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Interactive Seminar

EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 202026th – 27th September 2016, Berlin

With experts from:

• European Commission, DG Connect, Investment in High-Capacity Networks Unit

• European Commission DG Competition, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate

• European Investment Bank, Projects Directorate

• Acreo Swedish ICT, Senior Advisor & Official Expert to the European Commission, Sweden

• EFSI Applicant RuNe S.E., (RUral NEtwork), First Cross-Border Active Infrastructure FTTH Network, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy), the Primorsko-Goranska (Slovenia) and Istarska County (Croatia), Executive Director

• Kent County Council, Broadband Director, United Kingdom

• Dalarna County, Office for Broadband and Digital Agenda, Sweden

• Belavita d.o.o, Director, Slovenia

With first-hand information from the European Commission on:

• New info on EFSI application procedures• New State aid regulations for broadband

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Who is this interactive seminar for?

Practitioners and decision makers involved in the implementation of broadband infrastructure projects from institutions such as

• National, regional and local administrations responsible for and involved in broadband development, deployment and infrastructure, incl. ministries and agencies• Managing Authorities and Intermediate Bodies for EU Funds: ERDF, ESF, CF and EAFRD• Technology and telecommunication companies, suppliers and providers of broadband infrastructure• ICT clusters and telecommunication networks• Public and private banks involved infinancingbroadband• Consultancies specialised in broadband

From departments such as

• Broadband and Infrastructure• Strategic Planning Division• Electronic Communication • ICT / Telecommunication / Digitisation• Regional & Rural Development• EU Funds• State Aid Control and Monitoring

INTERACTIVE SEMINAR

EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020Broadband Infrastructure in Europe – A New Key Priority for Growth TheEUprovidesmultiplesourcesoffinancingforbroadbandprojects,informofvarious

EU funds as well as European Investment Bank instruments. In the programming period

2014-2020, broadband projects are not solely supported via European Structural and

Investments Fund (ESIF), including EAFRD and through the Connecting Europe Facility

(CEF). Particularly the new and powerful European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

is aiming to boost broadband infrastructure development and networks to a higher level

through new sources of direct investments. As part of the ‘Juncker Plan’, broadband

infrastructuredevelopment isasignificantkeyfactorwithintheCommissionpriorityof

creatingaDigitalSingleMarket(DSM).Theapplicationprocessvariessignificantlywithin

therangeofthesenewfinancingopportunitiesandrequiresahighlevelofexpertiseof

all stakeholders involved.

Moreover, the European Commission adopted new State aid regulations. The General

Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) frees broadband infrastructure projects from

therequirementofpriornotificationtotheCommissionunderspecificconditions.This

simplificationwill fosternewinvestmentsandhastobetakenintoconsiderationwhile

assessing and selecting different funding opportunities in the future. The comprehension of

the changes in the regulatory framework and guidelines is absolutely necessary to ensure

the success and effectiveness of the approval application as well as the implementation

of broadband projects.

Stakeholders involved in the financing and implementing of broadband projects in the EU need to be acquainted with:• WhataretheproceduresofthenewEUfundingopportunitiesandfinancialinstruments

for broadband projects?

• Which kind of actions will be funded and which organisations are eligible?

• How to make use of the new State aid guidelines for Broadband (GBER)

• Howtosuccessfullyapplyforfundsandfinancinginstruments2014-2020andhowto

avoid typical pitfalls in the application process

• How to stimulate broadband infrastructure in rural areas with low population density

• How to improve relations and cooperation between municipalities and companies to

assurefinancialefficiency

• What are the practical challenges that can occur during the project’s implementation?

ObtainathoroughoverviewofthecurrentdevelopmentsinEUfinancingforbroadband

infrastructureandreceivetheanswertoallyourquestionsanduncertainties.Benefitfrom

bestpracticeexamplesofEuropeanbroadbandprojectsandavailfromtheirexperiences

and lessons learnt at this intensive Interactive Seminar.

“Very good, with extremely relevant practical cases.”

Thomas Kampmann, Consultant Regional Development, North Denmark Region, Denmark

Your benefits

• Getfirst-handinformationfrom the European Commission and the European Investment Bank on new fundingandfinancinginstruments –Exchangeopinionsandreceive practical advice from various perspectives

• Learn about the changes in the EU State aid Guidelines for Broadband – Be informed in time and prepare forthenewrequirements

• Find out how to successfully apply for and use ESI Funds and EIB financialinstrumentsfrom successfulBeneficiaries

• Get direct insight in the EC-EIB cooperation and learn about the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

• Benefitfromvariouscasestudies and lessons learnt from best practiceprojectexamples–Receive valuable practical advice

• Be pro-active and raise your questionsanduncertaintieswith regardtothevariousEUfinancing opportunities for broadband

• Networkandexchangeexperiences withourexpertsandcolleagues from all across Europe

What will you learn at this seminar?

• Which funds are available 2014-2020? Which projects and organisations are eligible?

• Whatisnewinthefieldofbroadbandtechnologies?Whatarethefuturetrendswith

regard to the Digital Agenda in Europe?

• What are the responsibilities of the Managing Authorities, Intermediate Bodies and

beneficiarieswithregardtothenewfundingopportunitiesforbroadband?

• How can I successfully use ESI Funds for broadband projects?

• How to apply and implement an ERDF funded broadband project in practice

• WhatdoIspecificallytakeintoaccountwhenusingtheEuropeanAgricultureFund

forRuralDevelopment(EAFRD)tofinancebroadbandinruralareas?

• WhichnewfinancialinstrumentsdoestheEuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB)provide

for broadband projects, how to apply for them and which projects are eligible?

• How do the EIB project bonds initiative and the new European Fund for Strategic

Investments (EFSI) look like?

• HowtousefinancingwithinthenewConnectingEuropeFacility(CEF)

• WhatarethenewrequirementsofthenewrevisedStateaidGuidelinesaswellasthe

new GBER for Broadband and what kind of impact do these changes have?

• How to support a bottom-up approach in a broadband project

• Howtofinancebroadbandprojectsthroughpublic-private-partnerships

“Full of practically useful information and delivered by people with valuable experience and expertise.”

Jeff Foot, Head of External Funding and Investment, Highlands and Islands Enterprises, United Kingdom

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8.30-9.00

Registration and Handout of Seminar Material

9.00-9.05

OpeningRemarksfromtheEuropeanAcademyforTaxes,Economics& Law

9.05-9.30

Welcome Note from the Chair and Round of Introductions Harald Gruber, Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank 9.30-10.15

EU Financing for Broadband – Unfolding a New Key Priority for Growth 2014-2020• EU broadband policy 2014-2020 -Newdevelopmentsinthefieldoffinancingbroadband infrastructure projects in Europe - Juncker‘s Investment Plan - Digital Single Market (DSM) and Digital Agenda - Broadband targets for Europe -TheEU’sNextGenerationAccess(NGA)challenge• European Broadband Portal• The cost reduction directiveDr Robert Henkel, Senior Policy Officer, Investment in High-Capacity Networks Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European Commission 10.15-10.30

Discussion Round 10.30-11.00

Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity 11.00-11.45

New Funding and Financing Instruments 2014-2020 • Funding broadband under ESI Funds 2014-2020 - What is new in ERDF and EAFRD? - How will funding be allocated? - How can ESI Funds support broadband infrastructure projects in practice?•EUlevelfinancialinstruments - Cooperation between European Commission and EIB - The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)• Europe’s Investment Plan: the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) Dr Robert Henkel, Senior Policy Officer, Investment in High-Capacity Networks Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European Commission

11.45-12.00

Discussion Round

12.00-12.45

EIB Financing for Broadband: Next Generation Networks and the New European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) •Typesofbroadbandprojectsfinanced–Casestudies•EIBfinancialinstrumentsandcorerequirementsforbroadband projects• Perceived challenges in practice• Future ahead: Financing broadband under the new Project Bond Initiative and the European Fund for Strategic Investment Harald Gruber, Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank 12.45-13.00


Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity

EIB Financing

“Excellent cross-section analysis of current EU funding schemes!”

Ivan Ivankovic, Project Coordinator and Network Designer, Zagreb Holding ltd.

Digital City Branch

PROGRAMME DAY 1

EU Financing for Broadband Infrastructure Projects 2014 - 2020

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17.15-18.00

State Aid for Broadband – New Rules and Requirements 2014-2020 • The role of EU State aid control - Why state aid? - Rules for State aid clearance• Assessment of State aid - EU State aid rules and reasons for public intervention• Practical cases• New regulations on broadband State aid -TheGeneralBlockExemptionRegulation(GBER) -Objectivesofthenewrequirements - The role of the national Regulatory Authorities -Transparencyandsimplification - Latest changes and future outlookOliver Stehmann, Deputy Head of Unit, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate, Directorate General for Competition (DG Competition), European Commission 18.00-18.15

Discussion Round 18.15

End of Day One

Focus: State aid

Workshop

14.00-15.30

Application Training for EIB Funding and Financial Instruments

The application for various funding and financial instruments requires time, know-how and organisational capacities. In this practical session participants learn how to apply successfully and efficiently for EU level financial instruments. The group work includes:

Which financing suits my project – How to identify the right instrument / funding?

How to prepare, plan and monitor application procedures Participants then present their results to each other. In case of any questions our expert is ready to give advice. Dr Harald Gruber, Head of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank

15.30-15.45


How to Invest in Broadband Projects Effectively – Applying the European Broadband Investment Guide in Practice• Broadband plan: Guide to high-speed broadband investment • Investment alternatives when developing broadband• Advises to public authorities: How to take a long-term investment perspective • List of choices when choosing a type of infrastructure, an investmentmodel,afinancialmodelandthefinancingtools available• How to involve citizens, collaborate with other broadband developers, neighbouring municipalities and regions• How to monitor and evaluate broadband investment• Best practice casesCrister Mattsson, Senior Advisor, Acreo Swedish ICT, Official Expert to the European Commission, Sweden 16.30-16.45


Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity

“A good overview of opportunities and funding for broadband.”

Alison Cox, Partnership and Knowledge Manager, Superfast Broadband Business Support Programme, Peninsula Enterprise, United Kingdom

“Professional.”

Rati Skhiztladze, Head of Information and Analysis Department, Georgian National

Communications Commission

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9.00-9.15

Welcome Note from the Chair and Brief Review of Day 1Elizabeth Harrison, Programme Director, Kent Broadband Programme, Kent County Council, United Kingdom 9.15-10.00

Applying for State Aid and Fulfilling the Requirements of the New State Aid Guidelines for Broadband – Perspective from an ERDF Beneficiary• Where to start when thinking about State aid • How to resource the State aid process • Dealing with stakeholders • Dealing with telecom operators• What you need to be aware of when applying for State aid - Writing the application -Handlingquestions• Common ‚bear traps‘• Do‘s and don‘ts of State aid - Further lessons learntJoakim Holback, Head, Office for Broadband and Digital Agenda, Dalarna County, Sweden 10.00-10.15



Successful Use of ESI Funds in Broadband Projects – Experiences of an ERDF Beneficiary •Fromtheprojectideatoitsexecutionandimplementation• The application process• How to monitor long-term broadband proejcts• Collaboration with the Managing Authority and other stakeholders•Projectfinancing•Practicalexperiencesandlessonslearnt•SpecificsofusingERDFinthecontextofbroadband• The additionality of demand aggregationJoakim Holback, Head, Office for Broadband and Digital Agenda, Dalarna County, Sweden 11.30-11.45

Discussion Round

Focus: State aid

Focus: ERDF

PROGRAMME DAY 2


11.45-12.30

Applying for New EFSI Funding: Procedures, Assessments and Good Practice – First-Hand Experience from the RuNe Project (RUral NEtwork) Application• The RuNe project (RUral NEtworks) – First cross-border, open access, wholesale only, active infrastructure FTTH network connecting Slovenia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) and the Primorsko-Goranska and Istarska County (Croatia)• Granting to the local communities the possibility to reach and surpass the goals of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020• Financing and investment planning – tackling the problems of investments in rural areas • Aligning project with the Juncker’s plan• EFSI application: timetable, procedures, actors involved • Pitfalls to avoid and recommendationsGoran Živec, Executive Director, RuNe S.E., (RUral NEtwork), Director VAHTA d.o.o., Slovenia 12.30-12.45


Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity

“Very interesting themes, speakers & participants.”

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“It was an interesting seminar with various examples how to implement broadband infrastructure in white areas.”

14.00-14.45

Engagement with Local Communities: Innovative Approaches to Foster Broadband Development in Rural Areas• How to engage with local groups in areas of broadband market failure • Bottom-up approach: - Local Governance and local demand stimulation - How to support local action to attract investment in infrastructure - Supporting local communities in developing applications (EAFRD) -Buildingnetworksandexchangingexperiencesamonglocal communities• What if EU funding is not available? Alternative funding approaches• Developing innovative approaches to reduce the costs of public sector intervention• Creating a community tool-kit for broadband infrastructure development Elizabeth Harrison, Programme Director, Kent Broadband Programme, Kent County Council, United Kingdom 14.45-15.00



How to Improve Relations and Cooperation Between Municipalities and Companies To Assure Financial Efficiency with Publicly Funded Broadband Projects• Different types of network operators and service providers• What conditions should be put in the public procurement process and the contracts?• Service Level Agreements (SLA), Quality of Services (Qos), contract terms in case of braches•PlanB–whatifanoperatorisafailure:servicedefinition, wholesale pricing, cost control• Setting minimum standards for procurement processes - Organisational - Technical - In terms of processes Vladimir Makuc, Director, Belavita d.o.o, Slovenia 16.15-16.30

Final Discussion Round and Review of the Seminar 16.30

EndofSeminarandHandoutofCertificates

“The seminar was right to the point!”

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Dr Robert Henkel Senior Policy Officer, Investment in High-Capacity Networks Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect), European CommissionSince2002,DrRobertHenkelhasbeenSeniorPolicyOfficeratDGConnectattheEuropeanCommission.Formerto this position, he was Adviser of the BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e. V./Federation of German Industries) in Berlin. Between 1999 and 2000, he was Private Secretary of the President of the EPP/ED-Group, Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, in the European Parliament. From 1998 to 1999, Dr Robert Henkel was Assistant to the Director General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Herbert J. Allgeier, and member of the Cellule de Communication in Brussels. He was Assistant to the Deputy Director General Hendrik Tent in the European Commission in the Directorate-General Science, Research and Development for 3 years. In this position, he had

beenworkingasaNationalExpertfromGermanyinBrussels.Beforethat,hewasworkingasPolicyOfficeroftheGerman Federal Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF), Bonn from 1994 to 1995. Dr RobertHenkelworkedasScientificCollaboratoroftheGermanFederalParliamentinBonn(1992-1994),asPolicyOfficeroftheGermanFederalGovernmentforResearchandTechnology,intheBerlinDepartment(1991-1992),and as Research Scientist at the Technical University Berlin (TUB) in the Department of Astrophysics (1987-1991).

Dr Oliver StehmannDeputy Head of Unit, State Aids Unit, Information, Communication and Media Directorate, Directorate General for Competition (DG Competition), European CommissionDr Oliver Stehmann is Deputy Head of Unit in State aids for Communication since 2009. Before that, he was Deputy to the Chief Economist and Case Handler, responsible for different economic sectors within DG Competition and worked for DG TRADE (1993-1997) and DG INFSO (1991-1993). Dr Oliver Stehmann has a Ph.D in economics

fromtheEuropeanUniversityInstitute(EUI)inFlorenceandwasExternalLectureratBostonUniversityinBrusselsand at Bonn University in the Master Programme of European Regulation of Network Industries.

Harald GruberHead of Division, Digital Economy and Education (DEE), Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank (EIB)Harald Gruber is Head of the Digital Economy and Education (DEE) Division at the Projects Directorate of the European Investment Bank. He oversees project appraisal in the telecommunication sectors and advises on the Bank’s business strategy with respect to the telecommunications sector and the knowledge economy in general. Furthermore, he is on the editorial board of Telecommunications Policy and Information Economics and Policy and co-authors articles on the mobile telecommunications sector in several scholarly refereed journals such as Economic Policy, European Economic Review and International Journal of Industrial Organisation. He has also been Professor at Bocconi University (Milan) for telecommunications economics.

Crister MattssonSenior Advisor, Acreo Swedish ICT, Official Expert to the European Commission, Sweden Crister Mattson is a Senior Advisor at Acreo Swedish ICT. Crister Mattsson specialises in broadband strategies for public sector, including policies and business models. He is engaged as advisor to regions, municipals and European organizationsandisofficiallylistedasexperttotheEuropeancommission.HewasinvolvedinthedevelopingtheDigital Agenda 2020 and is one of the authors of the Guide to High-Speed Broadband Investment by the European Commission. Prior to Acreo, he was Senior Advisor at Ericsson, and before that, Market and Information Director at STOKAB, the municipal network organisation in Stockholm. He also is the former Director of the Sweden Broadband Alliance. Crister Mattsson has participated in several other research projects such as the recent OECD study of the role of municipals in the development of high speed networks.

SPEAKERS


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Goran Živec Director, VAHTA d.o.o, Executive Director of RuNe S.E. (RUral NEtwork), Slovenia Goran Živec is Director atVAHTA d.o.o, an infrastructural service provider in programming, requesting andimplementation of infrastructural information technology projects, mainly through building open access broadband fibernetworks inruralareas.Furthermore,GoranŽivec isalsotheExecutiveDirectorofRuNe, the innovativeproject(RUralNEtworks),thefirstcross-border,openaccess,wholesaleonly,activeinfrastructureFTTHnetworkconnecting Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) and the Primorsko-Goranska and Istarska County (Croatia).

Elizabeth HarrisonProgramme Director, Kent Broadband Programme, Kent County Council, United Kingdom Elizabeth Harrison is the Programme Director for Kent County Council’s broadband programme and has over 15 yearsofexperience inworkingacrosstheregeneration,digitaland infrastructureagendas.ElizabethHarrisonis responsible for leading the Council’s broadband upgrade programme, which has already delivered superfast broadband access to over 120,000 homes and businesses through a variety of different approaches – including projects that have worked with communities on locally driven solutions. Prior to leading the Council’s broadband work, Elizabeth Harrison managed a number of EU funded rural development programmes, including LEADER – and has been particularly keen to bring the learning from these schemes into the Council’s broadband work.

Joakim HolbackHead, Office for Broadband and Digital Agenda, Dalarna County, SwedenJoakimHolbackhasbeenmanagingthenewlyestablishedOfficeofBroadbandinDalarnasince2012andhasdevelopedamodelforthedevelopment,informationandfundingoffiber-basedbroadbandinDalarna.Hehasalsorun a project to facilitate the deployment of mobile broadband in Dalarna by including smoother decision making. Earlier, Joakim Holback has worked as a Business Developer at one of the big four consultancies and as IT / metro network manager in Mora municipality.

Vladimir MakucDirector, Belavita d.o.o, SloveniaVladimirMakuc is Director of Belavita d.o.o. and has over 15 years of experience in regulatory affairs in thetelecommunications sector. Since 2000 he had been working for one of the most successful Slovenian alternative operator. He worked as Carrier Relations and Regulatory Affairs Director before he became independent. In the last fiveyearshehasbeenconsultingaserviceproviderwithwhichhehasbeeninvolvedinnumerousnegotiationswithall major Slovenian white area network operators. He has been dealing with municipalities, ministry responsible for broadbandandNRAinordertooptimisefinancingandrelationsbetweenmunicipalities,whiteareanetworkoperatorsand service providers.

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Date of Event26th – 27th September 2016

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