INTERREG IVC PROJECT INCLUSIVE GROWTH PREFACE – MARS 2011

SYNOPSIS OF THE PROJECT Interreg IVc project, 4th call for proposals Theme: Employment, human capital and education Promoter of the project: Assemblée des Départements de France Theme of the project: Promoting Inclusive Growth through the valorisation of best practices and sharing of experiences Duration: 36 months 1 january 2012 – 31 december 2014 Deadline for submission: April, the 1 st 2011 PREFACE – MARS 2011

TODAY'S AGENDA A The Interreg IVc programme: its caracteristics and the consequences on our project B The European context: Lisbon and Gothenburg C The proposed architecture of our project: rationale, objectives, outcomes D Today's objectives : what must be defined at the end of this meeting = workshop PREFACE – MARS 2011

A THE INTERREG IVc PROGRAM INTERREG IVC is: an EU interregional cooperation programme which aims at improving the effectiveness of regional policies through the exchange of experiences and good practices. Each of these elements is crucial PREFACE – MARS 2011

A THE INTERREG IVc PROGRAM INTERREG IVC projects must deal with regional/local development. Its 2 pillars are:  Regional and local authorities' co-operation  Economic development Result : regional and local authorities have to remain the core actors of the partnership PREFACE – MARS 2011

A OUR PROJECT Consequence 1: the project must focus on capitalisation : sharing of experience, identification and analysis of good practices, and their valorisation. Limited pilot actions and restricted transfers of the best practices are possible. “identification, analysis, dissemination and, under certain conditions, transfer of good practices related to regional development policies” PREFACE – MARS 2011

A OUR PROJECT Consequence 2: We must “keep a focus on issues related to economic development and remove those ones related to social inclusion (social aspects).“ This means our project has to deal with territorial governance and with economic development. Social aspects will only be treated through social cohesion, growth and competitiveness... PREFACE – MARS 2011

A OUR PROJECT Consequence 3: private bodies are not eligible to ERDF funding. NGOs can participate if they are bodies governed by public law, and only if they demonstrate a clear link with regional/local policies as well as a certain capacity to influence these policies. Private organizations can be associated as operators: they can be sub-contracted to carry out some project activities. PREFACE – MARS 2011

A OUR PROJECT Consequence 4: the envisaged activities of adaptation and transfer of ADF's European Social Fund handbook will not be possible under this project. It is also impossible to create a specific activity dedicated to poverty and the measure of the performance of social policies regarding the fight against poverty. On these subjects, it will only be possible to work on some aspects, through some 'sharing of experience'. PREFACE – MARS 2011

A THE INTERREG IVc PROGRAM The programme is organised around two thematic priorities, namely:  Innovation and the knowledge economy (Lisbon Strategy);  Environment and risk prevention (Gothenburg Strategy). These strategies lasted in 2010, and are archived on the EU websites (!) – Still, they are the frameworks of Interreg IVc programme... PREFACE – MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : THE RENEWED LISBON STRATEGY In June 2005, after a mid-term review, the European Council re- launched the Lisbon strategy and focused on growth and jobs. To help clarify its scope and aims, 4 priorities were defined:  research and innovation,  investing in people/modernising labour markets,  unlocking business potential, particularly of SMEs,  and energy/climate change. PREFACE - MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : THE RENEWED LISBON STRATEGY To achieve that, the Lisbon Strategy encourages structural reforms to tackle a number of challenges within Europe's labour markets:  tackling labour market segmentation,  addressing skill needs through more and better education and training,  promoting a lifecycle approach to active ageing,  and inclusive labour markets. PREFACE - MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : THE GOTHENBURG STRATEGY June 2001 – the European Council met in Gothenburg and agreed on the first EU Sustainable Development Strategy, adding an environmental dimension to the Lisbon process for employment, economic reform and social cohesion. PREFACE - MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : THE GOTHENBURG STRATEGY In june 2006, the European Council adopted an ambitious and comprehensive renewed Sustainable Development Strategy for an enlarged European Union. Seven key priorities were defined, the last two are:  Social inclusion, demography and migration  Fighting global poverty PREFACE - MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY Europe 2020 Strategy identifies 3 key drivers for growth : smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth. Inclusive growth is defined as being achievable through: fostering a high-development economy delivering social and territorial cohesion. In other words, without efficient inclusion policies, economic growth and competitiveness cannot be sustainable. PREFACE - MARS 2011

B EUROPEAN CONTEXT : EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY Inclusive growth means:  raising Europe’s employment rate – more and better jobs, especially for women, young people and older workers  helping people of all ages anticipate and manage change through investment in skills & training  modernising labour markets and welfare systems  ensuring the benefits of growth reach all parts of the EU PREFACE - MARS 2011

C OUR OBJECTIVES TODAY: At the end of the day, we must agree on: 1 The rationale The global aims and objectives The outcomes (and expected results) 2 The 2,3 or 4 core thematics of the project 3 We must collect a first pool of good practices And proposals for a name for our project ? PREFACE - MARS 2011

C THE ISSUE FROM INCLUSION POLICIES TO INCLUSIVE GROWTH: A NEW TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE 1 Until recently, social and inclusion policies were defined at national levels and implemented at local levels, with a vertical dialogue between national administrations and local authorities. Today, LIAs are progressively directly in charge of inclusion policies all over Europe. As a result, we now need to organize this evolution, to improve the efficiency of local inclusion policies. PREFACE - MARS 2011

C THE ISSUE 2 Furthermore, inclusion policies have long been disconnected from the world of labor and employment. However, the best way to inclusion is getting a job. Today, in some countries, inclusion policies are conceived in co-operation with employment and economic development' actors and stake-holders. New schemes of governance emerge, such as the contractualization with economic actors on a given territory. These experiences need to be shared and disseminated. The aim is to promote inclusive labour markets (Lisbon). PREFACE - MARS 2011

C THE ISSUE 3 To achieve that, LIAs have to focus on improving their welfare systems, but also the skills and competences, the training and finally the employability of their social policies' users. In other words, they have to contribute to modernize labour markets(Europe 2020). New governance schemes are necessary. 4 By doing that, LIAs will contribute to a sustainable economic development, delivering social and territorial cohesion : this is the definition of inclusive growth (Europe 2020). PREFACE - MARS 2011

C PROPOSED RATIONALE Both issues – inclusion policies' governance and active inclusion – deal with territorial governance. They directly adress Inclusive growth and territorial cohesion and affect all European member-States. Different schemes of governance are being developped : capitalizing and sharing experience on that matter is crucial for LIAs. PREFACE - MARS 2011

C PROPOSED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The project aims at improving inclusive economic development policies through better territorial and political governance, to contribute to Inclusive growth on our territories. The final purpose is social and territorial cohesion. We intend to achieve that goal by sharing experience, capitalizing, disseminating best practices and building tools enabling better governance and improving territorial policies in the field of inclusive economic development. PREFACE - MARS 2011

C POSSIBLE ACTIVITES  Repertory / directory of Inclusion policies in Europe : good practices, schemes of governance, organizations, methods of co-operation, implementation methods, contents and approaches.  Thematic workshops with politicians and decision-makers, NGOs, associations, users.  A study on inclusion policies and the « world of employment ».  A study on territorial governance : better integration of local inclusion policies in the territorial development actions.  Worshops on specific inclusion policies' topics. Joint thematic seminars  A handbook on active inclusion's best practices  Exchange of staff. PREFACE - MARS 2011

D WORKSHOP Adoption of the:  Description of the issue  Rationale  Aims and objectives PREFACE - MARS 2011

D WORKSHOP Other ideas of activities ? Which concrete result do you expect from the project ? PREFACE - MARS 2011

D WHAT THEMATICS ? We must define 2 to 4 thematics for our project, that will be adressed by our project. For example:  promoting inclusive market  Co-operating with econcomic actors : a new territorial governance  Inclusive growth in rural territories... PREFACE - MARS 2011

D WHAT GOOD PRACTICES ? We would like to collect a first « pool » of good practices and experiences that could be rapidly described in the project and given as examples of what we intend to share. PREFACE - MARS 2011

IDEAS FOR THE NAME OF THE PROJECT ? PREFACE - MARS 2011

IMPORTANT Please keep the proofs of expenditures (invoices, boarding passes etc.) of your travel and subsistence costs related to this meeting : they will be reimbursed if the project is selected ! Please send a copy to ADF PREFACE - MARS 2011