Policy instruments
Discover the policy instruments that the partners of this project are tackling.
A means for public intervention. It refers to any policy, strategy, or law developed by public authorities and applied on the ground to improve a specific territorial situation. In most cases, financial resources are associated with a policy instrument. However, an instrument can also sometimes refer to a legislative framework with no specific funding. In the context of Interreg Europe, operational programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs as well as Cooperation Programmes from European Territorial Cooperation are policy instruments. Beyond EU cohesion policy, local, regional, or national public authorities also develop their own policy instruments.
Within the ERDF-ESF-JTF 2021-2027 programme, Strategic Goal 1 ‘A more competitive and smarter Europe’ and especially Priority 2 ‘Business creation and acceleration’ aim to boost employment and business creation and transfer through 1) supporting and developing entrepreneurial activity by having a pro-active approach with school communities, and 2) assisting in the development and acceleration of new businesses created and help young businesses. The promotion of taking initiatives by young people makes it possible to create a dynamic in favour of business creation that will be a vector of job creation. The actions developed under this priority are a continuation of the 2014-2020 programme. They must be continued over the 2021-2027 period because the region is still lagging behind in terms of creation of innovative companies and business transfers with regard to the average density of entrepreneurial activities at the national level. As a result, this action contributes to improving the competitiveness of Hauts-de-France by strengthening the spirit of initiative. Thus, the promotion of entrepreneurship makes it possible to initiate a cultural change to give the desire to undertake, to detect the creators of tomorrow and to encourage the creation of sustainable activities that generate jobs in the Hauts-de-France region.
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The Economic Development Policy Plan for East Flanders 2020-2025 has three pillars. The third one is about supporting new clusters of growth, which also includes supporting new and young entrepreneurship. The policy objectives that we want to achieve in this domain are 1) Increasing entrepreneurial competencies among pupils/students from the East-Flemish schools, 2) Helping students or entrepreneurs who have just started to do business successfully. To do achieve this, we organise different events and initiatives with our partners Voka and Vlajo, such as the mini-companies in secondary schools. Next to this, we want to create a positive image of entrepreneurship so that children have a realistic perspective on this. Thirdly, we support all school activities promoting entrepreneurship: be it logistically or content-related, initiating collaboration between schools and SMEs or raising awareness of 21st century soft skills. The policy instrument is reviewed every five years. This is a regular process that has worked for the past 60 years, so it will continue as such.
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The main objectives of the Economic Development Strategy - Harghita 2030 are to increase the competitiveness of the economy, increase the quality of life, support businesses, support technology and knowledge transfer, improve the competitiveness of the economy, and create new jobs. This strategy has been approved for the 2021-2030 period. It is designed as a working tool for all decision-making factors and economic actors involved and interested in the development of the county in the period 2021-2030.
The following expressions are mentioned among the main strategic priorities: supporting young people in innovative initiatives; encouraging entrepreneurship through higher education services or training programmes offered by higher education; developing human resources; adapting education to the requirements of the labour market; supporting the improvement of young people's employment conditions. However, to date there is no strategic measure or priority specifically focusing on entrepreneurship education in this policy instrument, which is why Harghita County Council wants to revise the policy instrument itself through the implementation of new projects and a structural change.
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DP2027 identifies nine priorities or key development directions that need to be addressed within the next six years. Each priority has a goal, targets and indicators, which together form a strategic part of the DP2027. In addition, an Action plan (AP) and Investment plan serve as tools to carry out the targets set out in each priority. One of the priorities of the DP2027 is accessible and high-quality education that meets the needs of future society and competitive city with an innovative economy. The measure indicates support to learning throughout life, developing skills in various fields and thus addressing challenges in a rapidly changing world. The principle of lifelong learning is therefore enshrined in the priority: from the first steps in pre-school to the labour market. The goal is to make Riga a nationally and internationally oriented science, education and innovation centre by creating a supportive environment for innovation. To make more use of the city’s economic potential by ensuring excellent integration into national and international mobility networks, promoting a knowledge and innovation-based economy in line with the national smart specialisation strategy. With this Project several measures of AP: “Introduce the competence approach into the content of general education”, "Improving the professional competence of pedagogues", "Strengthen the city's collaborative ecosystems and support innovative business initiatives" will be addressed.
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In 2014, Rottal-Inn adopted the District Development Concept 2020 as the result of a broad citizen participation process. It was intended as a modern guideline for a modern district that was never static, but always open to new, good ideas and developments.
In 2022, it was updated for the period until 2030. Sustainable and digital working and living environments, resilience, "crisis resistance" or adaptability to local or global changes and crises will become more important and are therefore given even greater consideration in the concept. In addition, projects are specified and prioritised that are necessary and possible in order to improve the living and working conditions for residents in the district, to ensure competitiveness and to increase the attractiveness of the region for locals, newcomers and guests alike.
An important factor in this is the goal of increasing the number of start-ups. This is to be achieved, among other things, through increased cooperation with schools and other institutions in order to promote entrepreneurial spirit among children and young people.
One of the concept’s vision is that the economic development in the district shows itself to be extremely stable in 2030 despite all the global challenges. Support is not only provided by the business development agency and the district administration, but above all by the good networks among themselves. As a result, existing companies have developed well, and new companies have been established.
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The object of Educational Policy is the activities of the self-government and other bodies cooperating with it to organise, support, disseminate and deepen the individual and collective development processes of the West Pomerania community. The Policy in the area of tasks and obligations of the regional government is connected with shaping the labour market, creating conditions for economic development, creating social cohesion or maintaining and developing culture. It is also part of the West Pomeranian Model of Development Programming. The Policy focuses on three strategic objectives: building educational capital for learning for the future; increasing adult participation in education; and strengthening the infrastructural facilities and organisational capacity of education and sport as places and systems for the personal development of residents. The issue of the development of entrepreneurial competencies is reflected in all three priorities. However, the activities of the project will focus on the first priority, where the emphasis is placed, among others, on: the implementation of education tools for the future, the development of teachers' competences, the enrichment of the extra-curricular offer and the promotion of local talents.
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In continuity with the 2014-2020 ESF programme (Training Enterprise Programme), RP Lazio ESF+ 2021-2027 supports interventions aimed at the creation of new businesses to promote and support self-entrepreneurship and encourage new employment opportunities for young people.
Below are the activities that are intended to be supported as part of this strategic operation:
- Training courses for the acquisition of managerial and managerial skills.
- Training courses for the promotion of entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial skills.
- Accompaniment paths for the creation of businesses for unemployed young people or for young
people leaving the regional training system (e.g. IefP paths).
- Support programs and non-repayable incentives to support the creation of new businesses.
- Support for business creation, including innovative ones, deriving from innovation and research activities and for young graduates
- Training and support interventions for generational transition and business transfer.
Local initiatives can be encouraged (at local and municipal level) to promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and and youth innovation. Initiatives to activate girls and boys may also be promoted through support for youth associations for the management and animation of hostels and spaces for young people.