LEADER STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING LEADER OBSERVATORY SEMINAR 28-29 JUNE 2006 IN BRUSSELS/BELGIUM Jan Swoboda

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LEADER STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING LEADER
OBSERVATORY SEMINAR28-29 JUNE 2006 IN
BRUSSELS/BELGIUMJan Swoboda
European Commission
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The future of networking - Germany (I)

• Confirmation of the hosting structure used in
  LEADER II and (BLE)
• Transition and preparation phase under the old
  program L in 2007
• Start of the new program 1. January 2008
• Strategy and content of the planned
  network-program not yet confirmed by the ministry
• What does EAFRD want?
• EAFRD regulation demands an intensive support of
  target groups in the LEADER axis (Art.68 ...
  network management, the organisation of exchanges
  of experience and know-how, the preparation of
  training programmes for local action groups in
  the process of formation and technical assistance
  for inter-territorial and transnational
  cooperation.)
• General Considerations
• The networking approach for the LEADER-Axis will
  be similar as it was in L, but more ambitious
  (phase oriented, ILE groups/Art 59 integrated)
• Innovation and the possibilities to combine
  projects financed by different funds is not given
  any more.
• To coach or train people you need a counterpart,
  a contact person. LEADER creates new organisation
  structure with the aim to carry out integrated
  projects. That is not the case in the other axes.
  
• All institutions, groups or initiatives of the
  other axes can not be included in a manageable
  network structure. Most probably sectoral project
  approaches will be usual in axes 1, 2 and more or
  less also in axis 3.

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The future of networking - Germany (II)
Axes networking 3 steps Step 1 information on
institutions which "produce" standardised content
("mini Google") Step 2 exchange of and
information on innovative projects / procedures
("innovative actions") identification of
innovative actions by "scanning" the e.g.
institutions, universities active in the
axes Step 3 support and networking of
integrated approaches, partly developed with
co-operation partners, which are more than
funding single projects ("integrated actions"),
services provided by NNU for example training,
transferability, thematic development