1. KEEP ‘Knowledge and Expertise in EU Programmes‘ A Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

2. KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation 1.Definition and aims 2.a) Progress so far b) Still to do 3. What will it do? 4. How will it look? 5. Who is it aimed at? 6. External links

3. KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation The added value of Co-operation is not clear KEEP is a mechanism for capturing and comparing projects’ information on EU level through the documenting, processing and transferring of information on co-operation programmes and projects into a common knowledge base a Definition a Goal Demonstrating and communicating the benefits of European Territorial Cooperation LOOK AT INTERREG AS A WHOLE LOOK AT INTERREG AS A WHOLE MULTI PROGRAMMES INITIATIVE MULTI PROGRAMMES INITIATIVE

4. WHAT WE HAVE DONE - Contacted all the INTERREG III programmes integrating their databases - Online database which will contain circa 15.000 INTERREG III projects - Started the process of data-entry for every single 2007-2013 project - Created a common framework of themes across programmes - Common criteria in order to identify examples of success (flagship projects) - Links with capitalisation initiatives carried out at EU and national level KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

5. EXPECTED OUTPUT - Visualization of INTERREG III and ETC programmes on a zoomable clickable map - Information on all INTERREG III and Territorial Cooperation and projects (searchable database, project pages) - Statistics generator comparing projects across regions, themes, budgets, partners - A flexible news and editorial area which will link cooperation to wider themes of the EU Agenda - A document library to enable projects to upload results - A video library which wil store all territorial cooperation and INTERREG videos KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

6. To cluster projects around common themes To enhance communication within networks of actors working on common themes To organise thematic events using inspiring projects within a specific theme To put together partners (thematic networks) working on the same theme and networking between communication staff from each project (on a programme level). KEEP and COMMUNICATION Thematic approach KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

7. KEEP FOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND VISIBILITY

8. KEEP THEMATIC APPROACH for DEVELOPING STRATEGIC QUALITY PROJECTS

9. National, Regional, Local Public Authorities, European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, Council of Europe, Committee of the Regions Policy makers Ministers, European Commissioners, Commission Desk Officers, MEPs, high ranking regional politicians, department directors Speech Writers, Cabinets, political advisors Politicians Printed national regional and local press, Online press, freelance journalists, European wide printed and online press Media General Public KEEP should increasingly communicate Territorial Cooperation to the EU decision- makers, as well as to support the national level in selling cooperation. Talk more with targeted media and messages: to the press to citizens to the political level KEEP and COMMUNICATION Tailor-made tool KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

10. THEME BROWSER PROGRAMME SELECTOR NEWS ITEM DOCUMENT LIBRARY WHAT HAPPENED COUNTRY IN FOCUS LOGIN OVERVIEW MODE/PERIOD SELECTOR MAPS COUNTRY STATISTICS PROJECT STATISTICS PROJECTS VIDEOS PDF GENERATOR

11. To link cooperation with other objectives, other programmes and other large scale investment initiatives To encourage mainstream programmes to collaborate with other EU regions – this helps to raise the profile of the Territorial Cooperation To link regional,local and national websites to the programme to highlight possible synergies between cooperation programmes and large scale investments/other regional programmes KEEP and COMMUNICATION Link to mainstream programmes KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation

12. More information: saverio.liguori@interact-eu.net KEEP, a Capitalisation tool for EU-wide promotion of Territorial Cooperation