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AlpCityFinal ConferencePrà Catinat, 16 October
2006Ivan Curzolo - JTS Alpine Space Programme
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Cooperation Area
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The Alpine Space Programme in Figures

• Programme duration 2000 2006
• Total Budget 118 Mio / 60 Mio ERDF
• Total approved projects 58

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The Alpine Space actions 3 Priorities

• Priority 1 Spatial planning and competitiveness
  
• Priority 2 Transport
• Priority 3 Environment and cultural heritage

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AlpCity Local endogenous development and urban
regeneration of small Alpine towns

• Project of Measure 1.1 Mutual knowledge and
  common perspective
• Project duration April 2004 October 2006
• Project Budget 2.404.928 / 1.102.464 ERDF

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AlpCity Local endogenous development and urban
regeneration of small Alpine towns

• ALPCITY and the Social Capital
• Social capital refers to the networks of social
  relations that provide access to needed resources
  and supports
• INTERREG Added Value can be defined as
  networking production, creation of networks of
  cooperation which have been set up to achieve a
  common objective
• (Study on indicators for monitoring
  transnational and interregional cooperation
  Programmes by INTERACT)

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AlpCity Local endogenous development and urban
regeneration of small Alpine towns

• ALPCITY and the Social Capital
• involvement of local actors by a concrete bottom
  up approach through best practices collection
• structured exchange of information process
  throughout the guidance of the Scientific
  Steering Committee
• setting up of a Regional Urban observatory
  (AlpCity RUO) aimed at monitoring the
  implementation of the Common Strategy
• support to the Regions for fostering technical
  assistance networks providing services to local
  Alpine Authorities in project generation (local
  development)

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Challenges towards 2007
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Challenges towards 2007

• the INTERREG progression
• INTERREG IIC (1997-1999)
• Networks and knowledge exchange
• Strong focus on local and regional level
• INTERREG IIIB (since 2000)
• Spatial Planning putting ESDP in practise
• Not only local and regional impact, but necessary
  for developing the whole area
• Later requests were made for strategic projects
  and a stronger involvement of national level

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Challenges towards 2007

• Implementing Lisbon and Gothenburg goals
• Preparing larger investment projects (Obj. 1,
  Obj. 2, Cohesion Fund)
• mono-sectoral activities e.g. transportation
  development plans
• Fostering SMEs through clustering and framework
  setting
• Model solutions and knowledge exchange in ICT

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Challenges towards 2007

• Facilitating polycentric development shall be
  achieved via
• soft infrastructure investments to assist
• neighbouring metropolitan urban regions to form
  integration zones
• neighbouring cities and towns to improve their
  critical mass through strategic alliances
• urban-rural territories to engage in partnerships
  to implement policies of mutual benefit

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Challenges towards 2007

• Reference Document at EU level
• The Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion
  2007 - 2013
• EC Regulation 1083/06 11th July 2006 (General)
• EC Regulation 1086/06 5th July 2006 (ERDF)
• Reference Document at Programme Level
• Prospective Study of the Alpine Space Interreg
  IIIB Programme
• Operational Programme (14th August 2006)
• Reference Document at Programme Level
• National Strategic Reference Framework 2007 -
  2013

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Alpine Space Programme II 2007 - 2013

• Programme Priority Axes
• Priority 1 Competitiveness and Attractiveness
  of the Alpine Space
• Priority 2 Accessibility and Connectivity
• Priority 3 Environment and Risk Prevention

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Alpine Space Programme II Priority Axes

• Indicative activities
• Policy coordination and governance
• Tools for decision making
• Innovative pilot actions
• Networking for know how exchange
• Studies and concepts

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Alpine Space Programme II ...EU Commission
remarks...

• ...the future transnational programmes should
  focus on the implementation of concrete actions
  by means of genuine cooperation projects...
• ...references to studies and spatial planning
  exercises should be made only when they
  contribute to preparing major concrete
  projects...
• ...targeted calls and the two step application
  procedure can contribute to the generation of
  quality strategic projects...

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Thank you very much!For further informationon
transnational cooperation in the
Alpswww.alpinespace.org(see section Alpine
Space Programme II)