EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Akos Szabo Joint Technical Secretariat 26 June 2014, Brussels

2 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Summary 1.Context 2.INTERREG IVC state of play 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC 4. Future of interregional cooperation – INTERREG EUROPE

3 Brussels – 26 June 2014 EU regional policy: from 3 objectives to 2 goals Goal 1: Investment for growth and jobs 97% of the funds EUR 340 billion Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation 2.9% of the funds EUR 10.2 billion 2007 – – Context

4 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation INTERREG: 3 strands and 80 different programmes (EUR 10.2 billion) INTERREG A B C cross-border transnational interregional networking 60 programmes 74% - 7,548 MEUR 15 programmes 20.3% - 2,075 MEUR 1 programme URBACT INTERACT ESPON 3 programmes INTERREG EUROPE 5.6% MEUR 1. Context

5 Brussels – 26 June INTERREG IVC programme ‘Learning by sharing’ Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention in the fields of Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their practices / policies 2. INTERREG IVC state of play

6 Brussels – 26 June Eligible area -EU 27 -Switzerland -Norway 2. INTERREG IVC state of play

7 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Overview approved projects 204 projects partners All budget (302 M€) committed Priority 1Priority 2 90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered 2. INTERREG IVC state of play

8 Brussels – 26 June INTERREG IVC state of play Main achievements (as of June 2013) 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 See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!

9 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Thematic Programme Capitalisation To exploit and build on knowledge from projects working on a similar topic for the benefit of local and regional authorities all around Europe Experienced thematic experts analyse projects in order to: identify synergies & complementarities discover innovative approaches & make them available to all EU regions draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels 2. INTERREG IVC state of play

10 Brussels – 26 June capitalisation topics 111 projects Priority 1Priority 2 10 Innovation Systems – 10 (triple helix & open innovation) 7 Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7 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 3 topics/ 24 projects devoted to innovation 2. INTERREG IVC state of play

11 Brussels – 26 June INTERREG IVC state of play Download the full reports from: Available from 1 October 2013 Capitalisation reports

12 Brussels – 26 June Innovation in INTERREG IVC

13 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Overview priority 1: Innovation & knowledge economy 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC 37 projects involving 395 partners from 26 EU MS & Norway

14 Brussels – 26 June projects related to Innovation, research & technology development 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC

15 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Projects: Good practice : Aalto Design Factory (from Aalto University, FI) Aim: to support world-class & interdisciplinary product design Dynamic collaboration environment (3000 sqm) for interaction between students, teachers, researchers and industry partners, allowing for joint lecturing, seminars, research, prototyping, experimentation, user-tests etc. Bringing open innovation into practice 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC

16 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Project: Partner concerned: Kujawsko-Pomorskie (PL) Mainstreamed GP: Innovation voucher Interregional trainings enabled Kujawsko-Pomorskie to transfer tool of innovation vouchers into their ERDF Operational Programme Example of good practice (GP) transferred 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC

17 Brussels – 26 June Innovation in INTERREG IVC Project: Partner concerned: Government of Catalonia (ES) Improved policy: ‘Strategy for innovation ecosystem‘ Revised strategy includes measures for stakeholders involvement coming from the Finnish innovation system (more precisely from the city of Jyvaskyla) Example of policy improved

18 Brussels – 26 June Innovation in INTERREG IVC Main achievements in innovation (as of June 2013) 1,105 staff with increased capacity 63 practices transferred 75 policies improved See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Reports!

19 Brussels – 26 June Innovation in INTERREG IVC 3 topics Thematic capitalisation on innovation Innovation Systems: triple helix & open innovation Innovation capacity of SMEs Eco-innovation

20 Brussels – 26 June Innovation in INTERREG IVC Innovation Systems triple helix & open innovation 10 INTERREG IVC projects analysed 114 Project Partners 269 good practices identified

21 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Innovation capacity of SMEs 7 INTERREG IVC projects analysed 61 Project Partners 178 Good practices identified 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC

22 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Eco-innovation 7 INTERREG IVC projects analysed 73 Project Partners 110 Good practices identified 3. Innovation in INTERREG IVC

23 Brussels – 26 June Future of interregional cooperation

24 Brussels – 26 June New objective set for interregional cooperation 2. Concentration principles 3. Smart Specialisation strategies INTERREG EUROPE 4. Integration of Regions of Knowledge (RoK) Context 4. INTERREG EUROPE

25 Brussels – 26 June 2014 EU Cohesion policy Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs EUR 316 billion Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation EUR 8.9 billion Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development, in particular Structural Funds programmes € INTERREG EUROPE EUR 359 m 4. INTERREG EUROPE

26 Brussels – 26 June INTERREG EUROPE Eligible area: EU28 + Norway & Switzerland Who is eligible? o Public bodies o Bodies governed by public law o Private non-profit bodies (RoK ‘heritage’) Co-financing rates o 85% for public or public equivalent o 75% for private non profit Main features

27 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Four themes 4. INTERREG EUROPE Research & innovation SME competitiveness Low-carbon economy Environment & resource efficiency RoK & clusters

28 Brussels – 26 June actions Policy Learning Platforms Interregional Cooperation Projects 4. INTERREG EUROPE

29 Brussels – 26 June 2014 A. Interregional Cooperation Projects Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years) ending up with production of 1 Action Plan / Region Monitoring of the Action Plan’s implementation + possible pilot actions (up to 2 years) Phase 1 Phase 2 Implementation in 2 phases Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’ 4. INTERREG EUROPE

30 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Online collaborative tool + Expert team B. Policy Learning Platforms EU-wide capacity building on: 4. INTERREG EUROPE Innovation SME competitiveness Resource efficiency Low-carbon economy 1 service provider per thematic objective via:

31 Brussels – 26 June 2014 Overall objective: To ensure policy learning across EU Specific objective: a)To contribute to EU-wide capacity building b)To optimise the exploitation of project results c)To improve the quality of the programme content ‘External capitalisation’ Platforms: objectives ‘ Internal Capitalisation’ 4. INTERREG EUROPE

32 Brussels – 26 June interrelated actions 4. INTERREG EUROPE

33 Brussels – 26 June INTERREG EUROPE March 2010 Draft regulation First call for project proposals expected approval of the programme by the EC INTERREG EUROPE Programming Committee set up Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget submission of the programme to the EC EU2020 strategy October 2011 June 2012 Summer nd half 2014 Early 2015 Programming – Indicative timeline December 2014 INTERREG EUROPE launch event

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