RegGov: Regional Governance of Sustainable Integrated Development of Deprived Urban Areas

Improving the impact of territorial co-operation on local policies –

Networking for change

Brigitte Grandt | City of Duisburg (DE) | Lead Partner

Nicoleta Lasan | City of Satu Mare (RO) | Partner City

Bruessels | 20 May 2010

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RegGov – Regional Governance:Working in Partnership - 1

Efficient co-operation and a high level of trust between cities and regional authorities have become a decisive factor in the successful development, implementation and funding of

integrated urban development policies.

Governance is the core element of all integrated development and regeneration strategies and programmes.

A successful and sustainable regeneration of disadvantaged neighbourhoods has become more and more “a matter of co- operation and partnership”.

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RegGov – Regional Governance:Working in Partnership - 2

New models of urban governance are needed to cope with urban problems and challenges.

The main objective is to improve the horizontal and vertical co-operation, and to provide all regional and local actors

with the know-how and tools to develop and implement neighbourhood regeneration strategies.

The strategic involvement and co-operation can help to create a stronger sense of motivation and responsibility of all

involved actors - for the development, implementation and funding of regeneration strategies.

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Horizontal Co-operation

The challenge is to motivate and activate local communities and citizens to take an active role in the improvement of their housing

and living conditions.

The RegGov network is testing new organisational and financial tools and creative methods of participation. This enlarges the capacity of

co-operation between the public sector and the local communities.

RegGov develops comprehensive local partnerships with all relevant actors who can contribute to the success of a regeneration or

development strategy.

National/regional institutions, urban key players and local stakeholders are part of Local Support Groups in each partner city.

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Vertical Co-operation

With a growing focus on area-based programmes, the role of regions as Managing Authorities for the Operational Programmes has become more crucial for European initiatives.

RegGov‘s aim is to strengthen the regional level as crucial partner in urban policy and to develop good ways of vertical co-operation with the cities as an important element of the partnership.

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Added value for the cities

Exchange of know-how,

discussion on experiences,

learning from good practice examples and

the elaboration of common positions

Improvement of competitiveness of the region,

better and more qualified applications for funding from the cities

more efficient communication between city-networks and Managing Authorities

Added value for the regions

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First results from RegGov

The co-operation between Managing Authorities and cities as well as the regional co-operation between the cities are

requirements for a successful and efficient funding.

The creation of networks between programme areas in cities and regions as Learning Communities has a clear added

value for the local programmes and strategies in the single cities.

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Practice from North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) – the Regional “Socially Integrative City Network”

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RegGov Overview on Local Action Plans

5 Local Action Plans are submitted, but not yet approved [Satu Mare (Romania), Köbanya (Hungary), Duisburg (Germany), Nijmegen (Netherlands)]

2 Local Action Plans are expected until summer 2010[Nyiregyhaza (Hungary), Södertälje (Sweden)]

3 Local Action Plans are expected until autumn 2010[Ruda Slaska (Poland), Siracusa (Italy), Halandri (Greece)]

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Practice from Romania - LocalThe City of Satu Mare

completely new experience for Satu Mare with working in a Local Support Group on the elaboration of projects

4 meetings of the Local Support Group since the beginning of the project, with very good results and steps towards the

completion of the Local Action Plan

more than 30 representatives of the institutions involved in the Local Support Group as well as the representative of the Managing

Authority associated to Satu Mare

with the help of the Local Support Group, the Local Action Plan was completed and forwarded for financing at the end of March 2010

the Local Action Plan includes 7 projects and has a total value of approximately 17 million euro, with a total non-refundable sum of approximately 11 million euro

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Practice from RomaniaSatu Mare - City Development Strategies

I. Agreement of the Local Support Group on a city-wide strategywith the Mayor of Satu Mare

II. Decision on co-ordination of the overall process through the European Information Centre of the Municipality of Satu Mare

III. Classification of 7 neighbourhoods within the city

IV. Search for responsibles for each of the 7 neighbourhoods

V. Elaboration of a work basis through the different departments of the Municipality

VI. Implementation of 7 “Future Conferences” to develop visions, a common view of problems and ways of solution, priorities

VII. Development of strategies per neighbourhood

VIII. Continuation of the work on a city-wide development strategy

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Practice from RomaniaMembers of the Local Support Group in Satu Mare

Municipality of Satu Mare

Social institutions and Roma representatives

Environmental institutions

Cultural institutionsOwners’ associations

Economic sector: institutions and architects

Regional financing agency

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Contact

RegGov Network

Brigitte Grandt [Lead Partner]

EG DU Entwicklungsgesellschaft Duisburg mbH

Willy-Brandt-Ring 44

D - 47169 Duisburg

Phone: +49 (0)203 - 994 29 40

eMail: bgrandt@eg-du.de

Internet:

http://urbact.eu/reg_gov

www.urbact.eu/project