Table 2: Overview of the programme investment strategy Priority axis ERDF support - EUR Share (%) of the total Union support to the operational programme (by Fund) Thematic objective Investment Priority Specific Objectives corresponding to the investment priorities Result indicators corresponding to the specific objective ERDF ENI IPA 1 Promoting Integrated Sustainable Urban 69 843 94% No. 11 Enhancing Institutional Capacity and efficient public administration Disseminating good practice and expertise and capitalising on the results of the exchange of experience in relation to sustainable urban development, including urban-rural linkages’ To improve the capacity of cities to manage sustainable urban policies and practices in an integrated and participative way Participants in URBACT activities who , in the field of sustainable urban development, have increased their knowledge and capacity in relation to: integrated approach participatory working across departments and with relevant stakeholders project management To improve the design of sustainable urban strategies and action plans in cities Percentage of cities having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method € 795
To improve the implementation of Integrated Plans for sustainable urban development Percentage of cities supported by URBACT III having demonstrated high performance for implementation of integrated strategies/ action plans for urban development, along 3 key dimensions: Integration, Participation, Project management (timeliness, etc.)
To ensure that practitioners and decision-makers at all levels (EU, national, regional and local) have increased access to URBACT thematic knowledge and share know-how on all aspects of sustainable urban development in order to improve urban policies Number of and practitioners at all levels (EU, national, regional and local) who have used URBACT thematic knowledge about sustainable urban development in their work 2. Technical Assistance 4 458 114€ 6% To maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the management and implementation of the URBACT III programme
Table 3: Programme specific result indicators (by specific objective) Expected Results Indicator Unit Value Year Target Value (2022) Source of Data of 1. Urban in cities have increased their knowledge and capacity in relation to integrated approaches to sustainable urban Participants in URBACT activities with knowledge and capacity in the field of sustainable urban development, in relation to: integrated approach participatory working across departments and with relevant stakeholders project Percentage of participants in URBACT activities with knowledge and capacity in the field of sustainable urban To be by means of of and of before to 2016 75% External evaluation of the knowledge and capacity of individuals involved in actions during the life of the programme Every two years 2. Cities have designed integrated strategies and action plans for sustainable urban drawing on EU good practice Percentage of cities within URBACT Action Planning Networks having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method. Percentage of cities within URBACT Action Planning Networks having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method To be by means of of cities’ studies 2016 70% Analysis of data in cities’ baseline studies and closure reports Once per call for for the creation of 3. Cities improve their in regard to the of integrated plans for sustainable urban Percentage of cities within URBACT Implementation Networks having demonstrated high performance in regard to implementation of integrated strategies/ action plans for urban development, along 3 key Percentage of cities within URBACT Networks having high performance in regard to of integrated To be by means of of cities’ 2017 60% Analysis of data in cities’ baseline studies and closure reports Once per call for for the creation of network network line s planning
dimensions: Project etc.) strategies/ action plans 4. and at all levels (EU, national, regional and local) have increased access to URBACT thematic knowledge on sustainable urban and make use of it Number of decision-makers and practitioners at all levels (EU, national, regional and local) who have used URBACT thematic knowledge about sustainable urban development in their work Number of and practitioners 100 2014 400 decision makers and Survey among registered web users, newsletters recipients, social media etc. with a focus on those stakeholders that are not involved in URBACT networks Every 2 years 2.A.3. Actions to be supported under the investment priority 2.A.3.1. Actions to be financed and their expected contribution to the corresponding specific objectives, including, where appropriate – a/ Building capacities for sustainable urban development (specific objective 1) Contribution of activities to specific objective 1 The programme will develop actions to enhance the capacity of key players (urban practitioners, city managers and staff, elected representatives, other stakeholders involved in URBACT projects) in the field of integrated and participatory approaches to sustainable urban development. makers
Implementation step. financial, result indicator Unit Milestone for 2018 Final Target 2023 Source of data Explanation of the relevance of the indicator, where appropriate Financial indicator: Expenditure (Total certified expenses for the programme) Euros 15 140 808 88 218882 The performance indicator for the amount certified by the end of 2018 has been calculated using the auto de-commitment target for 2018 for Priority Axe 1which is 11 986 978€ of ERDF plus the equivalent local / national contribution for this amount. As the average intervention rate at priority axe 1 level is 79.17% ERDF, 20.83% has been added to the target ERDF figure giving a performance framework target of 15 140 808€. Output indicator Total number of networks completed Number 20 70 The launch of the first call for networks is planned in February 2015; given the needed time for selection and for their implementation, these networks will be completed at the end of 2018. We expect to launch with the first call around a third of the total number of 70 networks expected during the whole programming period; it will be therefore possible to complete at least 20 networks at the end of 2018
9. 9.1. A list of major projects for which the implementation is planned during the programming period Not applicable to URBACT 9.2. The performance framework of the cooperation programme Implementation step. financial, result indicator Unit Milestone for 2018 Final Target 2023 Source of data Explanation of the relevance of the indicator, where appropriate Financial indicator: Expenditure (Total certified expenses for theprogramme) Euros 16 561 174 94 324 550 The indicator is based on the total budget of the programme using the auto decommitment target for 2018
conditions or by allocating resources. The degree to which URBACT III influences other plans and programmes including those in a hierarchy The URBACT III Draft Operational programme aims to develop exchanges among city policy makers and practitioners and disseminate standardized information. It may influence Regional Operational Programmes towards a more sustainable urban development. Low direct impact Degree of influence cannot be determined at this stage The relevance of URBACT III for the integration of environmental considerations in particular with promoting sustainable development Promoting urban integrated and sustainable development is a major aim of URBACT III Low direct impact Relevance cannot be determined at this stage Environmental problems relevant to the plan or programme As stated above, it is impossible to determine at this stage if the programme itself will directly encourage the integration of environmental considerations. Low direct impact Relevance cannot be determined at this stage The relevance of the plan or programme for the implementation of community legislation on the Environment Some of the projects of URBACT III may be relevant to activities related to environmental themes, but it cannot be determined whether such activity will be of relevance to the implementation of Community legislation on the environment. Low direct impact Relevance cannot be determined at this stage Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to be affected, having regard, in particular, to: Annex II/2 Criteria Comments Assessment - the probability, duration, frequency Given the above assessment Not significant