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Demographic Change and Knowledge Development Publisher: CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Joint Technical Secretariat Kirchberggasse 33-35/11 1070 Vienna Austria Project Stories from the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Demographic Change and Knowledge Development Publisher: CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Joint Technical Secretariat Kirchberggasse 33-35/11 1070 Vienna Austria Concept and Editing: CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Texts and Photos: CENTRAL EUROPE Projects Editorial Support: Tom Popper Artwork: Hermann Kienesberger Paper: Biotop (FSC-certified) Printed: June 2014 Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme cannot be held responsible for any information from external sources, technical inaccuracies, typographical errors or other errors herein. Information and links may have changed without notice. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. This publication is financed by the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Contents Editorial CENTRAL EUROPE Cooperating across borders for the regions 6 Cooperating on demographic change in CENTRAL EUROPE 10 Regions facing difficulties in development are often support active ageing through improvement of the life- impacted by population loss, brain drain and, consequently, style of the elderly and valorising competences of the 50+ Analysis: Cooperating to build regional knowledge amid demographic shifts 12 economic and social problems. In many cases, these prob- generation. lems are linked to economic decline and structural changes, such as the cessation of traditional industries. These changes This booklet introduces you to the CENTRAL EUROPE Demographic Change and Knowledge Development 14 encourage young people to move toward urban centres, story, showcasing 16 demographic change and knowledge which means that more remote regions are losing know- development projects that were co-financed since 2007. ADAPT2DC – Better governance to reduce costs 16 how, educated workers and their future potential. We hope that it will serve as a valuable starting point for CE-Ageing Platform – Facing the challenges of demographic change 18 discussing achievements of our projects and that it will in- EPOurban – Bringing urban restructuring processes to your door 20 CENTRAL EUROPE projects such as YURA (p.46) help making spire you on what can be done further and what directions ET-struct – Matching skills and jobs for high employment 22 shrinking regions more attractive by adapting services to should be taken in the programming period 2014-2020. EURUFU – Network secures the viability of ageing rural regions 24 actual needs of younger generations. They also contribute HELPS – Better homecare improves seniors’ quality of life 26 to increasing the attractiveness and accessibility of shrinking i.e. SMART – Creating young entrepreneurs and new jobs 28 cities and regions like QUALIST (p.32) or WOMEN (p.44). IDEA – High-potential workers keep firms competitive 30 Projects like ET-struct (p.22) help to match vocational train- QUALIST – Small-town living made more enticing 32 ing with business needs. Q-AGEING – Active ageing helps cities handle maturity 34 Re-Turn – Bringing new skills back to old regions 36 Regions in central Europe are furthermore facing an ageing Senior Capital – Making the 50-plus generation an economic plus 38 society as a consequence of low birth rates and migration SPES – Remote medical monitoring means better care 40 of younger people. The relative number of wage earners is Christiane Breznik, Traditional and wild – Preserving wild plant customs and creating jobs 42 decreasing while demands for improved social services and City of Vienna, WOMEN – Rural regions seek to keep women from leaving 44 accessible infrastructure increase. In response, CENTRAL CENTRAL EUROPE YURA – Qualifying local youth for local jobs 46 EUROPE projects like Senior Capital (p.38) or HELPS (p.26) Managing Authority 4 Demographic Change and Knowledge Development in CENTRAL EUROPE Demographic Change and Knowledge Development in CENTRAL EUROPE 5 CENTRAL Cooperating across EUROPE borders for the regions The cities and rural regions of central Europe share a common history as well as similar social and cultural characteristics. The area covers more than one million square kilometres, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Mediterranean Sea in the south, with less clearly defined borders to the west and east. It is home to 150 million people – benefitting from transnational cooperation through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme since 2007. Despite their common characteristics, the regions of enhance the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions central Europe are marked by diverse features: Major differ- within central Europe. ences are apparent in terms of climate conditions, land use, Since 2007 the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme has inves- settlement and economic structures, accessibility, and eco- ted more than EUR 230 million on transnational projects logical challenges. There are also big differences in central supporting: Europe’s political and administrative structures, which are among the most heterogeneous in the European Union. Technology transfer and business innovation The challenge is to use central Europe’s diversity as an op- portunity to promote more sustainable development of the area – by fostering increased cooperation among a wide Sustainable public transport and logistics range of actors from various countries and regions. CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013 Environmental risk management and climate change The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme has generated ample Energy efficiency and renewable energies opportunities for closer cooperation among public authori- Programme: CENTRAL EUROPE ties, institutions and private businesses from nine central € European countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Demographic change and ERDF funding: 231 million Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. By co- knowledge development Duration: 2007 - 2013 (2015) financing 124 projects, the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme has helped to improve local and regional innovation, to Website: www.central2013.eu Cultural heritage and creative resources increase accessibility, to preserve the environment and to 6 Demographic Change and Knowledge Development in CENTRAL EUROPE Demographic Change and Knowledge Development in CENTRAL EUROPE 7 We need to build on the rich and valuable experience gathered through transnational cooperation. There is much evidence that a series of challenges cannot be tackled solely 498 000 000 at the level of a single Member State, Euros of investment being prepared or even at regional level, but Photo: © IMG - Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH by CENTRAL EUROPE projects only in a cross-border context. Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy 22 Cooperating for citizens Contributing to Europe 2020 Euro cents spent per citizen per year on CENTRAL EUROPE projects all involve joint efforts by stake- Transnational cooperation driven by the CENTRAL EUROPE Photo: © CWE Chemnitzer Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH financing CENTRAL EUROPE projects holders from different countries. This approach is designed Programme is firmly embedded in the strategic policy frame- to improve people’s day-to-day lives by addressing prob- works on the European, national and regional levels. Many lems that do not necessarily recognise national borders. of CENTRAL EUROPE’s projects have already been contribut- Issues have been tackled at the territorial level where they ing to the Europe 2020 Strategy and its mutually reinforcing occur, which is the regions in central Europe. Transnational goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth in Europe. cooperation allows partners to take advantage of the added This approach to development is expected to help the EU value of doing things together, so they can prevent duplica- and Member States deliver high levels of employment, pro- cities and regions better places to live and work”. Put more tion and speed up developments with a higher impact. ductivity and social cohesion. Concrete actions of the 2020 precisely, transnational cooperation should become the Strategy are designed to reach ambitious targets in five catalyst for implementing smart solutions that answer to More concretely, CENTRAL EUROPE projects: areas: employment, innovation, education, social inclusion regional challenges in the fields of: and climate and energy. l Innovation and knowledge development Carry out pilot investments and actions The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme, and the transnational l Low carbon cities and regions l cooperation between actors on the ground, plays an im- Environmental resources l Leverage additional money and investment portant role in meeting these targets on the regional level – Cultural resources even though the programme only used 0.07 percent of the l Transport and mobility Come up with new economic strategies total budget available for EU Cohesion Policy in 2007-2013. 1 331 and involve local communities Topics like demographic change will be tackled horizontally. Partners involved in CENTRAL EUROPE 2014-2020 The focus of activities will be on policy-learning and imple- CENTRAL EUROPE projects Increase efficiency on various levels mentation-oriented approaches at the transnational level. In the programming period 2014-2020 the CENTRAL EUROPE More concretely, actions will include the development and Improve spending of public money Programme will continue to support regional cooperation implementation of strategies and action plans, the develop- among central
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