1. Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung ARE Office fédéral du développement territorial ARE Ufficio federale dello sviluppo territoriale ARE Uffizi federal da svilup dal territori ARE INTERREG III B - ALPINESPACE Benefits of transnational cooperation A perspective from Switzerland Prof. Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE

2. 2 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland Alpinespace – a true transnational area Common perspective => the mountains But: different languages and cultures Similar problems => similar solutions?  A perfect starting point for transnational co- operation!

3. 3 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland Opportunities for Switzerland Spatial integration within Europe / EU New co-operation possibilities on national, regional and local level To build and strengthen networks To path a sustainable spatial development  But above all: to realise good projects

4. 4 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland Limited funds – no ERDF! Swiss national funds corresponding to the ERDF: only about 4 Mio Euros BUT: Partners in 42 out of 57 projects Triple the budget with additional funds  Most important financial contributions provided by the Regions and Cantons

5. 5 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland Regional Project Participation KARTE VON RAFFAEL FOLGT! Termin 15.6., 15.00 Uhr

6. 6 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland Some success stories… New networks (transnational and national ones) Projects have really led to new co-operation opportunities Projects even bridged the sometimes difficult intercultural gaps And: Projects achieved interesting results…

7. 7 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland ALPINETWORK Information and communication technology ICT) as an opportunity for rural areas! Alpinetwork coached concrete innovative IT pilot projects The exchange of knowlegde was a real benefit for… Switzerland: Region of Central Switzerland

8. 8 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland ALPCITY Local development and urban regeneration - an interesting mixture Scientific exchange and bottom-up implementation is a difficult approach New networks and interesting results Switzerland: St-Maurice and Tschlin

9. 9 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland PUSEMOR The provision with public services is a locational key factor Transnational approach for a successful exchange of creative solutions and experience Learning from others… Switzerland: Ticino, Obersimmental and Vaud as well as our office (and SAB)

10. 10 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland CATCHRISK Shared definition of hydro- geological risk scenarios as key objective Analysis of geological hazards The published guidelines to support decisions for improving water management are very interesting Switzerland: Graubünden and Ticino as a joint project team

11. 11 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland MONITRAF Strengthen the interregional exchange on traffic related effects Data is available but before Monitraf, there was little or no exchange across the borders (Gotthard, Brenner and Montblanc) The main objective is to identify common measures to reduce negative impacts Switzerland: Region of Central Switzerland and Ticino as a joint project team

12. 12 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland CULTURALP Improve the knowledge on characteristic features of historical alpine settlements and to promote integrated sustainable policies for interventions Common cataloguing Even after the end of the project: a continuing lively exchange on know-how Switzerland: Graubünden

13. 13 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland  Some initial difficulties (the first project calls were rather late)  The expected project results remained sometimes out of reach  The funding is sometimes a difficult task  Not enough strategic elements => More activities related to project development in next programming period! Nevertheless: Some weak points

14. 14 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland But all in all very positive… Switzerland is very interested in this co-operation Transnational co-operation is a prerequisite for a sustainable spatial development Swiss regions and cantons have to learn more about their neighbours Transnational co-operation knowledge is a key factor for the future

15. 15 Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, Switzerland THANK YOU