Conference Paper and Presentations

Conference Programme  
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Conference Programme
Background Paper  
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Conference background paper (revised - September 2006)
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Synthesis of the background paper in Portuguese
(elaborated by the Directorate General for Regional Development
Portuguese Ministry for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development)
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Presentations
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Opening Speech
Johann Lamont MSP, Deputy Minister for Communities, Scottish Executive
Session 1: Strategic priorities for 2007-2013
Introduction to the Conference: Strategic planning for 2007-2013
Professor John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde
Strategic priorities for ESF
Andy Chapman, ESF Coordination Unit, DG EMPL
The governance of territorial strategies: going beyond strategy documents
Dr Wolf Huber, Federal Chancellery (Austrian Presidency)
Session 2: Reconciling competitiveness and cohesion
The NSRF as a tool for achieving national and European strategic development goals – the Polish case
Dr Piotr Żuber, Ministry of Regional Development, Poland
Challenges of preparing the NSRF in Greece
Nikos Kleniatis, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece
The Czech Republic - transition to a fully-fledged competitiveness
Miroslav Danek, Ministry for Regional Development, Czech Republic
Reconciling competitiveness and cohesion: The Italian experience
Dr.ssa Rossella Rusca, Ministry for Economic Development, Italy
Session 3: Maximising regional potential
Ideas for the Finnish NSRF: Utilising R&D and City Networks
Pasi Rantahalvari, Ministry of Interior, Finland
The strategic approach to programming in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Dr Claudia Schulte, Ministry of Economics of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
The role of the regions in strategic planning for 2007-2013
Petra Lelkes, Hungarian Office for Territorial and Regional Development
Responding to the Lisbon Strategy: the French NSRF
Marion Lefeu, DIACT, Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Planning, France