3: Programme specific result indicators (by specific objective) Article 7.2 (b) (ii) ETC Regulation ID Result Indicator Unit Baseline Value Baseline Year Target Value (2022) Source of Data of reporting 1 Urban practitioners in cities have increased their knowledge and capacity in relation to integrated approaches to sustainable development; they are more able to respond to changing circumstances, working with all stakeholders, using new organisational models and tools. Participants in URBACT activities who , in the field of sustainable urban development, have increased their capacity in relation to: integrated and participatory working across departments and with relevant stakeholders; and project management. Number of participants tbd 2015 1.800 participants Based on 70% of participants reporting increased professional capacity and a target audience of 2600 participants counted as outlined above Standardised of individuals involved in all 3 types of networks and participating in capacity-building actions for each round of networks. The will focus on capacities related to: 1) integrated 2) participatory action-planning; 3) working across departments; 4) working with a wide range of stakeholders ; 5) project management in the field of sustainable urban development Every two years 2 Cities have designed integrated strategies and action plans for sustainable urban development drawing on EU good practice 2a) Number of cities having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method. Integration will be measured through the following questions: was the integrated strategy/action plan produced involving different departments within the municipality? Will the implementation of the strategy/action plan require different departments and/or agencies to work together? Does it link hard and soft actions? Does Number of cities having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method The compound baseline will be determined by means of survey among cities partners in networks approved under the 1st call for proposals. It may be subject to review 2015 220 cities Based on estimate that 60% of cities involved in the 40 networks (i.e. 360 cities out of 400 partners) will produce actually integrated strategies and action plans. May be subject to review following establishment of baseline value as a result of the networks approved under the 1st call for proposals Self-assessment check by network coordinator in partner city, based on integration questions Once per round of network assessment assessment
with supporting evidence of achieved results 4 Practitioners and decision makers at all levels (EU, national, regional and local) have increased access to URBACT thematic knowledge and share know-how on sustainable urban development 4)- number of decision-makers and practitioners at all levels (EU, national, regional and who have used URBACT thematic knowledge about sustainable urban development in their work Number of and practitioners Baseline to be determined by means of survey among non-URBACT partners receiving Newsletter, involved in social media activities by July 2015 2015 400 decision makers and practitioners Survey of registered web, newsletter, twitter and LinkedIn users that are not involved in URBACT networks + input of National URBACT Points The survey would ask people which capitalisation resources they had accessed such as website, publications, events and then how this had changed their practice) Every 2 years
Implementation step. financial, result indicator Measurement Unit Milestone for 2018 Final Target 2022 Source of data Explanation of the relevance of the indicator, where appropriate 1. 1 Urban practitioners in cities have increased their knowledge and capacity in relation to integrated approaches to sustainable development; they are more able to respond to changing circumstances, working with all stakeholders, using new organisational models and tools Number of participants 600 1800 Standardised of individuals involved in all 3 of networks and actions for each round of networks Capacity building is a key target of URBACT under objective 11 ‘Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient public administration’ 2.Number of cities that have produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method Number of cities having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method 70 220 cities check by network coordinator in partner city, based on integration questions The production of Integrated Local Action Plans is a basis for a quality implementation of urban strategies on the ground 2.A.5 Categories of Intervention (Article 7(2) (c) (v) ETC Regulation. Table 12 Dimension 1 Intervention Field Priority Axis Code € EU support PA 1 118 69 843 880€ assessment
the certifiying authority Table 23 Identification of the body or bodies carrying out control and audit tasks Authority/ body Name of the authority/body Head of the authority/body Body or bodies designated to carry out control tasks Each Member/Partner state will designate the body responsible for carrying out control tasks defined in Article 23(4)of the Regulation (EU) 1299/2013 [ETC]. As defined in the annex of the Member/Partner State agreement for each country Body or bodies designated to be responsible for carrying out audit tasks The audit authority will be assisted by a Group of Auditors. Each EU-MS/PS, will designate the body responsible for carrying out the audit tasks provided for in Article 127 of the Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 [CPR]. As defined in the of the Member/Partner State agreement for each country 5.1.2. Procedure for setting up the joint secretariat For the implementation of the programme and in compliance with Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 [ETC], the managing authority, the monitoring committee and, where appropriate, the audit authority are assisted by a Joint Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as JS) to carry out their respective functions. The JS is set up after consultation with the MS/PS under the responsibility of the managing authority and located in Region Ile de France/France. Given the fact that the JS for URBACT III will overlap with the JTS for UII there will be continuity in the staff already in post. This provides several benefits to ensure the programme gets off to a quick start, minimising the delays as well as the experience built up by the staff over the current period. Any additional recruitment will respect the EU Regulations in terms of open and transparent procedures suitably advertised. The joint secretariat is partly funded from the technical assistance budget. The JS guarantees the impartiality of the projects´ applications´ evaluation process. It shall also provide information to potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under the programme and shall assist beneficiaries in the implementation of operations.
9.2. The performance framework of the cooperation programme Implementation step. financial, result indicator Measurement Unit Milestone for 2018 Final Target 2022 Source of data Explanation of the relevance of the indicator, where appropriate 1. 1 Urban practitioners in cities have increased their knowledge and capacity in relation to integrated approaches to sustainable development; they are more able to respond to changing circumstances, working with all stakeholders, using new organisational models and tools Number of participants 600 1800 Standardised of individuals involved in all 3 types of networks and actions for each round of networks Capacity building is a key target of URBACT under objective 11 ‘Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient public administration’ 2.Number of cities that have produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method Number of cities having produced integrated strategies and action plans with the URBACT method 70 220 cities check by network coordinator in partner city, based on integration questions The production of Integrated Local Action Plans is a basis for a quality implementation of urban strategies on the ground 9.3. List of relevant partners involved in the preparation of the cooperation programme The main partners involved in the preparation were the Member States, the cities and the EU level organizations concerned by urban and territorial development as well as the 3 other Interregional Territorial Cooperation programmes. Concerning the EU organisation and Interregional Territorial Cooperation Programmes, the following partners were specifically involved: Committee of the assessment
Annex II/2 Criteria Comments Assessment - the probability, duration, frequency and reversibility of the effects - the cumulative nature of the effects - the trans-boundary nature of the effects - the risks to human health or the environment (e.g. due to accidents) - the magnitude and spatial extent of the effect - the value and vulnerability of the area likely to be affected due to special natural characteristics or cultural heritage, exceeded environmental quality standards or limit values, intensive land-use - the effects on areas or landscapes which have a recognized national, Community or international protection status Given the above assessment and taking into account that URBACT is an exchange programme on urban issues, it is expected that the environmental effects resulting directly from the programme will not be significant. Not significant