This document provides an overview of Interreg Europe, a European program that supports regional development. It summarizes the goals of Interreg Europe in improving regional policies, its focus on local needs and results, and innovative aspects like lump sum funding. It then discusses cooperation projects on innovation and clusters specifically, including the CLUSTERS3 project. Finally, it notes the future of Interreg Europe is still being negotiated for the 2021-2027 period.

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Interreg Europe: state of play
9 October 2019 CLUSTERS3 final conference, Antwerp - Belgium
Mar Martin
Policy Officer | Interreg Europe Secretariat
m.martin@interregeurope.eu

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Content
1. Interreg Europe overview
2. Cooperation in innovation in clusters
3. About CLUSTERS3
4. The future

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Sharing solutions
for better regional policy

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An accelerator for regional development
At the heart of EU cohesion policy:
 Improving regional development policies (in particular Structural Funds)
 Mix of more and less advanced regions
 High participation of peripheral regions
Based on local needs: Importance of stakeholders
Focus on results: two phases (exchange of experience + implementation)
Innovative: Lump sum for phase 2 (4th call projects)

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Interregional cooperation projects

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88%
NUTS 2
25%
Managing
authorities
4
Calls
30
Countries
2000
Partners
MEUR 322
258
Projects
Overview

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Balanced
25%
26%23%
26%
Low-carbon
economy
60
Environment and
resource efficiency
67
Research and
innovation
65
SME
competitiveness
66

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Outputs achieved (validated as of June 2019)
~300 M76 projects have finished phase 1
1,796
Good practices
identified
36 %
2,785
Staff with
increased capacity
12 %
174Action plans
13 %
% of target reached

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Improving policies (validated as of June 2019)
MEUR
265
Funds
influenced
92
Growth and Jobs
Programmes
69
Projects
43
Other policy
instruments
Policy changes

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Policy Learning Platform

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#policylearning
4services Good practice database
~ 700 good practices
Expert policy support
8 peer reviews
Community of peers
+ 16,000 members
Policy briefs & news
35 policy briefs

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TO Submitting organisation Addressed policy challenge Timing
Executive Agency for Science and Education
Smart Growth Operational Programme,
Ministry of Education and Science (BG)
ERDF support for the establishment and
development of Centers of Competence and
Centers of Excellence
18-19 Jun 2019
Region of Gävleborg (SE) Innovation and stakeholder governance 29-30 Jan 2019
Berlin Senate Department for Economics,
Energy and Public Enterprises (DE)
Start-up support measures supported by the
regional operational programme
3-4 Jul 2019
Government Agency Catalonia Trade &
Investment/ Generalitat de Catalunya (ES)
SME internationalisation support Oct 2019
Hauts de France Region (FR)
Energy efficiency in social housing and public
buildings.
2-3 Oct 2018
Ministry of the German-speaking community
of Belgium (BE)
Governance and implementation of an inter-
municipal SECAP
8-9 May 2019
Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte
d´Azur (FR)
Corporate Social Responsibility/ circular economy 27-28 Jun 2019
Nature Park Our/ National Nature
Conservation Agency (LU)
Governance and implementation of Natura 2000
management plan
Sep 2019
Expert policy support : 8 peer reviews

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Cooperation on innovation delivery
xx
Projects
53
Projects

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Innovation in CLUSTERS – 6 projects
 ClusterFY
 Clusterix2.0
 STRING
 RUMORE
 ELISE
Leveraging Cluster Policies for
successful implementation of RIS3

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Strengths of CLUSTERS3
 Topic high on the EU agenda
(clusters for successful implementation of RIS3)
 Clear focus on Structural Funds programmes
(all policy instruments)
 High visibility beyond the partnership
(links with S3P)

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PP6- Hajdú-Bihar County Council (HU)
Changes in the call of the EDIOP “Supporting quality
service provision of professional cluster organisations”:
- Including different types of supported
services/activities such as "Supporting cluster
management services related to access to
international market”
PP1 - SPRI (ES)
Good Practice: Clusters Support Programme funding
the Cluster Associations
Results achieved (validation pending)
PP4 – Piemonte Region (IT)
Good practice: Online training tools for the
internationalization of life science SMEs

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PP1 (SPRI) and PP2 (Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Foundation) (ES)
The introduced modifications in the Cluster Support
Programme contribute to :
- Improving the “policy mix coordination”
- Allowing for a more holistic approach of the SCP
- Flexibility of the SCP to cope with different
realities regarding the cluster management
organisations’ scope and enhancing the
internationalisation focus
PP4 - Piedmont Region (IT)
Good Practice: “ATS - Associazione Temporanea di
Scopo”
Results achieved (validation pending)
CLUSTERS3 – Peer Review suggestions on cross-
departmental cooperation and more holistic approach

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PP4 - Piedmont Region (IT)
Changes in the ROP Piedmont Region: new call for
financing R&D projects launched with some new
features:
- Empowering CMOs in a first level selection of the
projects (through submission of a strategic
agenda)
- Introducing a mixed financial incentives as direct
contribution and as subsidized loans
- Two different lines activated: 1) projects in which
partners are committed to hire at least one
resource as high training apprenticeship; 2)
projects without this commitment
Results achieved (work in progress)
CLUSTERS3 lessons learned:
- Workshop in Torino: participatory involvement of
CMOs in the definition of the regional cluster policy
- Workshop in Inverness: monitoring and evaluation of
cluster policy

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Active contribution at programme level
European Week of
Cities and Regions
(2018)
Thematic
workshop on
Clusters (2018)
9 good practices in
Good practice database

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What about the future?
May 2018: Interreg Europe not present in the EC
draft proposal for 2021-2027
Since then: negotiation with EP and Council who
asked for Interreg Europe to be back
To be continued…. (finalisation of regulation,
budget decision)

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www.interregeurope.eu
Thank you!

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Interreg Europe secretariat
Les Arcuriales, Entrée D, 5e étage
45 rue de Tournai, 59000 Lille, France
info@interregeurope.eu
www.interregeurope.eu