Investment priority 2c - Strengthening ICT applications for e-government, e-learning, e-inclusion, e-culture and e-health implementation of the macro-regional strategies. In terms of eligibility, operations will be checked against criteria deriving from all general and fund specific eligibility requirements, all applicable EU and national legal acts, including state aid rules. Conformity in preparatory phase of operations is precondition for selection of operation for financing within this investment priority. 1. Under scheme supporting NGN aggregation (backhaul) networks - priority, ranked by importance, will be given to projects: • covering central administrative settlements in municipalities located in white and grey NGN backhaul areas; • covering areas with higher demand prospects (with larger number of existing internet connections or broadband penetration), in compliance with analyse for investment plans of private investors for NGA last-mile (access) networks (30 Mbps-100 Mbps); • connecting targeted public institutions (administration offices, educational, health, judiciary, touristic and cultural); • then, areas with high number of business support institutions and enterprises; Public design, build and operate investment model will be implemented. Rolled out networks shall be operated by beneficiary (OiV). Financing will cover investment costs for construction of aggregation networks and connection of target public institutions, up to maximum co-financing rate for priority axis. Investments in aggregation networks are technologically neutral. Considering its NGN nature and need to aggregate high-speed traffic from NGA access networks, projects will mostly support implementation of multi-fiber aggregation links. Implementation of wireless aggregation links will only be supported in sparsely populated areas. 2. Under grant scheme for development of NGA access networks (last mile), priority will be given to complex project proposals ensuring the introduction of fiber infrastructure (FTTx) in last-mile network segment, proposed by the local and regional authorities: • covering areas with higher demand prospects (with larger number of existing internet connections or broadband penetration), • ensure connections to targeted business zones, business support institutions and enterprises; • Showing higher socio-economic impact of availability of NGA access networks, especially the impact related to business activity in project area 3. Project pipeline preparation support (for development of NGA access networks) - priority will be given to those local and regional administrative units with lowest economic prospects and institutional capacities (ranked and included in the list of assisted areas under the Law of Regional Development).
Additional qualitative information on the establishment of the performance framework This Key implementation step is added in order to represent one of the important preparatory activities envisaged under SO 5b2 i.e. preparation of projects related to flood management. 2.A.9 Categories of intervention Categories of intervention corresponding to the content of the priority axis based on a nomenclature adopted by the Commission, and indicative breakdown of Union support. Tables 7-11: Categories of intervention Table 7: Dimension 1 - Intervention field Table 8: Dimension 2 - Form of finance
Investment priority 7ii - Developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility The public intervention will be focused on the final-users and passengers as well as managers of transport infrastructure authorities. SO 7ii2: Following types of activities are indicatively envisaged: • Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans preparation • Development of infrastructure for public transport companies which is dedicated to implementation of energy efficient solutions: A proper analysis of the existing situation and expected developments of the Transport System and socio-economic context in urban and regional areas, in a perspective of Sustainable Mobility/Integrated Public Transport Plans, should identify the needs of rehabilitating/upgrading existing infrastructure or of creating new ones where mobility levels will justify it. These plans will be developed first. On the other side, this might also mean to dismiss or functionally downgrade some parts of the network where expected mobility levels become non relevant. Infrastructure investments will be primarily focused on public transport and low/zero emission modes and will be accompanied by complementary mobility management policies and interventions, together with appropriate ITS installations. • development of park&ride infrastructure and systems: One of the key aspects to achieve a good public transport system and for the success of integrated transport systems encouraging the modal shift from private to public transport and zero emission modes is to increase and facilitate the intermodality. In this sense, together with the development of proper intermodal terminals, the development of facilities such as Park & Ride, Bike & Ride, etc. will help providing commuters another option to access the city, avoiding congestion in the core urban areas and encouraging the use of public transport. The location of these facilities will be analysed in detail case by case taking into account their functionality, e.g. Park & Ride should normally be located on the outskirts of the city next to public transport terminals. • purchase and modernization of passenger rolling stock (trams, eco-buses, light rail) with low CO2 emissions for public transport operators: With some exceptions, the current fleet of public transport vehicles is aged and based on outdated and inefficient technologies. In order to increase the
Investment priority 7iii - Developing and rehabilitating comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway systems, and promoting noise reduction measures n/a 2.A.6.4 Planned use of major projects (where appropriate) Investment priority 7iii - Developing and rehabilitating comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway systems, and promoting noise reduction measures first to be implemented: • Dugo Selo – Križevci (from period 2007-2013, subject to phasing) • Hrvatski Leskovac - Karlovac • Communication project for ETCS2 secondary list: • Križevci - Koprivnica –national border • Dugo Selo – Novska • Okučani - Vinkovci • Zaprešić – Zabok • Škrljevo - Rijeka – Jurdani - Šapjane • Traffic management center Also other projects can be identified during implementation of the OP.
2.A.6.2 Guiding principles for selection of operations Investment priority 10a - Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure Selection criteria and related methodology will be approved by the Monitoring Committee (CPR, Art 110(2)(a)) and applicable to all operations of the OP, whereby they generally include: • clear and quantifiable contribution to the relevant output and result indicator targets • maturity of the project design • cost-effectiveness • sustainability (esp. financial) • implementation capacity • alignment with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination, equal opportunities, social inclusion and sustainable development • if applicable, contribution to addressing specific territorial priority, complementarity/synergy with other ESIF operations, contribution to the implementation of the macro-regional strategies. In terms of eligibility, operations will be checked against criteria deriving from all general and fund specific eligibility requirements, all applicable EU and national legal acts, including state aid rules. SO 10a1: All operations financed under this specific objective has to: • comply with approved intervention plans,
Investment priority 10a - Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure baseline defined for each fiscal year in Act on Execution of State Budget (for 2014 it is 3.326 HRK); -proven need for reconstruction in line with the Law on Construction (OG 153/2013) defining reconstruction as construction or other works on the existing building which have effect on the fulfilment of the main principles for that building. SO 10a3: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports is the body responsible for the overall educational policy and as such has the leading role in the selection of schools that will be transformed into Centres of competence, in coordination with other relevant ministries if needed, as well as selection and funding decisions. Priority projects will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: • be in line with regional economic needs; • demonstrate a clear link with operations co-financed under ESF envisaged under the specific objective 10iv1 of the OP Efficient Human Resources; • number of primary school students and number of students in other vocational schools operating regionally in the same VET sector gravitating to a particular centre; • availability for organizing training of students and teachers from other VET schools and other legal and natural persons (education and training for unemployed people / employees of enterprises); • project proposal includes partnership with higher education institution which conducts professional study programme/s aligned with those offered by a particular Centre as well as partnership with a company that operates in the same sector as a particular Centre; • project proposal envisages development of targeted support services to students with disabilities.
Government Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs Government Office for Gender Equality BICRO - Business Innovation Croatian Agency HOK – Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts HGK – Croatian Chamber of Economy HBOR – Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development HUB – Croatian Banking Association Government Office for Mine Action HUP – Croatian Employer's Association State Office for Trade Policy Croatian Cooperatives’ Association Ministry of Finance Croatian Agency for SMEs and Investment Agency for Agricultural Land Adriatic Croatia Eastern part of the continental Croatia