Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI)

Zsolt SZOKOLAI

European CommissionDG for Regional Policy

2. New tools for implementing integrated territorial strategies

Urbandevelopment

platform

Urban innovative

actions(0,2% of ERDF

at EU level)

ITIMinimum 5% of ERDF of each

Member State for urban development through delegated

ITI

Urban and territorial development

Thematic objectives, (Urban) investment priorities

Community-led local development

ETC

Why ITI for sustainable territorial development?• Sustainable urban development requires a whole

bundle of integrated measures – financial pot

• Different measures will need to be supported under different thematic objectives und priorities

• Funding programmes should mark and bundle the necessary resources for such integrated measures

• Article 7 ERDF regulation (recital 7) Article 99 CPR (recital 21, 65)

Urban dimension:• Member States should earmark at least 5% of ERDF-

resources for ITI with management delegated to cities (also partly, depending on administrative structure and capacity)

• List of cities in Partnership Contracts and OPs

For comparison (2007-2013): Urban dimension (Art. 8 ERDF regulation) not compulsory

and often hardly visible ERDF-resources programmed for urban priority axes only

3% on EU average Mainly sectoral investments (esp. in new Member States) Little involvement of cities

ITI – how does it work?

Bundling funding from different priority axes and programmes (e.g. ERDF and ESF)

For an integrated territorial/urban development strategy

For a specific target area at the appropriate territorial scale e.g. at the level of neighbourhoods, cities, city-regions,

metropolitan areas, rural areas, functional areas

Possible delegation of the management to intermediate bodies, including local authorities

„Mini-programme“ for integrated, multi-dimensional measures – shared vision for the future development of the territory

Smart growth

Research &InnovationICTSME

Sustainable growth

Low-carbon economyResource efficiencyRisk preventionSustainable transport

Inclusive growth

EmploymentSocial inclusionCombating povertyEducation

Concentration on Europe 2020 objectivesThematic dimension:

Territorialdimension:

Deprived urban areas and neighbourhoods

Cities and urban areas

City-regions, metropolitan areas

Integrated strategies and measures

Rural areas, etc.

Entry point for programming:

ITI

Governance mechanism:

RegionalERDF OP

National/sectoral/ETCERDF OP

ESF OP

CF OP

Sustainable urban development and ITI

ITI City 3

Example: Member State A

Arrangements between city and regional/national level on:

Justification of planned actions (ex-ante)Territorial and thematic objectivesPlanned measures and actionsSynergy between different thematic actionsManagement (division of tasks) and capacity building needsIndicatorsMonitoring, evaluation

+ additional resources from ESF und CF where appropriate

City 1City 2City 3

• How to prepare for an ITI Reinforced strategic and integrated programming

Article 11, 14, 87 CPR (recital 9, 14, 15, 21, 65) Article 7 ETC

Follow the programming procedure (Be there, Be informed, Be involved)

Partnership Agreement shall indicate the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the territorial development by the principles for identifying the urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented

Agreement on delegation of implementation between organisation managing ITI and the participating Managing Authorities`

ITI in ETC:• Art 10 ETC: the intermediate body to carry out the

management and implementation of an ITI shall be an EGTC or other legal body established under the laws of one of the participating countries

• ITI creates the possibility to combine actions financed from ETC and mainstream programmes

• Possible examples: • Cross-border and transnational programmes

• Cross-border conurbations

• Subregional or interregional territories with some common specificities (lakes, mountains)