European Structural Funds A Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Scotland in Europe European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » Foreword Keith Brown MSP, As Cabinet Secretary for Investment, • Smart: developing an economy On Sustainable Growth the Scottish Infrastructure and Cities, I am proud based on knowledge and Government is already working Cabinet Secretary to mark the beginning of Scotland’s innovation; on the transition to a low carbon for Infrastructure, new European Structural Funds economy. The drive provided by Programmes for 2014-20. These • Sustainable: promoting a more the European Commission will Investment and Cities long term, strategic investment resource efficient, greener and increase momentum in this area. programmes are central to creating more competitive economy; And on Inclusive Growth the Scottish a cohesive and prosperous European • Inclusive: fostering a high Government is committed to Union, an EU that we in Scotland employment economy delivering increasing employment levels and want to be part of and contribute to. social and territorial cohesion. reducing poverty. For more than 50 years European The three strategic themes apply The common purpose with which the funding has assisted less developed across all Member States and in Scottish Government will administer regions of the EU. Nowadays the Scotland they complement the the 2014-2020 funds programme programme uses almost a third of priorities of the Scottish Government represents a strengthening both the overall EU budget and yet retains Economic Strategy which strives to of the relationships we have with the same underlying goals set when create a more successful country our European neighbours and of the funds were first established – to and to improve quality of life for Scotland’s increasingly prominent stimulate growth within and across everyone in Scotland. and important place in Europe. European regions to create a place that is more attractive to invest, live The investment of European and work in. Structural Funds locally and nationally will enable us to translate The €1.9 billion funding package the themes of Smart Growth has been developed around the into activities to grow Scotland’s European Commission’s Europe 2020 economy through increased strategy for achieving long-term knowledge and innovation, and on economic growth and job creation by the shared ambition of improving focusing on three strategic growth education levels and skills areas – Smart Growth, Sustainable development. Growth and Inclusive Growth.
2 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » Introduction Shane Rankin, Head of This year we are publicising the The Scottish approach to getting the Structural Fund programmes are funds through an ebook, embracing greatest impact from the European inevitably complex given that European Structural digital technology to promote the Structural Funds is based on a they deal with the deployment of Funds, Scottish positive impact of this work in a way number of principles. substantial public funds. Simplifying which is accessible across multiple implementation is one of our Government digital platforms. Of all the Member The fundamental purpose of the priorities and to achieve this we States only Hungary has promoted funds is to secure structural reforms believe that programmes should the funds in a similar way. which facilitate sustainable growth be established around strategic and create a society which is more interventions, or groups of projects, The aims of the ebook are twofold innovative and inclusive. which can be match funded and are – to convey the achievements of most likely to achieve ambitious the 2007-13 programmes and to The funds will be deployed alongside many other public and private funds outcomes. Simplification also introduce the European Structural depends on funding beneficiaries The European Structural Funds Funds 2014-20 programmes. Despite which will also have an influence on structural reforms. It is therefore that have the capability and 2007-13 programmes supported featuring a small number of the capacity to manage interventions more than 800 individual projects more than 800 funded projects, our important that the significant and positive impact of European in compliance with audit and locally and nationally, boosting publication is designed to give an implementation regulations. economic activity and increasing insight into the lives of the people Structural Funds continues as we employment. The diversity and scope involved, and the positive change invest in a Smart, Sustainable and of projects varied considerably, the funds have had on their lives. Inclusive future. The Structural from building windfarms and The case studies also demonstrate Funds will be deployed in niche areas restoring remote mountain paths the progressive impact of European where they can have the greatest to transforming transport hubs in funding on small businesses and impact in the wider funding and deprived urban communities and local communities, increasing job investment environment. improving the employability of opportunities and social inclusion Successfully aligning and individuals across Scotland. across Scotland. concentrating funds, and investing In recent years Scottish Government The new Scottish programmes strategically, will be key to achieving has publicised the funds through embrace the EU 2020 vision and its the greatest impact and ensuring annual stakeholders events. These strong focus on achieving growth the interventions complement each provided a platform to promote the and jobs. The intention is that these other. excellent work of organisations and programmes support the Scottish Parts of Scotland face significant their staff in successfully delivering Government’s wider aspiration to territorial challenges and the funds the projects. deliver sustainable economic growth must support interventions tailored for all in Scotland. to meet these challenges.
3 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » Contents What are European Structural Funds? 5
2007-2013 Programmes – An Overview 7
2007-2013 Project Locations 8
Case Studies: European Social Fund 9
Case Studies: European Regional Development Fund 21
Introducing the European Structural Funds 2014-2020 Programme 36
2014-2020 Programme Themes: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive 38
4 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What are European Structural Funds? What are they? How Do They Work? Where Are The Funds European Structural Funds European Structural Funds are split Distributed? provide EU Member States with into two categories – the European • Highlands & Islands – the Scottish financial assistance to overcome Regional Development Fund and Highlands, Orkney, Shetland and structural deficiencies, increase the European Social Fund. Both the Western Isles. Challenges competitiveness and employment. of these operate on a seven-year faced by the Highlands and They are designed to reduce the cycle and use a series of large-scale Islands include low population development gap between EU programmes to deliver long-term density, a widely dispersed regions and to create equal living strategic objectives. enterprise base and low GDP. standards for all EU inhabitants. • European Regional Development • Lowlands & Uplands – Eastern What Do The Funds Fund (ERDF) was established Scotland, North-East Scotland and in 1975 to aid business growth, South-Western Scotland. Do For Scotland? investment and infrastructure. The funding strengthens the ERDF also has a particular focus The distribution of European competitive advantage of the EU, on creating jobs; Structural Funds across these ensuring it is an innovative and distinct parts of Scotland ensures a • European Social Fund (ESF) was knowledge-intensive part of the wide range of groups, communities set up in 1958 to build human world. and businesses can benefit from capital. Its main focus is on European funding. For Scotland this means a people who are unemployed multimillion pound funding stream and disadvantaged funding new designed to grow Scottish business, training activities and initiatives create new jobs, increase workforce to bring them into working life. skills and training, and provide The amount of EU funding varies funding for energy-efficiency from region to region depending on activities. the challenges faced by individuals In this way the funds contribute to and communities. In Scotland the the strategic aims of the European funds serve two distinct areas. Commission and the Scottish Government’s strategic objectives of creating a greener, smarter, wealthier and fairer Scotland.
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Evolution of Scotland in Europe
1957 - Treaty of Rome 1973 – UK joins European 1988 – New Financial 2007-2013 ESF Programme Community Framework
Founding of Scotland becomes New financial Scotland receives European part of European framework €819.7 million to Community Community increases tackle key social decentralisation, and economic giving more challenges authority to local and regional centres
Scotland receives Focuses on €985 million to Aims to increase economic create Smart, employment regeneration and Sustainable and opportunities and business growth Founding of Inclusive growth skills training and investment European Union
1958 – European 1 9 7 5 – E R D F C r e a t e d 1993 - Treaty of 2014-2020 Programme Social Fund Created European Union
6 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » 2007-2013 Programmes – An Overview The European European Structural projects have focused on breaking poverty cycles and unemployment Structural Funds 2007- Fund Case Studies - issues by providing early intervention 2013 Programme had Delivering Results for measures and personalised support. four key priorities: Scotland The Funds have also enabled better training schemes and wider access to • More investment in knowledge The 2007-2013 programme period lifelong learning, as well as more help and innovation; was challenging from a financial for young people to find their first perspective. The recession affected job. • Unlocking business potential economies not only in Scotland but (particularly of SMEs); in Europe and globally. But despite By weakening the barriers that exist at a social and economic level the • Improving employability; the significant economic pressures, European Structural Funds delivered Funds help to create a more inclusive, • Better management of energy significant benefits for organisations healthier, prosperous society. This resources. and individuals across Scotland. will continue to be a priority in the The case studies in the following 2014-2020 programme. The 2007-2013 Programmes saw two sections 450 million being distributed € demonstrate across the country. The funding was examples where allocated as follow: the Funds Highlands & Islands have improved (ERDF) €121.8 million employability, helped Highlands & Islands businesses (ESF) €52.1 million to start up and projects Lowlands & Uplands creating a more (ERDF) 375.9 million € carbon-friendly Lowlands & Uplands environment. (ESF) €269.9 million In particular ESF-funded
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4 13 ERDF 1. Knockando Woolmill 2. Loch Carnan Windfarm 7 3. The Orkney Theatre 4. Scapa Flow Wartime Trail 5. Whitlawburn Community Energy 12 1 16 6. Mountains for People 11 18 7. Scottish Investment Bank Loan Fund 2 8. Edinburgh Partnership Competitive Communities 9. Business Mentoring Scotland Programme 10. Dalmarnock Station Redevelopment
ESF 15 19 11. Apex Ascend Project 20 12. The CALANAS Training Programme 9 13. Moving On Job Crew Project 17 10 5 8 14. Ayrshire Youth Employment Service (AYE) 14 15. Stramash (Social Enterprise Academy) 6 16. Smart Childcare (Social Enterprise Academy) 17. Smart Exporter 18. The Prince’s Trust ‘Team’ 19 The Prince’s Trust ‘Team’ 20. The Prince’s Trust ‘Enterprise Programme’
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Apex Ascend Project ESF
Funding Received: £400,000 (to date)
Where: Background: Result: Project Duration: Inverness Apex Scotland works with prisoners, To date the Apex Ascend project has 2012 - ongoing ex-offenders and people at risk of supported 314 individuals. This figure Fund recipients: is expected to reach a minimum of Results: offending, providing skills training 359: Participants receiving support 390 by the project end date. Apex Scotland and education so that they can lead 78: Participants entering employment fulfilling lives. The organisation 30: Participants entering education/ Issue: applied to the European Social Fund training in 2011 to fund the Apex Ascend 251: Participants gaining a partial or Funding was required for the full qualification Apex Ascend Project to increase Project, a scheme designed to give opportunities for ex-offenders those taking part the opportunity to and people at risk of offending gain qualifications, improve their job to find work. searching skills and to increase their levels of confidence and motivation. Apex Ascend case studies: Mark joined the Apex project when the Addiction Team at HMP Prison Inverness put him forward for the scheme to strengthen his skills and secure Apex Ascend case studies: him work. While in prison Mark regularly attended Apex CSCS training and also Aleksander joined the Apex Ascend Project while on a structured deferred received acupuncture. sentence. A native of Poland and with few English language skills, Apex employed a translator and quickly discovered that Aleksander was a After six weeks of training he successfully passed his CSCS test and became qualified welder and engineer and had his own business back in Poland. eligible to apply for work on a construction site. He left prison in June 2013 and In Scotland his fortunes had not been good and he had a series of short- continued to receive Apex employability support. term jobs working in fish factories. A month later Mark took up a job as a roofer on a building site. More than Apex was instrumental in helping Aleksander to find work. The scheme a year later he is still working in the same role and his life is moving in a helped him to create a CV, distribute it to recruitment companies and positive direction. complete his Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) training. Aleksander also attended free English lessons at a local church. Soon after, he was employed as an agricultural engineer at a local estate. Aleksander, his wife and their two children were overwhelmed by the support and assistance Apex provided and are now looking forward to a positive future. Further information: www.apexscotland.org.uk
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The Calanas Training Programme ESF
Funding Received: Uist Wool £114,000 (to date) combines a blend of theory and Where: Background: Project Duration: practice, offering short two-day 2012 - Present Grimsay, North Uist The CALANAS training project was introduction to wool-work sessions and established in June 2012 to develop Fund recipients: also more advanced intermediate wool- Results: training and employment opportunities work course over a 10 week period. 31: Participants supported to date. Uist Wool at Uist Wool and is part-funded by the The final, and most advanced level of European Social Fund. training, is the Mill Craft Engineering Issue: The innovative programme is placement which focuses on the Uist Wool was established in now entering its final year and technical, production, design and July 2011 to develop a mill in the has succeeded in introducing the business processes associated with community of Grimsay capable community of Uist to wool-work small-scale artisan spinning. of using local sheep fleece to and production spinning. CALANAS manufacture unusual yarns to be sold in the local community and across Scotland. Funding from LEADER was used to part-fund the construction of the mill and to assist with project coordination costs. However additional money was sought to develop training and employment opportunities in the local area.
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Result: The CALANAS training project has not only brought employment and training opportunities to the local area but has also developed Uist Wool into a popular tourist attraction, using a local resource in a way which is of benefit socially, economically and also culturally. By the summer of 2015 Uist Wool will move from training to trading when it uses the sale of artisan yarns and wool products to become self- financing.
Further information: www.facebook.com/UistWool
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Moving On Job Crew Project ESF
Funding Received: £132,000 scheme. The service involved a team of Where: Background: Project Duration: clients, support workers and volunteers 2009 - 2012 Shetland Islands People affected by issues including working together on small community homelessness, disability and mental Fund recipients: or environmental projects to increase Results: health issues face challenges securing the skills, confidence and employability 71: Participants entering employment Moving On Employment Project work. The difficulties finding a job of clients. The scheme allows support 56: Participants entering further can lead to feelings of discrimination, workers to evaluate the ability of clients education/training Issue: isolation and exclusion. to operate in situations similar to a A project was required to provide The Moving On Employment Project working environment. support and assistance for was established in 1997 to address people with a range of difficulties these issues. In 2006 the project set which adversely affected their up a new service called the Job Crew employability.
“The project helped me boost my confidence getting out, working with others and meeting new people.” Job Crew Client
13 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » Moving On Job Crew Project Result: The project has won a number of awards including: The project has produced highly successful outcomes. Of 120 • 2007 – The Shetland Amenity Trust unemployed or economically inactive Environmental Award for work clients passing through the Job Crew that the Job Crew carried out on a scheme: community garden in Sandness. • 80% improved their practical skills; • 2009 – won the same award for the creation of a wheelchair accessible • 77% felt their self-esteem had path down to a popular beach in improved; Lerwick. • 75% learned new skills; • 2011 – short listed for the Scottish • 73% felt more confident about work; Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) charity of the year award. • 75% felt more motivated. • Of the 120 people who took part, 71 (60%) found jobs. • 47% went into further education or training.
Further information: www.moep.co.uk
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Ayrshire Youth Employment ESF
Funding Received: Service (AYE) £1.6 million
Where: Background: Result: Project Duration: North, East and South Ayrshire Youth unemployment is a long-standing The £1.2 million of European 2013 - Present issue in Ayrshire and one which has a Structural Funding, which will be Fund Recipient: distributed across Ayrshire through Results: damaging effect on the economic and 1250: Job opportunities created North, East & South Ayrshire with social fabric of the area. On behalf of the AYE project, will help to up- North Ayrshire acting as Lead the three Ayrshires, North Ayrshire scale existing youth employment Partner Council approached the European services, provide additional places on successful programmes currently Social Fund in 2013 to fund the Ayrshire running in the area as well as Issue: Youth Employment Service (AYE). The support new initiatives to reduce AYE project works alongside existing To develop a project to reduce youth youth unemployment. The money unemployment throughout Ayrshire youth employment services in Ayrshire, will provide funding for 1250 16-24 and strengthen local social and including the Youth Employment year olds with 50% of the national economic activity. Scotland Programme (YES), modern minimum wage for 26 weeks apprenticeships and graduate employment with an SME, with the programmes already successful employer matching the additional in reducing youth unemployment 50%. This will encourage local throughout Ayrshire. employers to hire young unemployed people when they might not otherwise have had the resources to “The scheme helped Scott do so. The project also works closely Engineering take me on, together with local businesses to ensure with recruiting other apprentices young people learn the skills and at the same time. This has allowed attitude necessary to sustain long- the company to put extra funds term employment. towards extra training.” Mark Cockburn, Apprentice Engineer
Further information: www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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Social Enterprise Academy ESF
Funding Received: £1.1 million (to date for both projects) Where: Background: unsure whether he would be able to turn Stramash into a stand-alone Highlands & Islands The Social Enterprise Academy first Project Duration: social enterprise. During a 12-day 2008 - Present applied to the European Social Fund in Certificate in Leadership programme Fund recipients: 2008 to fund the ‘Developing Leaders in Oban, he developed confidence in Results: Social Enterprise Academy for Sustainable Communities’ project his own leadership skills and decided 1294: Participants supported based in the Highlands & Islands. The to give it a go. His tutor, Karen Darke, (to date for both projects) Issue: project worked with social enterprises was so impressed by his work that she became a patron of the new Social Enterprise Academy and SMEs, developing the leadership organisation. required ESF funding to deliver skills and confidence of managers transformational learning and working in rural communities. The Five years later, Stramash is well development programmes to people project was so successful that Social established as a leading social and organisations working for social Enterprise Academy are now in the enterprise and now employing 36 purpose, focusing on leadership, final stages of their second ESF funded people. Over the last five years the entrepreneurship, personal project ‘Working with Social Enterprise’. Academy’s ESF-funded programmes development and social impact. have supported Niall on his journey Result: – including programmes on social The work of the Social Enterprise impact measurement, managing Academy helped two projects to finance, procurement and also a develop into sustainable commercial strategic leadership residential ventures. course.
Stramash “Social Enterprise Academy programmes have always been In 2008, Niall Urquhart was leading a there, to support my development small local authority project in Argyll as a leader, dipping in and out called Stramash, providing outdoor at just the right time in the activities for young people. Funding development of Stramash as an was running low and Niall was organisation.” Niall Urquhart, Stramash founder
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Smart Childcare Smart Childcare has grown rapidly to offer mobile childcare and a range In 2011, the Care & Learning Alliance of sitter and other services across decided to look at the potential Highland & Moray. The organisation to develop a social enterprise to has a pool of 190 part-time staff, generate income to subsidise their many of whom use their work with charitable activities. They already Smart Childcare to help them re- had a grant-funded mobile crèche engage with employment after and decided this could be the basis taking time out due to childcare or for a new social enterprise. family care commitments. The Academy delivered a Starting Your Social Enterprise programme for Care & Learning Alliance senior leaders. Two of the team followed this with a leadership residential course and it was on this course that the social enterprise ‘Smart Childcare’ was born. Chief Executive Fiona Ednie said: “We sat down one evening and wrote up the bones of the business plan there and then.”
Further information: www.theacademy-ssea.org
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Smart Exporter ESF
Funding Received: £1.4 million (to date) Where: Background: the leading showcase for Scottish companies – was a huge boost for Project Duration: 2010 - Present Scottish Lowlands & Uplands Scottish Enterprise applied to the the company. The company was European Social Fund in 2010 to fund also nominated as Jewellery and Fund recipients: Results: the Smart Exporter project. The aim Accessory Designer of the Year at 2249: Total number of participants Scottish Enterprise of the project was to work alongside the Scottish Fashion Awards in 2010 receiving support (to date) agencies including Scottish Chambers in association with Vogue.com, an Issue: of Commerce, Business Gateway and important accolade at Scotland’s most prestigious fashion event. Small and medium-sized businesses Scottish Development International, offering training and skills to enable “We undertook an intensive required support and guidance Although Tartan Twist initially businesses to expand internationally. six week Smart Exporter to help them to expand into focused on the Scottish market it programme through Scottish international markets. Results: was during the launch at the Scottish Development International Trade Fair in 2008 that the company which allowed us to put One of the many businesses first received interest from overseas together a blueprint for our benefiting from the Smart Exporter customers. The business secured overseas expansion. We knew Project was Tartan Twist, an award- interest and orders from countries we had a product with strong winning, design-led gift company. including North America and Japan, export potential but we were The company was launched in 2008 a development which led to Tartan aware that we had to plan by Lyndsey Bowditch, a successful Twist products being sold in York our international growth in design entrepreneur, and Gillian Tartan Stores throughout Japan an organised and structured Crawford, a national newspaper from January 2009. fashion, following our blueprint journalist. and identifying and focusing on Inspired by their love of Scotland, our key target markets.” its history and heritage, the duo’s Gillian Crawford, vision was to create a range of Founding partner of Tartan Twist luxurious, affordable and authentic Scottish gifts. Winning Best New Scottish Product at Scotland’s International Trade Fair in 2008 – Further information: www.tartantwist.com
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The Prince’s Trust - Team & Enterprise ESF
Funding Received: Programmes £3.2 million (to date)
Where: Background: Project Duration: Scottish Lowlands & Uplands The European Social Fund has 2009 - Present supported several Prince’s Trust Fund recipients: Results: projects over the last seven years 4608: Total number of participants The Prince’s Trust and is proud to be part of the often receiving support life-changing work the Trust does 858: Participants entering employment Issue: with young people. One project in 1809: Participants gaining a partial or particular, ‘Addressing Disadvantage full qualification Young people can face multiple 1331: Participants entering education Through Team’, has been instrumental barriers to employment including or training education, training or simply in providing support for young people Result: (Figures are combined to represent confidence and motivation. to overcome challenges and achieve both projects) their ambitions. The project was a Simon, 19, from Peterhead, struggled at school. He was diagnosed with great success and was extended Leader, helping others overcome attention deficit hyperactivity in 2011 with the addition of several their own barriers to a better life. disorder, fell in with the wrong crowd new training courses including Get Afterwards he attended a career and got into trouble for fighting Started, Get Into and The Enterprise fair and managed to secure an in and out of school. By 15, he had apprenticeship at a logistics firm. Programme. criminal convictions for various offences including assault, theft and He said: “The Prince’s Trust showed possession of a knife. He said: “I had me my choices. They opened a door no motivation, no education, no job to so many different opportunities, – everything around me pointed to I realised my life could be whatever failure. I thought I had no hope.” I made it. Without their support I’d probably be in jail or not even here Simon’s criminal justice social anymore. Instead I feel great and have worker referred him to Team, a a lot going for me.” Prince’s Trust programme designed to improve employment prospects Simon has now been in full-time for unemployed young people. employment for more than a year. He After graduating from Team, Simon is in a relationship, has his own house volunteered to work on the next and plans to stay happy, focus on programme as an Assistant Team promotion and have a family.
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and during a residential week away Robert enrolled and quickly flourished. overcame her fear of groups by He soaked up advice on topics leading and supporting other young covering everything from financial people who were struggling. management to marketing, took on board the advice of his Trust mentor She said: “If I hadn’t got involved who helped him develop a business with The Prince’s Trust, I’d never plan, then launched blaakslvr, an have realised what I’m capable of online fashion store selling quality and would still be depressed and not t-shirts and jewellery at affordable doing anything. Now, for the first time prices. in years I have manageable goals to Rachel, 21, from Dundee, had been achieve and a positive path in front of Robert, 19, from Fife, showed his He said: “I would not be where I am through a lot and had suffered mental me.” entrepreneurial streak at a very young today without the continued help and health problems as a result. Her lack age, selling his old toys and books support of The Prince’s Trust. They No longer afraid of groups or meeting of confidence and social experiences outside his house to other children were instrumental in giving me the new people Rachel is now studying prompted her community health on his estate. When he left school, confidence, knowledge and self-belief art and design at college and hopes to nurse to point Rachel in the direction he couldn’t find work and started to go ahead and start blaakslvr. They develop a career in art therapy. of Team. dreaming of running his own fashion are really helping the youth of today business. achieve their full potential.” Rachel said: “I was petrified of groups and didn’t think I’d be able to cope. “I looked into different self- Robert has worked tirelessly to However the support I got from employment courses, but they were all promote his brand online and in my Team leader was incredible and too expensive,” he said. “Then I heard person at club nights and parties that helped me overcome my fears.” about the Enterprise programme.” he has hosted across Scotland and the UK. Although he’s only been trading Every day on Team saw Rachel Enterprise is a Prince’s Trust since March 2013, Robert has quickly improve, particularly during one-to- programme helping unemployed built a reputation for quality, and he’s one sessions with her Team leader. young people to start up in business. proud to include Made in Chelsea She became aware of her qualities, television star Caggie Dunlop among learned how to put them to use, Further information: his customers. www.princes-trust.org.uk
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Knockando Woolmill ERDF
Funding Received: £1.1m By the latter part of the 20th Where: Background: 2008 - 2014 century the business was in serious Project Duration: Aberlour, Moray Knockando Woolmill was established decline. Only one loom was still in Result: in Moray in the mid to late 1700s. operation and the buildings on the Fund recipients: One of a number of weaving mills 5 full-time, 5 part-time and 12 site had deteriorated badly. seasonal jobs created and 3 Historic in upland Scotland, it was at the Moray Council Scotland Craft fellows. heart of the local community for Action: Issue: generations. Despite the closure of the majority of mills in the 1930s, The Knockando Woolmill Trust The long-term future of one of the Knockando flourished over the years was established in 2000 to secure Woolmill into a thriving business last surviving district woollen mill and continued the spinning and the long-term future of the mill. Over capable of supporting the local companies in upland Scotland. weaving tradition well into the 20th the next few years the organisation community. raised funds and focused on plans to century. The resilience of the mill The total project cost was was in part due to the traditional restore buildings, continuing textile production at the mill, and providing £2.4 million, with £1.1 million production skills passed from family provided by ERDF. to family over the centuries and also a unique visitor experience. its place in the local community. In the 1960s fleeces were still being brought to the mill by local farmers to produce blankets, tweed cloth or knitting yarn.
In 2008 Moray Council approached the European Regional Development Fund with a business proposal to not only restore the site to its original glory, but also transform Knockando
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Knockando Woolmill is also a fine example of the use of European Structural Funds to promote environmental sustainability. Unlike most textile mills, Knockando produces no waste. Every scrap of cloth is used or recycled, from selvedge ends made into clootie rugs to off cuts being made into keyrings. Material swept from the workshop floor is even re-used as Result: bird nesting material, and vegetable waste from the kitchen and garden is Knockando Woolmill is now a fully composted. operational and successful business, producing a wide range of niche As a community-centred business, products to markets in Scotland local suppliers are used wherever and internationally. The site attracts possible and joint projects are around 16,000 visitors each year and regularly set up with local businesses provides training and development for mutual benefit. The Woolmill opportunities. To date, Knockando will also benefit from the proposed Woolmill has created 10 permanent Knockando community mini hydro- jobs for the local community – five electric scheme. The Knockando full-time and five part-time – and water power system, which includes more are expected in the summer of the original mill waterwheel, has 2015. been restored and will eventually produce electricity at the site.
Further information: www.knockandowoolmill.org.uk
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Loch Carnan Community Windfarm ERDF
Funding Received: £2.1 million
Where: Background: Action: Project Duration: 2012-2013 South Uist Stòras Uibhist, a directly elected Undertaking Scotland’s largest community-owned company, wholly community owned renewables Result: Fund recipients: purchased South Uist Estates in project: three 2.3MW Enercon 6.9MW community-owned windfarm generates renewable energy and December 2006. The company’s turbines, located along 3km of Sealladh na Bienne Moire approximately £1 million revenue ambition was to install a 6MW access tracks based at Lochdar Hill per annum for reinvestment. Issue: windfarm in the Loch Carnan area Commongrazings. of South Uist, selling power to The local community suffered from the national grid and returning Result: unemployment and depopulation substantial revenue to the Using ERDF money, the company issues and there was a need to local community. The plan was address this by establishing new completed Scotland’s largest wholly to reinvest the money in local community owned renewables schemes to create a steady revenue development projects to enhance stream and boost the local economy. project, with three 2.3MW wind economic activity and boost the turbines located at Lochdar Hill area and island GDP. Some of the commongrazings. money would also be used for new environmental improvement The windfarm opened in March 2013 projects. and in 12 months earned over £2 million gross income. The revenue will be used in projects on Eriskay, Benbecula and South Uist delivering social and economic benefits for the wider community. It has been estimated that the turbines will generate more than £20 million in their lifetime in the local community.
Further information: www.storasuibhist.com
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Orkney Theatre ERDF
Funding Received: £1.1 million of the new Kirkwall Grammar School Where: Background: 2010 - 2014 Complex. Project Duration: Orkney Islands Orkney has a rich natural and cultural heritage which has long attracted Result: Result: Fund recipients: visitors. However the tourist industry 350 seater facility, flexible performance venue. had suffered through the absence of The new venue has increased the Orkney Islands Council Wider range and increased number a purpose-built performance venue, number and range of performances on Orkney. The state of the art facilities of performances which encourages Issue: particularly when large touring increased touring into county. companies considered travelling to now attract a range of different arts To strengthen the local tourism Orkney to perform. The Pickaquoy and theatre companies, enabling them industry by providing a performance centre had hosted a number of large to take their performances to island venue to attract a higher number of concerts but the site had limited audiences. The venue is managed touring companies to the area. capacity. An opportunity arose when by the Arts Theatre Committee, Orkney Islands Council saw the a voluntary body supporting and potential to create a multi-purpose including theatre user groups in the performance facility linked to a new community. secondary school being built in Kirkwall. The ability of the local community to experience quality theatre without Action: leaving the island has reduced levels Orkney Islands Council applied for of social exclusion previously felt by ERDF funds to assist with the project Orkney residents with an interest in to create the Orkney Theatre, a the performing arts. The first show at flexible 350-seater venue forming part the Orkney Theatre was a fundraising concert for Multiple Sclerosis which took place on 17th January 2014. This was followed in February by a professional performance of Cats by the local operatic society. The new theatre will host the Scottish Finals of the Scottish Community Drama Association One Act Play Festival in 2015.
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Scapa Flow Wartime Trail ERDF
Funding Received: £263,000
Where: Background: Action: Project Duration: 2009 - 2013 Orkney Islands Scapa Flow, the Royal Navy base The project used ERDF funding to in both World Wars and home develop an extensive network of Result: Fund recipients: to thousands of servicemen new access paths and also improve Promotion of Orkney as an internationally renowned centre for and women, has the largest existing pathways, enabling visitors Orkney Islands Council wartime heritage. concentration of World War built to access the best of Scapa Flow’s Contributes towards and supports Issue: heritage in the United Kingdom. coastal wartime heritage. It also local economic growth. The various monuments and sites created an extensive network Network of visitor attractions which The need to pull together individual were, until recently scattered across of new on-site interpretation are unique in the European context. tourist attractions to maximise the a large area with no connecting and information signs, including New products and services for the social and economic benefits to the paths and few information points. interpretation of the Ness Battery, local tourism industry. local community. The Scapa Flow Wartime Project Stromness, a focal point of the was developed to improve links Scapa Flow Wartime Trail. The site between the monument sites and is unique in Scotland, with intact also to create a central access point, accommodation barracks, a canteen housing many of the monuments and officers’ quarters. It provides themselves. a unique insight into the life of servicemen living in Orkney during the war years.
Result: The project has developed a network of visitor attractions unique in Europe. By integrating existing wartime sites, the project highlights Orkney’s role during the World Wars and as an internationally renowned centre for wartime heritage. The work has significantly boosted the local economy by using and improving existing infrastructure.
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Whitlawburn Community Energy ERDF
Funding Received: £2.3 million The project also provided an Where: Background: 2013 - Ongoing advice and training programme Project Duration: South Lanarkshire Whitlawburn is listed on the Scottish for tenants, raising awareness of Result: Index of Multiple Deprivations the technology being used and Fund recipients: (SIMD 2009) as one of the 5% most Low carbon community heating, giving them responsibilities to raise providing tenants with lower heating deprived parts of Scotland. Of the West Whitlawburn Housing awareness about the scheme and its bills and improved heating control. Co-operative 644 properties run by the West environmental credentials. Lifetime carbon savings of 48,600 Whitlawburn Housing Cooperative, Tonnes of CO2. Issue: 543 are multi-storey and tenement flats. Fuel poverty has been a major Provision of a combined heat and issue for the local residents, with power community heating scheme many properties equipped with to reduce fuel poverty in one of the expensive electric panel and storage most deprived areas in Scotland. heating systems and unable to have gas heating installed due to their construction type.
Action: The tenant-operated West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative developed the Whitlawburn Community Energy project to address the fuel poverty issue. The project built a new energy centre providing domestic heat and hot water to 543 local households via a biomass-fuelled district heating network. A boiler is used to heat water in the tank and this is circulated to each of the properties through a network of pipes.
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Result: The project has made a real difference to the fuel poverty issue for the people of Whitlawburn, and has enabled them to set up and run a scheme to directly improve their quality of life. It has also positively addressed local and national issues including affordable warmth, climate change, sustainable growth and community empowerment. The 543 properties were converted
from electrical storage and panel heating systems to low carbon, renewable community heating, providing tenants with lower heating bills, improved heating control, and reduced levels of fuel poverty. Tenants are now benefiting from an average reduction in heat and hot water costs of 20%. The project is also making a significant contribution to targets for reducing carbon emission and is forecast to provide lifetime carbon
savings of 48,600 tonnes of CO2 , equivalent to saving 2,500 tonnes of carbon per annum.
Further information: www.energy.whitlawburncrc.org.uk
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Mountains for People ERDF
Funding Received: £241,000
Where: Background: Action: Project Duration: 2009 - 2014 Torridon, Glencoe and Arran The Mountains for People (MFP) The project involved building project formed the final phase new footpaths and links between Result: Fund recipients: of a ten-year process to create a existing paths, and improving the 51km of upland path restored across Arran, Glencoe and Torridon. strategic path network across the management of upland paths. National Trust for Scotland (NTS) 34.5 direct full time equivalent jobs Scottish mountains by fully restoring Specialist techniques were used to created Issue: and conserving 424km of mountain provide more robust paths which More than 80 volunteer paths in the care of the National were less likely to suffer from severe opportunities. To fully restore and conserve 50 Trust for Scotland. The MFP project erosion. On the higher routes on 630 opportunities for raising kilometres of mountain paths in focused on restoring and conserving Arran, the Remote Accommodation awareness of conservation needs of Torridon, Glencoe and Arran. the remaining 50.7km of pathways System (RAS) was used so that the 3 areas. along 14 separate routes in Torridon, project teams could stay on-site. Glencoe and on Arran. The work The RAS is a customised military presented a number of challenges system which uses easy to construct including damage caused by people flat-packed cabins that can be who were accessing the areas quickly and efficiently flown on and despite a lack of formal paths, and off-site by helicopter. also the fact that the terrain was difficult to work in.
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Result: The project has created 34.5 direct full-time equivalent jobs for local footpath companies in the region. It has also improved accessibility for the 160,000 people who visit the hills each year, while at the same time increasing the protection of the delicate mountain terrain by ensuring people walk on designated pathways. The increased accessibility will bring new visitors to the three areas, boosting the local economies as a result.
“It’s fantastic to be able to live and work full-time on the island. Work can be hard to come by here, especially in the autumn and winter so this project has been a real boost to us.” Scott Murdoch, Team leader Further information: www.nts.org.uk/Mountains_For_People
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Scottish Investment Bank Loan Fund ERDF
Funding Received: £400,000, with a total £2million expected over the duration of the Where: Background: Action: project. Scottish Highlands & Islands The Scottish Investment Bank A new distillery on Harris is now Loan Fund will receive a total of £2 nearing completion and will soon Project Duration: 2010 - Ongoing Fund recipients: million from the European Regional produce an unique new whisky, Result: Development Fund throughout the potentially becoming a high-profile Scottish Enterprise Helping Scottish businesses to lifetime of the project. This funding feature on the popular whisky trail expand and trade internationally. Issue: will provide financial support to which brings thousands of visitors to profitable and viable SMEs which: Scotland every year. Isle of Harris Distillery Results: Following the onset of the recession, have already demonstrated growth Creation of 20 local jobs once there has been a marked reduction over the last three years; are making Distillery opens in 2015. in the number of banks lending to a step-change in their growth Boost to local economy through small and medium sized enterprises. ambitions and/or export at least higher number of tourists visiting This has made it increasingly difficult 50% of their goods out of Scotland. the area. for Scottish businesses to access finance.
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Result: The new distillery could eventually “Isle of Harris Distillers is a see over 260,000 bottles of malt The Isle of Harris Distillery is one of whisky sold each year. Whisky is fantastic example of how the public the many businesses benefiting from sector can act as a lever to access one of Scotland’s biggest exports, the Scottish Investment Bank Loan generating around £4 billion last funding from around the world. Fund project. There is huge potential in this year alone. The local economy will business and we look forward to it With fewer than 2,000 people living be further boosted by tourists, with generating benefits for both the on Harris, employment opportunities up to 60,000 tourists expected each local community on Harris and the are scarce and the local economy year, including whisky trail visitors. wider Scottish economy.” is a fragile one. Whisky distillation In employment terms, up to 20 local provided a means by which a long jobs will be created once the new Isle Gerry Reynolds, term, commercially successful of Harris Distillery opens its doors Director of SIB business can be established for the early in 2015. benefit of the local and national economy. The distillery will produce an unique spirit and has the potential to become a stop on the whisky trail, bringing thousands of new visitors to the island community.
Further information: www.harrisdistillery.com Isle of Harris Distillery
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Edinburgh Partnership Competitive ERDF
Funding Received: Communities £323,000 Edinburgh Community Technology Where: Background: 2008 - 2011 Academy (ECTA): IT classes ranging Project Duration: Edinburgh The Edinburgh Partnership from beginners to advanced, Result: Competitive Communities increasing skills levels and Fund recipients: Programme was an integrated two- 212: number of individuals gaining training people regardless of their employment via supported job year action plan bringing together City of Edinburgh Council background and circumstances. brokerage schemes city organisations to promote ECTA prepared people for Higher 386: number of individuals gaining Issue: sustainable economic growth Education, setting up their own employment through supported and employment. Both ERDF and business or as they tried to secure a ICT/E-learning facilities. A programme was required ESF funding was provided, with job in a chosen field. to counter the effects of ERDF focusing on three key areas: unemployment, providing a service Employment Hubs/Job Brokerage; Result: “I was looking for a way into work for disadvantaged people in areas of ICT support/e-learning; and following the birth of my second greatest need. • Number of Job Brokerage Energising Communities. There were child and came across the ECTA Initiatives Supported – 3 three distinct projects within these program. It allowed me to learn areas. • Number of ICT & E-Learning and develop in a supportive Facilities Supported – 9 environment, helping me to Action: overcome my anxieties about being Libraries4U: based at libraries in • Increase in the number of in an academic setting and sitting Granton, Muirhouse and Wester individuals gaining employment exams. I can honestly say that if Hailes. Delivered job fairs, agency through supported job brokerage I hadn’t met the people at ECTA advice days, drop in advice sessions, schemes – 212 I wouldn’t be where I am today. CV workshops and interviewing • Increase in the number of They gave me the confidence to skills. individuals gaining employment do what I wanted to do with my life – and that was to better myself. Employment Hubs: provided a job through supported ICT/e-learning facilities – 386 Thank you so much for giving me brokerage service and support to the opportunity to change my life.” employers and clients. Delivered job matching services, provided Lea obtained a National interview rooms and assessment Qualification in Administration centre facilities, and sourced work and IT from Jewel and Esk Valley placement opportunities in retail College and is now working towards environments. an HNC.
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St Brides Community ERDF Group Centre Funding Received: €234,965
Where: Background: Result: Project Duration: 2010-2012 South Lanarkshire The village and area surround the The centre was successfully St Bride’s Centre has, in recent renovated and redeveloped Result: Fund recipients: years, suffered a severe downturn in for multiple purposes, with the 6: Jobs created 7: Enterprises supported South Lanarkshire Council employment. The industrial estate community group successfully taking in the village closed, leaving no over the building in April 2012. The Issue: main source of employment for the project created a number of new community. A local community group jobs including a project coordinator St Bride’s Centre in Douglas, South created a plan to reinvigorate the and three hall keepers. A café Lanarkshire, is a former Church building, adapting it to better suit opened five days a week and a gym of Scotland building used as a the needs of local SMEs, supporting also operates from the site seven community and business centre, employment, providing skills and days a week. Old businesses have and a hub for social activities and training for local people and running returned to the community, setting sports for the local community. The the site as a self-sustaining business. up facilities in the centre, and new site has played a key part in efforts businesses have also opened. to address the area’s unemployment Action: and declining population. The site also provides a range of South Lanarkshire Council applied training and skills development The increasing range of activities at for ERDF funding for the community courses. the centre meant it was becoming group to lead the project over a increasingly necessary to carry out two-year period and redevelop the work to adapt and renovate the site. centre.
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Dalmarnock Station Redevelopment ERDF
Funding Received: £2.9m Where: Background: Result: Project Duration: 2010 - 2014 Dalmarnock, Glasgow Dalmarnock station has long been The redevelopment of Dalmarnock a key transport hub for Glasgow Station has created a safe, modern Result: Fund recipients: City Centre, providing a fast and and accessible hub for the area. The redevelopment of Dalmarnock Station provided a key transport hub efficient train service into the centre It has also been a catalyst for the Strathclyde Partnership for for visitors to the Commonwealth Transport (SPT) of the city. However it had long been regeneration of the East End of Games and those living within the recognised that the station was Glasgow. Dalmarnock was a key hub local area. Issue: unattractive, unsafe and in desperate to visitors to the Commonwealth need of refurbishment. Despite being Games in Glasgow in July 2014 Dalmarnock is one of the most used by over 61,000 commuters and the redevelopment of the site deprived areas of Glasgow, with between 2007-2008, the station is a lasting legacy for the people, residents facing multiple barriers of had limited access for people with communities and businesses of the deprivation. The local rail station, disabilities and no covered or heated Dalmarnock area. The redeveloped one of the key transport hubs waiting areas for commuters. station was officially opened by for Glasgow City Centre and in a former Deputy First Minister, Nicola strategic location for the upcoming Sturgeon, in December 2013. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, was in poor condition, with limited access for people with disabilities and with no covered or heated waiting areas for commuters.
35 Appendix A Mountains for People Project Photographs
European Structural Funds Equality.A smart, Diversity.sustainable Growth and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » European Structural Funds 2014-2020
Scottish Government Designing Places Student Competition Scottish Government Aquamarine Power 36 Arran
European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » European Structural Funds 2014-2020 The 2014-2020 Programme will How does it compare In the new programme a smaller What is the role of the focus on meeting the targets set number of key organisations known by Europe 2020, the European to the 2007-2013 as Lead Partners will manage and Scottish Government in growth strategy designed to create Programme? control areas previously within the the new programme? a smart, sustainable and inclusive remit of the Scottish Government. The 2014-2020 Programme is To monitor and check that funds are European economy. The EC has set The Lead Partners have the more streamlined, simplified being allocated effectively and that five strategic objectives focusing on expertise to successfully deliver and transparent. The 2007-2013 EU 2020 targets are being met. employment, innovation, education, groups of projects, known under Programme approved more than social inclusion and climate/energy. the new programme as Strategic 800 projects, with organisations Each Member State has set its own Interventions. The Lead Partners applying directly to the Scottish targets so these objectives are met will select the projects they feel best Government. by 2020. meet the objectives of the 2014- 2020 programme.
Management Structure
Scottish European Lead Partner Delivery Agent Beneficiaries Commission Government
37 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » European Structural Funds 2014-2020 How is the funding • Scientists and researchers – • Strengthening Research, • Protecting the environment: Targeted investment will provide Technological Development & Investment in green infrastructure allocated? new opportunities for research Innovation: Increased collaboration and transforming vacant and The €985 million of funds will be and innovation, and the associated between high growth potential SMEs derelict land. split into ERDF and ESF. increase in job opportunities. and academic research centres. Technological innovations that 3. Inclusive Growth Who benefits? How will the will improve urban infrastructure, • Promoting employment and connection between cities and supporting labour market • Individuals – the development of programme work in attract foreign direct investment. mobility: Improve access to a low carbon economy in Scotland Scotland? • Enhancing Use, Quality and employment for job-seekers and and a stronger mid-sized business The 2014-2020 programme is Access to ICT: Increasing the inactive people and encourage the base will boost employment and structured around Strategic availability of broadband and sustainable integration of young lead to more investment in skills Interventions – groups of interlinked digital technology to individuals people, in particular those not in development. projects designed to be mutually and businesses in remote and rural employment, education or training. • SMEs – increased support for supportive. The projects will fall into areas of Scotland so that rural • Promoting Social Inclusion, small business growth will not only three growth categories to meet the business activity can flourish. Combating Poverty and any diversify the economy but will following aims: Discrimination: Targeting those also help an increasing number 2. Sustainable Growth 1. Smart Growth who are socially excluded of companies to be ‘born global’, • Supporting the shift towards a and/or living in poverty. Measures ready to innovate, export and • Enhancing the Competitiveness low carbon economy: Promoting include improving employability engage with new markets in Europe of SMEs: Providing support research, innovation and adoption through encouraging social and further afield. for small companies to grow of low carbon technologies such entrepreneurship. their business at local, regional • Communities – activity to as the funding of regionalised pilot and national levels through • Investing in education, skills and improve the health and overall projects of low carbon refuelling innovation centres and business lifelong learning: More vocational environmental standards of services. Promotion of active and development agencies. Enabling options for training and entering urban areas will make them public transport is also key. SMEs to build a stronger mid-sized employment. better places to live and invest business base. • Promoting resource efficiency: in, while improvements in digital Support of accelerator programmes connectivity will reduce levels of to encourage businesses to adopt social exclusion in remote rural resource efficient processes and communities. products.
38 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What Is Smart Growth? Smart Growth shares the strategic aims of Why do the funds Scotland’s Smart Specialisation Strategy – the target these sectors? The Smart Specialisation sectors Scottish Government’s Economic Strategy – to Scotland already possesses the also have the capacity to drive resources required to achieve the business growth and Scotland’s cities increase labour market participation, business country’s growth potential. It is are ideally placed to act as testing competitiveness and investment in research and home to internationally renowned grounds for new technology and Smart Growth projects. development. Efforts are focused on achieving academic institutions capable of transferring invaluable knowledge to Challenges to achieving long-term and sustainable growth by increasing the Smart Specialisation Sectors and Smart Growth investment in Scotland’s assets and resources SMEs making up 99% of Scotland’s business base. This knowledge Scotland has resources and expertise – skills, research capacity, clusters and niche transfer would equip the SMEs and to achieve its growth potential but products and services, approaches to finance and sectors to build a stronger Scottish there are challenges it needs to business base. overcome to do this. These include: investment and partnership structures. • A lack of effective links between The Smart Specialisation sectors are Creative BARCELONA 2012 academic institutions and Industries, Energy, Financial Services, Food and businesses, preventing the flow WHAT? of innovative ideas between Drink, Life Sciences and Tourism. academia and the commercial » Urban Habitat Department was sectors to boost economic established, merging key departments activity. Much of the issue into one. stems from historically low » Coordinates all the public services levels of Scottish investment in provided on a typical street in the research and development and a city, from lighting to parking and road repairs. dominance in investment activity by foreign companies; RESULT • A lack of financial and business » Addresses information gaps which development support so that existed between the departments prior to the merger. Scotland’s SMEs can grow and excel in domestic and » Foreign investment in Catalonia up international business arenas; 16% from 2012-13, with 4095 new jobs created.
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academic centres, SMEs and Smart Singapore 2009 Specialisation sectors. Finland 2011 Strategic Interventions run by WHAT? Lead Partners will focus on WHAT? » E-symphony smart card: a payment card Financial Instruments, Developing » Electronic ‘two-tag’ tram system used to pay for road tolls, bus travel, Scotland’s Workforce, Business allowing customers to pay for tickets, taxis, metros and shopping. Competitiveness, Innovation, Digital post messages and complaints online via Near Field Communication-enabled Infrastructure and Smart Cities. » Collects extensive traffic data. mobile phones.
RESULT Collectively these Strategic RESULT Interventions will ensure that » Card processes up to 20 million Scottish businesses have the » Increased citizen participation. individual transactions a day. resources, skills and knowledge more ambitious in the use of » Extensive data capture allows routes to grow, innovate and compete to be altered so that journeys are more effectively across global markets. European Structural Funds. The efficient and congestion levels are heightened focus on the Smart reduced. This new Smart Growth approach Specialisation Strategy will ensure • The resources and assets means that Scotland will be much the funds are invested in Strategic identified in the Smart Interventions focused on areas Specialisation sectors are Pittsburgh which are genuinely new and unevenly distributed across 2012/2013 transformative, and capable of Scotland, limiting their impact; delivering the ambitions to achieve WHAT? sustainable, long-term growth and • Growth and development of increase employment. technology connecting cities and » Traffic lights that use sensors to ‘think by themselves.’ investors. Susan Tamburrini Team Leader, Smart Growth Meeting the Challenges RESULT Smart Growth is designed to » 40% reduction in vehicle waiting times; overcome these challenges and » 26% reduction in travel times; produce sustainable economic growth by focusing ambitiously » 21% reduction in vehicle emissions; on innovation and development » Increased business productivity due to in four key areas – technology, more efficient and effective journeys to work.
40 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What Is Sustainable Growth? Sustainable Growth contributes to the Scottish Scotland faces a number of challenges in achieving sustainable NETHERLANDS Government aim of a healthier and greener growth. For example, transport Reuse & reduce waste! Scotland by providing funding for projects to emissions have increased since increase sustainable economic activity and grow 1990 and the number of people with health issues is growing. More WHAT? our low-carbon economy. positively, communities are investing in low carbon technologies, and » A chemical firm reusing the waste water exploring ways to increase energy from nearby communities. efficiency. However they do not RESULT always have the support to achieve sufficient scale or long-term financial » A drastic reduction in the resources previously used to purify salt water – 65% sustainability. less energy and a 500-tonne reduction in the amount of chemicals used. Support provided under Sustainable Growth will focus on four specific areas: increasing the proportion of journeys made by public transport, SOUTH KOREA walking and cycling; promoting research, innovation in and the Less you Waste, adoption of low-carbon technologies; Less you Pay moving Scotland towards a resource efficient ‘circular’ economy; and improving the quality, accessibility WHAT? and quantity of green infrastructure in towns and cities. » Smart bins capable of calculating the weight of food waste deposited. A swipe Actions supported will include the card is used to open the bin lid and a charge is applied to the user of the card development of ‘active hubs’ to depending on the amount of food waste. provide affordable bike hire and parking; ‘low carbon transport RESULT hubs’ providing reliable low-carbon » A significant reduction in the level of refuelling services and linking small- food waste. scale renewable projects; and a
41 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What Is Sustainable Growth? ‘National Smart Ticketing Scheme’ to wildlife corridors to join up important provide a modern, better integrated HUNGARY sites and habitats, increasing the public transport network which uses Increasing Energy area of land available for allotments, a low-carbon rewards system. community gardens and orchards Efficiency! and work to improve safe access to Work will focus on developing and transform vacant land into green low risk, low carbon technology spaces. investments to attract and build on WHAT? private investment in low carbon The programme will provide the in Scotland. Partnerships will be » Gas boilers replaced with thermal water impetus and focus for investment developed across delivery bodies boilers. that enables Scotland to move so that there is a more strategic RESULT towards a truly low-carbon, approach to investment. The aim sustainable economy. is to create a Scottish economy » A reduction of 87% in annual gas consumption – equivalent to the average Jim Millard where waste management and amount of gas used by 30 detached environmental harm is eliminated houses. Team Leader, Sustainable Growth from the way goods and services are produced and consumed. Ambitious approach GERMANY To successfully deliver the aims of Sustainable Growth will require Using Natural Resources WALES ambition by all partners. Supply Turning waste into profit! chains will need to be rethought and flexible infrastructure will be WHAT? required to meet changing needs. » Potzdamer Plaz, an office, WHAT? entertainment and retail centre in Berlin The Sustainable Growth aspect of has developed an elaborate system to retain storm water. » A sandwich company using previously the programme will significantly discarded breadcrusts to produce scale-up pilot and development RESULT breadcrumbs sold to sausage companies. projects in Scotland and help to develop and raise awareness of » The storm water runs off the building RESULT green recreation opportunities. and is collected in a pond. It is then reused for toilet flushing, irrigation and fire systems in the centre, Reduced waste disposal costs and » This will include creating all-abilities minimising the burden on Berlin’s water increased company sales. access to green infrastructure, infrastructure.
42 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What Is Inclusive Growth? Inclusive Growth focuses on projects and Scotland still has relatively high young people into employment, a levels of long-term unemployment formal and long-term traineeship or activity designed to raise levels of employment, and inactivity, particularly in formal and long-term qualifications, investing in skills and training, modernising the terms of youth and long-term depending on individual needs and unemployment in South West abilities. labour market and reducing poverty. This focus Scotland. In addition, 16% of the forms a core part of the EU 2020 Strategy and Scottish population and 19% of Scottish children live in relative GERMANY 2010 is also recognised by organisations including poverty, with high levels of in- the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and work poverty. The issues and their Berlin: Development and the World Bank. severity vary across Scotland but Social Integrative City sustainable employment, food and fuel poverty, child and social care, and financial inclusion are a constant WHAT? problem when dealing with poverty alleviation. Around 68% of the » A neighbourhoods management programme was established in areas European Social Fund allocation will of the city with high unemployment be devoted to this area, targeting and deprivation. The public services the people and places who are in the in each of the neighbourhoods were strengthened and work was most need. done to create more effective links between them. The knowledge of local residents was used to create new How will Inclusive strategies to tackle issues associated Growth address these with deprivation from within the communities themselves. issues? RESULT
1. Promoting Labour » Better interaction between agencies Mobility and services. Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) » Services became more responsive and effective in delivering measures to deal Targeting the very high levels of with community problems. youth unemployment in South » Local people became more engaged and West Scotland, the YEI supports involved in work to improve the local environment and the communities they lived in.
43 European Structural Funds A smart, sustainable and inclusive Scotland in Europe « » What Is Inclusive Growth? Employability Support 2. Promoting Social Supporting Social Economy and Social Innovation Targeting those with multiple Inclusion and barriers to increase participation Combating Poverty Using social enterprises and in the labour market. Support will the thirds sector as vehicles to include barrier removal, training, Community Based Solutions provide sustainable solutions, employer engagement and in-work the programme will develop and Supporting the most disadvantaged training and support. This will be grow the social economy through and fragile communities to identify delivered both locally through increased access to capital. In and tackle issues affecting poverty employability pipelines and, at a addition it will improve access to at a local level, and with a specific national level, through a third sector funding for pilot projects using new focus on an asset-based planning employability fund. approaches to tackle poverty and approach. stimulate and support new ideas. Enhanced Pipelines Lorna Gregson-MacLeod NETHERLANDS Support to complement pipelines for Team Leader, Inclusive Growth 2008 intensive barrier removal, targeting The Client’s Voice particular groups or issues including workless and/or low-income households and lone parents. WHAT? Financial Inclusion » Establishment of a new scheme Supplementing the financial distributing grants to unemployed people with a contractual agreement inclusion offered through on how the money is used to get the employability packages with more individual back into work; targeted assistance to provide The grants are flexible in terms of how they are used and tailored to the intensive support for the most specific needs of each individual. disadvantaged households in target
RESULT areas.
» Lower unemployment levels throughout the Netherlands
» High levels of support and buy-in from unemployed people keen to alter their situation.
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