Open Days 2011 application - Minho IN · -Reconstruction of the Lost City (Orasul de Floci) - a medieval town from the fourteenth century, the former capital of the province for four

24/03/2011 Regione del Veneto Sede di Bruxelles

Open Days 2011 application

“Europe of Traditions”


A Regional Partnership:“Europe of Traditions”

1. Partners involved

2. The thematic priority and the workshop in Brussels

3. Co-funded projects

4. Local events

5. Assigned tasks

6. Next steps


1. The partners

Veneto Region (IT)

Opolskie Region (PL)

Municipality of Guimarães (PT)Estonia LatviaMaltaDeputación Ourense (ES)Ialomita County Council (RO)

Trenčín Region (SK)

Piemonte Region (IT)Sumadija District (SRB)


2. The thematic priority and the workshop in Brussels

‘Geography matters’: the usefulness of territorial approacheswhen exploiting economic potentials at regional and local level

The workshop will focus on the interrelations between the issue of cultural and hystorical heritage and the sustainableeconomic development paradigm. It aims at exchanging ideasand best practices by highlighting exploited and unexploited potentialities of the role of both private and public actors within this process

The workshop will take place on October 12, from 14.30 to 17.30, at Fundación Galicia Europa, Brussels.


3. The co-funded projectsVeneto Region (IT) - Leader partner

“VIVEN OPEN NET”- Creation of Ville Venete.net tourism

portal, a new web tool to computerise the artistic legacy of the Venetian Villas

- Aimed at facilitating information access through an improved tourism info system and service. Villevenete.net directly benefited potential tourists and help regional tourism authorities integrate new technology-based services with their existing information facilities


3. The co-funded projectsOpolskie Region (PL) – deputy partner

“LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF VILLAGES “

- Setting up and implementation of new governance tools and new pilot projects within the sector of sustainable tourism funded by European Territorial Cooperation objective

- Promotion and development of unexploited touristic resources in rural areas with major difficulties in terms of competitiveness, attractiveness and unemployment.


3. The co-funded projectsMunicipality of Guimarães (PT)

“ REGIONAL CREATIVE CLUSTERGUIMARÃES 2012

EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE”

- Guimarães 2012 is a one year cultural programme to foster creativity as a powerful engine for city regeneration

- Urban, social, economic regeneration through a wide programme of cultural events


3. The co-funded projectsEstonia

“THE VISIT DESTINATION-SAAREMAA!”

-Touristic promotion of Saare County towards Swedish, Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian markets

- Website, special campaigns and participation to touristic fairs in Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga and Vilnius

-The target group of the projects was families with children, women and healthy lifestyle and nature loving people.


3. The co-funded projectsLatvia - Valmiera

“CONSTRUCTION OF PRODUCTION AND OFFICE LOCALS FOR PROVIDING

OPERATIONS OF VALMIERA BUSINESS AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR”

- Development of new and innovative companies in Valmiera by providing them business locals and infrastructure services

- City of Valmiera as a centre of regional importance, which will facilitate attraction of investors, development of tenacious and start-up companies, accessibility of services and working places


3. The co-funded projectsLatvia - Rezneke

“REZEKNE CITY MULTIFUNCTIONAL CENTRE

OF EASTERN LATVIA”

- Creation of a state and regional multifunctional cultural center of Eastern Latvia, providing diverse and qualitative cultural environment, to increase the attractiveness of the Latgale region for the living and working

- Development of cultural heritage and Latgalian identity and traditions (unique architecture, crafts and cultural education) and creative industry potential concentration


3. The co-funded projectsMalta

“ĦAĠAR QIM & MNAJDRACONSERVATION &INTERPRETATION

PROJECT” -Conservation and promotion of Malta’s cultural heritage through the protection and restoration of archaeological sites

-Construction and furnishing of a visitors’ centre, the construction and installation of accessibility and interpretation measures consisting of routes, tracks, interpretation facilities, etc.


3. The co-funded projectsDeputación Ourense

“ARRAIANO”

-Protection and preservation of the Galician cultural heritage (artistic, architectural, ethnographic, …)

-Local and Urban Development promotion; job creation and economic opportunity through diversification of production and improvement of infrastructure and local services.

- Improvement of the natural environment and environmental quality, improving accessibility and mobility, protection and preservation of cultural heritage


3. The co-funded projectsIalomiţa County Council

“THE OPENED MUSEUM OF THE LOST CITY”

-Reconstruction of the Lost City (Orasul de Floci) - a medieval town from the fourteenth century, the former capital of the province for four centuries, where the national leader Michael the Brave, the founder of the first union of all Romanian provinces, was born

- The project creates a pole of economic and touristic attraction specific to low-density territories with a high level of unemployment and aging population


3. The co-funded projectsTrenčín Region

“CREATIVE DIALOGUE IN THE TRADITION ACROSS

THE BORDER”

- Project aimed to capture, preserve, revitalize and promote selected types of folk crafts, workshops, seminars and present crafts within folklore festivals of the Trencin Region and Zlin Region

- The project proposes cultural interchange in the field of handicrafts and folk groups


3. The co-funded projectsPiemonte Region

“LA VENARIA REALE”

- Restoration of an historic and artistic estate suffering serious degradation of the buildings after two centuries of improper use and abandonment

- Actions linked to the digitalisation and better usability of the complex (welcome desks, bookshop, parking, and other facilities)


4. Local events

Region/City (in English)

Type of event Thematic Priority Date Venue City

Veneto Region Workshop Geography Matters 21 November 2011 Vicenza

Opolskie Region Seminar Europe 2020 25 October 2011 Opole

Municipality of Guimarães

Seminar Geography matters: Strategy of Colective Efficency

11-12 November 2011

Guimarães and Ponte de Lima

Estonia Debate EU2020 22 September 2011 Kuressaare

Latvia information day general EU 21 September 2011 Valmiera and Rezekne

Malta Festival Geography matters 21 October 2011 Zurrieq

Deputación Ourense

SEMINAR Europa 2020 27 September 2011 Ourense

Ialomiţa County Council

Workshop Geography Matters 23 September 2011 Slobozia

Trenčín Region Open days in Trencin Region

Geography Matters 24 - 28 October 2011 Trencin

Piemonte region Seminar general EU 14 November 2011 Piedmont

Sumadija District Seminar Geography Matters 10-15 September 2011

Arandjelovac Municipality


5. Assigned tasks

- Francisco de Calheiro Promoter

- Veneto Region Lead Partner

- Mr. Dariusz Kozak (Opolskie) Deputy Leader

- Mr. Angelo Mason (Veneto), Conference manager for the workshop

- Ms. Ille Alsaar (Estonia), Responsible for the Local Events within the Regional Partnership, main contact

- Mr. Marcello Chizzolini, (Veneto), Responsible for the Local Events within the Regional Partnership, deputy contact


5. Next steps

- By Friday 04 March, midnight, 24 regional partnerships have applied to participate in the OPEN DAYS 2011

- The OPEN DAYS team will now assess the applications. Final results of selected applicants should be announced by 28 March

- 3 May first event partners’ meeting: presentation of the draft programme

- 27 May next deadline for submitting final descriptions and details for the workshop in Brussels and local events

- More information:http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2011/index.cfm

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2011/index.cfm

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Open Days 2011 application - Minho IN · -Reconstruction of the Lost City (Orasul de Floci) - a medieval town from the fourteenth century, the former capital of the province for four