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COTER Seminar European Territorial Cooperation as an Engine of Regional Development

“Cohesion Policy, European Territorial Cooperation and Cross-border Cooperation: Comments based on the experience of Universidade do Porto” Mário Rui Silva, Professor. COTER Seminar European Territorial Cooperation as an Engine of Regional Development Porto, April 19, 2013.

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COTER Seminar European Territorial Cooperation as an Engine of Regional Development

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  1. “Cohesion Policy, European Territorial Cooperation and Cross-border Cooperation: Comments based on the experience of Universidade do Porto”Mário Rui Silva, Professor COTER Seminar European Territorial Cooperation as an Engine of Regional Development Porto, April 19, 2013

  2. EU CohesionPolicy • Universidade do Porto (UP) • 31,749 students • 3,700 foreign students • 1,887 teaching and research staff • Times Higher Education 2012: 1 in PT; 154-180 in EUR • Performance ranking of Scientific Papers 2012: 1 in PT; 137 in EUR • ARWU 2012 (Shangai Jiao Tong University): 1 in PT; 124-158 in EUR • UP access to EU policies and to regional, national and ECT operational programmes • Infrastructures for higher education, R&D and technology transfer & entrepreneurship promotion • R&D projects • Cooperation with HEI

  3. EU CohesionPolicy • Relevance of CP for convergence regions • Promotion of convergence (structural impact) • Contribution to solve the dilemma equilibrium (both external and public accounts) / growth and employment • Primacy of the nexus regional development / regional OP but strong added value of ECT • 2007-2013 period experience

  4. EU CohesionPolicy • Complementarities between OP and between OP and other sources of funding • Case: Science Park Sea Technologies (regional OP) / Research Projects (national OP, FP7) / Atlantic Area and Norte – Galicia Cooperation both in technology and economy of maritime activities • Complexity and administrative burden • Heavy procedures • Different regulations • Case: Imputation of general expenses

  5. European Territorial Cooperation • The added value of transnational, interregional and cross-border cooperation • Capitalization on the strengths of each territory • Allows each region to valorise and contribute with what it knows to do better • Effective mechanism for sharing good practice and learning to spread know-how • e.g. Cruise tourism management • Scale effects and achievement of a critical mass • e.g. cross-boarder clusters; R&D networks focused on agenda linked to common specific assets • Coordination of sector policies, actions and investments on a cross-border and transnational scale • Better Governance

  6. European Territorial Cooperation • The added value of transnational, interregional and cross-border cooperation • Avoiding free-riding • e.g. management of ecosystems, river basins, coastal areas • Improving connectivity • e.g. broadband networks, urban networks • Learning base for internationalisation • e.g. cross-internationalisation of SMEs

  7. Whatweexpect for the future (2014-2020) • Place-based Cohesion Policy • Primacy of regions • Decentralisation under the subsidiary principle • e.g. Partnership Agreements or Smart Specialisation Strategies should not be captured by “bureaucrats” • Common regulations must allow flexibility and specificities of regions and of ECT areas • Need for common regulations, but also simplification • More involvement of the Business Sector in ECT programmes

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