Split, Croatia
Dr. Hans Peter HerdlitschkaMinistry of Finance and Economics Baden-Wuerttemberg / Germany
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
Initial Position
• Longitude of about 3,000km and 14 states/regions• Danube catchment area: about 115m residents
Goals?
EU-Integration „Europe 2020“Strategy for intelligent, sustainable and integrative growth
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
Main issues of the action plan (economy) 1/2
• Increase in trade and investments
• Improvement of legal frameworks, especially concerning SME (i.e. simplifying bureaucracy, contract certainty)
• Improved frameworks for economic organizations such as chambers, associations etc.
• Improvement of the interdisciplinary cooperation and the transfer of technology between companies, science and public administration (i.e. cluster politics)
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• Advancement of the infrastructure (i.e. environmental technology, transportation, communications infrastructure, centres for exhibitions, technology parks)
• Capital provision of the economy
• Improvement of information, counselling and strengthening of vocational education (‘dual system’)
• Strengthening of frameworks for research and development as well as internationalisation
• Strengthening of rural zones
• Removal of cross-border barriers
Main issues of the action plan (economy) 2/2
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Donaustrategie
MobilitätsbrancheTIME-Branche
(Telekommunikation, Informationstechnologie,
Medien, Elektronik)
IndustrielleProzesstechnologie
Umwelttechnologie
Health Care Sektor
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Implementation ● Framework 1/2
• No additional EU funds
• No new institutions
• No new laws and directives
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Implementation ● Framework 2/2
• National and regional support programmes
• EU support programmes, such as EU structural funds (EFDF, ESF), cohesion fund and more
• IPA
• EIB, EIF, EBRD
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Implementation ● Architecture
EU-strategy EU Council and Commission
Action plan EU Commission and national …contact points
Priority Areas Coordinators (Priority …Area Coordinators, PAC)
Spheres of activity /Projects
Project manager
Priority Area Coordinator
Competitiveness (08)Baden-Württemberg & Croatia
National Contact PointsAnnual meeting with other PACs
European CommissionDG Regio
Stakeholder Participation(International Industry associations, intergovernmental organisations,…)
Steering Groupgroup of members of governments and others
Subgroups:
- Innovation and Technology Transfer-Environmental Technology-Clusters of Excellence-Vocational Training-Network Cooperation of business organisations-Competitiveness of Rural Areas-Competitiveness in general
Flagships and other projects
Coordination and Support
Exchange
Facilitation + Support
Report
Facilitation
Feedback
FeedbackInformation + Involvement
Coordination
Information
Participation
Involvement
Initiation
Facilitation + Support
Report
ReportImplementation
Report
Coordination of Priority Area
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects:
• Highlighted target for PA 8: Improvement of the technological transfer through establishing measures like consulting services by Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) or chambers and/or other institutions/organizations, typically in cooperation with the Priority Area Coordinator from Priority Area 7 "knowledge society" during 2013
– Action: To improve business support to strengthen the capacities of SMEs for cooperation and trade
– Action: To prioritize the effective implementation of measures provided for under the Small Business Act for
Europe
– Action: To improve framework conditions for SMEs in areas where competitive infrastructure is missing.
• Highlighted target for PA 8: Establishing a cluster network for the EUSDR (identification of the founded institutions in this connection, as well as the existing networks) by end of 2013
– Action: To foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge between SMEs, academia and the public sector
in areas of competence in the Danube Region
– Action: To eliminate cross border barriers and bottlenecks to people and business - Seamless Europe for a
livable Danube Region
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects:
• Highlighted target for PA 8: Improvement of the vocational training, subject to participation by the private sector (a dual system of practice and theory) through pilot projects (identifying the potential institutions, as well as the partners and projects)
– Action: To support enterprises through high performing training and qualification schemes
– Young enterpreneurs, women in business etc
• Highlighted target for PA 8: To improve the competitiveness of cities and rural areas and in particular of the agricultural sector.
• Highlighted target for PA 8: Better use of environmental technologies, like for example: sewage treatment, refuse disposal, generation of energy from renewable resources, etc., first of all, through determination of the regional decision-makers concerning submission of the applications
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EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects: • Internal market and cooperation in the customs and tax areas
Priority Area 8 aims to remove hindrances to the internal market in the Danube Region, including improving
cooperation in the customs and tax area. There are seven flagship projects under this Priority Area:
1. Remove remaining single market barriers
2. Implement European space for maritime transport without borders in the Danube riparian Region
3. Increase the use of electronic signatures/e-identification
4. Encourage sharing of competences between accreditation bodies
5. Monitor border situations
6. Coordinate the use of the digital dividend
• Research and innovation
Priority Area 8 seeks to exploit the full potential of the region in research and innovation.
1. Develop a Danube Region Programme for Innovation, Clusters and SME-Networks – EUSDR Network of Excellence
2. Create an EUSDR Fund for Innovation and Research
3. Develop a common EUSDr Region strategy to promote services innovation
4. Set up cross-sectoral reference projects for innovation in SMART Spec. for each country/region
5. Setting up an EUSDR Science Link Technology Transfer Centres (TTC)
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EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects:
• Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Qualification/Capacity building / VET/ human resources
Priority Area 8 implements the Small Business Act in order to promote entrepreneurship, strengthen SMEs
and increase the efficient use of human resources. There are eight flagship projects under this Priority Area:
1. Promote young entrepreneurs; espec. women in business
2. Develop deeper cooperation on environmental technology to create new business opportunities
3. Implement a project Sustainable Production through Innovation in Small and Medium sized Enterprises
4. Make the Danube region an eco-efficient region
5. Make the most of the European Code of Best Practices Facilitating Access by SMEs to Public Procurement
6. Make the Danube Region a leader in design
7. Implement the Danube region Labour Network project
8. Cooperation between Public Employment services
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EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
EU-Strategy for the Danube Region
Benefits for local / regional institutions
Creation and funding of projects
- Developing of project ideas
- Communication among stakeholders on local, regional and international level
- Design of project application and submission
- Support by National Contact Point
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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. Hans Peter HerdlitschkaMinistry of Finance and Economics Baden-WürttembergTheodor-Heuss-Str. 4D-70174 StuttgartTel.: 0049 711 123 - 2413Fax: 0049 711 123 – 2250E-Mail: [email protected]
Further information : www.donau-wirtschaft.eu