1. Mapping European Territorial Structures and Dynamics – new ESPON tools for policymakers WORKING PARTY MEETING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR STATISTICS ” Inspire policy making by territorial evidence Eurostat, Luxembourg 2 March 2015

2. Structure of Presentation Structure of the ESPON 2020 Programme ESPON ATLAS 2013 - "Mapping European Territorial Structures and Dynamics"

3. Context in EC Regulations Reinforcing the effectiveness of cohesion policy “Analyses of development trends in relation to the aims of territorial cohesion, including territorial aspects of economic and social cohesion, and harmonious development of the European territory through studies, data collection and other measures”. “Strengthening the evidence base in order to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy and the achievement of the thematic objectives through the analysis of development trends.” Contribute to Thematic Objective 11 “Institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations”, Possible to address all 11 Thematic Objectives when implementing

4. Mission and 5 Specific Objectives Mission statement “ESPON 2020 shall continue the consolidation of a European Territorial Observatory Network and grow the provision and policy use of pan-European, comparable, systematic and reliable territorial evidence”. 5 Specific Objectives −Specific Objective 1: Continued production of territorial evidence. −Specific Objective 2: Upgraded knowledge transfer and analytical user support. −Specific Objective 3: Improved territorial observation and tools for territorial analyses. −Specific Objective 4: Wider outreach and uptake of territorial evidence. −Specific Objective 5: Leaner, effective and efficient implementation provisions and proficient programme assistance.

5. Actions and Activities (1) Specific Objective 1: Continued Production of Territorial Evidence Through Applied Research and Analyses. Cross-thematic and thematic on territorial structures and trends Prospective visions and scenarios Territorial impact studies of EU policies Target: 22 applied research projects

6. Actions and Activities (2) Specific Objective 2: Upgraded Knowledge Transfer and Use of Analytical User Support. Targeted Analyses defined by stakeholders at national, regional and local level (expression of interest) Territorial evidence support to ETC, other ESIF programmes and macro-regions (interest driven) Short territorial policy briefs/working papers, fast and timely (upon demand) Target: 25 targeted analyses and 45 policy briefs / working papers

7. Actions and Activities (3) Specific Objective 3: Improved Territorial Observation and Tools for Territorial Analyses. ESPON Database focusing on data update and user- friendliness. European territorial observation and monitoring system with custom-made macro-regional and transnational territorial monitoring systems (upon demand). European monitoring reports for policy development. A reviewed ESPON Toolbox, fine-tuning and promotion of tools. User support related to tools (hotline, TIA, etc.) Target: 8 tools

8. Actions and Activities (4) Specific Objective 4: Wider Outreach and Uptake of Territorial Evidence. ESPON events at European level Events at transnational and national level in cooperation with national ESPON Contact Points Active participation at events at European, transnational and national level Publication of thematic and synthetic report based on research analyses and tools Publication of short easy-understandable briefs on themes of particular political interest. Media and web-based communication efforts, including use of social media, ‘apps’, e-learning, interactive e-books, etc. Target: 60 events and publications

9. Proposed Budget of the ESPON 2020 Contributions ERDF contribution 41,4 Mio. Euro EU Member States contribution 7,3 Mio. Euro Partner States contribution 1,8 Mio. Euro Additional Luxembourg support of app. 3,5 Mio. Euro Spending Total of around 50,5 Mio. Euro for 2014-2020: Priority Axis 1: around 47,5 Mio. Euro Priority Axis 2: around 3,0 Mio. Euro

10. Tentative Timetable and steps ahead 17 February 2015: European Commission approval 29 April 2015: First ESPON 2020 Monitoring Committee Meeting 3-4 June 2015: ESPON seminar/kick-off event in Latvia 28 July 2015: Third ESPON 2020 Monitoring Committee Meeting decides on Operation Proposal etc. In September 2015: The ESPON EGTC launches first Calls for Tender.

11. The ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme Thank you for your attention Inspire policy making by territorial evidence www.espon.eu