WELCOME TO THE URBACT

KICK-OFF FOR PILOT NETWORKS ! Paris, 29-31 Jan 2014

What’s coming?

Networking! Getting to know each other!

Understanding URBACT

Learning, training and working!

Meeting your partners

Asking plenty of questions… and getting answers

Animation techniques!

Twitter contest #URBACTpilots Icebreaking dinner!

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Promoting Integrated & Sustainable Urban Development in European cities – The URBACT programme

Paris, 29 Jan 2014

URBACT

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URBACT II - Objectives

European Territorial Cooperation programme 2007-2013 (jointly financed by ERDF and Member States – budget 69 M€ )

Main objective

To promote Integrated & Sustainable Urban Development

Specific objectives

* To facilitate exchange & learning among EU cities

* To draw lessons and build knowledge

* To disseminate good practices and lessons learnt

* To support policy-makers and practitioners

THE networking programme for EU cities on urban issues

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The integrated approach to urban dvpt

› Horizontal integration = combining physical, economic, social and environmental interventions

URBAN

AREA

EU

National

Regional

NGOs

Citizens

Econ

Social

Envir

Physical

• Vertical integration = cooperation between all levels of government and local players (local administration, civil society, private sector, etc.)

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Why Pilot Networks ?

From URBACT II…

… to URBACT III

PILOT

PILOT

PILOT

Networks in URBACT II

Sharing & learning from peers Building solutions to address local problems Developing participatory & integrated approach

IMPACT ON LOCAL POLICIES AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE

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City departments Funders/

Managing authoritiesUsers/ beneficiariesElected

LOCAL CHALLENGE

LOCAL ACTION PLANLOCAL SUPPORT

GROUP

TRANSNATIONAL

EXCHANGE

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Pilot Networks towards U III

• Supporting cities implementing action plans

• 4-6 cities involved in previous URBACT

network

• Focus on implementation-related issues

enhanced delivery of LAPs

lessons learnt

• Fostering re-use of good practice

• 3-5 cities coming together to transfer a practice

• Focus on transfer conditions & transfer process

practice transferred

lessons learnt, improved practice, recommendations

DE

LIV

ER

YT

RA

NS

FE

R

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Pilot Networks Challenges

Challenges are specific to each type of networks

A common challenge

To explore how transnational exchange networks can support cities (implementing/ transferring) and how this could be organised in URBACT III

Testing, learning, co-producing…

Assessing

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Pilots in URBACT II – The wider landscape

URBACT Community

CAPITALISATION

DISSEMINATION

ACTIONS

NETWORKING3 Delivery Pilots

6 Transfer Pilots

15 Thematic networks

EU cities

EU cities

EU cities

EU cities

EU citiesEU cities

URBACT CAPITALISATION

Practical knowledge for urban practitioners & policy-makers lessons learnt, policy recommendations, good practices

Building on cities’ experiences

Consolidating learning coming from networks… and beyond

Capitalisation workstreams

Capitalisation 2014-2015New urban economiesMore jobs for youthSocial innovationSustainable regeneration of urban areasSharing/circular economy

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URBACT DISSEMINATION

A flagship website www.urbact.eu with project mini-sites

Social media : blog, Facebook, Twitter

Publications

Annual Conferences, Summer Universities, workshops in Open Days, other EU/ international events

National Dissemination Points in 18 countries

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Who’s who ?

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The URBACT Team

Emmanuel Moulin - Director

Projects & Capitalisation

Melody Houk Manager

Jenny Koutsomarkou Capitalisation Officer

Raffaele Barbato Project Officer

Finance

Adele Bucella Manager

Celine Ethuin Officer

Communications

Kristine Sergejeva Manager

Simina Lazar Officer

Ségolène Pruvot

Social media & NDPs

Technical Assistance

Thierry Picquart – Manager

Marie-José Sertillanges - Assistant

Sabrina Temime - Assistant

Stasa Bornekar - Assistant

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Our 4 Thematic Pole Managers

Peter Ramsden

Sally KneeshawEddy Adams

Ivan Tosics

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« YOU »

Delivery Networks Transfer Networks

Diet for Green Planet

Gastro URBACT

GeniUS:Open

Healthy Ageing

Placemaking

TUTUR

m.houk@urbact.euwww.urbact.eu

THANK YOU !