Case Study Basilicata
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EVALUATION OF THE MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF COHESION POLICY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS OVER THE LONGER TERM IN 15 SELECTED REGIONS (FROM 1989-1993 PROGRAMMING PERIOD TO THE PRESENT) (2011.CE.16.B.AT.015) CASE STUDY BASILICATA Simona Milio and Laura Todaro 31 May 2013 European Policies Research Centre University of Strathclyde Graham Hills Building 40 George Street Glasgow G1 1QE United Kingdom Tel: +44-141-548 3339 Fax: +44-141-548 4898 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/eprc/ The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC01526 Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Basilicata Case Study PREFACE This report presents the Case Study for Basilicata as part of the study ‘Evaluation of the Main Achievements of Cohesion Policy Programmes over the Longer Term in 15 Selected Regions (from 1989-1993 programming period to the present)’ which is being managed by the European Policies Research Centre and London School of Economics. The research was mainly conducted over the period December 2011 to May 2012, and supplemented with additional material over the following months. The Case Study has been drafted by Dr Simona Milio and Ms Laura Todaro, LSE. The authors are grateful to a considerable number of individuals in the Basilicata and national government bodies who participated in the study and provided valuable insights as well as assistance in tracking down other interviewees. LSE i EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Basilicata Case Study LSE ii EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Basilicata Case Study Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview of ERDF interventions .............................................................. 7 1.2 Outline of this report ........................................................................... 9 2. REGIONAL CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS OF NEEDS .......................................11 3. PROGRAMME EVOLUTION AND RELEVANCE............................................19 3.1 Explicit and implicit strategies and their evolution ...................................... 19 3.1.1 The introduction of programming: 1989-93 ............................................ 20 3.1.2 Investing in infrastructure: 1994-99 ..................................................... 22 3.1.3 From hard to soft interventions: 2000-06 .............................................. 24 3.1.4 Innovation and SMEs: 2007-2013 .......................................................... 26 3.2 Relevance of programmes to regional needs .............................................. 27 3.3 Implementation factors that influenced programme strategies ....................... 31 4. EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS ...................................................................33 4.1 Financial allocations and expenditure ...................................................... 33 4.1.1 Financial allocations and expenditure at regional level by programme period 1989-2013 ................................................................................................ 33 4.1.2 Evolution of expenditure by projects and programming periods at regional level 38 4.2 Expenditure compared with allocations .................................................... 39 4.2.1 Analysis of allocations and expenditure by thematic axes across regional programmes ............................................................................................. 40 4.2.2 Analysis of expenditure by thematic axes across national ERDF programmes ... 41 4.3 Conclusion ....................................................................................... 43 5. ACHIEVEMENTS ANALYSIS .................................................................47 5.1 Reported and actual achievements ......................................................... 47 5.1.1 Programme-level achievements .......................................................... 47 5.1.2 Analysis by theme ........................................................................... 56 5.2 Complementarities and synergies ........................................................... 67 5.2.1 Complementarities and synergies within Structural Funds and other EU co- funded policies .......................................................................................... 67 5.2.2 Complementarities and synergies with domestic regional programmes, plans and national interventions ................................................................................. 68 6. ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST OBJECTIVES AND NEEDS (EFFECTIVENESS AND UTILITY) ........................................................................71 6.1 Overall contribution of ERDF programmes to regional development measured against programme objectives (effectiveness) ......................................... 71 6.2 Overall contribution of ERDF programmes to regional development compared to regional needs and problems (utility) .................................................... 76 6.3 Key elements of success and failure ........................................................ 81 6.3.1 Good practices ............................................................................... 81 6.3.2 Bad practices ................................................................................. 82 7. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................85 7.1 EQ1: To what extent did the programmes address regional needs and problems over time? ..................................................................................... 85 LSE iii EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Basilicata Case Study 7.2 EQ2: To what extent do ERDF achievements meet regional objectives and needs in each programming period and across all periods) ..................................... 91 7.4 EQ3: What are the main lessons learnt on the effectiveness and utility of ERDF interventions?) ............................................................................... 96 8. ANNEX I – ANALYSIS OF PROJECT SAMPLES ......................................... 103 8.1 Sviluppo Basilicata (Basilicata Development) ........................................... 103 8.1.1 Summary description ..................................................................... 103 8.1.2 Underlying problem and context ....................................................... 105 8.1.3 Detailed description ...................................................................... 105 8.1.4 Outputs and achievements .............................................................. 106 8.1.5 Value-added ................................................................................ 106 8.1.6 Management and monitoring issues .................................................... 107 8.1.7 Conclusions ................................................................................. 107 8.2 Un Computer in ogni casa (A PC in every home) ........................................ 107 8.2.1 Summary description ..................................................................... 107 8.2.2 Underlying problem and context ....................................................... 108 8.2.3 Detailed description ...................................................................... 108 8.2.4 Outputs and achievements .............................................................. 109 8.2.5 Value-added ................................................................................ 109 8.2.6 Management and monitoring issues .................................................... 109 8.2.7 Conclusions ................................................................................. 109 8.3 Basilicata Innovazione (Basilicata Innovation) .......................................... 110 8.3.1 Summary description ..................................................................... 110 8.3.2 Underlying problem and context ....................................................... 110 8.3.3 Detailed description ...................................................................... 111 8.3.4 Outputs and achievements .............................................................. 111 8.3.5 Value-added ................................................................................ 112 8.3.6 Management and monitoring issues .................................................... 112 8.3.7 Conclusions ................................................................................. 112 9. ANNEX II – STRUCTURE OF BASILICATA PROGRAMMES 1989-2013 ............. 115 10. ANNEX III: LIST OF INTERVIEWEES ..................................................... 121 11. ANNEX IV – OVERVIEW OF SOURCES USED FOR THE CASE STUDY .............. 123 12. ANNEX V: REFERENCES .................................................................. 125 LSE iv EPRC Evaluation of the main achievements of Cohesion policy programmes and projects over the longer term in 15 selected regions: Basilicata Case Study List of Figures Figure 1: Map of Basilicata...............................................................................