1. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Final Political Conference  10:00 Project Workshops  Innocluster  SUSEN  Bio.pan.alpe.adria.pannonia  NAT-REG

2. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007  14:00 Opening  Project results Common strategies Joint projects Future Model of co-operations  Statements Highest political representatives  Conclusions Final Political Conference

3. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 MAnagement Tools, effective Relations for new Interregional Organisation aimed at Strengthening the Cooperation Among regions in the Adria-Alpe-Pannonia space. Welcome to Benvenuti Willkommen Üdvözöljük Dobrodošli Dobro došli

4. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007

5. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 MATRIOSCA-AAP Management Board Zoltan Horvath, Baranya – Barbara Kerner, Baranya – Réka Kata Szabo, Baranya – Andras Szilagyi, Baranya – Dr. Heinrich Wedral, Burgenland – Mag (FH) Daniela Schuster, Burgenland – Dr. Wolfgang Platzer, Carinthia – Dr. Johannes Maier, Carinthia – Dr. Francesco Forte, Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Dr. Elisabetta Reja, Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Giorgio Tessarolo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Mátyás Firtl, Györ-Moson- Sopron – Dr. Manuela Hrvatin, Istria – Vesna Pribeg, Koprivnica – Krizevci – Ivo Piry, Slovenia – Tatjana Rener, Slovenia – Dezsö Frank, Somogy – Mag. Ludwig Rader, Styria – Maria Elßer-Eibel, Styria – Stefan Börger, Styria – Lidia Istlstekker, Tolna – Dr. Sandor Molnár, Tolna – Silvija Ladić, Varaždin – Andrea Vugrinović, Varaždin – Judit Bánovits, Vas – dott.ssa. Benedetta Pricolo, Veneto – dott. Diego Vecchiato, Veneto – Predrag Novikov, Vojvodina – Sandor Kasza, Zala – Eugenio Ambrosi, Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Primož Ilešič, Slovenija – Karoly Adam, Vas – Enrico Sunseri, Veneto – Marietta Pinter, Zala – Dr. Imre Boros, Zala

6. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Project Title MAnagement Tools and Relations for Interregional Organisation to Strenghtening Co-operation in AAP M A T R I O S C A - AAP Project Cost 854.000,00TOTAL 366.000,00Co-financing (EU partners) 488.000,00ERDF funding Project Duration 30 monthsDuration 31.12.2007Date of finalisation 01.06.2005Date of start Project Partners 14 Partners from five countries (LP Styria) 8 of them co-financing partners 2 associate partners More information Project Updates No. 1 (May 2006) and 2 (Jan. 2007) Project Website: www.matriosca.net

7. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 OPENING Franz Voves Steiermark

8. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 PROJECT RESULTS  Common strategies - Richard Hummelbrunner - Paolo Rosso

9. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Many crossborder co- operations…

10. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Many transnational opportunities …

11. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Large Scale Co-operation For global competitiveness need of pulling efforts Current situation in AAP

12. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 What is missing Clear definition of key challenges and shared objectives Common strategy platform What do we need Work for systemic competitiveness of AAP Territorial partnership Capitalize on past experiences Reach critical mass in our operations Common methodological approach Be effective  doing the right things Be Efficient  doing the things right

13. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Large Scale Co-operation

14. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 MATRIOSCA AAP process Comparative analysis of regional strategies SWOT drafting A.Draft SWOT discussion and approval (TWG & MB) B.Inputs for Macro-Themes definition: indications and recommendations for incorporating previous projects lessons learned strategic objectives for identifying priority macro-themes Macro-themes definition  

15. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 MATRIOSCA AAP process Comparative analysis of regional strategies SWOT drafting 1.Draft SWOT discussion and approval (TWG & MB) 2.Inputs for Macro-Themes definition: indications and recommendations for incorporating previous projects lessons learned strategic objectives for identifying priority macro-themes Macro-themes definition To start with selected feasible contents reflecting the SWOT analysis, the political agreements and consistent with the respective development strategies and priorities 1.TERRITORIAL DVP AND POLYCENTRIC SYSTEMS 2.MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL INFRASTRUCTURES WITH PROMINENT LARGE SCALE IMPACT 3.EXCELLENCE KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING 4.INNOVATIVE SMEs CLUSTERING

16. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 PROJECT RESULTS  Joint Projects - SUSEN: Johann Binder - Innocluster: Enzo Moi - CNBC: Simona Rataj - UrbanNET: Blanka Bartol - NAT-REG: Daris Krajčić

17. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007

18. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007

19. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Multifunctional urbanized area - of regional significancee - of regional and supraregional significance Specialized urbanized area Alpine nature area Pannonian river basin nature area Carst nature area Adriatic coast and coastal wetland nature area Proposals prepared …

20. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 PROJECT RESULTS  Institution building - Tatjana Rener

21. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 -Partners have long and rich experiences in a wider co- operation area, involving similar institutional structures from national to local level. (Entities based on a private law and private international law are already well experienced and functioning without problems) - Responsibilities and competences for territorial cooperation are spread among all levels defined by partner’s political systems in place (Departments for External Relations, Sectoral Departments, Programme Authorities..). Capitalisation of experiences..

22. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Viability of establishing “EGTC” New challenge offered by the EU regulation, allowing public authorities to create cooperative groups with legal personality with the added bonus that it would genuinely be joint: -directly applicable, binding instrument -provides simplification of procedures, a tool to overcome legislative and organisational problems -permits the stipulation of agreements involving Member States

23. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 The institutionalisation of a trans-national public law body requires - the adoption of national provisions for effective application of Regulation No 1082/2006 on a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation - Convention/Statute finalised on the basis of political consensus (according to the agreed type of an “EGTC”) Shaping the “EGTC” in AAP territory

24. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Source: The territorial state and perspectives of the EU, 7. 3. 2007 Defining new landscapes..

25. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Political Statements Franz VOVES, Steiermark Marko STARMANN, Slovenija Franco IACOP, Friuli Venezia Giulia Verena DUNST, Burgenland János HARGITAI, Baranya Vladimir STOLNIK, Varaždin Moderation: Claudia Gigler

26. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 Political Statements Josef MARTINZ, Kärnten Diego VECCHIATO, Veneto Rosza SIFTER, Zala Matyas FIRTL, Györ-Moson-Sopron László KUN, Vas Ivan DJOPAR, Koprivnica-Križevci Moderation: Claudia Gigler

27. STARTUP TO INNOVATIVE CO-OPERATION Grazer Congress 14 th November 2007 CONCLUSIONS Franz Voves Steiermark