1. COMMUNICATION CSF III 2006 2000 Instituto Financeiro para o Desenvolvimento Regional, IP

2. 2000-2006 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.

3. Information and Publicity CSF III Legislative provisions: Council Regulation 1260/1999, art 46 ; Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2000; Commission Decision (EC) No 503/2001. 2000-2006

4. Information and Publicity CSF III Target Groups: the potential and final beneficiaries; the general public; the economic and social partners and non-governmental organisations. 2000-2006

5. Information and Publicity CSF III Communication Plan: Communication strategy; Target Groups; Planned communication measures; Indicative budget, responsible departments and evaluation. 2000-2006

6. 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

7. PressAdvertisements

8. Publications

9. 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 2006. 2001

10. www.qca.pt The website www.qca.pt as the main tool of the information and publicity strategy. 2001 Highlights

11. www.qca.pt

12. Publicising the website

13. 2001 Information actions on the Communication Plan

14. 2001 Publications

15. 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.

16. Corporative image Corporative image for the national managing authority of the CSF III. 2002 Highlights

17. Logo and corporative image

18. 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

19. Exhibition and Seminar Brussels March 2002

20. 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

21. Pilot project “Loja do Cidadão”, Coimbra

22. 2003 Information about CSF III available to the large public in the Website “Citizen Portal”

23. 2003 Publications

24. 2003 Publicity material

25. 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

26. Mid-term Evaluation Reports 2004

27. CSF III and Operational Programmes 2004 Mid-Term Review

28. 2004 Press advertising Air Portugália Magazine

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

30. 2005 New image and new information Englishversion

31. 2005Seminar “O QCA e a Reprogramação Intercalar O próximo período de programação financeira Comunitária 2007-2013”

32. 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 2007-2013. 2006

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

34. Cohesion Policy’s: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods 2000- 2006 and 2007-2013 “Cohesion Policy’s: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods 2000- 2006 and 2007-2013", a publication with the fundamental regulations on the programming, management, monitoring and evaluation of the Structural and Cohesion Funds for 2007-2013. 2006 Preparing the NextProgrammingPeriod

35. 2006 “Cohesion Policy: Anthology of Regulations – Programming Periods 2000-2006 and 2007-2013"

36. Other publications 2006

37. the emphasis on proper information and communication strengthened In the programming period 2007-2013 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. 2007 2013

38. Legislative provisions: Council Regulation No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006, Article 69; Commission's "Implementing" Regulation 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006, Articles 2-10. 2007-2013 Information and Communication

39. 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. 2007-2013 Information and Communication

40. 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. 2007-2013 Information and Communication

41. 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 2007-2013 Information and Communication

42. 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. 2007-2013 Information and Communication

43. 2007 Cohesion and Structural Funds 2007-2013: A Guide

44. Information and Communication Platform. Regional Policy. Inforegio http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/commu/index_en.htm 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: http://www.qca.pt/http://www.qca.pt/ English Version: http://www.qca.pt/english/home/index.asphttp://www.qca.pt/english/home/index.asp Structural Funds Regulations 2007-2013 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/regulation/new regl0713_en.htm NSRF 2007-2013 http://www.qren.pt