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Strategic Projects The Ireland Wales Experience INTERACT – Rome, November 10 th 2011. Ireland Wales Programme Area. Programme Focus. Programme Budget. ERDF Grant €52.7 million Match Funding €17.6 million Total Budget €70.3 million - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Strategic Projects
The Ireland Wales Experience
INTERACT – Rome, November 10th 2011
Ireland Wales Programme Area
Priority 1Knowledge, Innovation and
Skills for Growth
Theme 1 – Innovation and competitiveness
Theme 2 – Skills for competitiveness and employment integration
Priority 2Climate Change and Sustainable
Regeneration
Theme 1 – Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Theme 2 – Sustainable Regeneration of Communities
Programme Focus
Programme Budget
ERDF Grant €52.7 million Match Funding €17.6 million Total Budget €70.3 million
Max 75% grant for BOTH Irish and Welsh project partners
Ireland Wales – Call by Call Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Strategic
RoundRound 4 Round 5
Applications Received
14 28 13 3 21 17
Applications Approved
6 12 5 2 9 TBD – Nov ‘11
ERDF Applied for per Round
€18m approx.
€35m approx.
€12m approx.
€10m approx.
€13.7m approx.
€23m approx.
ERDF Committed
€6.21m €16.6m €4.7m €6.2m €9m TBD – Nov ‘11
ERDF Remaining
€43.3m €26.7m €23m €16.8m €7.9m Anticipated€200k
Ireland Wales – Latest Position
Total Programme budget (ERDF) €52.7m
Max. grant rate 75%
% of budget committed to date 85%
No. of approved projects to date 33 (4 calls)
No. of Irish organisations involved in approved projects
33 projects with IE partners, 8 IE lead
Total no. of calls for proposals to date 5
Any open calls for proposals? 5th call closed, decisions expected November 2011
Further calls for proposals expected? No
Strategic Call – Why?
1. Respond to need for greater strategic impact in Cohesion Policy
2. Assist with meeting N+2
Strategic Projects – What
Aim for increased impact, influence and visibility Leave a legacy beyond the life of the programme Achieve a balance between top-down and bottom-
up approaches Additional set of criteria/conditions
Strategic Call – Criteria
Highly developed levels of cross border cooperation Clear relevance with the Programme’s Priorities and
Themes Strategic impact beyond the life of the Ireland Wales
funding Originality – It represents a chance to shape discussions
regarding policy development in areas directly relevant to the programme.
Ability to commence operations speedily and spend to profile from the beginning
Strategic Projects – How
1. Exploratory discussion with PMC (January 2010)2. Background research by JTS (February 2010) 3. Detailed discussion with the PSC (March 2010) 4. Detailed proposal sent to the PMC (April 2010) 5. Agreement to launch a Strategic Call (April 2010)
Strategic Projects – Generation
Development Officers Standard Communication Channels Intense levels of support pre-submission ‘Normal’ call launched in 2010 also
Strategic Call – Process
Call Launched – April 23rd 2010 Call Closed – May 21st 2010 Applications Received – 3 Applications selected by PMC June 16th Applications selected – 2 Projects started – July/August 2010
Strategic Call – Appraisal
Similar to main calls but with some changes Comply with Strategic conditions Core selection criteria only Projects selected by PMC not Steering Committee Other parts of process remain the same
Winning In Tendering
Partners – Bangor University, Dublin City University, IIPMM
Total Cost €3.74 million Total ERDF Grant €2.54 million Timeline 08/2010 – 12/2013 Website http://www.youtube.com/user/winintendering
Winning In Tendering
'Winning in Tendering' (WIT) is a strategic project aimed at transforming the public tendering experience of SME’s in Ireland and Wales. WIT will address skill gaps of SME’s (&public procurers) which inhibit the region's competitiveness & sustainable development via unique, innovative & complementary targeted interventions.
Smart Coasts
Partners – Aberystwyth University, University College Dublin
Total Cost €4.35 million Total ERDF Support €3.27 million Timeline 07/10-06/13 Website www.smartcoasts.eu
Smart Coasts
The core aim is to equip Irish and Welsh communities to maintain the economic and strategic value of near-shore waters to their economies. This will be done by facilitating application of new real-time management systems, first suggested by WHO and soon to be allowed within EU Directive criteria.
Strategic Projects – Latest
Conditions broadly complied with External and internal challenges re quick spend Strategic doesn’t just mean big Subject to close JTS/MA monitoring Optimistic regarding outputs, results, impacts Can only judge success at a later date New regulations allow time to consider next move
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