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INTERREG IVCOverview of Capitalisation
3rd December 2009
INTERREG IVCOverview of Capitalisation
3rd December 2009
Anna Stol, Project Adviser
Information Point East of INTERREG IVC
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Agenda
What are Capitalisation projects?
Key elements of Capitalisation projects
Third call for proposals
How to apply? Events and assistance
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EU Cohesion and Regional Policy
Objective 1: Convergence
€ 282.8 billion
Objective 2: Regional Competitiveness
and Employment
€ 55 billion
Objective 3: European Territorial
Cooperation (including INTERREG IVC)
€ 8.7 billion
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What are Capitalisation projects?
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Objectives of capitalisation
Exchange of experience to transfer good practices into regional or national Operational Programmes
Rationale: to ensure that good practices are not ‘lost’ but used
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Essence of capitalisation projects
Starting point: pool of good practices
Core actors: policy makers (Managing Authorities)
Main activity: exchange of experience on transferring good practices to regional Operational Programmes
Main result: developing an ‘Action Plan’ for all participating regions
‘Capitalisation’ to be understood as ‘transfer’
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Starting point: pool of good practices
A good practice is a successful policy experience at regional, local, national or European level
can also be a result of a previous project
PIKE project (pike-project.eu) builds on 4 good practices:
“Online Planning Services” (Ireland)
“Strategic Plan eLocal” (Spain)
“Integrated Aid System” (Spain)
“Wireless City” (UK)
Their experience dates back to the INTERREG IIIC project BRISE (http://brise.ernact.net)
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Core actors: policy makers
Bodies monitoring regional Operational Programmes
Managing Authorities as the main ‘target group’
Intermediate bodies carrying out some or all tasks of the Managing Authorities
If not partners, a standard letter of support is required!
Other regional/national bodies responsible for policy making
Other best practice ‘owners’: public authorities or bodies governed by public law
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Main activities and results
Exchange of experience on how to transfer good practices to regional Operational Programmes: seminars, study visits, workshops, staff exchange, etc.
Dissemination activities
Management and coordination activities
Any implementation will be financed by the regional mainstream programmes, not by INTERREG IVC
Focus: transferring good practices into regional Operational Programmes
Development of Action Plans
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Main result
Developing an ‘Action Plan’ for each participating region
An Action Plan includes detailed information about:
Good practice(s) to be transferred
Names and roles of stakeholders involved
Precise steps and actions to be undertaken
Relevant indicators for implementation
Details of funds for implementing the plan
The Action Plan should be signed by the respective Managing Authority and relevant stakeholders
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Programme’s main featuresProgramme’s main features
Requirements for Capitalisation projects
Partnership
Min number of countries represented: 6
Max number of countries represented: 10
At least 1 partner from each programme area
At least 2 new Member States involved
Duration 24 months (recommendation)
Budget Min ERDF: EUR 1 million
Max ERDF: EUR 2 million
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Fast Track projects
Programme’s main featuresProgramme’s main features
Additional expertise from the European Commission
Contributing to the Regions for Economic Change initiative
Decision made by the European Commission
No specific application to Fast Track projects
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PARTNERSHIP EXAMPLE
ERIK ACTION
Regional Government of Tuscany
Lower Austrian Government, Dept. Economic Affairs, Tourism and Technology
Emilia Romagna Region, Department for Industry, Unit for Local Development ADRAL – Alentejo
Regional Development Agency Agency for Innovation and Development of Andalusia (IDEA)
Banska Bystrica Self – governing Region
Bretagne Innovation Flemish government - Agency for Economy
The South-East Regional Development Agency
LTC AB
University of West Macedonia, Research Committee
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Third call for proposals
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Third call for proposals
Open: 09 December 2009 – 05 March 2010
Decisions on projects expected in Autumn 2010
Application Pack will be published in December 2009on the www.interreg4c.eu website:
Terms of reference
Programme Manual
Application Form and co-financing statement
Letter of Support
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Specific requirements for the third call
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If Managing Authority is not directly involved as a partner,a standard letter of support will be requested, stating:
MA (or IB) is informed about the preparation
Partner has full support for its roles and tasks
MA (or IB) will closely follow the project’s implementation and elaboration of Action Plan
Letter of Support standard template will be published with the terms of reference.
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Third call for proposalsThird call for proposals
Key elements of a good application
1. Clearly describe your pool of good practices!
2. Build a strategic partnership of bodies monitoring or implementing regional Operational Programmes, also include other stakeholders!
3. Provide details on how you are going to develop an Action Plan for each region!
Pay attention to the eligibility criteria!
“Regular” cooperation projects to apply in a later call!
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Third call for proposalsThird call for proposals
Reference documents at www.interreg4c.eu Capitalisation brochure Programme Manual FAQ section
Assistance Project Assistance Forms Individual consultations Project Idea Database Advice by phone and e-mail
Other INTERREG IVC mailing list
Additional Information
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Third call for proposalsThird call for proposals
Upcoming communication events
Capitalisation conference & partner search opportunity 9-10 December 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Register at www.interreg4c2009.eu
Lead Applicant Seminar, followed by individual consultations 14-15 January 2010 in Barcelona, Spain 20-21 January 2010 in Prague, the Czech Republic
Individual consultation days Will be announced soon!
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Only EUR 15 million available for third call!
~10 projects will be approved
Preparing a project requires a lot of time and effort
Apply only in case you are totally certain that your
project idea is relevant to the programme!
Next call for Regional Initiative Projects will open in
the end of 2010!
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Final point of attention!
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Contact us!Contact us!
Contact us and share your interesting ideas! www.interreg4c.eu
INTERREG IVC, Information Point East15 Mickiewicza street40-951 KatowicePOLAND tel.: + 48 32 205 3230fax: + 48 32 205 3231