Technical meeting with the Regional representative offices in BrusselsBrussels, 17 March 2009

The INTERACT II Programme – Knowledge Management and Capitalisation

17 March 2009 | Brussels

Objectives Act as a Platform for exchange of information, experience, good practices

Contribute, by its services, to:• Increased efficiency and effectiveness of programmes• Quality and know-how in Territorial Cooperation

Create a community of actors throughout Europe, facing similar daily issues, questions and challenges

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Delivery structure INTERACT Secretariat INTERACT Point Turku INTERACT Point Valencia INTERACT Point Viborg INTERACT Point Vienna

Managing Authority:

Bratislava Self Governing Region

4 Regional Networks

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Themes Good Governance

Practices Capitalisation of former

INTERREG experiences Strategic Programme

Planning Programme Management Financial Management Project Management Project Support Audit and Control Monitoring and Evaluation Communication

Networks EU-wide: Network of

National Contact Persons Regional: Regional

Networks of Programmes within the area of each INTERACT Point

Specialised: Networks of specialists, e.g. Finance Managers Network, Communication Managers Network etc

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Rationale for Knowledge Management & Capitalisation Frequently Asked Questions!

• Do we focus on the real needs in our regions or areas?

• Do we have strong evidence to support the rationale for programme & project development?

• Can we identify transferable results?

• Do we know other regions which face similar challenges?

• On a larger scale, can we make a compelling case for cooperation?

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Demonstrating the benefitsof European Territorial

Cooperation

Identify policy gaps and synergies, providing better guidance for decision-making

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The thematic interaction among projects dealing with common issues will

raise awareness of what is going on in different cooperation areas

The thematic interaction among projects dealing with common issues will

raise awareness of what is going on in different cooperation areas

The exchange of this knowledge will ensure that

every new project can build strongly on the

lessons of past programmes

The exchange of this knowledge will ensure that

every new project can build strongly on the

lessons of past programmes

Mechanism for capturing and comparing projects’ information on EU level

Mechanism for capturing and comparing projects’ information on EU level

Documenting, processing and transferring of information into a

common knowledge base

Documenting, processing and transferring of information into a

common knowledge base

To provide statistical evidence about the

results of cooperation that is not available from

individual programmes

To provide statistical evidence about the

results of cooperation that is not available from

individual programmes

Through systematic analysis of knowledge it

will be possible to setup a benchmarking tool and

learning base of the results achieved

Through systematic analysis of knowledge it

will be possible to setup a benchmarking tool and

learning base of the results achieved

INTERACT II Programme

INTERACT II Programme

23/24 March Bratislava Prototype of the KEEP tool on:

• All the INTERREG III A,B,C programmes

• All the INTERREG III projects' data and information

• Sample of the European Territorial Cooperation projects

23/24 March Bratislava Prototype of the KEEP tool on:

• All the INTERREG III A,B,C programmes

• All the INTERREG III projects' data and information

• Sample of the European Territorial Cooperation projects

Session on KEEP and :

--Programme monitoring and evaluation

-Programme communication

-Project legacy

- European Territorial Cooperation and regional policies

Session on KEEP and :

--Programme monitoring and evaluation

-Programme communication

-Project legacy

- European Territorial Cooperation and regional policies

INTERACT II Programme

INTERACT II Programme

Thank you very much for your attention.

Please don´t hesitate to contact usfor further information or visitwww.interact-eu.net