____________IDELE Seminar_______________ Alternatives to the grant culture: sustainable finance for local employment development – Partnerships, Governance and funding mechanisms ____________________________ Nice 9/10.06.2005

Regional Planning Territorial Regeneration Abandoned industrial sides Former military sites/installations Mining/chemical sides Historic Centers Brown fields .. Urban Development Urban sprawl Heterogeneity and segregation Traffic and Transportation Immigration and integration Services of General Interest Economic development Challenges on the local level Cities - surrounding Regions Declining – rising Cities No competences on EU-level Political Definition of a Region, not economic (social…) Basic infra-structure …

Abandoned industrial sides

Former military sites/installations

Mining/chemical sides

Historic Centers

Brown fields

..

Urban sprawl

Heterogeneity and segregation

Traffic and Transportation

Immigration and integration

Services of General Interest

Economic development

Cities - surrounding Regions

Declining – rising Cities

No competences on EU-level

Political Definition of a Region, not economic (social…)

Basic infra-structure

…

Integrated approach Lisbon Strategy Social Inclusion & Economic Cohesion Demographic Development Gothenburg Strategy Some Cross-section topics and challenges Exchange of Experience & Benchmarking

Economical criteria Social criteria Human and social capital development Inclusiveness Ecological criteria Sustainable development Input and performance indicators Criteria to look at for integration Competitiveness Effectiveness

Human and social capital development

Inclusiveness

Sustainable development

Input and performance indicators

Competitiveness

Effectiveness

Partnership Governance Hierarchical and sector approach or co-operative and inclusive approach Between public and private actors and within Government Key challenge: How to implement integrated policies/ approaches? Funding Mechanisms Dependency of local projects on external finance – EU, national funds Reduction in amount of funds available Change in eligible fields of funding Key challenge: (Financial) capacity building on local level Issues in the field of … local, regional, national, EU level public, private, 3rd sector actors Key local actors: elected politicians, Chambers, public administrations, Science, trade unions, NGOs, Key question: Who takes the lead?

Hierarchical and sector approach or co-operative and inclusive approach

Between public and

private actors and

within Government

Key challenge:

How to implement

integrated policies/

approaches?

Dependency of local projects on external finance – EU, national funds

Reduction in amount of funds available

Change in eligible fields of funding

Key challenge:

(Financial) capacity

building on local level

local, regional, national, EU level

public, private, 3rd sector actors

Key local actors:

elected politicians, Chambers, public administrations, Science, trade unions, NGOs,

Key question:

Who takes the lead?

Co-operative planning, implementation and evaluation processes between local/regional administration, politic and civil society Activating the relevant local actors (example: LEED – OECD) Elements of good practice – Partnership Important role of Cities/local administrations as (one of the potential) leaders

Co-operative planning, implementation and evaluation processes between local/regional administration, politic and civil society

Activating the relevant local actors (example: LEED – OECD)

Professional management of local networks is needed to achieve success Urban politic and planning as strengthening process for quarters and places – public takes back space (example: Palermo) Elements of good practice - Partnership Cultural complexity as a resource for innovation, economic development and quality of life

Professional management of local networks is needed to achieve success

Urban politic and planning as strengthening process for quarters and places – public takes back space

(example: Palermo)

Takes into account national (EU) wide planning/goals as well as local development concepts Regional Planning opens (must open) new and different development scenarios Combines bottom up and top down approaches Economic context <> level of decision Elements of good practice - Governance

Takes into account national (EU) wide planning/goals as well as local development concepts

Regional Planning opens (must open) new and different development scenarios

Combines bottom up and top down approaches

Economic context <> level of decision

Integrated approach – i.e. land (re-)use, economic competitiveness, social cohesion, sustainability – example DQE project Active role (not only involvement) of citizens/civil society is a must Elements of good practice - Governance Usage of appropriate PPP

Integrated approach – i.e. land (re-)use, economic competitiveness, social cohesion, sustainability – example DQE project

Active role (not only involvement) of citizens/civil society is a must

Effective use of EU/National funding depends on decision process and involvement of local actors (ownership) Public money as lever for private money (US “new markets” approach) Elements of good practice - Finance Revolving funds (part of successful subvention to be used as new seed money)

Effective use of EU/National funding depends on decision process and involvement of local actors (ownership)

Public money as lever for private money (US “new markets” approach)

(2) Efficient use of funding (EU, national, private) – revolving funds, “new markets” approach (US experience) Three key elements of good practice on local level (3) Exchange and Benchmarking (national/international) – issue: knowledge/capacity building Leadership Who takes the lead?

(2) Efficient use of funding (EU, national, private) – revolving funds, “new markets” approach (US experience)

Leadership

Who takes the lead?

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