1. Implementation and management system of Regional Operational Programme of Śląskie Voivodeship 2007 - 2013 Brussels, 11.10.2007

2. Śląskie Voivodeship Inhabitants: 4.7 mln Area:12.331 km2 Production: 13,9% of national GDP 167 municipalities (gmina)and 36 districts (powiat) Huge industry diversity 43 higher education institutions 12 % of Polish R+D 3 Centres of Advanced Technology

3. NSRF 2007-2013 - allocation OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES ALLOCATION (mln ) ALLOCATION (%) Regional Operational Programme16 555,624,6 OP Environment and Infrastructure27 913,741,5 OP Human Capital9 707,214,4 OP Innovative Economy8 254,912,3 OP Development of Eastern Poland2 273,83,4 OP European Territorial Cooperation731,11,0 OP Technical Assistance516,70,8 Programme realization1 331,32,0 Total: 67 284,3 mln

4. ROP ŚVIROPCHARACTERISTICS Voivodeship (region)Whole countrySupport areas 2007-20132004-2006Programming period 1712,98 mln EURO280 mln EURO Allocation for Śląskie Voivodeship ERDFERDF + ESFEU financing Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Ministry of Regional DevelopmentProgramme preperation Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Ministry of Regional Development + Voivodeship Office Programme manag e ment Board of Voivodeship + Intermediate Body 2nd level (selected programme areas) Marshal Office + Voivodeship Office + Voivodeship Labour Office + Regional Financing Institutions (RIF) Programme impelementation ROP + ROP Implementation Manual IROP + IROP ComplementProgramme documentation Coordination of the Ministry of Regional Development ROP vs. IROP – main differences

5. Managing Authority Functions ROP ŚVIROPFUNCTION Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Ministry of Regional DevelopmentProgramming Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Marshal Office + Voivodeship Office + Voivodeship Labour Office + Regional Financing Institutions (RIF) Receipt, appraisal and participation in projects selection Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Voivodeship OfficeContract signing Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Voivodeship OfficeMonitoring and reporting Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Voivodeship Office Control and audit, payment claims verifications Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Marshal Office + Voivodeship Office + Voivodeship Labour Office + Regional Financing Institutions (RIF) Promotion and information Board of Voivodeship (regional self-governement) Marshal Office + Voivodeship Office + Voivodeship Labour Office + Regional Financing Institutions (RIF) Technical assistance

6. Total Total 1 712,98 mln ROP Financial Plan PRIORITIES ALLOCATION (mln ) % ALLOCATION Research and technological development, innovation and enterpreneurship 296,2417,29 Information society150,008,76 Tourism110,426,45 Culture53,273,11 Environment180,6810,54 Sustainable urban development312,8018,26 Transport426,3324,89 Education82,484,82 Health and recreation57,763,37 Technical assistance43,002,51

7. Selection path in ROP I.Non Competitive mode Key projects Subregional programmes II.Competitive mode

8. Key Projects (selection path) List of the projects Project selection and contract signing (the Board of Voivodeship) Proposition of the Board of Voivodeship Propositions of subregions Projects appraisal (formal and content) EC approval for large scale projects

9. Programme preparation Programme appraisal (formal and content) Negotiations/Programme agreement Programme approval by the Board of Voivodeship Cofinancing contract signing Subregional Development Programmes (SDP) (selection path)

10. Competitive mode (selection path) Preselection (compliance with strategic documents, ROP provisions) Project fiche Project appraisal (formal and content) Project selection and contract signing (the Board of Voivodeship) Fiche submission

11. ROP Institutional Scheme European Commision ROP Coordinating Authority – Department in the Ministry of Regional Development the Board of Śląskie Voivodeship the Department of Regional Development – the function of Managing Authority ROP priorities 2nd level intermediate body of ROP (operations for enetrpreneurs) ROP Auditing Authority – Department in the Ministry of Finance ROP Certifying Authority – Department in the Ministry of Regional Development

12. Partnership principle Monitoring Committee with balanced seat division between the representatives of self-government, government, and social and economic partners Sub-Monitoring Committees (environment and rural areas) Environment Coordinator responsible for the on-going contacts with the representatives of the environmental institutions and ecological organisations ROP beneficiaries obligation to observe the partnership principle at the preparation and realisation stages of the individual projects Subregional Development Programmes only for projects in the subregional partnership Preferred projects in partnership in competitive mode

13. PARTNER II 2007 - 2013 continuation of the first project PARTNER as the forum of information exchange about structural funds in the period of 2004-2006 aiming at good preparation of beneficiaries for effective realization of ROP ŚV 2007 - 2013 fast informative tool between voivodeship self- governement and potential beneficiaries project pipeline – way of identification and better project preparation coordination of activities among local governement units

14. Tools in PARTNER II e-Form email PARTNER II Project propositions Coordinators

15. Conclusions decentralization partnership principle (ROP preparation and implementation) freedom to develop particular solutions better supervision of the quality of programme implementation better adaptation to the reality and needs of potential beneficiaries

16. Thank you for attention Elżbieta Bieńkowska Regional Development Department Marshal Office of Śląskie Voivodeship email: ebienkowska@silesia- region.pl