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INTERREG III B - ALPINESPACE Benefits of transnational cooperation A perspective from Switzerland

INTERREG III B - ALPINESPACE Benefits of transnational cooperation A perspective from Switzerland. Prof. Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE. Alpinespace – a true transnational area. Common perspective => the mountains But: different languages and cultures

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INTERREG III B - ALPINESPACE Benefits of transnational cooperation A perspective from Switzerland

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  1. INTERREG III B - ALPINESPACEBenefits of transnational cooperationA perspective from Switzerland Prof. Pierre-Alain Rumley, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE

  2. Alpinespace – a true transnational area • Common perspective => the mountains • But: different languages and cultures • Similar problems => similar solutions?  A perfect starting point for transnational co-operation!

  3. Opportunities for Switzerland • Spatial integration within Europe / EU • New co-operation possibilities on national, regional and local level • To build and strengthen networks • To path a sustainable spatial development  But above all: to realise good projects

  4. Limited funds – no ERDF! • Swiss national funds corresponding to the ERDF: only about 4 Mio Euros BUT: • Partners in 42 out of 57 projects • Triple the budget with additional funds  Most important financial contributions provided by the Regions and Cantons

  5. KARTE VON RAFFAEL FOLGT! Termin 15.6., 15.00 Uhr Regional Project Participation

  6. Some success stories… • New networks (transnational and national ones) • Projects have really led to new co-operation opportunities • Projects even bridged the sometimes difficult intercultural gaps And: Projects achieved interesting results…

  7. ALPINETWORK • Information and communication technology ICT) as an opportunity for rural areas! • Alpinetwork coached concrete innovative IT pilot projects • The exchange of knowlegde was a real benefit for… • Switzerland: Region of Central Switzerland

  8. ALPCITY • Local development and urban regeneration - an interesting mixture • Scientific exchange and bottom-up implementation is a difficult approach • New networks and interesting results Switzerland: St-Maurice and Tschlin

  9. PUSEMOR • The provision with public services is a locational key factor • Transnational approach for a successful exchange of creative solutions and experience • Learning from others… • Switzerland: Ticino, Obersimmental and Vaud as well as our office (and SAB)

  10. CATCHRISK • Shared definition of hydro-geological risk scenarios as key objective • Analysis of geological hazards • The published guidelines to support decisions for improving water management are very interesting • Switzerland: Graubünden and Ticino as a joint project team

  11. MONITRAF • Strengthen the interregional exchange on traffic related effects • Data is available but before Monitraf, there was little or no exchange across the borders (Gotthard, Brenner and Montblanc) • The main objective is to identify common measures to reduce negative impacts • Switzerland: Region of Central Switzerland and Ticino as a joint project team

  12. CULTURALP • Improve the knowledge on characteristic features of historical alpine settlements and to promote integrated sustainable policies for interventions • Common cataloguing • Even after the end of the project: a continuing lively exchange on know-how • Switzerland: Graubünden

  13. Nevertheless: Some weak points • Some initial difficulties (the first project calls were rather late) • The expected project results remained sometimes out of reach • The funding is sometimes a difficult task • Not enough strategic elements => More activities related to project development in next programming period!

  14. But all in all very positive… • Switzerland is very interested in this co-operation • Transnational co-operation is a prerequisite for a sustainable spatial development • Swiss regions and cantons have to learn more about their neighbours • Transnational co-operation knowledge is a key factor for the future

  15. THANK YOU

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