1. 1 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Ilaria Piazza| Finance Officer Joint Technical Secretariat CIE final conference 19 June 2014, Delft

2. 2 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft Summary  INTERREG IVC state of play  The CIE project  Future of interregional cooperation

3. 3 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft 3 INTERREG IVC programme ‘Learning by sharing’ Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention in the fields of INTERREG IVC state of play

4. 4 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft Overview approved projects 204 projects 2 274 partners Whole budget (302 M€) committed Priority 1Priority 2 90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered INTERREG IVC state of play

5. 5 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft INTERREG IVC state of play Main achievements (as of April 2014) 90% of EU NUTS 2 regions covered Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building 6,188 staff with increased capacity 369 ‘spin-off activities’ Objective: Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices 4,709 good practices identified 403 successfully transferred Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies 1,943 policies addressed 432 policies improved

6. 6 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft Examples of good practice transfer (1) From: Mid Sweden region To: Flevoland region (NL) ‘Summer entrepreneur’ – Stimulate entrepreneurial mindset among young people through the creation of their own business during summer vacation Practice: Project:

7. Example of good practice transfer (2) Practice : Project : Barcelos with your fingers is an application which allows users to access all the touristic offer, facilities and major municipal infrastructure in real time. From: North Regional Development and Coordination Commission (PT) To: Midland Regional Authority (IE)

8. 8 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft 12capitalisation topics 111 projects Priority 1Priority 2 Innovation Systems – 10 (triple helix & open innovation) Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7 Eco-innovation – 7 Creative industries – 14 Entrepreneurship – 8 E-government services – 6 Demographic change – 9 Rural development – 9 Climate change – 7 Energy efficiency – 12 Renewable energy – 7 Sustainable transport – 15 1. INTERREG IVC state of play 12 reports analysis and publications Available at: www.interreg4c.eu/capitalisation

9. 9 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft The CIE project Topic of EU-wide relevance Exchange of experience focus Long-term results ensured by a good mix of partners Good mix of experiences 13 good practices identified Well managed project with very active partnership

10. 10 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft Regulations 2014-2020 on interregional cooperation Link to EU cohesion policy ‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’ ‘to enhance design and implementation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs’ The future of Interregional Cooperation - Context

11. 11 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft Four themes The future of Interregional Cooperation Thematic focus Research & innovation SME competitiveness Low-carbon economy Environment & resource efficiency

12. 12 CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft 2 actions Policy Learning Platforms Interregional Cooperation Projects Proposed actions

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