1. Progress of the ESPON 2013 Programme
ESPON Seminar
5-6 December 2012 in Paphos
Progress of the ESPON 2013 Programme
and beyond

2. Programme Delivery No more Calls for Proposals Volume of projects:
25 Applied Research projects (policy driven themes)
23 Targeted Analyses (defined by stakeholder demand)
10 larger projects under Scientific Platform and Tools
7 Transnational Networking Activities
Project implementation status:
Of these 65 projects in total 52 are running
Additional 17 MA-led projects, each with several actions with implementation by Calls for Tenders
Budget implementation status:
All funds committed
Sufficient performance to avoid de-commitment in 2012

3. New Final Results until end 2013
6 Priority 1 Applied Research projects:
Land-use, Transport accessibility, European seas, Services of general interest, Greener Economy and Territorial Governance
4 Priority 2 Targeted Analyses:
Indicators for territorial cohesion and planning, Growth poles in South East Europe, Landscape 3 countries, Liveable Landscapes
2 Priority 3 projects:
Internet online mapping tool, 10 Territorial Evidence Packs
4 Priority 4 projects (ECP networks):
Norba, Scales, ESPONTrain and Cadec

4. ESPON Events in 2013 Seminars, conferences and workshops:
ESPON Financial Managers Seminar in February 2013
ESPON Scientific Conference in spring 2013 in Luxembourg
ESPON High-level event in spring 2013 in Bruxelles
ESPON Workshop on Gateway Cities in May 2013 in Bruxelles
ESPON Open Seminar on June 2013 in Dublin
ESPON Day in September 2013
ESPON Workshop in October 2013
ESPON Workshop at Open Days in October 2013 in Bruxelles
ESPON Internal Seminar on 5-6 December 2013 in Lithuania

5. Capitalisation and ESPON Publications in 2013
ESPON publications envisaged:
Paphos Seminar Report in January 2013
TIA guidance in January 2013 (Arts, Eatia, EC)
Project Overview in January 2013
Brochure early spring 2013
Atlas on EU 2020 Strategy in March 2013
ESPON Synthesis Report 2 in May 2013
Scientific Seminar Report 2 in September 2013
Handbook on Territorial Governance in September 2013
Territorial Observations 7, 8, 9 and 10
ESPON Evidence Briefs during the year (8-10)

6. ESPON post 2013 Progress towards ESPON post 2013:
Joint Working Group on ESPON post 2013
Luxembourg designated as Managing Authority
Prepare the Operational Programme
Proposal envisaged in second half of 2013
European Commission evaluation of ESPON 2013
Agreement in principle working towards renewal of ESPON:
Swifter evidence delivery to policy
More analytical and communicative capacity
Leaner administration
Service contracts only
Change in institutional setup (including EGTC)
EC Regulations and Budget still not known

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