Transcript Ireland Wales Programme 2014 – 2020

National INTERREG Information Day
Tullamore 11th June 2015
The Ireland Wales Co-operation
Programme
Mike Pollard – Head of ETC Unit
Welsh European Funding Office – Welsh Government
WEFO – Who are we?
• Part of Welsh Government – manage delivery of
Structural Funds in Wales
• West Wales and the Valleys & East Wales
programmes (ERDF/ESF)
• Four Programmes – some £2 billion for 2014-2020
• Supporting economic growth and jobs through:
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Research and innovation
Business finance
ICT and Transport connectivity
Energy
Helping people into work and training.
• ETC – Ireland Wales/Atlantic Area/North-West
Europe/EU 28 programmes – Managing Authority for
Ireland Wales Programme
Structural Funds in Wales
EU funds
West Wales &
Valleys
East Wales
Ireland/Wales
Co-operation
Total
Investment
£1.604bn
£2.08bn
£325m
£488m
£63m
£76m
Provisional Figures subject to approval by EC.
Calculated using a planning rate of 1.25
Ireland Wales Co-operation
Programme
Timelines
Programme developed in partnership - Tri-lateral group
WEFO/SRA/DPER
Drafting/ Ex-ante evaluation
Late 2013/2014
Discussions on MA – announcement March 2014
Financial allocations – UK and IE
June 2014
Formal consultation
June - July 2014
Submission of CP
September 2014
Negotiations /re-submission
December 2014
Formal approval
February 2015
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Policy context
• Socio-economic analysis
• Identification of needs, challenges and
opportunities within cross-border region
• EU2020 Strategy
• UK/IE Partnership agreements
• Fit with national policies – Wales and Ireland
• Lessons learned
Ireland Wales Co-operation
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Vision
To provide the framework for organisations
in the cross-border area to actively cooperate – to address challenges and shared
priorities of common interest on both sides
of the Irish Sea – thereby contributing and
adding value to the economic and
sustainable development priorities of Ireland
and Wales
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PROGRAMME INTERVENTION LOGIC
Specific
objective
Situation
PROJECTS
Result
indicator
Needs
Expected
result
Change
Objectives
Results
Output
indicators
Actions
Outputs
Ireland Wales Co-operation
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Identification of six main challenges
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Utilising the potential of the Irish Sea
Improving knowledge flow
Improving SMEs’ innovative capabilities
Vulnerability to the impacts of climate change
Using natural and cultural heritage and
resources to drive economic growth
• Economic and social cohesion
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Strategy – some overarching principles
• Focus on shared priorities which provide the greatest
added value
• Focus on economic development and jobs and growth
• Projects should be genuinely cross-border seeking
solutions to shared challenges
• Should strive for tangible results and maximum impact
• Targeting of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
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Strategy
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Concentration of resources – more focused intervention
Assists the development of quality projects
Programme can act as an enabler and innovator
Integration – complementarity with other ESI Funds
Results focus - more emphasis on results orientation
and measuring success - achieving real value –
economy and society
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Focus
• Three Priority Axes and Specific Objectives
• Simplified approach – relevance to challenges,
needs of the cross-border area, financial capacity of
programme and potential for most impact
• Alignment with strategic priorities of Welsh and Irish
governments and relevance to the maritime nature
of the cross-border area
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Priority Axes
PA 1 – Cross-border Innovation
PA 2 – Adaptation of the Irish Sea and coastal
communities to climate change
PA 3 – Cultural and Natural resources and heritage
Ireland Wales Co-operation
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Grant Rate: up to 80% of eligible costs
Ireland Wales Co-operation
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Types of co-operation
• The establishment or development of a network, cooperation platform, portal or strategy
• The transfer or adoption of knowledge, expertise,
technologies or best practice
• The enabling or paving the way for investment in the
design, development, testing or delivery of new
processes, products, studies or services (e.g. pilot
actions, demonstration models etc.)
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Indicative activities – PA 1
• Transfer of knowledge between academia and SMEs to support
business innovation (in line with smart specialisation
strategies)
• Piloting of initiatives to test innovative products, processes or
services
• Cross-border demonstration, testing and marketing of new
products, services, processes and systems
• Cross-border innovation clusters
• Development and transfer of models of best practice to assist
internationalisation and competitiveness of SMEs/trade
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Indicative activities – PA 2
• Providing mechanisms and platforms for sharing knowledge –
climate change – risks and opportunities
• Research on climate change impacts on Irish Sea and coastal
communities
• Development of assessment tools
• Transfer of knowledge, expertise and best practice on
adaptation measures
• Developing further knowledge and understanding of the Irish
Sea environment including its bio-diversity, habitats and
species and its vulnerability to climate change
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Indicative activities – PA 3
• Cross-border promotion and development of business
opportunities related to sustainable management of natural
and cultural resources including niche tourist attractions
• Enhancing the coastal and marine environment to make the
cross-border area a more attractive place to visit
• Promoting joint eco-tourism in coastal areas
• Joint branding and marketing of natural and cultural assets
• Utilising coastal and sea based environment to promote
healthy living through outdoor activity
• Supporting cross-border entrepreneurial activity in SMEs in
promoting maritime leisure, heritage and traditional cultural
and creative industries along the coast
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State of Play
• First Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) – Dublin 30th
April 2015
• Second meeting July 2015 – Communications and Monitoring
and Evaluation Strategy
• Selection criteria for Programme agreed
• PMC – set up Programme Steering Committee (PSC) for project
selection
• PSC – first meeting – July 2015
• Programme now open for business
• Joint Secretariat (JS) & Ireland Wales Operations Officers
(Development Officers) in place
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Implementation
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Open call for applications – no “timetabled” calls
Pre-planning stage – first contact with JS /Operations Officers
Completion of Operation Logic Table
Submission to Technical Group
Technical Group decision – progress to business planning
stage
• Application stage – two Gateways – business plan and detailed
planning stage
• PSC responsible for decisions on operations at both stages
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Guidance
• Link with Operations Officers essential
• Documents now available:
– Citizens’ summary – co-operation programme
– Implementation arrangements guidance
– Eligibility rules and guidance (draft)
• Under development - Wales Ireland Networking (WIN) project
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Joint Secretariat Team
Linda Weaver – Carmarthen - Head of JS
Operations (Development) Officers:
Patrick Lilly – Carmarthen
Roger Seddon – Llandudno Junction
Siobhan Rudden – Waterford
Breda Curran – Waterford
Ireland Wales Co-operation
Programme - Guidance
Get in touch:
www.irelandwales.ie
www.wefo.wales.gov.uk
[email protected]
[email protected]
@irelandwales / @wefowales
Thank You