1 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach Philip McCann University of Groningen Special Adviser to the European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn

2 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: What? October Proposals for the New Cohesion Policy Regulation Common Strategic Framework: The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund (CF), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

3 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: What? EU regional policy is an investment policy. It supports job creation, competitiveness, economic growth, improved quality of life and sustainable development. These investments support the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy. European Commission Inforegio Website

4 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: What? Europe 2020: A European Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth [COM (2010) 2020] Smart Growth: Improving the conditions for innovation, research and development; Improving education levels Sustainable Growth: Meeting climate change and energy objectives Inclusive Growth: promoting employment; Promoting social inclusion (in particular through the reduction of poverty)

5 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: Why? Europe 2020 Agenda: smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth OECD Gold Standard Growth: stronger, cleaner and fairer growth US Government growth strategy: sustainable communities, innovation clusters, revitalizing neighbourhoods Growth and development are always multidimensional Externalities, spillovers, networks, globalisation - - we are all interconnected - all part of the societal challenges and all part of the solutions

6 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: Why? 2009 Report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi) OECD-hosted Global project on measuring progress December 2010 Report Monitoring economic performance, quality of life and sustainability jointly produced by the French Conseil danalyse économique and the German Council of Economic Experts UK case - Atkinson Review: Final Report, Measurement of Government Output and Productivity for the National Accounts

7 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: Why? Emphasis on a place-based territorial approach Social cohesion and territorial cohesion are core elements of the Treaty Alignment of Cohesion Policy with Europe 2020 objectives – smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth – all these are explicitly spatial in terms of mechanisms and outcomes Cohesion Policy is uniquely positioned to deliver on all aspects of Europe 2020 – as long as there is a shift of policy emphasis from actions and financial means to results/outcomes real added value

8 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: How? Integrated place-based approach – provision of public goods tailored to the regional context Local global and regional national Place-based policies focusing on linkages and synergies between smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Build on local knowledge, promote stakeholder engagement, encourage community mobilisation Policies have to be place-based to facilitate partnership and to allow sub-national variation and tailoring – no one-size-fits-all policies

9 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: How? Thematic concentration and a limited set of priorities Results-oriented and performance oriented Multi-level governance – vertical and horizontal partnerships - policy coordination and delivery across jurisdictions and institutional silos Smart specialisation results indicators governance opportunities and challenges CSF

10 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: In What Way? Smart specialisation – a methodology for choosing Prioritisation is essential both because of the need for concentration of resources – and also budget constraints Smart specialisation provides a lens through which to identify potential and needs, to focus on challenges and opportunities, and to look for new linkages, new dynamics, new possibilities

11 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: In What Way? Use of results indicators makes policy intentions explicit Results indicators can be quantitative and/or qualitative Use of results indicators is not because the results/outcomes are known in advance but in order to drive the policy process correctly (Rodrik 2004) Help steer and adjust policy as necessary Evaluation, monitoring, sharing policy learning

12 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: In What Way? Smart specialisation and results indicators are designed to change behaviour – a change of mindset Proposed regulations, CSF, European Code of Conduct on Partnership – and elements such as Joint Action Plans, Community-Led Local Development, Integrated Territorial Investments - are all designed to provide the framework and the means to facilitate and act on these changes

13 The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Challenge of an Integrated Territorial Approach: In What Way? Beneficiaries are communities, institutions, economies and environments Local, regional and EU-wide capacity-building and experience are fostered Policy innovation is facilitated Institutional reform and multi-level governance are encouraged Wider growth and development agenda is driven across the EU and all dimensions of growth Europe 2020 looks towards 2030 and 2040