agenda 5-6 december 2011 5 december 2011

Ministry of Finance and Economics Ministry of Economy, Labour and Baden-Württemberg Entrepreneurship, Croatia

Agenda 5-6 December 2011

5 December 2011-Joint understanding on the PA 8 targets (10:30– 11:35)-Subgroups for the Priority Area 8 and Concept development relating to Technology Transfer by Prof. Dr, Norbert Hoeptner (11:35– 13:15)Lunch (13:15– 14:45)-List of flagship projects (those already established, in preparation or planned up to 2013 and after 2014) (14:45 – 16:15)

6 December 2011-Project generation-labelling (when, how and who?) (9:00 – 10:40)-Cooperation with other PAs, e.g. Tourism, R+D (11:10-11:30)-The establishment and maintenance of an Internet Portal for PA 8 - Conclusion and follow-up (11:30-12:30)EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu


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Reminder: The key role of the steering group

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu

PA 8 - Actions

Steering group


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Leading to S.M.A.R.T. targets

Checklist:

Specific: Clear outcomes?

Measurable: Can we measure and collect them accurately?

Achievable: Are changes anticipated as outcome realistic?

Relevant: Do they relate to PA objectives?

Timed: Do they start when they should?



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PA 8 – Targets

“Competitiveness and innercity economic development”

“Competitiveness and rural economic development”

“Danube clusters of excellence initiative”

Establishing a cluster network for the EUSDR (identification of the founded institutions in this connection, as well as the existing networks-projects)”



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PA 8 - Targets

“Danube vocational training initiative”

Improvement of the vocational training, subject to participation by the private sector (a dual system of practice and theory) through pilot projects (identifying the potential institutions, as well as the partners and projects), entrepreneurship learning



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PA 8 - Targets

“Innovation, regional strategies, technology transfer”

Improvement of the technological transfer through establishing measures like consulting services by chambers and other institutions or organizations, typically in cooperation with the Priority Area Coordinator 7 (PAC 7)

“Competitiveness in all priority areas”

Cooperation with all PAs, governance



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PA 8 - Targets

“Competitiveness, energy efficiency and environment ”

Better use of environmental technologies, like for example: sewage treatment, refuse disposal, generation of energy from renewable resources, etc., first of all, through determination of the regional decision-makers concerning submission of the applications



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PA 8 - Subgroups

What subgroups shall be created?

Examples:

•Concept development relating to Technology Transfer presented by Prof. Dr, Norbert Hoeptner, General Manager of the Steinbeis Europa Centre, Stuttgart

•Vocational training (Hungary/ BW…)

•Cluster development (Croatia/Austria /BW…)

•Other possibilities, such as, e.g. food processing (BW/....



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PA 8 – Subgroups

Who are the members? Who leads?

How do subgroups work? When do they meet?

What follow-up on their work?

How do they relate to the steering group and PAC?

What procedures are needed?



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How do others do? Example by PA 1a

European Commission

DG REGIO

Priority Area Coordinator Mobility and Multimodality /Inland Waterway Transport

Austria & Romania(Ministries of Transport & via donau)

Modernise Danube fleetInvest in education & jobs Implement River Information ServicesImprove the waterway infrastructure & the waterway managementDevelop multimodal ports & sustainable freight transport

Implementation of the Action Plan:

ThematicWorking Groups (identification

& coordination of projects)

Steering/Advisory Group(EC, relvant Danube Region Countries, Danube & Sava River Commissions (DC, ICPDR, ISRBC), Corridor VII)

EUDRS Priority Area Coordinators & National Contact Points

Horizontal coordination

Inform &Involve

Feedback & Guidance

Coordination Thematic results

Coordination Report

Ad hoc Thematic Working Groups on

coordination of actions & interactions with other priority

areas

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Exchange & Integration

Technical Secretariat in AT & RO

EU 27 High-Level Group

Strategic guidance

Coordination Coordination

(especially with PACs for rail,road & air, environment, water, biodiversity, tourism, people & skills)

Intergovernmental organisations & Regional initiatives(SEETO, SECI, RCC,...)International industry associations &Non-governmental organisations ...

Stakeholder Participation(via conferences and in

thematic working groups)

Feedback

Inform

ThematicParticipation

Involve

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PA 8 – Subgroups – working groups

Policy discussions & monitoring on

achievements in the steering group SG

Working groups (WG) initiate-development concrete projects

PAC keeps the overview on all groups

Back-to-back meetings (for efficiency and coordination)

Sub group members have very specific expertise, experience and operational responsibility on the topic

One member should take the lead on practical steps



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PA 8 – Subgroups – working groupsSG proposes some sub group leadersProposed leaders to initiate the work,

collecting information, developing drafts, contacting...SG members from all 14 DR countries will identify and communicate the experts-competent persons, members of the sub groups until 20 January 2012Until End of February proposed sub group leaders draft projects outlinesTA budget for PA 8 will only finance meeting costs of the SGPersonal commitment is key for success



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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Innovation, regional strategies, technology transfer”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?

To be devel.

-Prof. Hoeptner-Association of Techn. Centers of BW-BSC Ruse-Min.of Science BICRO from HR-HU Investment and Trade Ag.& Min.?-Cluster Association RO

-Transnational techn. transfer (experts to companies)-Experts pool in techn.areas, univ., private inst. Etc.-Coordination centre provides vouchers

14 DR States

From 20.1.12

-National SF programmes (coordination issue) along one concrete project developed together-2014-20 OPs to have these key words-Follow-up on pj.


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PA 8 – “Flagship”“Danube vocational training initiative”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities Who?

When?

Finance?

To be developed

-HU Chamber of commerce-BW Steinbeis-HR Chamber of crafts and of commerce-RS chamber of commerce-Human Resource devel. agency Ruse BG-All chambers-SEECEL (Entrepreneurial Learning centre)

-National registers on professions to be harmonised (pilots)-Research on national markets, interest by companies-DE examples-South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial LearningEnterpreneurship as a key competence learning (subgroup) to be multiplied in all countries Ukraine

-SEE transnational programme (12 professions pilots) last call-Leonardo programme (some parts) <500.000-NDSF programmes (regional-national and CBC)


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Danube clusters of excellence initiative”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?

-Upper AT-HR Min. Of economics-RS SCC and Council of clusters-RO Min. Of Economics-BW Steinbeis EU Centres-Danube Cluster alliance and Eco plus (lower AT)

-Creating network cross-sectoral cooperation-Identify the different clusters and focus-Cluster benchmarking-Excellence approach for cluster mgmt.-C-B clusters-Exchange best practices

-HR strategy IPA funds and national budget for regional clusters (Eastern HR)-1st Oct. Central EU project CLUSTRAT


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Competitiveness, energy efficiency and environment ”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?

-BW (energy companies e.g. MVV)-HR Min. Of economics (Energy dept.)-RO Danube Renewable Energy Association-RS Min. Of Ecology-REA Agency in Ruse (Public owned)

-Cooperation on renewable energy

-Dr. Korak-Nikola Kibritev REA Ruse


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Competitiveness and innercity economic development”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?

-CODCR Mr. Langer-RS Chamber of commerce CODCR - contact office-Municipality of Ruse-Municipality of Novi Sad-Danube Tourism Commission VIE-Municipalities Vukovar and Osijek Ilok HR-Business Centre for SMEs BG

-Cooperation in the field of culture, (wine) tourism, creative industries-Spatial planning-SGEIs -Supporting business services

-Medieval fortresses on Danube IPA project RS and HR reconstruction of Golubac Fortress-Veliko Gradiste infrastructure IPA Fund


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Competitiveness and rural economic development”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?

-Leader from BG BSC SME-Min. For Agriculture RS-Min. Of economics Moldova-BW University of Hohenheim-HR Min. For Regional Development-Tulcea County RO

-Research on current situation-Focus areas identification-Define financial instruments (existing- to be developed)-Strategy for Cohesion still preserving the variety-Clusters and brands in the agricultural productions-Floods

-Agricultural funds-IPA funds rural development-CBC programmes-EIB and EBRD financing


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Competitiveness in all priority areas”


Status

Leader + Members

Main activities

Who? When?

Finance?


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PA 8 – “Flagship” “Women enterpreunership”


Background (why?)

Objectives Main activities

Leader + Members

Finance?

Example:-situation in women enterpreunership-gaps

Example:-formulating policy recommendations

Example:-identifying the key players in all countries and bringing them together

Example:-SEECEL Centre HR-RO


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Agenda

6 December 2011

-Project generation-labelling (when, how and who?) (9:00 – 10:40)

-Cooperation with other PAs, e.g. Tourism, R+D (11:10-11:30)

-The establishment and maintenance of an Internet Portal for PA 8 - Conclusion and follow-up (11:30-12:30)



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Project identification/generation and labelling

•Identifying new projects •Generating new projects•Not yet in the action plan, but complying

with it

What criteria for labelling PA 8 projects? What is labelling for? How should this work? When and who?



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Example by environmental Priority Areas 4-5-6

CRITERIA FOR LABELLING A PROJECT :

1. The project has a transnational impact on the macro‐region or a significant part of it, which can derive from regional and local activities as well.

2. The most part of the project, its activities and its related impacts are located in the Danube Region.

3. The project demonstrates measurable benefits for the implementation of the EUSDR



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Example by environmental Priority Areas 4-5-6

CRITERIA FOR LABELLING A PROJECT :

4. The project is in line with the relevant PA and does not contradict any target of the Pillar II of the EUSDR1.

5. The project provides concrete results for the Priority Area concerned through contributing to any of its targets and/or actions.

6. The project application is deemed to be realistic and thus the project proposal could be submitted to relevant funding sources.



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Open questions:

What is labelling for? Communication /reporting /financing ?

How to influence financing decisions?

Who suggest projects for labelling?

Who decides?

How to follow-up on labelled projects?

How will projects be displayed?



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Cooperation with other Priority Areas:

What cooperation with other PAs already exist?

What other overlapping would need to be addressed with a stronger cooperation with other PAs?

What can be discussed on the 30-31 January in the PAC/NCP meeting?



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News from programmes,projects, funding opportunities

www.danube-region.eu

www.danube-region.eu

News from PACs, Commission, INTERACT

Visual identity


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Find out:

•Organisations•Initiatives•Labgroup•PAC Network•Etc

Relevant infos: WebsiteEmailShort description

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• By country or strand

• Website• Email• Pillars covered• No financial

data

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What do we need to have in PA 8 website?

What are key informations?

What level of information on the steering group members do we want?

What do we want to tell to Project promoters?

What information on the labeled projects?



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