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Networking for Small and
Medium Sized Cities
The Eurotowns network
• Established in 1991 (RE joins the network in 1997)
• towns and cities with populations between 50,000 and 250,000.
• There are around 20 towns and cities
• 11 Countries covered by the network
MEMBERS:
Eskilstuna, Gävle,Girona, Hasselt, Heraklion,
Jerez de la Frontera,Jyväskylä,Kavala,Leeuwarden,Manresa,
Mikkeli,Mölndal,Reggio Emilia,Sabadell,Schiedam,
Sundsvall,Ulm,Varberg,Vigo
Mission & Aims
• To develop a network of vibrant, inclusive and sustainable medium
sized European cities acting as catalysts for urban innovation,
creativity and renewal
• To establish and promote a distinctive policy agenda for Europe’s
small and medium sized cities
• To create a forum for partnership working and collaboration
• To organise a programme of activities supporting its policy agenda
• To facilitate access to funds for network activities
The needs to establish links and
connections :
• Affirm strongly that Small and Medium sized cities play
significant European economic and social impact.
• There is the need to ensure that this the voice of small and
medium sized cities is spoken and their needs are properly
reflected in the development of European legislation.
• Networking practice at this level allows for the reinforcement of
European Cohesion
Working for MSC…
Means finding ways to support cities in implementing the
European Lisbon-Gothenborg Strategy.
The networks supports the exchange of experiences, the
establishment of working groups in different thematic
areas.
Reference to Territorial Agenda / Leipzip Charter
combining competitiveness and sustainable urban
development urban Quality
Leipzip Charter
Europe’s wealth, innovation potential, creativity and talent is largely located in a range of urban areas that are increasingly well-connected to each other and with the global economy at large - by air, fast rail connections, road and advanced information technology. This leads us to important questions about the potential of urban areas to act as engines of growth. To what extent are urban areas able to play a leading role in the development of their broader regions? This of course depends on a range of economic, social, political, and even historical factors.
Activation, mobilisation and motivation are the keywords. Poverty, social exclusion, crime and loss of talent are the common consequences of a failure to break out of the negative economic cycle associated with deindustrialisation. Hence, the challenge to break out of the cycle is a very urgent one indeed.The big question is “how?”. Of course, much depends on individual situations but there are also patterns and the experiences of cities. Key is to provide leadership, a forward looking orientation and a
Why participating to the
network • networking enables representation of local government in
Europe
• provides a privileged framework for promoting innovation
and exchanging experiences at transnational level
• Provides good basis for the development of long lasting
partnerships
• Supports the partners in the identification of EU
programs and joint presentation of EU projects
• Provides a good basis for constant update and periodic
confrontation both at political and operational level.
The benefits of networking are:
• The exchange of experiences and know-how
• The sharing of offers and demands for partneship
• The sharing of information of common interest
• The representation of the concerns of Medium Sized
cities and towns within the fiels of European
Governments
How does Eutotowns work (1)
Network main bodies
– General Assembly: all partners / meets once a year (autumn) The Assembly debates and decides the overall programme of the network and the policy direction for the future, based on recommendations made by the Executive Council. The General Assembly also provides a forum for policy dabate and establishes the basis for the definition of the network’s political agenda.
– Executive council: It is the body competent to follow the work progress and ensure the implementation of all General Assembly decisions. Meets on a trimestral basis checks on the daily management of the network/ controls network priorities, checks on major relevant events/ promotes networking actions/ partnership enlargement….
How does Eutotowns work (2)
– Presidency/ Segretariat: rotating every 2 years –Now
Manresa
– Vice presidency:rotating every 2 years – Now Reggio
Emilia & Jvaskyla
– EC members (2009) : Manresa (president); Reggio
Emilia Jvaskyla (vice president); Girona; Eskilstuna;
Schiedamm,
How does Eutotowns work (3)
Eurotowns policy agenda focuses on the following areas:
• Promoting LIFELONG LEARNING and the development
of education and skills
• Growing the KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY and creating
better local jobs
• Providing effective, efficient and SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT systems
• Ensuring that growth is SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE – all in
society benefit
• Improving the quality of the PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
How does Eutotowns work (4)
Work is organised around Task Teams
1. Carry out the work programme of the network based on the key challenges as defined by the general Assembly or the Executive Council, 2. Work in a specific area or subject through confrontation / round tables / surveys and report progress to the Executive Council3. Evaluate the possibility of accessing external sources of finance for the work
Two historical Task teams: Innovation and Mobility.
More recently two new task teams have been activated….
Task teams receive network funding in order to develop project ideas of to implement studies and reaserches, falcilitate confrontation ect…
How to join the network
• Contact with the segretariat
• expression of interests (discussed in the EC- possible
participation to the EC)
• acceptance formalised in autumn 2010 (next GA)
• Fee of participation is 3.500 €
Eurotowns European projects
Interreg Experience of the
Network
• INTERREG IIIC
– CAPTURE • first network project
• Allowed for a clearer definition of the network policy agenda
• Supported the
• INTERREG IV C
– MMOVE
– CLIQ
Eurotowns successInterreg III/IVC
European Regional Development Fund
Promotes interregional exchange to support regional policy
The network applied ( through the leadership of Brighton & Hove) to the last call of the INTERREG IIIC programme with the Capture project
During the new IV c programme two actions have been presented under the thematic components: Innovation and Environment
Eurotowns has proved to have generated two successful proposal given that:
Over 500 applications
35 applications approved
CLIQ and MMOVE
CAPTURE
• Lunched in 2004, consists of 21 towns and cities from 11 EU countries
• Part-funded through Interreg IIIC
• Duration: 3 years
• Lead Partner: Brighton & hove City Council
• The network plans to stimulate the economic development of its members
Particular focus on the knowledge economy
• Add value to local job
• Increase knowledge-based job in the region
• Promote knowledge intensity as a source for new business or service development
• Encourage participation of public, private, business through an interactive process
• Engage a variety of actor from different sectors working together to gather, process and use knowledge to add value to the local economy
Eurotowns success
Building on CAPTURE results
•Good track record
•Focus on innovation
•Stakeholder groups created
•Strong partnership extended
•Medium sized cities
•Final Research identified Quadruple Helix as key to success in innovation & knowledge in medium sized cities
CLIQ
Creating Local Innovation through the Quadruple Helix
• Aim: to optimise the benefits of globalisation and innovation to SMEs and
entrepreneurs in medium sized towns.
• Objective: to strengthen Local and Regional Authority policy and capacity
to support innovation more effectively.
CLIQ
Interreg Ivc 1st call
October 2008- September 2011
Budget: 1.9 million euro
75 /85% ERDF
Lead Partner: Jyvaskyla, Finland
Marketta Makinen
Laura Ahonen
Local and Regional Authorities
Local and regional SME’s and
Entrepreneurs
Lisbon Agenda
Global competitiveness and Innovation
LOCAL &
REGIONAL
AUTHORITIES
EDUCATION &
RESEARCH
INDUSTRY /
SMES
CIVIL
SOCIETY
QUADRUPLE
HELIX
Activities• Comparative research – common
tools to identify case studies
• Identification of good practice
• University led inter regional
research project
• Exchange of experience – study
visits, master classes, round
tables, network meetings
• Development of transferable
tools / blueprint
• Policy recommendations
CLIQ17 Partners
*City of Jyväskylä (FI)*Manresa City Council (ES)*Girona City Council (ES)*Eskilstuna Municipality (SE)*Municipality of Leeuwarden (NL)Municpality of Gävle (SE)Business and Innovation Center Lippe-Detmold (DE)*City of Ulm (DE)Beira Atlantic Park Incubator Association (PT)Centre for Technological Research Crete (GR)*Sussex Innovation Centre (UK)*Government of Catalonia (ES)Klaipeda Regional Development Agency (LT)Pau Chamber of Commerce (FR)*City of Mikkeli (FI)Chamber of Commerce of Cremona (IT)Bay of Cadiz Foundation for Economical Development (ES)
CLIQ
Exchange on:
Business support
Product development processes
Collaboration
Knowledge transfer
Entrepreneurship
Internationalisation
Partnership
Civil society engagement
Research and development
Supply chains
CLIQ
Productstargeted specifically at medium sized cities
• Benchmarking Methodology
• Blueprint
• Toolkit
• Top Tips for innovation,
• Study on the Quadruple Helix
• Interregional Research Report
with case studies of good
practice.
MMOVEInterreg IVC 1st call
Budget: 1.9 million euro
75/85% ERDF
January 2009-December 2011
11 partners
LP: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Nubia tagliaferro
Serena Foracchia
Paolo Gandolfi
Alessandro Meggiato
MMOVE
Mobility Management oVer Europe
Aim
To improve the effectiveness of sustainable mobility policies implemented by local authorities in small
and medium sized cities in Europe and improve awareness amongst regional level policy makers of
the importance of supporting these sustainable mobility policies within regional development
frameworks.
MMOVE
Mobility Management oVer Europe
Objectives
• To identify and exchange good practices from across Europe in sustainable mobility policies for small and
medium sized towns
• To assess the transferability of best practices in order to identify their critical success factors.
• To provide a common methodology for collecting and comparing existing mobility management know how
and policies.
• To improve awareness of innovative mobility management methods that have low investment and large
impact in terms of changing citizens’ mobility patterns.
• To provide European small and medium and medium sized municipalities with a tool to advocate for their
mobility management needs with regional governments (providing policy recommendations).
• To provide a tool that will support policy-makers in their mobility management planning across Europe.
MMOVE
Activities
• Identification of Good Practice
• Study Visits
• Feasibility studies to transfer GP
• Network meetings
• Regional Stakeholder meetings
• Online mobility toolbox
• communication & awareness raising
• traffic management and control
• public & collective transport
MMOVE
Products
targeted specifically at medium sized cities
• Collection of good practices
• Study visit reports
• Feasibility studies on transferability of
policies
• On-line Mobility Management Toolbox
• Toolbox Manual
• Project website
• Communication & dissemination
materials
• Media coverage
MMOVE
11 Partners
• *Reggio Emilia (IT) – Lead Partner
• Regione Marche (IT)
• *Ulm (DE)
• *Girona (ES)
• *Varberg (SE)
• *Molndal (SE)
• *Kavala (GR)
• Volos (GR)
• *Brighton & Hove (UK)
• Brasov (RO)
• Razlog (BU)
Eurotowns next steps (main
activities)• Going beyond Interregional projects
• Going Beyond European projects
• Presenting position papers to the EC on the situation of
S/M sized cities ( URBACT programme / Territorial
agenda)
• Organising relevant international events on small and
medium sized city policy making
Eurotowns beyond Interregional
projects• Network members are also involved in URBACT projects
( Reggio Emilia & Jvaskyla are on the Creative Clusers
project)
• The network is analysing and supporting links between
members to define new project within other framework
Programmes ( such as the LLL programme)
• Existing new task teams could eventually generate
presentations of new EU initiatives
Eurotowns beyond European
projects35• The network has a meaning which goes beyond the
simple definition of project proposals
• It is a means to exchange opinion and guarantee confrontation
• Intended to be an organization supporting the partners in finding response and replies to their queries (I.e. through relevant international conferences the newtoek supports the cities in their strategic orientation and policy definitions)
• It acts as a stakeholder speaking the voice and the situation of small and medium sized realities in Europe.
If you need more information please contact:
Ms Marianna Roscelli
Reggio nel Mondo
+ 39 0522 541739
Reggio Emilia – Italy
or visit the Eurotowns website:
www.eurotowns.org