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Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,Infrastructure, Transport and Technology

12th November 2009

2nd Brussels Workshop on the Future of the European Cohesion Policy

IT-Offensive Oberpfalz as a Bavarian Best-Practice Example

Armin RUDOLPH

Managing Authority for the ERDF Operational Programme

Bavaria 2007 – 2013


Overall Objectives of the Bavarian OP: Creation of equal (not uniform!) living and working conditions throughout Bavaria Strengthening of competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment in

particular in the border and structurally weaker areas

Regional Orientation: 60 % of the budget dedicated to the three administration regions

close to the border to the Czech Republic (27 % of population) Munich region excluded

Structure of the Bavarian OP (EU contribution: 576 million €, total investment: 1 767 million €) PA 1: Innovation and knowledge-based economy (115 million €; 20 %) PA 2: Competitiveness and employment of SMEs (174 million €; 30 %) PA 3: Sustainable urban development (103 million €; 18%) PA 4: Risk precaution and resource protection (94 million €; 16%) PA 5: Sustainable economic development of the border areas

(84 million €; 15 %) PA 6: Technical assistance (5,6 million €; 1%)

‘Operational Programme Bavaria 2007 – 2013 ERDF’ under the RCE objective


Operational Programme Bavaria 2007 – 2013 ERDF:Promotion of IT-activities IT-cluster projects:

IT-cluster is one of 19 Bavarian-wide cluster platforms co-financed with regional funds

ERDF-funds can be used for cooperation projects emerging from the cluster work Only support of projects in cooperation of SMEs and R&D-institutions outside the

Munich area

Initial Funding of applied sciences in research institutions: Application range: nano, microsystems, information and communication technology Mainly for university institutions who want to cooperate with especially SMEs

Additional funds for Bavarian technological programmes: R&D-program IuK (information and communication) – more software-oriented R&D-program MST (microsystems technology) – more hardware-oriented

only SMEs can benefit 50 % of the funds must be used in the three eastern administration districts

Promotion of technology-based founders: Support of regional IT-initiatives Focus on rural structurally weaker areas


Best-practice examples from Bavaria: IT-Offensive Oberpfalz

Background information: Administration district Oberpfalz is mainly a structurally weaker area with

Regensburg as a growth pole Existing well-introduced regional IT-cluster in Regensburg (technology and founder

center, business support for start-ups, creation and management of IT-networks like the Bavarian IT Security and Safety Cluster)

Funding project: IT initiative Upper Palatinate Expand the activities of the Regensburg IT-cluster to the whole Oberpfalz and

stimulate the founding of IT-start-ups Total cost: 1.025 mio. € (50 % ERDF funding, 50 % by the city of Regensburg) Duration: 01.07.2008 – 31.12.2011 (option for prolongation until the end of 2013)

Objectives: 120 start-ups in the IT-sector over 1 000 new jobs


Best-practice examples from Bavaria: IT-Offensive Oberpfalz

Main activities: Recruiting potentail IT-founders Providing office workspace for students in the pre-seed phase Business consultancy service Establishing contacts to experts, investors and clients Creating IT-networks with founders and established companies Enabling networks to qualify for nation- or EU-wide programmes

Results: 15 start-ups already identified 17 seminars for potential start-ups held

Effects: Support of a structurally weak area (according to cohesion policy) Transfer of good-practice from a well-developed to an underdeveloped area IT-project in line with EU-policy (Lisbon-strategy, innovation etc.) Promotion of an initiative with little chances of other funding in the early stage

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