1. Future Structural Funds programmes and the integration of culture Klaus Diendorfer (ÖIR) Culture = Tourism? Cohesion = Innovation + Environment + Accessibility Employment CCC ©? 21.04.2005

2. EU and „Cultourism“ Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 EC COM (96) 512: Communication on Cohesion Policy and Culture 1.culture as major source of jobs in the field of cultural heritage as well as the cultural industries and cultural products 2.culture as factor in the choice of locations for investment projects - contributes to the image and attractiveness of a region 3.culture as contribution towards social stimulation and integration sucess stories on website of DG Regio only address tourism projects (e.g.: hunting fairy tale park Hirschalm/Unterweißenbach) AIM? REALITY!

3. XXXXX Mountain areas (+5% for ind. priority) Urban regeneration Phasing-in Burgenland (+??%) Objectives applicable for Austria: Convergence (max. 85%) Regional Comptetitiveness and employment (max. 50%) Territorial Cooperation (75%)..... Lightblue with golden edges...... Interregional Co-operation (50+10% for ind. priority) Former external border (50+5% for ind. priority) Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 Programming 2006+

4. Guidelines for applicants Current situationCompetitiveness and Employment SPD NUTS II ERDF/ESF P/M PC A5 National Strategic Framework Territorial Cooperation Agreements MA with Intermediate Bodies Indicative categories of Interventions ? Programmes NUTS II ERDF P SPD ERDF P Programme-Architecture overall AT: 2 = 2 NCR (3%) Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 National Programme ESF

5. Czech Republic (Scenario!) Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 National Strategic Framework SOPD NUTS II Prague ESF+ERDF? National Programme ESF National SOPD Accessibility CF+ERDF National SOPD Environment CF+ERDF Nat./NUTSII SOPD SME&End.RD Programme ERDF Convergence Territorial Cooperation Regional competitiveness and employment National SOPD SME and Ind. ERDF ? ? ? Guidelines for applicants ? OPD ERDF P ? CF max. 85% ERDF+ESF max. 75(80)%

6. excursus: Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 Territorial Cooperation Convergence Regional competitiveness and employment Inter-regional co-operation within SF 2006+ up to 85% for ind. priority up to 60% for ind. priority 75% within CBC or transnat. programmes Co-operation with at least one region of another Member State ! only ERDF Connect IT: Border Crossing AT-CZ (St. Oswald/Haslach)

7. Programming process Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 Michelangelo: Creation of Adam, Painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1502 - 1512 LyricsBudgets Geographical scope (national, NUTS I, II or III SWOT Analysis (national, regional) Strategic priorities / intervention fields with estimation of results (R&D, risk prevention, SME, ICT, rail, waste water, tourism, cultural heritage, unemployment, training,...) Fiancial framework of EC Intervention areas of regulations (fact sheets) allocations per national/regional programmes negotiation of national co-financing budgets !!! Convergence: as a rule min. 25% (exceptions min. 20-15%) Reg. Competitiveness and Employment: as a rule min. 50% (possible decrease to 45-40%) Territorial co-operation: 25% Definition of tasks and responsibilities!

8. Culture© in CCC (fact sheets) Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 Accessibility Innovation and knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention Inter-regional cooperation Urban regeneration Rural areas Regions with natural handicaps own priority for culture within OP integrated as horizontal topic within several priorities

9. Aiming at own priority (top down) Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 in which programmes should co-financing be provided (realistic)? To be decided by you! Strategic co-operation with tourism? What responsibilities are taken over? what activities should be supported? Horizontal topic (bottom-up) What could be co-financing authorities (possible partners)? Mainstream projects with add- on cultural aspect (architecture, ICT, events)? Is culture possible within Lyrics (description of priorities)?

10. Thank you for your attention! DI Klaus Diendorfer ÖIR-Managementdienste GmbH. 1010 Vienna, Franz-Josefs Kai 27 E: diendorfer@oir.at W: www.oir.at P: 0043 1 533 87 47 35 Structural Policy 2007 - 2013