1. INTERREG III B ALPINE SPACE ALPCITY, 2003-2005 RHONE ALPES STEP ALPCITY PARTNERS MEETING GRAINAU 9-10 May 2005

2. Rhône-Alpes Step First stage : 1697 small towns from montain (less than 5 000 inhabitants) Second stage : 207 selected small towns answering to 3 critera does not belong to an urban unit of more than 10 000 inhabitants can be a pole of rural employment, a pole of intermediary services or a pole of community services does not belong to suburbs or peri-urban areas Third stage : call to candidature with the small towns for consultancy and valorization of experiment, 20 answers of towns or regrouping of communities Fourth stage : diagnosis/advice and valorization of experiment in a sustainable development prospect

5. Diagnosis/advice 21 projects or process of development, 20 towns or regrouping of communities : Economic development/regional planning (7) : to maintain populations, valorisation of the down town, accessibility, traffic organisation, searching a better coherence Services (3) : opening a multi-services shop, creation of a day nursery, developing a center of health Formation (1) : to offer a formation specialized for developing countries Tourism (4) : soft tourism infrastructures for transport and housing, snow-blowers, governance (participation of the population) Handicraft (3) : opening a shop, development of the activity Culture/historical patrimony (3) : promotion, development Calendar : May 2005 : public market (advertising on the Rhône-Alpes web site…) End of May 2005 : selection of consultants October 2005 : end of consultancy

6. Valorization of experiment I - 12 valorization of experiment, 11 towns or communities of towns after call to candidature Patrimony/culture (3) : valorization, diversification for tourism Services (3) : creation of a nursery, to maintain a diversity of services, house of employment and vocational training Pedagogy/prevention (3) : road prevention, house of environment, secondary school Sustainable development (1) : construction of wind turbines Valorization through experience sharing (2) II - 21 valorization of experiment for the small towns after consultancy Calendar : end of september 2005 (I) end 2005 (II)

7. Card-index : valorization of experiment 1- Title (which experiement), objectives 2- Contents/Description ( setting of a follow-up, operating range, cost/financial assistance.......) 3-Taking into account of the Sustainable Development In the experiment Territorial impact (effects and synergy with close territories) Economy/Activity Environment and taking into account of the mountain fact Social Gouvernance (associated partners, participation of the local population) 4- Remarks (as a conclusion) 5- Contacts (elected official, technician, addresses, telephone number, e.mail...).

8. Social equal acces (I) reinforcement of competences and know- how, opening to other knowledge, cultures (E) social solidarity (E) Governance follow-up of the project (I) coherence with other public policies (E) Economy and activities creation and maintenance of employment (I) contribution to the local and regional added value (E) Environment economy of resources (I) optimization of infrastrucures (E) environmental impact (E) Sustainable development (I) = inherent in the project (E) = effects on its territory and environment Validity (operational axis) perennity and feasibility (I) relevance of Rhône-Alpes intervention (E) After deliberation of Rhône-Alpes council in February 2005, diagram present in appendix