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Partnership and Co-operation in the Delivery of the Structural Funds. John Bedingfield National Development Office – Hungary Tuesday 26 October 2004. Structural Funds and Regional Development. D evelopment and structural change Economic and social convergence
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Partnership and Co-operation in the Delivery of the Structural Funds John Bedingfield National Development Office – Hungary Tuesday 26 October 2004
Structural Funds and Regional Development • Development and structural change • Economic and social convergence • Modernising education, training and employment • ‘Turning the motors’ of job growth • Generating the competitive edge • Empowering local communities • Re-vitalising run down areas • Bring the right people round the table
Partnerships • Stakeholders • Developing Partners • Developing partnerships • Role in Programme Management • Project Development • Applicants/recipients • Financing
Modernising Agenda in UK • Macro economic stablity • To plan and invest • Micro economic reforms • To tackle market failures and focus on economic growth – Skills, Investment, Innovation, Enterprise, Competition • A regional policy framework • built on devolution and decentralisation with accountability
Education and Learning • Creating opportunties • Releasing potential • Responsive and achieving excellence • Full partner in Economic Development • Understand customer needs and develop effective policies • Communicate and Evaluate
Developing Partnerships • Needs driven • Cost saving / Financial • Effectiveness / logical • Profession expertise • Transparent, open and fair • Networking • Create trust • Communications
Activities and Results ERDF for the Education Sector • SME support and facilities • Growth and innovation programme • Science Parks • Start up facilities and managed workspace.
Activities and Results ESF for the Education sector • e-learning • Access programmes - Active labour market actions • Life long learning • Skills training • Training for groups at disadvantage in the labour market Education and learning sector in West Midlands Region in UK is receiving approx. 34.1% of SFs.
Summary Partnerships can :- • provide Structural Fundswith key strategic projects • can assist in developing long term strategiesforchange • focus on new areas of economic growth and learning • linkphysical developmentwith employment • bringnational & local funds to economic development • develop the skills base to meet industries needs • research and expertise
John Bedingfield National Development Office Community Support Framework 1133 Budapest, Pozsonyi u. 56. john.bedingfield@meh.hu Tel: 237 4400/4075 Fax: 329 20 92 Moblie 06 70 514 1135