ESPON INFO DAY 10 February 2011 in Bruxelles ESPON 2013 Programme: Progress and Prospects

The ESPON 2013 Programme Role in Structural Funds : – Support EU Cohesion Policy development with evidence on European territorial structures, trends, perspectives and policy impacts based on comparable information on regions and cities revealing territorial capital and potentials. Budget : – 47 mill Euro (ERDF 34 mill. Euro plus 13 mill. Euro from 31 countries) Programme Priorities: – P 1: Applied Research – P 2: Targeted Analyses based on stakeholder interest – P 3: Scientific Platform with Tools – P 4: Capitalisation

What are ESPON facts and evidence good for? For European policy development: – Support to Intelligent, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth – Tailor SF investments to regional diversity – Foster Territorial Cohesion – Support territorial dimension in Sector Policies – Contribute to European competitiveness in the World For regions and cities and larger territories: – Understand unique capital and unlocked potentials – Define the most promising projects – Reveal possible synergies through cooperation – Help spending EU funds more targeted and efficient For the private sector: ‒ Reveal market opportunities ‒ Support location of FDI

Implementation Overview by beginning of 2011 Programme Implementation progress: Applied Research projects: −17 projects ongoing, final or just starting −8 additional Applied Research projects remain Targeted Analysis (based on stakeholder demand): −18 ongoing or closing −4-5 additional Targeted Analyses coming up Scientific Platform and Tools: −4 larger projects ongoing/final −4 additional projects envisaged Transnational Networking Activities: ‒ 5 projects ongoing ‒ 2-3 additional projects foreseen

P1: Applied Research (1) 17 Project themes final or ongoing: – Cities and Urban Agglomerations/Functionality and development opportunities for European competitiveness and cohesion/FOCI – Development Opportunities in different types of Rural Areas/EDORA – Demography and Migratory Flows affecting European regions and cities/DEMIFER – Effects of Rising Energy Prices on Regional Competitiveness/RERISK – Territorial Impact Assessment of Policies/TIP TAP – Climate Change and Territorial Effects on regions and local economies/CLIMATE

P1: Applied Research (2) – Attractiveness of European regions and cities for residents and visitors/ATTREG – European patterns of land use/EU-LUPA – Territorial cooperation in transnational areas and across internal/external borders/TERCO – Accessibility at regional/local scale and patterns in Europe/TRACC – Secondary growth poles in territorial development/SGPTD – European perspective on specific types of territories/GEOSPECS – Territorial dimension of innovation and knowledge economy/KIT – Continental territorial structures and flows (globalisation)/TIGER

P1: Applied Research (3) – Territorial and Regional sensitivity of EU Directives/ARTS – Services of General Interest/SEGI – European Seas in Territorial Development/EsatDOR 4 Applied Research projects in current call – Territorial Contribution to Europe 2020 – Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe – Territorial Potentials for Greener Economy – Territorial Governance – practices and perspectives 4 more projects under preparation for call in August 2011

P2: Targeted Analyses (1) 18 projects ongoing/closing using ESPON results – The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe/CAEE – The Development of the Islands – European Islands and Cohesion Policy/EUROISLANDS – Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions/MetroBorder – Success for Convergence Regions’ Economies/SURE – Spatial Scenarios: New Tools for Local-Regional Territories/SS-LR – Territorial Diversity/TeDi – Potential of Rural Regions/PURR – Transnational Support Method for European Cooperation/ TranSMEC

P2: Targeted Analysis (2) – ESPON and TIA/EATIA – Yardsticks for Cross-border Spatial Development/ULYSSES – Regional Integrated Strategies/RISE – Polycentric Metropolisation in Central Europe/POLYCE – Territorial Performance Monitoring/TPM – Development conditions for Paris, Berlin, Warsaw/BEST METROPOLISES – Migration and gender balance in rural regions/SEMIGRA – Smart Institutions for Territorial Development/SMART-IST – Airports as Drivers in Peripheral Regions/ADES – Advanced Monitoring of regional R&D/AMCER 94 Stakeholders from national, regional and local administrations are involved in Targeted Analyses 4-5 additional Targeted Analyses in Calls during 2011

P3: Scientific Platform and Tools Ongoing/final projects: – ESPON Database (phase I) – Typology Compilation – Territorial Indicators/Indices/INTERCO – ESPON 2013 Database (phase II) Larger project in current call for proposals: – Territorial Monitoring and Reporting 3 additional projects in call in August 2011

Transnational Networking Activities 5 projects ongoing involving partners of the ESPON Contact Point Network: – ESPON in Integrated Strategies/INTERSTRAT – Nordic-Baltic Spatial Dialogue/NORBA – Breakdown of ESPON results to different scales/SCALES – Capitalisation of ESPON Concepts/CaDEC – Transnational e-Learning/ESPONTrain 2-3 more projects optional in Call for Proposals opening in August 2011

Calls in 2011 Calls in 2011: ‒ Open 24 January 2011/Closes 21 March 2011 (Info Day today): ‒ Call for Proposals for 4 Applied Research projects ‒ Call for Expression of Interest for Targeted Analyses by Stakeholders ‒ Call for Proposals for Territorial Monitoring and Reporting ‒ Open 24 August 2011/Closes 20 October 2011 (with Info Day on 13 September 2011): ‒ Call for Proposals for 4 Applied Research projects ‒ Call for Proposals for 4-5 Targeted Analyses ‒ Call for Proposals on 3 Scientific Platform projects ‒ Call for Proposals for Transnational Networking Activities

Publications and Events 2011 Media and Publications – Territorial Observation 4/IT in March – Territorial Observation 5/Creative Workforce in November – ESPON Brochure, Video clip, MapArt, etc. Events – ESPON High-Level Stakeholder Conference on Targeted Analyses in Bruxelles on 11 May 2011 (date tbc) – ESPON Workshop on Land Use on 24 May 2011 – ESPON Open Seminar June 2011 in Budapest – ESPON Workshop/Territorial Indicators in October 2011 – ESPON Internal Seminar on November 2011 in Krakow

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