RISE – Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Stakeholders: Birmingham City Council (Lead Stakeholder); Regional Council of Västerbotten; Region Zealand; Randstad Region (Brussels Office) Research Partners: University of Birmingham – Dept. of Management Delft University of Technology - Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies (OTB) University of Copenhagen - Forest & Landscape, Denmark (FLD) University of Umeå - Centre for Regional Science (CERUM)

RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Territorial Needs following the Economic Crisis Support strengthening and renewal of business base Re-new employment - Improve skills, support the unemployed Renew business support – existing businesses and start-ups Support KBE and Innovation Based upon - review, analysis, mapping, debate Actions Support the development of high value in supply chains Renew refresh the knowledge base Proof against future – diversify, strengthen, broaden base Make links to global knowledge and value chains Build infrastructure – broadband Be SMART and SUSTAINABLE Look at best practice Requires Integration of planning – activities Integration across territories Integration internationally Boundary spanning to leading areas of research

RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Four Case Study Territories: Västerbotten (S), Randstad (NL), Zealand (DK), W. Midlands (UK)

RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe Analyse the emergence and significance of RIS in different territorial and institutional settings: Draw upon professional, academic and ESPON literature, data analysis, and case studies of the use of RIS in the four pilot regions Develop typologies of Regional Integrated Strategies: Overview of different types of RIS - aims and objectives, scope, development approaches, stakeholder involvement, vertical and horizontal integration, implementation strategies, monitoring and evaluation. Case Study Regions and EU wide web survey Develop and test a RIS-toolkit applicable in the four stakeholders’ countries and Europe: Enhance integrated nature of regional strategies – horizontally and vertically Develop Integration indicators and monitoring and evaluation indicators Describe financial models available to combine instruments (European, national, regional, local) Conclusions and recommendations: Draw overall conclusions and to provide recommendations for RIS to be applied in the stakeholder regions and guidance for other localities in Europe.