1. Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development 1-2 October 2012, EUROSTAT - Luxembourg Latest ESPON Results and Tools Related to European Territorial Development

2. Outline of the presentation Brief introduction to the ESPON Programme Main news on ESPON Tools – Database Webportal, June 2012 – HyperAtlas – Online Map Finder Latest work on regional, urban and maritime analysis ESPON publications and events in 2012-2013

3. The ESPON 2013 Programme Role in Structural Funds 2007-2013: – Support EU Cohesion Policy development with pan- European, comparable facts and evidence on Territorial Structures, Trends, Perspectives and Policy Impacts – Focus on European Regions and Cities, and revealing territorial capital, potentials and challenges. Budget 2007-13: – 47 mill Euro (ERDF 34 mill. Euro, plus 13 mill. Euro from 31 countries) Programme Priorities: – P 1: Applied Research – P 2: Targeted Analyses based on Stakeholder interest – P 3: Scientific Platform and Tools – P 4: Capitalisation

4. Demands from EU Policy and EC Regulations Key demands – Territorial dimension due to Territorial Cohesion in Treaty – Place-based and Integrated approach – Evidence informed programming – Concentration on priority themes for investment (CSF) – Concrete results (important for recovery) –Exploring diversity through tailor made solutions

5. ESPON Tools Contribute to the use of ESPON data and information and the consolidation of a European research field on territorial development and cohesion. The development within ESPON 2013 is targeted to the use of policy makers and practitioners at all administrative levels (including cross-border and transnational groupings)

6. ESPON Tools Existing ESPON Tools: ESPON Database webportal, including regional database, OLAP Cube for NUTS to grid conversion, Code in R language for outlier detection ESPON HyperAtlas ESPON Mapping Guiding Typology Compilation/Regional Typologies Guidance Paper

7. Existing ESPON Tools ESPON Database Webportal (Version June 2012) The ESPON Database aims to contribute to a better understanding of the potentials and development perspectives of regions in the European context and globalised world. The ESPON 2013 Database provides access to the following data categories: regional, local, urban, neighborhood (candidate countries), world, grid and historical data. Currently the ESPON regional database contains app. 1250 socio- economic indicators, covering 60 countries in Europe and in the world. The temporal coverage of the data is from 1950 to 2050. Most of the datasets and information produced are public available and free accessible.

9. How to get quickly the information expected by users of different profiles ? ESPON Database NEW QUERY INTERFACE

10. Users profile n°1 / THEMATIC ORIENTED 10 Staff of EU Commission DG MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT Looking for data on multimodal accessibility covering all EU27 + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland at NUTS 3 level

11. 11 Search by themes Select « Transport » Choose indicator and download data Choose indicator and download data Users profile n°1 / THEMATIC ORIENTED

12. Users profile n°2 / POLICY ORIENTED 12 Representative of a Member State Ministry of Spatial Planning Looking for data related to EUROPE 2020 Strategy in order to prepare discussions about REGIONAL POLICY after 2013

13. 13 Users profile n°2 / POLICY ORIENTED Search by Policy Select « Smart Growth» Choose indicator and download data Choose indicator and download data

14. Users profile n°3 / GLOBALLY ORIENTED 14 Researcher, practitioner interested in territorial development issues Project Partner of an ESPON Project Looking for official mapkit covering the European neighborhood

15. 15 Users profile n°3 / GLOBALLY ORIENTED Select « Ressources » Select «Mapkit» Choose mapkit and download geometry Choose mapkit and download geometry

16. Users profile n°4 / TERRITORY ORIENTED 16 Regional policy maker Head of a cross-border area of cooperation Looking for indicators of benchmarking with other regions at different scales

17. 17 Users profile n°4 / TERRITORY ORIENTED Select « Tools » Select «HyperAtlas»

18. Existing ESPON Tools ESPON HyperAtlas Web application dealing with the multiscalar territorial analysis concept. It is a territorial analysis tool for measuring inequalities. It allows to evaluate the situation of a region for a given indicator taking into various levels and scales of neighbourhood. Target groups: Practitioners at different geographical levels. Researchers, students and general public interested in territorial development issues. Availability: Last update February 2011

19. Question: How can I analyze the fertility of European Regions in 2005 at NUTS2 level and transform it into index 100 according to European, National or Local contexts ? REGIONAL DATA

20. Select Variable: Fertility rate 2005

21. Proceed to: Multiscalar Analysis

22. ESPON Tools Upcoming ESPON Tools: Online Map Finder TIA Guidance Booklet Data Navigator Cartographic Language Online Mapping Tool Urban Benchmarking Tool European Monitoring System Baltic Sea Monitoring ESPON Tools under discussion: TIA Web Tool Smoothing application ESPON HyperAtlas Updating

23. Upcoming ESPON Tools Online Map Finder Simple web application to find, display, print and download maps resulted from ESPON projects. The web application shall have a very user-friendly interface which allows users to find a desired map in an easy way. Each map included in the online map finder shall comprise the map itself and a short description and reference on the origin of the map. Target groups: Policy makers and practitioners at different geographical levels. Researchers, students and general public interested in territorial development issues. Availability: November 2012

29. Territorial patterns of innovation Pattern 1= A European science- based area Pattern 2 = An applied science area Pattern 3 = A smart technological application area Pattern 4 = A smart and creative diversification area Pattern 5 = An imitative innovation area

30. Attractiveness to Migrants and Visitors 2001-2007 Low net migration and visiting flow rates Average net migration and visiting flow rates High net migration rate, average visiting flow rate Average net migration rate, high visiting flow rate

31. Trends in creative workforce / attractiveness

32. Aggregated Natural and Technological Hazards

33. Youth unemployment in regions and in cities (LUZ)

34. GDP per capita – average annual % change, 2000-7

37. Sea transport of goods and containers Change in goods transport 2004-08 Container traffic: imports and exports

38. Wind energy capacity and wave power potential Existing Wind Energy Capacity Wave Power Potential

39. Supportive ESPON Publications in 2012-2013 ESPON publications envisaged during the next year: –Territorial Evidence Fact sheets for 65 ETC programmes, Nov. 2012 –TIA quick check and guidance, Nov. 2012 –Territorial Observation 7 on Climate Change and Hazards, Jan. 2013 –Territorial Observation 8 on Gateway Cities, March 2013 –Atlas on the EU 2020 Strategy, March 2013 –Synthesis Report 2, May 2013 –Territorial Observation 9 on Targeted Analyses, June 2013 –Handbook on Territorial Governance, September 2013

40. ESPON Events in 2012-2013 Seminars, conferences and workshops: –ESPON Workshop on Innovation and Knowledge on 5 October 2012 in Brussels –ESPON Workshop at Open Days on 10-11 October 2012 in Brussels –ESPON Seminar (internal) on 5-6 December 2012 in Paphos with theme of European Neighbourhood –ESPON Scientific Conference in February-March 2013 in Luxembourg –ESPON High-level Conference in May 2013 in Bruxelles –ESPON Workshop on Gateway Cities in May 2013 –ESPON Open Seminar on 12-13 June 2013 in Dublin

41. More Information Thank you for your attention Please visit www.espon.eu