European UrbanKnowledge Network

www.eukn.eu

EUKN EGTCKey Actions for 2014

Mart GriselDirector EUKN EGTC

mart.grisel@eukn.eu

EUKN EGTC objectives

…to facilitate and promote territorial, mainly transnational cooperation aimed at strengthening the economic, social, territorial and environmental cohesion of cities.

To realise this objective the EUKN EGTC stimulates the European exchange of relevant and validated urban knowledge and experiences, thereby supporting sustainable urban development.

EUKN acts as an interface between policy, research and practice

History and outlook EUKN

2004 2007

Establishment under Dutch

EU Presidency

2010 2012 2014

Political support continuation

EUKN German EU Presidency

Political support continuation

EUKN SpanishEU Presidency

Establishment EUKN EGTC

(9 MS + ES as observer)

New possibilities as

an EGTC

Envisaged added value of the EGTC

Sustainability of networkStronger intergovernmental profileCooperation with COM and ETC programmesInternal organisation (secretariat / institute)Possibility to attract additional funding (EU or non-EU)Added value for our partners

Structure EUKN EGTC

The National Focal Points are key element of EUKN, but fall under responsibility of individual EUKN member states

Assembly(Member States)

SecretariatImplementation

body

Director

DE

NL

BE

FR

LU CZ

ROHU

CY

EUKN EGTC Unique EGTC: members are only national authorities Network of urban policy makers, practitioners and

researchers Intergovernmental but with strong linkages at EU-wide level Shift towards a tool for institutionalizing spheres of

intergovernmental cooperation? Think-tank for targeted exchange on urban policies

Issues VAT staff employed in Dutch national research institute Growth strategy 2014

Strategic work• Support EU Presidencies / Urban Agenda

• EU Urban Programmes & Networks• Cooperation with European and International Networks

SupportMember States

• Assembly meetings• Support National Focal Points

• Policy Lab

Interactive Knowledge Exchange• Learning platform

• Online Communication / Press & Publicity• Annual Conference & Annual Study

EUKN Strategy for 2014

2014 EUKN EGTC Goals

Improvement interactive knowledge

exchange via state of the art

website

Enhance the network, and

consider alternative

business and membership

models(also non-EU membership)

Stronger strategic

linkages with key European

programmes and networks,

including EGTCs

Capitalise on and fully leverage the extensive

urban research resources of

EUKN

EUKN EGTC 2015 and beyond

Urban Agenda and EU2020 targets

Urban Agenda:1st topic: migration (LT Presidency)

Urban Agenda:2nd topic: urban poverty(GR Presidency)

Policy Labs in 2014 Strategic importance

closer alignment between the urban policy priorities of member states and knowledge creation

Demand-driven activitiestangible solutions to current national urban issues, e.g. Citizen participation in the new City Policy Programme in France.

Transnational knowledge exchangeonline dissemination through EUKN eLibrary

2013 Policy Lab topics

Sustainable Housing Quarters (Luxembourg)

Housing and Care (Netherlands) Integrated Territorial Approach

(Czech Republic) Cooperation between Towns, Cities

and their Neighbourhoods (Hungary) Integrated Approach in Urban

Planning and Development (Romania)

Solidarity and Diversity (Belgium) Public Participation in the

Preparation of the Development Plans (Cyprus)

Annual Conference and Publication

Objectives of the 2013 conference on Energy Efficiency· Stimulate structured dialogue among stakeholders, policy

makers, researchers and practitioners at the EU, national and local level;

· Facilitate an interactive exchange of strategies, experiences and hands-on knowledge;

· Identify what works and does not work by means of practical case studies;

· Develop insight into the state of energy efficiency in Europe’s cities.

End September 2014“Civic Economy: Beyond the Market and the State”

Chances and Opportunities in 2014 Urban Agenda: MS and COM: smart cities, energy efficiency,

affordable housing, social cohesion in deprived urban areas Cooperation with ETC programmes:

URBACT: Knowledge dissemination/capitalisation at national level INTERREG EUROPE: coordination Policy Learning Platforms

Participation in Horizon2020 projects (need for co-funding) Participation in JPI Urban Europe Projects Support to other EGTCs dealing with urban issues (e.g. an EGTC

knowledge exchange platform?) Support to Joint Action Plans and ITIs.

A strategic evaluation will examine possibilitiesto be discussed by the EUKN Assembly in June 2014