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Devising a Single Regional Programme in the North West of England
Dr Pernille Kousgaard, Head of European Policy, NWDA
Overview
• Background to the NW
• Current Structural Funds
• Regional context - Regional Economic Strategy and links to the Lisbon Agenda
• Current Status of programme planning
• Major Issues
Background to the NW region
• 6.8 million people
• €147 billion economy
• 230,000 firms
• Recent economic growth faster than England average, creating 150,000 new jobs
Challenges – to reach England average
• 80,000 fewer people working
• 120,000 more people with no qualifications
• 80,000 fewer people with degree-level qualifications
• 90,000 fewer people working in the knowledge economy
• 38,000 fewer companies
• €19 billion productivity gap compared with England average– €14.5 billion due to lower
productivity– €4.5 billion due to fewer
people working
Current Structural Funds
• Objective 1
• Objective 2 and 3
• Urban, Leader+, Interreg & Equal
Regional Economic Strategy and Links to EU Lisbon Agenda
RES developed and agreed by all partners in 2006
Vision:
A dynamic, sustainable international economy which competes on the basis of knowledge, advanced technology and an excellent quality of life for all
Spatial and thematic targeting
3 Drivers and 5 Themes
45 transformational activities agreed
Current Status of New ERDF Programme Planning
• Consultants working with partners
• Programme structure agreed: Single ERDF Programme
• Key focus on– Targeted business support – sectors, high growth start-ups,
access to finance, sustainable production– Innovation and knowledge transfer– Strategic sites, transport and tourism– Enterprise and Employment – urban/rural dimension,
sustainable communities, deprived areas, excluded groups
• Cross Cutting themes
Major Issues
• Partnership building
• Governance
• Alignment with UK domestic funding
• Delivery Mechanisms – regional, sub regional and local
• Cross Cutting Themes
• Links to ESF National Programme
• Potential for Inter-regional activity
Conclusion
• New regional partnership being developed with mixture of regional, sub regional and local delivery
• Alignment of policy, programmes and funding at the highest possible level
• Simplification
• Fewer, bigger projects
• Clear focus on RES and Lisbon