Presentation delivered for URBACT Pilots Kick-Off Meeting (29-31 January 2014, Paris, France): Programme Structure and Objectives; Why the Pilot Networks; Who's Who. Read more: http://urbact.eu/en/news-and-events/view-one/urbact-events/?entryId=4918

1. WELCOME TO THE URBACT
KICK-OFF FOR PILOT NETWORKS !
Paris, 29-31 Jan 2014

2. 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!
Fun and inspiring !
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5. Promoting Integrated & Sustainable Urban Development
in European cities – The URBACT programme
Paris, 29 Jan 2014

6. URBACT
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7. 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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8. The integrated approach to urban dvpt
› Horizontal integration = combining physical, economic, social
and environmental interventions
EU
National
Regional
Envir
Econ
URBAN
AREA
Social
Physical
NGOs
Citizens
• Vertical integration = cooperation between all levels of
government and local players (local administration, civil society,
private sector, etc.)
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9. Why Pilot Networks ?
From URBACT II…
PILOT
PILOT
PILOT
… to URBACT III
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10. Networks in URBACT II

Sharing & learning from peers


Building solutions to address local problems
Developing participatory & integrated approach
LOCAL
CHALLENGE
TRANSNATIONAL
EXCHANGE
LOCAL SUPPORT
GROUP
LOCAL
ACTION PLAN
Funders/
City departments
Elected
Users/ beneficiaries
Managing
authorities
 IMPACT ON LOCAL POLICIES AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE
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11. TRANSFER
DELIVERY
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
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12. 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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13. Pilots in URBACT II – The wider landscape
EU cities
URBACT Community
EU cities
NETWORKING
CAPITALISATION
DISSEMINATION
ACTIONS
3 Delivery Pilots
6 Transfer Pilots
15 Thematic networks
EU cities
EU cities
EU cities
EU cities
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14. 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 2014-2015
New urban economies
More jobs for youth
Social innovation
Sustainable regeneration of urban areas
Sharing/circular economy
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15. URBACT DISSEMINATION
 A flagship website www.urbact.eu with project minisites
 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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16. Who’s who ?
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17. The URBACT Team
Emmanuel Moulin - Director
Projects & Capitalisation
Melody Houk Manager
Jenny Koutsomarkou
Capitalisation Officer
Finance
Communications
Adele Bucella Manager
Kristine Sergejeva
Manager
Celine Ethuin Officer
Simina Lazar Officer
Ségolène Pruvot
Raffaele Barbato
Project Officer
Social media & NDPs
Technical Assistance
Thierry Picquart – Manager
Marie-José Sertillanges - Assistant
Sabrina Temime - Assistant
Stasa Bornekar - Assistant
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18. Our 4 Thematic Pole Managers
Eddy Adams
Sally Kneeshaw
Peter Ramsden
Ivan Tosics
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19. « YOU »
Delivery Networks
Transfer Networks
Diet for Green Planet
Gastro URBACT
GeniUS:Open
Healthy Ageing
Placemaking
TUTUR
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20. THANK YOU !
m.houk@urbact.eu
www.urbact.eu