COMMUNICATION CSF III Instituto Financeiro para o Desenvolvimento Regional, IP

Information and Publicity CSF III Overall Objectives: To increase public awareness and transparency regarding the activities co-financed by the EC funds, and To create a coherent image throughout the Member States.

Information and Publicity CSF III Legislative provisions: Council Regulation 1260/1999, art 46 ; Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2000; Commission Decision (EC) No 503/

Information and Publicity CSF III Target Groups: the potential and final beneficiaries; the general public; the economic and social partners and non-governmental organisations

Information and Publicity CSF III Communication Plan: Communication strategy; Target Groups; Planned communication measures; Indicative budget, responsible departments and evaluation

Communication actions: wide diffusion information activities wide diffusion of the CSF III and the Operational Programmes and information activities to increase public awareness regarding the EC Funds. 2000

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Publications

Communication Plan Communication Plan which defines the communication strategy and contains the structure of the communication actions to be undertaken in the period between 2000 and

The website as the main tool of the information and publicity strategy Highlights

Publicising the website

2001 Information actions on the Communication Plan

2001 Publications

2002 updating new contents Strengthening the website as the main information and publicity tool, ensuring the updating of the information and the introduction of new contents as needed.

Corporative image Corporative image for the national managing authority of the CSF III Highlights

Logo and corporative image

2002 Seminar on Information and Communication On March 2002 the first Seminar on Information and Communication about Structural Funds was held in Brussels with more than 300 participants. Portugal was represented with an exhibition of all the Operational Programmes and a presentation to the Seminar (PO Algarve). Highlights

Exhibition and Seminar Brussels March 2002

to increase the visibility of the European Funds more specific publics Following the guidelines of the Communication Plan, publicity measures to increase the visibility of the European Funds towards more specific publics were implemented. 2003

Pilot project “Loja do Cidadão”, Coimbra

2003 Information about CSF III available to the large public in the Website “Citizen Portal”

2003 Publications

2003 Publicity material

Mid-Term Evaluation Mid-Term Review The Mid-Term Evaluation and the Mid-Term Review of the CSF III and of the Operational Programmes. 2004

Mid-term Evaluation Reports 2004

CSF III and Operational Programmes 2004 Mid-Term Review

2004 Press advertising Air Portugália Magazine

The website was refreshed with a new image and new contents and the English version was created. Website Restructuring 2005

2005 New image and new information Englishversion

2005Seminar “O QCA e a Reprogramação Intercalar O próximo período de programação financeira Comunitária ”

Information and Publicity Network Meeting February 2006: Information and Publicity Network Meeting with all the Operational Programmes and Funds to evaluate the communication actions undertaken and to think over the communication strategy for

Information and Publicity Network Meeting “Together towards a successful communication”

Cohesion Policy’s: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods and “Cohesion Policy’s: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods and ", a publication with the fundamental regulations on the programming, management, monitoring and evaluation of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for Preparing the NextProgrammingPeriod

2006 “Cohesion Policy: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods and "

Other publications 2006

the emphasis on proper information and communication strengthened In the programming period the emphasis on proper information and communication at all levels of the structural funds management process is not only maintained, but even strengthened. This obligation covers the three Structural Funds: the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Social Fund

Legislative provisions: Council Regulation No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006, Article 69; Commission's "Implementing" Regulation 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006, Articles Information and Communication

Communication Plans 1.The adoption of Communication Plans for the NSRF, Funds and every Operational Programme. minimal requirements 2.The definition of minimal requirements for the managing authorities and the final beneficiaries for informing the general public. 3.Enhanced networking 3.Enhanced networking between Member States and regions Information and Communication

1.Communication Plan for every OP: a strategy; the definition of target groups; planned information and communication measures; an indicative budget; naming of the responsible departments by the managing authorities, and actions to assess the communication plan Information and Communication

2.Minimal requirements 2.Minimal requirements : one major information activity when the programme starts and one each year of its subsequent implementation; the publication of a list of final beneficiaries by the managing authority (transparency), and setting-up billboards and plaques on project sites Information and Communication

3.Enhanced networking 3.Enhanced networking between Member States and regions on information and communication actions with the aim of better integration of these and mutual learning from best practices Information and Communication

2007 Cohesion and Structural Funds : A Guide

Information and Communication Platform. Regional Policy. Inforegio The Structural Funds Information and Publicity Platform aims to serve as a meeting point for the communication officers, project managers and all those interested in providing information on the Structural Funds interventions in the Member States. WEBSITES with relevant information: Information and Communication Portuguese Community Support Framework – CSF III Portuguese Version: English Version: Structural Funds Regulations regl0713_en.htm NSRF