Andrea Del Mercato Director International Relations and European Affairs Dept. City of Venice Kick-off meeting Ancona 2/3 July 2004

1
Andrea Del MercatoDirectorInternational
Relations and European Affairs Dept.City of
Venice Kick-off meetingAncona 2/3 July 2004

• IONAS Project Presentation

2
IONAS Project Presentation

• 1. Project IONAS Main features
• Partnership
• Objectives
• Actions
• Expected Results
• 2. Management Structure
• Subcontractors
• Technical Partners
• 3. Work Plan Meetings
• Timing

3
1. IONAS Project Main Features

• The Project IONAS aims at improving the
  cooperation among ports and between ports and
  cities in the Adriatic and Ionian area by
• sharing experience in the implementation of
  INTERREG projects
• facilitating the participation of partners from
  new Member States and from new neighbouring
  countries in Interreg programmes
• developing common actions in the fields of
  transportlogistics and environment with a
  learning by doing approach

4
1. IONAS Project Main Features

• KEY WORDS
• Ionian and Adriatic Area
• Cooperation among cities and ports
• Transport Logistics
• Sustainable Development
• INTERREG Community performance improvement

5
1. IONAS Project Main Features
Total cost of the Project 980.000,00 ERDF
contribution 420.000,00 EU partners funding
420.000,00 Non-EU partners funding 140.000,00
Duration of the Project 30 months (1/05/04
31/10/06)
6
1. IONAS Project Partnership

• The IONAS Partners are 24, both from EU and
  Neighbouring Countries
• UE Partners
• City of Venice (IT) LEAD PARTNER
• International Centre Cities on Water (IT)
• Eurosportello Veneto (IT)
• OkoB. Plan Vienna (IT)
• City of Ancona (IT)
• City of Bari (IT)
• City of Brindisi (IT)
• City of Pescara (IT)
• City of Thessaloniki (EL)
• City of Koper (SI)
• Port Authority of Venice (IT)
• Port Authority of Bari (IT)
• Port Authority of Brindisi (IT)
• Port Authority of Gioia Tauro (IT)
• Port Authority of Thessaloniki (EL)
• Port Authority of Corfu (EL)

• Neighbouring Countries Partners
• City of Split (HR)
• City of Bar (SerbiaMontenegro)
• City of Durres (AL)
• Port Authority of Split (HR)
• Port Authority of Dubrovnik (HR)
• Port Authority of Bar (SerbiaMontenegro)
• Port Authority of Durres (AL)

7
1. IONAS Project Partnership
Vienna
Koper
Venice
EIC Slovenia
Port Venice
Eurosportello
Split
Cities on Water
Port Split
Ancona
Port Dubrovnik
Pescara
Bar
Bari
Port Bar
Port Bari
Thessaloniki
Durres
Brindisi
Port Thessaloniki
Port Brindisi
Port Durres
Port Corfu
Port Gioia Tauro
8
1. IONAS Project Objectives

• Overall Objective
• Improving the INTERREG Community performance and
• promoting the involvement of new actors in the
• INTERREG Community Initiative by
• - Dissemination of Know-how on Interreg project
• management
• Assessment of needs and problems that New EU
• members Partners and Neighbouring countries
• Partners meet in participating in the Interreg
  Community Initiative

9
1. IONAS Project Objectives

• Approach
• The Ionas objectives will be pursued by applying
  a model of learning by doing the partners will
  work together for the development of joint
  actions and tools in the fields of
  transportlogistics and sustainable development,
  paying attention to their needs in terms of
  active involvement within the Interreg
  Community.

10
1. IONAS Project Objectives

• Specific Objectives
• OBJECTIVE 1
• Better transport and logistics services in ports
• OBJECTIVE 2
• Improvement of the environment impact of ports
  activities
• and sustainable development
• OBJECTIVE 3
• Joint cooperation among ports and cities

11
1. IONAS Project Actions
ACTION 1 Development of a Port Community which
cooperates and works in order to give efficient
and effective answers to the demand for the
mobility of people and goods within the Ionian
and Adriatic area Outputs Data base on existing
infrastructures in the area
12

1. IONAS Project Actions

• ACTION 2
• Awareness raising process on EMAS aimed at
  Adriatic and Ionian Ports and Cities
• Outputs
• Handbook for EMAS in Adriatic and Ionian Ports,
  with common guidelines for its implementation
• Feasibility study on the creation of a quality
  label on environmental performance of ports

13

1. IONAS Project Actions

• ACTION 3
• Creation of a permanent Forum for Ionian and
  Adriatic Cities and Ports
• Outputs
• Communication and Information Plan
• Website
• Newsletter

14
1. IONAS Project Expected Results
RESULT 1 Better information, communication and
cooperation between ports and cities
15
1. IONAS Project Expected Results

• RESULT 2
• Definition of common challenges on transport,
  logistics and environmental protection
  (sustainable development)

16

1. IONAS Project Expected Results

• RESULT 3
• Recommendations for the design of the future
  phase of the
• INTERREG Community Initiative addressed to
• the Managing Authority

17
1. IONAS Project Expected Results

• RESULT 4
• Definition of project ideas to be submitted
  within the INTERREG Community Initiative

18
2. IONAS Project Management Structure
Interact Point Qualification Transfer
Interact Point Managing Transition and External
Cooperation
Interact Point Information Animation
Steering Committee (1 Project Manager, 1
Financial Manager , 1 Lead Partner Repr., 1
Repr. Committee A, 1 Repr.. Committee B)
Forum PORTCITY Horizontal activities (Committee
A Committee B)
Committee A Transport and Logistics Thematic
meeting 1 Representative per partner
Committee B Environmental Impact Thematic
meeting 1 Representative per partner
19

2. IONAS Project Management Structure

• Transport and Logistics Committee
• ACTION 1

20
2. IONAS Project Management Structure

• Environment
• Committee
• ACTION 2

21
2. IONAS Project Management Structure

• Forum
• Ports and Cities
• ACTION 3

22

2. IONAS Project Management Structure

• Steering Committee
• Chaired by a Representative of the LP
  (International Relations and European Affairs
  Dept, City of Venice)
• Marta Moretti, Project Manager
• Mara Vittori/Cinzia Mauri, Financial Issues
  Support
• 1 Representative of the Transport Committee
• 1 Representative of the Environment Committee
• The Steering Committee coordinates the inputs and
  feedbacks between IONAS and the INTERACT Points

23
2. IONAS Project Management Subcontractors

• Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities
• Marco Polo System GEIE
• Adriatic Ports Community
• Hellenic Ports Association ELIME
• The Subcontractors will be in charge of
• coordination of Action 3
• dissemination of IONAS results among their own
  partnership

24
2. IONAS Project Management Technical Partners

• 1. International Centre Cities in Water
• Project Management and Financial Support
• Information Communication Plan
• 2. Oko Business Plan Wien
• EMAS certification Expert
• 3. Eurosportello Veneto
• Definition of a common quality label on
  environmental
• performance of ports (a step towards EMAS
  certification)
• 4. Euro Info Centre Koper
• Support to the smooth merging of the New
  Accession
• Countries Partners

25
3. IONAS Project Workplan Meetings

• 5 meetings in 30 months are foreseen
• - 1 Kick-off Meeting in Ancona
• - 3 Technical Meetings to be held in
  Brindisi,
• Thessaloniki, Koper
• - 1 Final Conference in Venice
• Each meeting will be subdivided in
• - meeting of the Steering Committee
• - meeting of the two Committees (parallel
  sessions)
• - meeting of the Forum of Cities and Ports
  (plenary
• session)

26
3. IONAS Project Workplan Timing
27
IONAS Project Presentation Contacts
City of Venice - Lead Partner Mr Andrea Del
Mercato Director, International Relations and
European Affairs Department Mrs Roberta Rebesani
Officer in Charge for International
Relations Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
890 international.relations_at_comune.venezia.it www.
comune.venezia.it/ineuropaenelmondo
28
IONAS Project Presentation

• THANK YOU
• FOR YOUR ATTENTION !