Cross-border Public Services (CPS) Targeted Analysis Final Report Scientific Report – Annex III Case study report – Sønderjylland-Schleswig Version 14/01/2019 This targeted analysis is conducted within the framework of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The ESPON EGTC is the Single Beneficiary of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme. The Single Oper- ation within the programme is implemented by the ESPON EGTC and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the EU Member States and the Partner States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Swit- zerland. This delivery does not necessarily reflect the opinions of members of the ESPON 2020 Monitoring Commit- tee. Author Schürmann, Carsten (TCP International) Advisory Group ESPON EGTC Nicolas, Rossignol Acknowledgements Special thanks to the interviewees Peter Hansen (Region Sønderjylland-Schleswig), Christoph Maier (DRF Luftrettung Niebüll) and Peer Holdensen (Stadtwerke Flensburg) for their support and for taking time to answer all the questions. Also many thanks to all stakeholders listes in the Annex who participated in the online survey and thereby helped to identify and describe the rich variety of CPS within this case study region. Information on ESPON and its projects can be found on www.espon.eu. The web site provides the possibility to download and examine the most recent documents produced by finalised and ongoing ESPON projects. This delivery exists only in an electronic version. © ESPON, 2018 Printing, reproduction or quotation is authorised provided the source is acknowledged and a copy is forward- ed to the ESPON EGTC in Luxembourg. Contact: [email protected] Cross-border Public Services (CPS) Final Report Scientific Report – Annex III Case study report – Sønderjylland-Schleswig Table of contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 2 Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 2 3 The Region Sønderjylland-Schleswig ............................................................................... 3 3.1 Regional context ................................................................................................................ 3 3.1.1 Unbalanced spatial structures ................................................................................... 3 3.1.2 Unbalanced demographic situation ........................................................................... 6 3.1.3 Border effects - Challenges for CPS development ................................................... 9 3.2 Overview of existing CPS in the region ........................................................................... 15 4 CPS provided in the region ............................................................................................. 23 4.1 Job over grænsen ........................................................................................................... 23 4.1.1 Multifaceted roots .................................................................................................... 23 4.1.2 Motivations: counteracting information gaps ........................................................... 24 4.1.3 “Headhunting deluxe” .............................................................................................. 25 4.1.4 The infocenter and its satellites: flexible service provision ..................................... 26 4.1.5 Personal advice, online resources and WhatsApp groups ..................................... 27 4.1.6 Success through innovative solutions ..................................................................... 29 4.2 Emergency helicopter service Niebüll ............................................................................. 31 4.2.1 Importance of airborne rescue service for the region ............................................. 31 4.2.2 From pilot initiative to a model for entire Denmark ................................................. 33 4.2.3 Outreach of the services ......................................................................................... 34 4.2.4 Ground base and service requirements .................................................................. 36 4.2.5 A success story – number of annual operations ..................................................... 37 4.2.6 Raw model for Denmark – exemplary aspects of the service ................................. 39 4.3 District heating Flensburg-Padborg ................................................................................. 39 4.3.1 In search for environment-friendly and sustainable heating ................................... 39 4.3.2 Contractual-based delivery service ......................................................................... 40 4.3.3 Power plant and piping networks ............................................................................ 40 4.3.4 Distribution by Padborg Fjernvarme and joint maintenance ................................... 42 4.3.5 A unique service ...................................................................................................... 43 5 The future of CPS in the region ....................................................................................... 44 5.1 CPS in health sector ........................................................................................................ 46 5.1.1 Radiotherapy for cancer patients ............................................................................ 47 5.1.2 Ground based emergency services: envisaged improvements .............................. 47 5.1.3 A variety of prospective new services in health care .............................................. 48 5.1.4 Many access points to tackle cross-border health care service provision .............. 52 5.2 Labour market related CPS ............................................................................................. 55 5.2.1 The future of job over grænsen ............................................................................... 56 5.2.2 Ideas for other CPS in the field of labour market .................................................... 57 5.2.3 Multiple steps required to implement one or more prospective CPS ...................... 59 5.3 Danish-German database ............................................................................................... 61 5.3.1 Motivation and objectives ........................................................................................ 61 5.3.2 Scope of service ...................................................................................................... 62 5.3.3 Shared responsibilities ............................................................................................ 65 5.3.4 Current state and development roadmap ............................................................... 65 ESPON 2020 ii 5.3.5 Obstacles encountered ........................................................................................... 65 5.4 Next steps ........................................................................................................................ 66 6 Lessons learned, recommendations and transferability .................................................. 68 6.1 Good practices and target groups ................................................................................... 68 6.2 Challenges and how they can be tackled ........................................................................ 70 Annexes ................................................................................................................................... 77 A.1 Survey respondents .......................................................................................................... 77 A.2 Stakeholder interviews ...................................................................................................... 78 A.3 Workshops ........................................................................................................................ 78 A.3.1 Workshop on health care ....................................................................................... 78 A.3.2 Workshop on labour market ................................................................................... 80 A.4 List of policy areas and fields of intervention .................................................................... 81 A.5 References ........................................................................................................................ 82 ESPON 2020 iii List of Figures Figure 3.1. Key statistics on CPS provision. ........................................................................... 20 Figure 4.1. View towards the Regionskontor and Infocenter in Padborg. ............................... 27 Figure 4.2. Screenshot of online commuter portal (Danish language version). ...................... 29 Figure 4.3. DRF Luftrettung - Reasons for emergency calls. .................................................. 35 Figure 4.4. DRF Luftrettung command ground station Niebüll. ............................................... 37 Figure 4.5. Operation management by control centre. ............................................................ 38 Figure 4.6. District heating network with connections to Padborg. ......................................... 41 Figure 4.7. Stadtwerke Flensburg power plant alongside firth of Flensburg. .........................