13 – 15th October 2015
OPEN DAYS BRUSSELS
“OPEN DAYS”, which took place in Brussels, 12nd to 15th October, is an informative conference, which takes place annually in Brussels. During the conference representatives of local and regional authorities, experts and academics, have the chance to exchange good practices and know-how in the field of regional and urban development.
This year, the Conference, entitled «Europe's regions and cities: partners for investment and growth» consisted of 3 different themes:
- 'Modernising Europe': The regions in the energy Union and the single digital market
- 'Regions open for business': SME development, innovation and job creation
- 'Places and spaces': Urban and rural development; urban-rural integration
In these three sections participants discussed ways to address the challenges, as well as to find solutions encountered in issues of management and implementation and issues of cross-border, interregional and transnational dimension, regarding the energy modernization of Europe, the development of SMEs in employment and innovation and the development of urban and rural areas.
Within the Conference, “SYNERGASIA Ltd" attended the following separate workshops of the event:
- 13/10/2014: State of Play of integrated community-led local development across funds (ESIF)
- 13/10/2014: Appraisal Procedures of Major Projects planned for European Regional Funding in 2014-2020
- 14/10/2014: Ready for takeoff ? Smart participation of SME in regional innovation systems
- 14/10/2014 : The Investment Plan and the European Structural and Investment Funds - Maximizing synergies and complementarities
- 15/10/2014: Smart development for rural areas?
- 15/10/2015: Interreg EUROPE: What are the benefits of the investment for Growth and Jobs Programmes?
Among the basic conclusions of the Conference was the fact that the policy of energy promotion and the common digital market offer crucial opportunities for the progress and the employment, while the new working programs of regional and urban development can contribute to the implementation of the policy.
Significant was the exchange of experience, regarding the progress of SMEs, which took place during the discussions and presentations, covering all the best practices, as well as the possibilities increasing the innovation fields.
Most of the presentations are available in the following link:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/opendays/od2015/webstreaming.cfm
