Thematic platform 1 Competitiveness

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Thematic platform 1Competitiveness
Attractivness
St. Johann im Pongau, 28th and 29th of June 2007
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Transnational cooperation in the Alpine
SpaceNew priorities for shared
challengesCompetitiveness and Attractiveness

• Thematic Platform Priority 1
• 28th June 2007, St. Johann im Pongau

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Possible activities in the Alpine Space

• Actions supporting cluster generation
• Projects to identify and strengthen the key
  economic branches
• Pilot actions for technology transfer
• Pilot initiatives for new cooperations between
  research centres and SMEs
• To launch joint initiatives related to natural
  and/or cultural heritage
• Promotion of integrated tourism systems
• Facilitating the economic growth in peripheral
  areas by better access to the cultural heritage
• Transnational focus

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Possible activities in the Alpine Space

• Cooperation through the development of
  productions chains based on regional products,
  crafts, knowledge or heritage in all sectors
• Development of joint quality labels
• Creation of tools for the improvement of living
  conditions and facilitation of economic growth in
  peripheral areas and areas affected by spatial
  disparities
• Safeguarding access to social and cultural
  services
• demography brain drain danger

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Possible partners

• Local decision-makers
• Economic actors (particular SMEs)
• Educations, training and research centres
• Non-governmental agencies
• Tourism agencies
• Public service providers
• Local, regional and national decision-makers

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Even more concrete

• A group of regions may establish and finance a
  permanent pool of transnational field-experts to
  advise on a particular regional development issue
  (e.g. SME incubators)
• Spreading Benefit of Knowledge Economy
• Sustainable Communities (network and knowledge
  exchange)
• Sustainable Cities Together
• Connecting rural and urban clusters
• Strategic Sustainable Urban Greening at Regional
  Level
• Renewing the city, monitoring and focusing on
  urban growth
• A transnational network of medium-sized towns
  could develop and implement a joint territorial
  strategy to attract some functions
• Developing Economic Clusters of Cultural
  Enterprises
• Transnational Action Network for the Sustainable
  Management of European Polycentric City Regions
• Interaction between Urban and Rural Development

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requirements

• The project has to have a alpine touch and
  transnational perspective
• The project should support sustainable economic
  growth without being profit-oriented
• The project should not be in conflict with the
  competition law
• The project should not be based on local
  activities (but can have pilot studies)
• No major investments
• At least 3 alpine countries (around 8 different
  partners)
• Good partnership
• Clear common strategy (project lifetime only 3
  years)

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benefit

• The transnational cooperation is a challenge
• BUT
• Gives you new networking opportunities
• Funding
• European skills
• More competence
• Unique exchange of solutions and knowledge