OPEN DAYS 2006Workshop 12E28 – 12. October

”The new European Social Fund 2007-2013”

DENMARKHead of division Preben Gregersen

Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs

National Agency for Enterprise and Construction,Managing Authority of ERDF and ESF

administrations

OVERVIEW

The creation of a joint administration in

Denmark for ESF and ERDF

The structural funds resources used in close

coordination with the overall national policy

The Danish structural fund strategy: NSRF

The ESF programme

Cutting red tape

Structural Funds 2007-2013 Denmark

Geographical coverage: All of Denmark

Programme

(226,5 MEURO)

Social Fund

Objective 2

(226,5 MEURO) (103,0 MEURO)

Regional Fund

Objective 2Programme

Regional Fund

Objective 3Programme

Number of municipalities reduced from 271 to 98

Establishment of 5 new regions

Regions responsible for regional trade and industry development and thus for promoting regional competitiveness and employment

Reform of local governmentJanuary 1st 2007

Regional ’growth forums’ the focal point for trade and industry development and the regional partner in the Structural Fund programmes

Comprised of regional poli-ticians and representatives from trade and industry, knowledge institutions, educational institutions, management and labour

Reform of local governmentJanuary 1st 2007 cont.

Denmark’s Strategic Approach 2007-2013: NSRF

Innovation and KnowledgeMore and Better Jobs

Development ofhuman

resources

Establishmentand

developmentof new

enterprises

Innovation,knowledgesharing andknowledge

building

Utilisation ofnew

technology

Areas facing structural difficulties, urban areas and rural areas

Environmental policy

Equal opportunity policy

Employment policy

ESF 2007-2013 DENMARK

The European Social Fund Objective 22007-2013

”More and Better Jobs”

Priority 1(Better jobs)

A qualified workforce

Priority 2(More jobs)

Expansion of the workforce

Priority 3Technical assistance

Field of action 1.1

Developmentof

human resources

Field of action 1.2

Innovation,knowledge sharing

andknowledge building

Field of action 1.3

Utilisationof

new technology

Field of action 2.1

Developmentof

human resources

Field of action 2.2

Establishmentand

developmentof new

enterprises

Field of action 2.3

Utilisationof

new technology

The ESF-programme 2007-2013Priority 1

(Better jobs) A qualified workforce

Goals:

Upgrading the qualifications of the workforce and better access to professional managerial skills and reinforced organisational development in enterprises

Reinforced innovative efforts in Danish enterprises

Better public sector and private use of new technology in the workforce.

The ESF-programme 2007-2013Priority 2

(More jobs) Expansion of the workforce

Goals:

Higher employment frequencies

Reinforced entrepreneurial action

Broader access to new technology in the context of jobs.

”Cutting red tape”

Sources of input Lessons learned from national experience,

inside and outside the administrations – positive and negative

Dialogue with other Member States and the European Commission

New possibilities through technological development

Improving the administration (Lessons)

Eligible costs with restrictions

Central auditing of all projects

Multi-annual commitments

Half-yearly project reporting on economy and implementation

(Dialogue)

Public tender as an instrument alongside grants

(New possibilities)

Increased use of IT in case work (applications, status reports etc.)

IT-based storage of expenditure documentation

Conclusions

Looking ahead Denmark bases the

programming 2007-2013 on the synergy

of funds and a closer coordination to national policy

The starting point for the 2007-2013 programming is 15 years of regional

structural funds administration in Denmark

“Cutting red tape” and improving the administration play a central part in the programming