SedAlp Kick-off meeting

Vienna, 12 March 2013

Thomas Souffland

Junior Project & Communications Officer

Joint Technical Secretariat - Alpine Space Programme

Today

Introduction to the Alpine Space Programme

SedAlp and the Alpine Space Programme

The Alpine Space Programme 2014-2020

The Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013

European Territorial Cooperation, part of the

European Cohesion Policy

The cooperation area

"Territorial cooperation projects help build trust.

They foster mutual understanding. They are essential

ingredients of European integration. They bring

communities together - this is the European Union in

action“ - Commissioner Hahn

Thematic fields of cooperation

The Alpine Space Programme 2007 - 2013 identifies

three thematic fields of cooperation called ‘priorities’:

18 approved projects

14 approved projects

15 approved projects

Status of Implementation – ASP 2007-2013

4 calls completed, 47projects approved, 99% ERDF

committed, Average ERDF grant: 1.9 m Euro, Average of partners per

project: 12-13, Overall no. of partners involved: 590 +

Call 4 – 12 projects – last “classic“ call – guiding the transition to post

2014 – clear links to EU 2020 strategy – capitalisation and follow up

Expectations – quick start to end before June 2015 – focus on

results and transnationality

Call 1

Call 2

Call 3

Call 4

AlpEnergy ALPS Bio Cluster

CAPACities ClimAlpTour INNOCITÉ

AlpHouse COMUNIS

DEMOCHANGE ENERBUILD

ALPlastics Alps 4 EU CCAlps

OPEN-ALPS

CABEE NATHCARE

AlpBC FIDIAS

RURBANCE

ACCESS

CO2-NeuTrAlp

ALIAS AlpCheck 2 iMONiTRAF! PARAmount

TRANSITECTS

MORECO NEWFOR POLY5

TranSAFE-Alp

PUMAS AlpStore

AlpInfoNet

AdaptAlp Alp-Water- Scarce

CLISP ECONNECT PermaNET

ALP FFIRS MANFRED

SHARE SILMAS

ALPSTAR C3-Alps

GeoMol

SedAlp recharge.green

SEAP_Alps

SedAlp

and the Alpine Space Programme

SedAlp and the ASP

SedAlp…

…aims to reduce sediment-related risks

and impacts of hydropower plants

…focuses on the implementation of pilot

actions to influence the policy level

…deals with issues relevant to be dealt

with at transnational level

The Programme‘s Expectations?

Clear impact expected from the pilot activities on the

pilot areas but transferability to other territories is

expected

An added value to previously implemented projects

on sediment management must be achieved

Development of strategic outputs able to influence the

policy making level

The Programme‘s Expectations!

Meet your ambitions

Prove us wrong regarding the weaknesses

→ ensure that results are transferred and USED by

others, link to the policy level

→ produce results that do

not replicate previous ones,

but that open up to new solutions

Transnational results

Have a common voice

Know yours and each others results

Communicate them to the relevant people

Make sure others use the results

Think long term

Make it real

Remind yourselves of your ambitions

Have your AF as a constant reference

Use each others expertise

The Alpine Space Programme 2014-2020

The strategy development project

Project running since 2011

Pave to the way to the ASP 2014-2020

Contribute to the debate on the Alpine Macro-regional strategy

Project activities and results

Stakeholder dialogue workshops

Online consultation

Second Draft Report available and Key Statements

follow the progress on the Alpine Space Programme’s website

Call 5 to prepare the future

The 5th call for project proposals

Opened 11 March until 3 May 2013

Short projects with an ERDF budget of max. 400.000€

Focusing on the capitalisation of the closed/running projects

Six thematic fields

All outputs available on the website

The Financial Framework for 2014-2020

Future EU Cohesion Policy

Currently being discussed (approval in May)

Budget for ETC should remain similar to 2007-2013

Simplification and harmonisation of procedures

Will enter into force on 1 January 2014, the Alpine Space Programme 2014-2020 will be approved afterwards

million Euros

Preparation of the ASP 2014-2020

Preparation of the Operational Programme

A task force has been created in February

Experts selected

Work coordinated by MA + JTS

For approval by the EC in the first half of 2014

Technical implementation and procedures

Jointly developed by the transnational programmes

Better harmonisation, simplification

Time schedule (subject to changes)

May: Financial Framework defined

August/September: public consultation on draft OP

December: OP sent to European Commission

Summer/Fall 2014: 1st call of the new Programme

Where to find further

information and

assistance?

Follow us on

What’s up?

+ Call 5 for project proposals

opened since 11 March 2013

+ Communication Seminar for

Call 4 projects – May 2013

+ Subscribe to our monthly

newsletter to get all ASP news

Thank you for your attention!

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