initial position longitude of about 3,000km and 14 states/regions

EU-Strategy for the Danube Region


3rd Steering Group meeting of PA 8 of the EUSDR 23rd/24th April, 2012 in Split, Croatia

Dr. Hans Peter HerdlitschkaMinistry of Finance and Economics Baden-Wuerttemberg / Germany


Initial Position

• Longitude of about 3,000km and 14 states/regions• Danube catchment area: about 115m residents

Goals?

EU-Integration „Europe 2020“Strategy for intelligent, sustainable and integrative growth


Main issues of the action plan (economy) 1/2

• Increase in trade and investments

• Improvement of legal frameworks, especially concerning SME (i.e. simplifying bureaucracy, contract certainty)

• Improved frameworks for economic organizations such as chambers, associations etc.

• Improvement of the interdisciplinary cooperation and the transfer of technology between companies, science and public administration (i.e. cluster politics)


• Advancement of the infrastructure (i.e. environmental technology, transportation, communications infrastructure, centres for exhibitions, technology parks)

• Capital provision of the economy

• Improvement of information, counselling and strengthening of vocational education (‘dual system’)

• Strengthening of frameworks for research and development as well as internationalisation

• Strengthening of rural zones

• Removal of cross-border barriers

Main issues of the action plan (economy) 2/2


Donaustrategie

MobilitätsbrancheTIME-Branche

(Telekommunikation, Informationstechnologie,

Medien, Elektronik)

IndustrielleProzesstechnologie

Umwelttechnologie

Health Care Sektor


Implementation ● Framework 1/2

• No additional EU funds

• No new institutions

• No new laws and directives


Implementation ● Framework 2/2

• National and regional support programmes

• EU support programmes, such as EU structural funds (EFDF, ESF), cohesion fund and more

• IPA

• EIB, EIF, EBRD


Implementation ● Architecture

EU-strategy EU Council and Commission

Action plan EU Commission and national …contact points

Priority Areas Coordinators (Priority …Area Coordinators, PAC)

Spheres of activity /Projects

Project manager

Priority Area Coordinator

Competitiveness (08)Baden-Württemberg & Croatia

National Contact PointsAnnual meeting with other PACs

European CommissionDG Regio

Stakeholder Participation(International Industry associations, intergovernmental organisations,…)

Steering Groupgroup of members of governments and others

Subgroups:

- Innovation and Technology Transfer-Environmental Technology-Clusters of Excellence-Vocational Training-Network Cooperation of business organisations-Competitiveness of Rural Areas-Competitiveness in general

Flagships and other projects

Coordination and Support

Exchange

Facilitation + Support

Report

Facilitation

Feedback

FeedbackInformation + Involvement

Coordination

Information

Participation

Involvement

Initiation

Facilitation + Support

Report

ReportImplementation

Report

Coordination of Priority Area


EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects:

• Highlighted target for PA 8: Improvement of the technological transfer through establishing measures like consulting services by Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) or chambers and/or other institutions/organizations, typically in cooperation with the Priority Area Coordinator from Priority Area 7 "knowledge society" during 2013

– Action: To improve business support to strengthen the capacities of SMEs for cooperation and trade

– Action: To prioritize the effective implementation of measures provided for under the Small Business Act for

Europe

– Action: To improve framework conditions for SMEs in areas where competitive infrastructure is missing.

• Highlighted target for PA 8: Establishing a cluster network for the EUSDR (identification of the founded institutions in this connection, as well as the existing networks) by end of 2013

– Action: To foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge between SMEs, academia and the public sector

in areas of competence in the Danube Region

– Action: To eliminate cross border barriers and bottlenecks to people and business - Seamless Europe for a

livable Danube Region



• Highlighted target for PA 8: Improvement of the vocational training, subject to participation by the private sector (a dual system of practice and theory) through pilot projects (identifying the potential institutions, as well as the partners and projects)

– Action: To support enterprises through high performing training and qualification schemes

– Young enterpreneurs, women in business etc

• Highlighted target for PA 8: To improve the competitiveness of cities and rural areas and in particular of the agricultural sector.

• Highlighted target for PA 8: Better use of environmental technologies, like for example: sewage treatment, refuse disposal, generation of energy from renewable resources, etc., first of all, through determination of the regional decision-makers concerning submission of the applications


EUSDR: Possible PA 8 Flagship projects: • Internal market and cooperation in the customs and tax areas

Priority Area 8 aims to remove hindrances to the internal market in the Danube Region, including improving

cooperation in the customs and tax area. There are seven flagship projects under this Priority Area:

1. Remove remaining single market barriers

2. Implement European space for maritime transport without borders in the Danube riparian Region

3. Increase the use of electronic signatures/e-identification

4. Encourage sharing of competences between accreditation bodies

5. Monitor border situations

6. Coordinate the use of the digital dividend

• Research and innovation

Priority Area 8 seeks to exploit the full potential of the region in research and innovation.

1. Develop a Danube Region Programme for Innovation, Clusters and SME-Networks – EUSDR Network of Excellence

2. Create an EUSDR Fund for Innovation and Research

3. Develop a common EUSDr Region strategy to promote services innovation

4. Set up cross-sectoral reference projects for innovation in SMART Spec. for each country/region

5. Setting up an EUSDR Science Link Technology Transfer Centres (TTC)



• Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Qualification/Capacity building / VET/ human resources

Priority Area 8 implements the Small Business Act in order to promote entrepreneurship, strengthen SMEs

and increase the efficient use of human resources. There are eight flagship projects under this Priority Area:

1. Promote young entrepreneurs; espec. women in business

2. Develop deeper cooperation on environmental technology to create new business opportunities

3. Implement a project Sustainable Production through Innovation in Small and Medium sized Enterprises

4. Make the Danube region an eco-efficient region

5. Make the most of the European Code of Best Practices Facilitating Access by SMEs to Public Procurement

6. Make the Danube Region a leader in design

7. Implement the Danube region Labour Network project

8. Cooperation between Public Employment services


Benefits for local / regional institutions

Creation and funding of projects

- Developing of project ideas

- Communication among stakeholders on local, regional and international level

- Design of project application and submission

- Support by National Contact Point


Thank you for your attention!

Dr. Hans Peter HerdlitschkaMinistry of Finance and Economics Baden-WürttembergTheodor-Heuss-Str. 4D-70174 StuttgartTel.: 0049 711 123 - 2413Fax: 0049 711 123 – 2250E-Mail: [email protected]

Further information : www.donau-wirtschaft.eu

initial position longitude of about 3,000km and 14 states/regions

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