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10 Reasons for Transnational Cooperation in the Alps 2.73 Mb #MadewithAlpineSpace 10 REASONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ALPS COOPERATION BETTER COHESION SERVICES LEVERAGE VISIBLE KNOWLEDGE RESULTS COMPETITIVENESS IMPACT BEYOND BORDERS MACRO REGION European Regional Development Fund ALPINE SPACE PROGRAMME The Alpine Space programme is a 7 European transnational cooperation programme, which provides a framework countries to connect stakeholders from various sectors and different policy levels from seven Alpine countries. Key players from 34 the academia and from the administrative, NUTS 2 regions business and innovation sectors, as well { as policy-makers cooperate to tackle common challenges and develop joint 70 solutions for the Alpine area. millions inhabitants Sharing their experiences and expertise, 139 they work towards improving the quality M€ budget of life for the Alpine citizens. Actions supported by the programme help to make the Alpine Space more innovative, 49 CO2-friendly, better connected and they contribute to an improved governance. { projects The programme is financed through the 563 European Regional Development Fund partners (ERDF) as well as through national public *NUTS 2: Second territorial level (often regional) of the European Nomenclature and private co-funding of Partner States. of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). FUNDS ALLOCATED BY THE END OF 2018 PER PROGRAMME PRIORITY 4 projects 17 14 14 4 projects projects projects projects 14 projects 14 projects Total funds Total funds Total funds Total funds Total Allocated funds Allocated funds Remaining funds Allocated funds Remaining funds Allocated funds Remaining funds Allocated funds Remaining 37.3 29.4 7.9 31.5 26.5 5 31.5 25.9 5.6 9.3 5.6 3.7 M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ M€ 10 REASONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ALPS 1 3 5 COHESION MACRO REGION EFFICIENCY 2 4 Transnational Transnational We enable cooperation helps cooperation regions and cities to reduce regional funding is to make better disparities COMPETITIVENESS decisive in KNOWLEDGE use of limited and increases making macro- resources cohesion regional in specific strategies work territories Transnational We deliver cooperation territorial builds trust cohesion: our across borders most important and fosters results are new European knowledge, integration for a shared more competitive experiences Europe and enhanced capacities 7 9 BETTER LEVERAGE SERVICES 6 8 10 We help public We are an authorities to innovative catalyst offer better that triggers BEYOND services for VISIBLE further public IMPACT BORDERS citizens and RESULTS and private companies investment and accelerates urban We enable We fund and regional We improve regions and cooperation development policy making, cities to jointly projects, which initiate change tackle challenges deliver visible and therefore that go beyond results attractive have long term borders for cities and impacts regions across Europe #MadewithAlpineSpace 6 COHESION Transnational cooperation helps to reduce regional disparities and increases cohesion in specific 1 territories Transnational cooperation sparks development Idrija and Cerkno are two sparsely populated municipalities in the 1 Slovenian Alps. Here, 17% of the population cannot reach a doctor “Older people want to spend the within 20 minutes by car. The figure rises to 44% if we consider rest of their lives at home. To achieve this public transport. Shops and post offices are not available every- goal, in rural areas we must empower the where and often have short working hours. Commuting in these elderly and provide services in their vicinity areas is not easy, as buses are not frequent and it takes more – as the INTESI project has done in than an hour to get to the closest train station. 3G mobile inter- Reutte-Außerfern.” Sonja Ledl-Rossmann, net connections are not available in more remote areas and even President of the Tyrolean Parliament town centres lack broadband services. This situation hinders the attractiveness of Idrija and Cerkno as areas to live and work in. In turn, as the population decreases, providing services becomes more of a challenge. 6 Idrija and Cerkno are one of the 8 pilot areas where the INTESI project works to break this vicious circle. The INTESI strategy taps into potential synergies and increases efficiency thanks to the in- tegration of different administrative levels, sectors and financial sources. By doing so, Alpine communities will get a chance to drop a sectoral model that is no longer sustainable and look for more viable ways to meet their service needs. One of the main points that emerged from the INTESI analysis is the requirement to integrate telecommunication services with the www.alpine-space.eu/alpbioeco other sectors. SmartVillages focuses on information technolo- www.alpine-space.eu/dualplus gies as the very means to empower local communities by bring- www.alpine-space.eu/INTESI ing together local governments, businesses, NGOs and citizens to work together for a better future. www.alpine-space.eu/sesam www.alpine-space.eu/smartvillages 8 COMPETITIVENESS Transnational cooperation builds trust across borders and fosters European integration for a more competitive 2 Europe Enhanced competitiveness across borders through transnational cooperation 2 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the most industrial region in France and among the most innovative, with 2,812 patents filed in 2016. “The Alpine Space needs cross-regional Here, 96% of companies have less than 50 employees, so stay- collaboration for the development of transformative activities ing ahead of the curve is a challenge as well as a must. 46% of that lead to innovation an growth manufacturers in the region have already set up a Factory of the in new value chains.“ Future (FoF) strategy to improve company adaptability and reach Jacques Bersier, the market in new ways, but they all need appropriate IT infra- S3-4AlpClusters project manager structure and better value chain integration. To support these changes, BIFOCAlps works to enhance knowl- edge transfer between research centers, development agencies and businesses and to create a method based on the good prac- 8 tices observed at each level of the value chain. It also establishes standardised impact indicators in line with the smart specialisa- tion strategies (S3) that have been set up in participating regions. When designing S3, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes policy-makers must figure out how these strategies can help clusters stay competitive and how these, in turn, can become a channel for effective S3 im- plementation. To tackle this issue, S3-4AlpClusters has devised its S3-Innovation Model.The idea behind S3-4AlpClusters is that www.alpine-space.eu/alplinkbioeco clusters can help narrow regional strategies from sectoral level www.alpine-space.eu/bifocalps to more specific topics. “For instance,” S3-4AlpClusters Advisory www.alpine-space.eu/care4tech Board explains, “the whole automotive sector may be too wide a focus. Our diamond model will help find niches for smart special- isation like connecting cars to cloud services.” www.alpine-space.eu/s3-4alpclusters www.alpine-space.eu/smart-space 10 MACRO REGION Transnational cooperation funding is decisive in making macro regional strategies 3 work Macro regional strategies need transnational cooperation One of the major challenges for the Alpine Space is climate ch- 3 ange. This area is particularly vulnerable to variations in weather and climatic conditions. Here, events like receding glaciers, hea- Did you know? vy rainfalls and the reduction of permafrost soils tend to appear The EU Strategy for the Alpine Region sooner than on the global level, be particularly intense and af- (EUSALP) is an integrated framework fect the very delicate environment. Since these processes cannot between Alpine states and regions to address common challenges be reversed, adaptation becomes a priority for the Alpine region. in the Alpine region. The Alpine countries have already developed climate adaptation strategies, yet capacities for implementing them and integrating them into sectoral policies are scarce everywhere. The situation is even worse on the local level, where this theme is hardly pre- sent in policy-makers’ agendas. 10 To tackle these challenges, GoApply sets up a new adaptation model coordinating governance levels, integrating policies across sectors and providing best practices maps. This work will help reach the goals of the Action Group 8 of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP AG8), whose aim is “to improve risk ma- nagement and to better manage climate change, including major natural risk prevention”. “The inputs of GoApply will contribute to achieving three AG8 ob- jectives;” EUSALP AG8 co-leader Florian Rudolf-Miklau explains, “paving the ground for shared and improved adaptation policies www.alpine-space.eu/alpgov and governance approaches; supporting synergies between risk www.alpine-space.eu/goapply management and climate change adaptation; and extending the contents of the online portal “CAPA – Climate Adaptation Plat- forms for the Alps”. 12 KNOWLEDGE We deliver territorial cohesion: our most important results are new knowledge, shared experiences and enhanced 4 capacities Transnational cooperation builds knowledge and capacities 4 In Maribor, Slovenia, children learn how to give a new life to waste objects, while developing a positive attitude toward recycling. In ”Circular economy challenges Trento, Italy, pupils walk to school under the guidance of volun- current business models, teers. In Austria, the Energy.Aware.Götzis
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