1. Filippo Compagni – European Policy and External Funding Manager European and External Funding Unit Powys County Council I-SPEED Information Society Policies for European Economic Development Powys Regeneration Partnership 22nd April 2010 – Builth Wells, Powys

2. Content ›INTERREG IV C Programme - overview ›I-SPEED ›Project overview ›Communications ›Powys involvement and progress so far

3. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting INTERREG IVC in context Structural Funds - three objectives 1.Convergence (West Wales and the Valleys) (ERDF+ESF) 2.Competitiveness (RCE) (ERDF+ESF) 3.Territorial co-operation (ERDF) Cross border (Ireland-Wales) (52 programmes in the EU) Transnational (NWE; AA) (13 programmes in the EU) Interregional Co-operation: INTERREG IVC

4. INTERREG IV C - Objectives ›Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies ›Contribute to economic development and competitiveness by… ›Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge ›Matching less experienced with more advanced regions ›Preparing transfer of good practices into mainstream programmes (e.g. RCE) ›http://www.interreg4c.net/index.html

5. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting INTERREG IV C - Priorities Priority 1: Innovation and Knowledge Economy Innovation, Research & Technology Development Entrepreneurship and SMEs Information Society Employment, Human Capital and Education Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention Energy and Sustainable Transport Biodiversity & Preservation of Natural Heritage; Air Quality Natural & Technological Risks; Climate Change Water Management Waste Management Cultural Heritage and Landscape

6. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting INTERREG IV C – Financial aspects Total EU funding €321 million ERDF (2007-2013) Co-finance: ERDF 75% (85% NMS) Project budgets approx. between: €1m to €2.5m Partners: minimum 3, generally from 6 to 12 115 projects approved so far 2008: 491 applications, 41 projects - €70m ERDF 2009: 481 applications, 74 projects - €125m ERDF 2010: 29 applications (Cap. only) - €15m ERDF

7. I-SPEED - Overall objectives ›Exchange experiences and practices to contribute to improve European tourism economy through ICT ›Improve effectiveness of local/regional policies related to information society and economic development

8. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Project overview Duration: January 2010 – December 2012 Total project budget:€1,402,130.84 of which PCC budget:€ 138,840.00 of which ERDF for PCC€ 104,130.00 Three components: management, communication, exchange of bp Partnership: Venice City Council + 9 partners Political Steering Group: 1 politician per partner

9. Partnership City of Venice (Italy) Hedmark County (Norway) City of Warsaw (Poland) City of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Region of Crete (Greece) Powys County (UK) Galicia Region (Spain) City of Bucharest (Romania) Parkstad Limburg ( The Netherlands ) Province of Rome (Italy) 4 cities, 4 counties, 2 regions

10. Methodology EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES IDENTIFICATION OF GOOD PRACTICES POLITICAL DEBATE ON IDENTIFIED GOOD PRACTICES GOOD PRACTICE ANALYSES POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND TRANSFERABILITY DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC GUIDELINES FINAL REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT RESULTS

11. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting 1st Workshop Exchange of Experiences SWOT 2nd Workshop Identification of good practices 3rd Workshop Good practices analysis 4th Workshop Development of strategic Guidelines 1st PSG 2nd PSG The exchange of experiences process

12. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Communication (1) Objectives: increase awareness at policy level; disseminate project activities and results; ensure durability and transferability of results. Audience: policy makers, politicians, project partners, specialists, and general public; cooperation with other EU networks.

13. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Communication (2) Outputs: Newsletter, press releases, brochures. Events, conferences, workshops. Website: www.ispeed.eu Social networks: Facebook, Youtube, etc.

14. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Powys involvement Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Development: PSG representative for PCC Tourism Team: leading representative Economic Regeneration: leading on ICT expertise European External Funding Unit: preparation and assistance Possible links with: “Powys connections”, “Leaping Stiles”, “B2N”, RDP, …

15. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Progress so far and next steps √Kick-off meeting and political launch √SWOT analysis √Local dissemination event → SWOT Seminar and Workshop → Political Steering Group: Powys, January 2011

16. 22/04/10 PRP Meeting Filippo Compagni – European Policy and External Funding Manager European and External Funding Unit Powys County Council Thank you