Thematic Presentations Business Growth
Green Growth
Inclusive Growth
BUSINESS GROWTH
‘Balanced economic development’
Dr David Parry
SEEDA, UK
Business GrowthAim
‘Explore methods of creating wealth, in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly context, through the development of the knowledge-based economy’
Bad news… Regions lagging behind global
competition in investment and performance
Many ‘traditional’ industries uncompetitive
Not good at commercialising IP from research base
Good news…
Relatively wealthy regions Excellent research base Some excellent high tech/knowledge-
based industries Markets becoming more accessible Support for Business Growth – including
The Grow Programme
Sub- themes
1. Help create high-tech companies
2. Encourage entrepreneurship
3. Support cluster development
4. Enhance technology transfer
5. Encourage international trade
6. Encourage skills and mobility
1. Help create high-tech companies
Create international network business incubators – help support organisations and help companies
Examples:Best practiceB2B opportunitiesIncrease awarenessProvide learning opportunities
Results: More high tech companies More international trade
2. Encourage entrepreneurship
Build capacity and capability
Examples:
develop entrepreneurial curriculum support entrepreneurial activities educating educators entrepreneurial life-long learning programmes
Results: more courses more students taking courses
3. Cluster developmentEstablish collaborative and international network
key clusters
Examples:
identify key clusters forge links encourage best practice
opportunities for international tradeResults:
more active clusters more international trade
4. Enhance technology transfer
Create international network facilitating co-operation between research and industry
Examples: - identify best practice - identify industry needs - improve accessibility - improve awareness
- encourage flexibility of contractsResults:
- increase commercialisation of IP - increase business between industry/research
5. Encourage international trade
Increase alliances, inward investment and profitable trade
Examples: - desk studies of best practice - ‘soft landing’ support - facilitate new international business alliances - facilitate new business development - promote links between business and academia
Results: - more international trade - more international companies - network of support
6. Encourage skills and mobility
Solutions to current and future skills gaps in workforceExamples: - desk studies to identify gaps (current/future)
- sharing best practice - pilot approaches to common qualifications - facilitating breakdown in barriers to workforce
mobilityResults:
- increase in relevant skills - increase in mobility of workforce
Business Growth budget and target
Budget of E2.5 million Fund 6 – 8 projects Target public sector, private sector,
educational establishments
Business Growth Indicators of success
More companies created Jobs created/safeguarded More IP commercialised New partnerships developed New best practice models developed Regional strategies up-dated
‘Approved’ projects
Business incubation ‘GrowEnterprise’ – UK Poland, Spain, Holland. Business incubation best practice, business opportunities
Technology Transfer ‘Bridging Business and Science’ – UK, Poland, Spain. Knowledge transfer from universities in key sectors
International trade ‘Growing Trade and Innovation’ – UK, Poland, Holland. Business match making
Priorities for projects – 2nd call
Encourage entrepreneurship Support cluster development Encourage skills and mobility
Business Growth what next?
Questions? Access web-site for more details
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on partner search, bid writing, translation etc
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GREEN GROWTH‘Reducing the impact on our environment’
Ms Annabel LAMBERT
Environment Agency, UK
GREEN GROWTH - Aim
“Exploring new ways of reducing the impact on the environment in our growth regions, and de-coupling economic growth and environmental degradation.”
Sub-Themes
•1.1 Sustainable Construction
•1.2 Brownfield Regeneration
•1.3 Waste Management
•1.4 Environmentally-Friendly Transport
•1.5 Resource Management
•1.6 Environmental Management Systems
•1.7 Flood Risk Management
1.1 Sustainable Construction
Promote sustainable construction materials, water - / energy efficiency and all design aspects of new developments.
Indicative results:•Construction waste reduced•Buildings more water- and energy efficiently designed•Use of renewable technology increased
1.2 Brownfield Regeneration
Encourage use of previously developed land for commercial, residential, recreational or/and ecological purposes.
Indicative results:•Re-use of brownfield sites increased•Brownfield sites de-contaminated effectively•Other barriers for re-development removed
1.3 Waste Management
Encourage recycling, and investigate alternatives to landfill as well as strategies to improve after-use of waste sites.
Indicative results:•Waste recycling increased•Whole life cycle responsibilities acknowledged•Share of waste going to landfill reduced•Waste seen as/used as a resource
1.4. Environmentally-Friendly Transport
Encourage reduction of environmental impacts of transport and related pollutants.
Indicative results:•Need to travel reduced•More attractive/accessible transport modes•Development planning and transport better integrated•More low-emission vehicles and renewable fuels
1.5 Resource Management
Encourage resource efficiency (water, energy, nature, etc.), environmental technology/advice and behaviour change.
Indicative results:•Better environmental performance of existing buildings•Products using fewer resources designed•More sustainable behaviour/lifestyles encouraged•Resource saving measures applied
1.6 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Encourage businesses to use environmental management systems (EMS’) effectively to manage their environmental impacts.
Indicative results:•Better understanding of environmental impact of products•More effective and robust EMS’ implemented•Environmental performance of organisations improved
1.7 Flood Risk Management
Finding solutions for building in flood risk areas, finding land for flood storage and investigate impacts of climate change. Indicative results:•Sufficient land for flood storage available•Effects of climate change on flood risk analysed•Flood risk for buildings in risk areas reduced•Development planning and flood risk better integrated
Budget and Target Groups
•Total budget of € 2.5 million
•Fund approximately 7 projects € 100 - 400 thousand per project
•Target organisations representing the environment, public sector, research and education establishments, voluntary sector, private sector, local networks
Results of the 1st call
• 4 projects out of 8 approved under the Green Growth theme
• 3 projects approved under the Sustainable Construction sub-theme
• 1 project approved the Flood Risk Management sub-theme
Sustainable Construction: “Building for the future”- Sustainable
construction for Professionals• Partnership: UK and Spain Association of South East Colleges (AOSEC), Environment Agency,
Learning and Skills council (LSC) and SEEDA, Fundacion Laboral de la Construccion Andalucia
• Overall aim and objectives- Develop training and learning on Sustainable Construction - Influence and support activities of construction sectors in the UK and Spain- Incorporate sustainable construction principles into the vocational curriculum
Sustainable Construction: “Building for the future”- Sustainable
construction for Professionals• Planned actions and results: - Recruit a project manager as link between construction
professionals and Further Education (FE)- Identify opportunities to include social and environmental considerations in vocational curriculum
- Develop case studies and examples of good practice promoted to target audience
- Design new training programmes in waste management and sustainable building
- Develop “how to” guides for Further Education - Share the results and raise awareness (joint events,
seminars)
Sustainable Construction:“A blueprint for the Planning and Purchasing Policies for Sustainable Built Development”
• Partnership: 3 countries UK, Spain, Poland Environment Centre (tEC), Hampshire County Council, Cracow
University of Technology, Instituto Andaluz de Technologica
• Planned actions and results : - Develop and promote a ‘blue print’ of sustainable
purchasing and planning policies and strategies - Organise workshops and study visits to find and test
solutions - Formulate recommendations for policies - upgrade
regional and environmental policy in the 3 partner regions - Target group: local authorities, business communities
Sustainable Construction:Pilot programme for sustainable construction
• Partnership: UK and Spain South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE),
Diputacion Provincial de Huelva
• Planned actions and results: - Identify existing best practice on sustainable
construction (design, planning, construction, disposal)- Establish network of professionals to share best practices- Disseminate best practices (international forums, seminars, interactive web tool, leaflets)- Increased use of renewable energy and recyclable materials in building and design, EMS implementation
Flood risk management: FLORISPRE -Citizen risk prevention
• Partnership: UK, Spain, ItalyEnvironment Agency, Empresa de Gestion Medio Ambiental SA, Municipality of Piacenza
• Planned actions and results: - Improve management of areas sensitive to flood risk
- Develop tools (DVD, toolkit, website, guide and travelling exhibitions) targeted at communities
- Outcomes easily transferable to other regions
- Promotion of the project at the “Green Week” in Brussels in 2006 and 2007
Priorities for the 2nd call
The priorities for the 2nd call of each region are as follows:
• Spain will fund exclusively projects under Inclusive Growth (third theme of the programme)
• For the UK: priority will be given to the sub-themes of the programme which have not yet been taken up but we will also consider other sub themes if funds are available
• For Italy: All themes will be considered
Priorities for the 2nd call
The priorities for the 2nd call of each region are as follows:
• For the Netherlands: priorities will be given to Green Growth and Inclusive Growth projects but projects in Business Growth may be considered if funds are available
• For Poland: priorities will be given to Green Growth and Inclusive Growth themes but projects in Business Growth may be considered if funds are available
Key dates for the 2nd call
• Key dates:
- 24 February 06: 2nd call closing
- End of May 06: Decision on the 2nd call
Don’t forget!
Address a Green Growth sub-themeAt least one European partnerActivities with a European dimension50 % /25 % match funding - cash, staff, data, grants from non-EU sourcesNo large-scale infrastructure3Ps of sustainability
Outputs for Success
•Establish networks of experts - build on existing work, review existing policies
•Promote and transfer good practice - training, advice, guide document, etc.
•Develop new joint approaches, methods and pilot projects
•Transfer of innovative solutions
What next?
•Questions?
•Visit web-site for more details www.grow3c.com
•Contact regional correspondent for help on partner search, bid writing, translation etc.
•Submit your bid!
Inclusive Growth
Pam McHale
Area Director
SEEDA
Inclusive Growth
‘Explore ways of encouraging growth within an inclusive society, facilitating reductions in intra-regional disparities between communities in terms of the access to employment and working towards work-life balance and quality of life’.
PRIORITY FOR THE SECOND CALL
Aim
To support projects that:
- increase employability and the integration of disadvantaged groups into wider society
- reduce gender inequality
- reduce intra-regional disparities
- encourage the development of local community leadership in urban and rural areas
- develop and adopt models of best practice in human resource management
APPROVED PROJECT – FIRST CALL
Sub-theme social enterprise: “A model of entrepreneurship for the socially excluded”The term “social enterprise” has many interpretations throughout the EU member states. The partnership is Fundacion red andalucia Emprende, Enham and Form.Art.Soc.Cons.ARL.
The project has three main goals:- carry out an analysis of the social, territorial and labour environment, looking at
determining the factors leading to social exclusion, encouraging benchmarking and exchange of best practice between partner regions
- Development of a training and awareness programme for advisers and key stakeholders working with people at risk of social exclusion encouraging in particular entrepreneurship
- Provide recommendations and a good practice manual influencing Public Social Policies
The target group of the project is disadvantaged groups in UK, Spain and Italy.
Total grant: 212 000 euros
5 Sub Themes
3.1 Human resource management
3.2 Urban Renaissance
3.3 Labour market functionality
3.4 Social Enterprises – one project approved under conditions
3.5 Social Inclusion Promotion
Human Resource Management
Project Outline:
Develop a new framework and associated pilot project for reconciling the objectives of business growth and improved workforce flexibility with inclusive working practices and employee involvement through innovative forms of human resources management and work organisation.
Methodology• An audit of existing programmes and services• Evaluation of their effectiveness• Development of a new framework which fosters
the competitive advantage and productivity of participating firms through inclusive and innovative work practice.
• Integration of framework with other business support services
• Pilot implementation elements of the framework
Urban Renaissance
Project Outline:• the project will seek to build the skills of all those engaged in
community development and regeneration process.• Develop a training pathway for all those actively involved in
community development in regeneration and growth of new communities.
• Promote and nurture local leadership and ownership in areas of disadvantage or rapid growth/change
• Create a European bank of trained community development champions
• Identify transferable models of neighbourhood management
Methodology• Desk research – review and contrast the range of existing
training provision in community development• Identification of employment pathways• Development of at least 6 case studies • Identify opportunities for networking regionally and
transnationally to enhance learning.• Identify models of learning• Develop inter-regional dissemination of lessons learnt
across states – focusing on skills development and employment opportunities.
Labour Market Functionality
Project Outline:• Development of a unified framework to consider
the functionality of regional and local labour markets to inform regional social and economic policy
Key considerations:-Balance-Internal coherence and harmony-Sustainability
Methodology
• Plans to agree a set of characteristics /indicators to be incorporated in a view of the effective functioning of local and regional labour markets
• Development of a framework
• Application of the framework
Social Enterprise
Project Outline:
• Identify key supported employment practice throughout the member states
• Identify case studies suitable for franchising
• Promotion of models
Methodology
• Literature review• Identification of a range of supported
employment practices used within successful social enterprises
• Development of at least 9 case studies• Identification of at least 2 models for
franchising• Dissemination of lessons learnt• Creation of franchising training
Social Inclusion Promotion
Project Outline:• Assess the range of community / private /public
sector activity taking place• Identify models of good practices and draw out
key success factors• Provide a capacity building programme for
organisations wishing to engage in similar partnerships
• Identify brokerage mechanisms at a regional level
Methodology
• Creation of a typology of the range of community / private / public sector engagement mechanisms
• Practical guide to ‘how to support social inclusion through CSR’
• Roll out of capacity building programme for pilot grouping of community and public agencies to engage with private orgs
Key dates for the 2nd call
Key dates:
- 24 February 06: 2nd call closing
- End of May 06: Decision on the 2nd call
Recommended project size
Indicative funding of 100k Euro – 200k Euro
Recommended duration of project
Completed by November 2007
Geographical coverage
A multi-national project with a minimum of two GROW regions involved
Suggested delivery organisations/partners
Voluntary organisations and charities, environment agencies, universities and research centres, local networks and trade unions, public sector, private sector and SMEs, economic interest groups, business support agencies, local authorities, regeneration and development partnerships, community groups.
Project Criteria
Outputs for Success
•Establish networks of experts - build on existing work, review existing policies
•Promote and transfer good practice - training, advice, guide document, etc.
•Develop new joint approaches, methods and pilot projects
•Transfer of innovative solutions
What next?
• Questions?
• Visit web-site for more details www.grow3c.com
• Contact regional correspondent for help on partner search, bid writing, translation etc.
• Submit your bid!
Questions?