Martin HUTTER
(City of Vienna, Municipal Department 27 – EU-Strategy and Economic Development)
The reduction of disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the contribution to economic and social cohesion of the European Union are the main targets of the Structural Funds and their role is being stated in article 158 to 160 of the Treaty on European Union.
Since their creation in 1992 the four Structural Funds, of which the European Regional Development Fund has the greatest importance on the economic, social and cultural development of regions, have gone through various steps of modification and improvement.
The new programming period 2007 – 2013 is characterized by a simplification (reduction) of the objectives of the European Cohesion Policy and the modification towards their contribution to the European “meta policies”: Lisbon and Gothenburg Agenda.
The structure of the Structural Funds as well as specific objectives that have relevance on and are of importance for cultural heritage protection will be highlighted in this presentation.
This “information” lecture will give a substantial overview on the various objectives of the Structural Funds and shall enable the audience to navigate within the wide sea of the EU funding system.
The Structural Funds 2007-2013 are
The EU policies for research focus increasingly on collaborative research, both within the EU and with external research partners. Coordinating national or European teams, setting up research networks, and increasing the mobility of individual researchers are at the heart of such policies. Bringing together research teams from different countries is also a way of countering the fragmented nature of the European research landscape.
Do terms like “FP6”, “CORDIS”, “Specific Programme”, “Call for proposals” sound rather familiar to you? Have you participated in earlier EU research Framework Programmes? If not, then this presentation might bring you a little closer to participation in “FP7”.
The complete name of FP7 is 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. It will last for seven years from 2007 until 2013. The programme has a total budget of over € 50 billion.
The structure of FP7, general rules for participation, as well as the themes relevant to cultural heritage protection, conservation and enhancement will be presented in this lecture.
This “motivation” lecture will be complemented with the presentation of contact points and sources for detailed information on the possibilities offered in the 7th Framework Programme for cultural heritage research.