CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME

Analysis of challenges, needs and potentials of the CENTRAL EUROPE area and strategic orientations in view of the transnational cooperation for the period 2014-2020

Steering Group Meeting: Venice, March 21st, 2012

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Team & project organisation

Steering Group

Barbara

Saringer-

Bory (AT)

Jan

Srb

(CZ)

Kai

Böhme

(DE)

Erika

Nagy

(HU)

Alessandro

Valenza

(IT)

Konrad

Czapiewski

(PL)

Daniel

Michniak

(SK)

Marko

Peterlin

(SI)

geographical experts

Bernd Schuh (co-ordinator)

Jerzy Bański

Erich Dallhammer

Sebastian Beiglböck

Barbara Saringer-Bory

MA & JTS

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Methodological approach

– phone interviews

Scenarioscheck with

Challenges, strategies,

current programme

Synergy

workshop

Proposal for common provisions

SWOT Analysis

Potentials

Challenges & status quo

– desk research (EU level

and input geographical

experts)

– Neighbouring areas and

macro-regions

Needs

– strategic documents

(EU, national, regional)

– online survey

Baseline reference “Synergy maps”

Development of methodology and design of tools

Needs analysis grid

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

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Content of the inception report

�details on the methodology applied;

�description of the tools and templates (e.g. questionnaires for the survey);

�categories of target groups and stakeholders to be involved;

� list of literature to be reviewed;

�draft structure of the of the report on the territorial analysis

�a detailed workplan.

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Phase 2: Territorial analysis on challenges, needs and potentials

�Challenges & status quo– Baseline reference (+ links with neighbours / macro-regions / etc.)– Desk research

�Needs– Desk research: “Needs analysis grid” (Strategic documents)– Online survey – “Synergy maps” / “Mind maps”

�SWOT analysis and potentials– Draft SWOT (desk research)– Phone interviews– Potentials and summarised SWOT table

�Final report on challenges, needs, potentials

Phase 2

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Challenges & status quo - Desk research

Sources:

� 5th Cohesion Report (2010)

� Regional Challenges in the Perspective of 2020 (2011)

� EUROSTAT, ESPON

� National / regional sources (to fill in existing gaps)

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Result – thematic maps depicting the baseline scenario:

Needs in the field of (holder/target group if identified):

� Globalisation/Economic Development

� Accessibility

� Demographic Change

� Social Cohesion

� Climate Change

� Energy

� Environment

� Governance Issues

� Others...

Phase 2

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Example for a needs analysis grid

Phase 2

Brief summary of the needs

Holder

/ target group

Classification of the needs (according

strategic strands of the EU 2020 and the Cohesion Policy

strategy)

Relevance for trans-national cooperation

Territorial evidence

Strategy document 1

Strategy document 2

…Strategy document n

Needs

Attributes:

Needs in the field of (holder/target group if identified):

Globalisation/Economic Development

Accessibility

Demographic Change

Social Cohesion

Climate Change

Energy

Environment

Governance Issues

Territory covered

Relevance for transnational cooperation

Remarks

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Aggregation of needs - synergy mapGlobalisation/Economic Development

Governance Issues

Energy

Environment

Climate Change

Social Cohesion

Accessibility

Demographic Change

Needs identified and grouped according to hierarchy

Positive/ negative systemic relations between needs identified

Phase 2

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Online Survey & Interviews

Steps:

� Questionnaire set up

� Analysis of target groups

� List of e-mail addresses

� Introduction e-letter with a link to the e-questionnaire

� Check response rate

� E-mail reminder

� Analysis of results

Phase 2

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SWOT-Analysis, potentials included

Phase 2

SW O T A N A L Y SI S

internal factors/informat ion

Strengths

– Strength 1– Strength 2– …– Strength n

Weaknesses

– Weakness 1– Weakness 2– …– Weakness n

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Opportunit ies

– Opportunity 1– Opportunity 2– …– Opportunity n

exist ing

potent ials

possible

potent ials

Threats

– Threat 1– Threat 2– …– Threat n

possible

barriers

exist ing

barriers

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Phase 3:Strategic orientation CENTRAL EUROPE 2014+

�Development of scenarios– Possible scenarios for the future Programme

– Achievements of current CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

– Assessing the scenarios

�Synergy Workshop

�Proposing common provisions

�Report on strategic orientation CENTRAL EUROPE 2014+

Phase 3

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Exemplary development of Scenario 1 to z in the virtual future programme structure

Phase 3

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Assessment of ScenariosScenario zScenario 1

Assessing the scenarios

indicator indicator indicatorindicator indicator indicator indicator

Potential regional impact Potential regional impact

Priorities

Priority xPriority 3Priority 2Priority 1

Strategic framework, e.g.

Inclusive growthSustainable growthSmart growth

Overall objective goal

European territorial cooperation

Challenges & status quo

SWOT Analysis

Needs

Potentials

Priorities

Objective xObjective 3Objective 2Objective 1

Strategic framework, e.g.

Inclusive growthSustainable growthSmart growth

Overall objective goal

European territorial cooperation

Challenges & status quo

SWOT Analysis

Needs

Potentials

Priorities

Objective xObjective 3Objective 2Objective 1

Priorities

Priority xPriority 3Priority 2Priority 1

Phase 3

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Detailed work plan

– 2012/03/21 Steering group meeting in Venice

– 2012/03/31 Final inception report to MA/JTS

� Phase 2: Territorial analysis on challenges, needs and potentials – 2012/05/02 Pre-Draft territorial analysis on challenges, needs, potentials to MA/JTS– 2012/05/04 Comments from the MA/JTS to OIR– 2012/05/07 Adapted Draft territorial analysis from OIR to the MA/JTS – 2012/05/23 participation at the panel discussion during the CE Annual event in Halle– 2012/05/24 Steering group meeting in Halle– 2012/06/08 Final report on challenges, needs, potentials to MA/JTS

� Phase 3: Strategic Orientation CENTRAL EUROPE 2014+ – The exact dates for phase 3 will be finally agreed at the beginning of phase 2. It might be needed to

extend phase 3 a little bit in order to allow more time for the development of the scenarios and the recommendations based on the results of the synergy workshop. A first time plan includes the following dates:

– 2012/06/26 (earliest feasible date): Synergy workshop core team + SG + MA/JTS– 2012/07/06 Pre-Draft report on the strategic orientation CENTRAL EUROPE 2014+ to MA/JTS– 2012/07/10 Comments from the MA/JTS to OIR– 2012/07/11 Adapted Draft report on the strategic orientation from OIR to the MA/JTS – 2012/07/13 Meeting in Vienna between MA/JTS and experts – 2012/07/27 Final report on strategic orientation CENTRAL EUROPE 2014+ to MA/JTS

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Role of meetings with SC / JTS / MA

�Quality control of reports

�Creative Expert input developing the analysis

Meeting Expert input

1st Steering Group Meeting topics for the territorial analysis on challenges, needs and potentials

2nd Steering Group Meeting Inputs on a first draft of the strategic orientation scenarios

Meeting MA/JTS + experts report on Strategic Orientation –option: synergy workshop

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Input needed from the SG now!

�Topics for the territorial analysis on challenges, needs and potentials – baseline scenarios

�Lists of documents:– Relevant literature with regard to its relevance for identifying relevant

needs or picturing the baseline scenario

– List of relevant documents – with respect to establishing the needs

�Online survey questionnaire

�List of proposed interviewees