Presentations for the workshops Cross Border 20 11

Slide1: 

Cross Border Co-operation 2007-2013

Slide2: 

South West England: Cross-Border Co-operation

Remember…: 

Remember… CROSS BORDER CO-OPERATION!!!

Slide6: 

Workshop 1 Improving Quality of Life & Developing People

Improving Quality of Life & Developing People: 

Improving Quality of Life & Developing People

Gaps…issues not addressed?: 

Gaps…issues not addressed? Promotion of common culture heritage & assets? Strategic tourism project? Co-operation on education & training, and language skills? Social inclusion? Engagement of wider community? More…

Slide12: 

Workshop 2 Developing Business Potential, Research & Innovation

Developing Business Potential, Research & Innovation : 

Developing Business Potential, Research & Innovation

Gaps…issues not addressed?: 

Gaps…issues not addressed? Co-operation on innovation/research clustering Support to maritime economy: Marine training…? Marine/Maritime research/technologies…? Port development…? More…

Slide18: 

Workshop 3 Environmental Sustainability

Environmental & Sustainability : 

Environmental & Sustainability

Gaps…issues not addressed?: 

Gaps…issues not addressed? Energy efficiency and renewable energies ICZM, maritime resources… Waste management Environmental management? …More areas?

Slide23: 

Workshop 4 Common sense of space AND Common themes for both programmes

How to get started: 

How to get started

How to get started: 

How to get started South Programme: First call on 21 January 2008 Submit bid by 21 February 2008 Programme Steering Committee to review applications in May North Programme: First call?

Basic principles: 

Basic principles Questions at outset: Are you clear about what you want to do? Is it a Cross Border Project? (or local project in disguise!) Does it fit within the South or North Programme? Eligibility checks (priorities/activities in the programmes) EU dimension… Matching process (see next slide) Is it worth investing the energy/effort into putting an application together? Cost/benefit assessment (RISK) Has it already been done?…don’t reinvent the wheel..

Slide30: 

EU funding Process: Matching Process Your project What Programme will fund

Basic principles: 

Basic principles Cost/benefit analysis: Costs of application (time/energy…travel? Consultants?) Organisational support (and sign off process) Benefit… Process of drafting application (personal development, establish links, profile etc.) Successful project…funding, lasting partnerships Economic, environmental and social benefits of projects can be encouraged Final consideration… costs of running the project and associated risks

Basic principles: Partnership: 

Basic principles: Partnership Different types of partner status: Lead Partner: Legal signatory for the contract with the Management Authority; co-ordinating role in the design, submission and implementation of project (USUALLY DOES MOST OF THE WORK!); deals with financial claims/payments Project partner: Should have genuine involvement in the design and implementation of the project Should you lead? Or be led?… Finding partners… Support from Joint Technical Secretariat SWUKBO and other regional offices, local/regional contacts Programme facilitators? (watch this space…) Events/conferences etc.

Partnership: Key Issues: 

Partnership: Key Issues Ownership: Clarity of project structure, roles of each partner Clarity on project activities and outputs Collective ownership essential (at bid writing stage as well as delivery) Utilise new and different strengths of partners Cultural, linguistic and organisational differences… Invest time in building a relationship with the partners and finding out about them Hold initial discussion with partners to begin developing project jointly (Face-to-face) Manage your expectations: how much can you achieve in a meeting? Difficult partners make a difficult application process/project…

Slide34: 

EU Funding Process: Alpha to Omega… Initial idea Application Process Decision by Monitoring Committee Preparation of contract Project Delivery Project Closure

Slide35: 

Initial idea & preparation Discuss with: “Joint Technical Secretariat” of relevant Programme

Slide36: 

Key tip Discuss with Joint Technical Secretariat of relevant Programme Application Process

Application form…: 

Application form… Write clearly, concisely and don’t get too technical Make sure that you complete each section with the requisite information Identify and communicate your unique selling point Support available from Joint Technical Secretariat Use the correct form! Read all the paperwork! Share the workload!

Contacts…: 

Contacts… South programme contacts: Chris Drew, Haute Normandie, Rouen, France Christopher.DREW@cr-haute-normandie.fr North programme contacts: Nathalie Cos, Nord Pas de Calais, Lille, France N.COS@cr-npdc.fr Facilitators… (watch this space…)

Further Information : 

Further Information South West UK Brussels Office 86 avenue Michel Ange B-1000 Brussels Tel: 00 32 2 7377096 E-mail: gjones@southwestuk.be www.southwestuk.eu