1. Towards the ESPON 2013 programme
ESPON seminar, Espoo, 15/
Hallgeir Aalbu

2. A lead partner’s perspective
Achievements
New empirical evidence
Learning
A community is established
Challenges
Scientific: conceptualisation, data, geographical delineations etc., etc., etc.
PPM
Relevance for regions and countries

3. A lead partner’s perspective Project selection
Applied quality
High Low
High
Scientific quality
Low
Yes
Not in this context
Must be improved No

4. A lead partner’s perspective
Continue to improve scientific platform
Allow projects to improve data and to explain better
Enhance policy relevance
European level
For countries and regions