Wielkopolska in EUROPLANE project

European Union Regions’ Operational Project Leading to Air Transport Networking and Information

Exchange

Grzegorz Bykowski, Deputy DirectorJoanna Waligóra, Head of International Cooperation Division

Department of Economy Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Region

Cooperation of Wielkopolska in INTERREG projects

1. Information Society2.2. DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF

REGIONAL REGIONAL AIRPORTSAIRPORTS

3. Innovation (R&D)4. Entrepreneurship5. Environmental

protection

• 7 projects• over 50 regions• about 130 partners

Statistics

Main topics: :

EUROPLANE in Wielkopolska

• Implementation period: 1.03.2006 - 31.12.2007

• Budget: approx. 120.000 EUR

• EU co-financing: 80.000 EUR

• Poznań-Ławica Airport – a true

beneficiary of analyses

developed in the project

• Cooperation of the Marshal

Office with Poznań-Ławica

Airport, the City of Poznań and

the Institute of Logistics and

Warehousing in the

implementation of the project

Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg (Potsdam)

Airport Rostock-Laage (Weitendorf)

Barnim County (Eberswalde)

Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Voivodship (Poznan)

Sera South-East Regional Authority (Clonmel, co. Tipperary)

Liguria Region (Genova)

Marche Region (Ancona)

Aosta Valley Region

Province of West-Vlaanderen (Sint-Andries (Brugge))

Klaipeda County Governor´s Administration (Klaipeda)

Ljungbyheds Airport (Ljungbyhed))

Is it worth joining INTERREG projects?

– INTERREG projects are among the main tools of interregional cooperation

– They create opportunities to participate in innovative undertakings and pilot projects (IS, research, e-learning, etc.) and to learn from more advanced partners

YES !YES !

Benefits from INTERREG projects

1. A large number of partners entails wide transfer of know-how and experience

2. The implementation of such projects helps identify future partners and potential cooperation topics – as part of the European Territorial Cooperation for 2007-2013

Reasons for Wielkopolska’s participation in EUROPLANE

3. Cooperation and exchange of experiences with other regional airports in the EU

1. Increased importance of regional airports following the congestion of European hubs –a development opportunity for Poznań – Ławica Airport

2. Access to modern simulation models and know-how developed in the two previous editions of the project (SEABIRD, SEAPLANE)

WielkopolskaWielkopolska’s benefits from participation in EUROPLANE

– Wielkopolska - the only Polish partner in the project – we can be active in this area, i.e. develop regional airports, influence regional growth

– better promotion towards other Polish airports (success story: Poznań Airport Information Day), all regional media much more attentive and in favour of Poznań Airport

– involvement in the network of EU-15 regional airports

- passenger market potential analysis conducted for the first time for Poznań-Ławica Airport - opportunity to identify new, potential flight connections

WielkopolskaWielkopolska’s benefits from participation in EUROPLANE

- Exchange of experiences and transfer of best practice as regards the strategic development of airports and management methods

- New contacts with other UE regions, airlines, airports – creation of new possibilities for cooperation and promotion of regions, identification of solutions for interregional problems

Poznań-Ławica AirportPoznań-Ławica Airport benefits from participation in EUROPLANE

- econometric analysis and exchange of experiences within project – easier to face new development challenges

- good cooperation between Wielkopolska Marshal Office and Poznań Ławica Airport, and also numerous contacts and exchanges during project implementation = “success story”“success story” of recent development of Poznań Airport

Poznań-Ławica Airport benefits from participation in EUROPLANE

- 5 out of 11 newly established routes have been indentified by econometrical analysis in the project; aprox. efficiency = 50%

- Poznań Airport has been given general guidelines for the application for the EU funds (Ławica is about to receive aprox. 50mln EUR within next 7 years)

EUROPLANE spin-offs

1. other Polish regional airports have become curious and would like to join such a wonderful project team

2. mathematical formulas have become „a piece of cake” since a number of Benedict Mandel's lectures were listened

3. not only mathematical formulas have become readable, but also the whole socio-econometric model is like an “ABC-Book”

4. thanks to EUROPLANE we have had the opportunity to see many beautiful places, even unforgetable Mont Blanc

5. the only thing we haven't explored enough until now is a quasi-component “social studiessocial studies” ...

EUROPLANE – Wielkopolska additional activities

1. During project implementation, Wielkopolska activity in „regional airports” working group (Assembly of European Regions) has significantly increased and, as a result of Poznań Airport Information Day – where AER actively participated - a follow-up Regional Airports Conference was organised in Poznań in September this year

2. Strong campaign in Polish media and lobbying in favour of Poznań Airport

Thank you for your attention

Contact:Department of Economy

Marshal’s Office of the Wielkopolska Regione-mail: grzegorz.bykowski@umww.pl

e-mail: joanna.waligora@umww.plhttp://www.umww.pl