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10 AND 11 APRIL 2013 - ESPOO, FINLAND 4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR PROGRAMME
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10 AND 11 APRIL 2013 - ESPOO, FINLAND
4th Working Meetingon the EUSBSR
PROGRAMME
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The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is the first macro-regional strategy in Europe. It aims at reinforcing cooperation within this large region in order to face common challenges by work-ing together as well as promoting a more balanced development in the area.
The programme for the 4th Work-ing Meeting on the EUSBSR has been created by INTERACT Point Turku with the support of the European Commission, DG Regional Policy. INTERACT Point Turku is funded by INTERACT which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
www.balticsea-region-strategy.eu
Following the initiative started in 2010, 4th Working Meeting on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is organised by INTERACT Point Turku, in cooperation with the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission on 10 April and 11 April 2013 in Espoo, Finland.
Focus for Day One
The meeting on Day One is aiming at discussing practical as-pects of the EUSBSR implementation among key implementing actors of the EUSBSR: National Contact Points, Priority Area Coordinators and Horizontal Action Leaders.
The topics will include state of play after the review of the EUSBSR Action Plan, communicating the EUSBSR and seed mon-ey facilities in the Baltic Sea region.
Additionally, two parallel sessions for National Contact Points and for Priority Area Coordinators and Horizontal Action Leaders will take place.
In this respect, National Contact Points are encouraged to dis-cuss, among other issues, how to intensify the cooperation on the Baltic Sea region at expert level between the four Northern Dimension partners and the role of the national level to make use of the various opportunities to link the EUSBSR to transna-tional projects within funds. The forthcoming Annual Forum of the EUSBSR will be also discussed.
Priority Area Coordinators and Horizontal Action Leaders are invited to continue the discussion on targets and indicators of the EUSBSR on the Priority Area/Horizontal Action level.
4th Working Meetingon the EUSBSR
BACKGROUND
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Focus for Day Two
Key stakeholders of the EUSBSR and Member State repre-sentatives responsible for national strategic planning and im-plementation of Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, are meeting to identify concrete areas of cooperation in the Baltic Sea region for mutual benefit in 2014-2020.
The discussions of Day 2 will be organised around the objectives of the EUSBSR Action Plan:
1) “Save the Sea” and environmental measures of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (including energy efficiency and renew-able energy); 2) “Connect the Region” and main TEN-T transport corridors;3) “Increase Prosperity” and Smart Specialisation Strategies (including R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness and education).
The key question addressed during the meeting is in which on the specific activities Member States can combine their efforts to better achieve their objectives within the follow-ing topics (priorities): environment, transport and smart specialisation.
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BACKGROUND
Day 2
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AGENDA
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Day One Wednesday, 10 April
4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR 10 April 2013 | Espoo, Finland
Venue Aalto University Dipoli Congress Centre Otakaari 24 – Espoo, Finland
Meeting moderated by DG Regio, European Commission
08.30 - 09.00 Registration
09.00 - 09.30 Opening of the meeting Timo Rajakangas, EUSBSR National Contact Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland José Palma Andrés, DG Regio, European Commission
Room ‘Luolamies’
09.30 - 11.00 State of play: what after the review of the EUSBSR? • Use and optimisation of opportunities provided by the macro- regional concept for better serving convergent interests and objectives of the Member States. Mechanisms and cooperation processes to be set-up at macro-regional, national and regional levels • Embedding the macro-regional cooperation into national and/ or regional institutional systems for policy making and delivering; how to support the process • Key elements for efficient steering process within the Priority Area/Horizontal Action (establishing of steering/coordination groups for Priority Areas/Horizontal Actions) • Reinforcement of Priority Area/Horizontal Action coordination function
Room ‘Luolamies’
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
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AGENDA
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4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR 10 April 2013 | Espoo, Finland
11.30 - 13.00 Communicating the EUSBSR • Communication activities within the EUSBSR • Roles and responsibilities of the key actors in communicating the EUSBSR • Priorities for 2013 (target groups and subjects/themes) • Technical Assistance for implementation of communication activities
Room ‘Luolamies’
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 18.00 Parallel sessions Session for National Contact Points • How to intensify the cooperation on the Baltic Sea region at expert level between the four Northern Dimension partners • Role of the national level to make use of the various opportunities to link the EUSBSR to transnational projects within funds • Embedding the priorities of the EUSBSR: state of play of Partnership Agreements/Operational Programmes drafting • Annual Forum on the EUSBSR in 2014 • Presentation and discussion of the draft programme of the Annual Forum on the EUSBSR on 11-12 November 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania Room ‘Hall 4B’
Session for Priority Area Coordinators and Horizontal Action Leaders • Targets and indicators of the EUSBSR on the Priority Area/ Horizontal Action level • Seed money facilities in the Baltic Sea region Axel Rød, DG Regio, European Commission
Room ‘Luolamies’
19.30 Networking Dinner
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AGENDA
Day Two Thursday, 11 April
4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR 11 April 2013 | Espoo, Finland
Venue Aalto University Dipoli Congress Centre Otakaari 24 – Espoo, Finland
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Meeting moderated by Timo Rajakangas, EUSBSR National Contact Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
08.00 - 09.00 Registration
09.00 - 09.30 Opening of the meeting Charlina Vitcheva, DG Regio, European Commission Timo Rajakangas, EUSBSR National Contact Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Room ‘Auditorium’
09.30 - 10.30 Embedding of the EUSBSR in European Structural and Investment Funds Charlina Vitcheva, DG Regio, European Commission
Room ‘Auditorium’
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 15.15 Parallel workshops (See Discussion Papers for each workshop)
Environment(including energy efficiency and
renewable energy)
Connectivity Smart specialisation(including R&D, innovation, en-trepreneurship and education)
Anders Alm, Ministry of En-vironment, SwedenBjarke Wiehe Bøtcher, Prio-rity Area Coordinator for the Priority Areas SAFE and SHIP, Danish MaritimeAuthority, Denmark
Room ‘Hall 4’
Wiktor Szydarowski, BSR TransGovernance project, Region Blekinge, Sweden
Room ‘Palaver’
Ulf Savbäck, Swedish Agen-cy for Economic and Regio-nal Growth, SwedenInger Midtkandal, Smart Specialisation Platform, European Commission
Room ‘Luolamies’
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AGENDA
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15.15 - 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 - 16.45 Panel discussion: feedback from the workshops Charlina Vitcheva, DG Regio, European Commission Anders Alm, Ministry of Environment, Sweden Bjarke Wiehe Bøtcher, EUSBSR Priority Area Coordinator for the Priority Areas SAFE and SHIP, Danish Maritime Authority, Denmark Wiktor Szydarowski, BSR TransGovernance project, Region Blekinge, Sweden Ulf Savbäck, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Sweden Inger Midtkandal, Smart Specialisation Platform, European Commission
Room ‘Auditorium’
16.45 - 17.00 Closure of the meeting Charlina Vitcheva, DG Regio, European Commission Timo Rajakangas, EUSBSR National Contact Point, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Riitta Ahdan, INTERACT Point Turku
Room ‘Auditorium’
17.00 End of the meeting
4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR 11 April 2013 | Espoo, Finland
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Venue
Aalto University - Dipoli Congress CentreOtakaari 24 – Espoo, FinlandWebsite: www.aalto.fi
Venue map
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Floor plan
Lunch and network-ing dinner will be served at ‘Cone Lobby’.
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The city of Espoo:geographical location
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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The 4th Working Meeting on the EUSBSR takes place on 10-11 April 2013 in Espoo, Finland. The venue hosting the event is Aalto University - Dipoli Congress Centre.
Espoo is the second largest city in Finland with a population over 250,000 inhabitants.
Aalto University - Dipoli Congress Centre is located in Espoo, more specifically in the area of Otaniemi where several startups and organisations in the science field are placed. The venue is next to the lake Iso Huopalahti.
Options for going to the venue
From Vantaa airport (3) to venue (1)Approximate duration: 60 minutesTake bus number 540 from Vantaa airport and change in Leppävaara. From Leppävaara take bus number 550 and it takes you to Otaniemi.
From Vantaa airport (3) to venue (1) via HelsinkiApproximate duration: 50 minutesTake bus number 615 from Vantaa airport to Helsinki central train station (Eliel square). From Helsinki central train station (Eliel square) take bus number 194 or 195 to Otaniemi.
From Helsinki central train station (2) to venue (1)Approximate duration: 30 minutesFrom Helsinki central train station (Eliel square) take bus num-ber 194 or 195 to Otaniemi.
How to get there by public transport
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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