Arno van der Zwet

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 6 (2018), Issue 1, Page 1 - 2

Arno van der Zwet, John Bachtler

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 6 (2018), Issue 1, Page 3 - 12

This article provides an overview of the mechanisms that are used to implement integrated territorial development strategies in the 2014-20 ESIF programme period. It is based on the research conducted as part of a European Commission project which examined the added value of integrated territorial and urban strategies. It sets out how ESIF funding is being used to support integrated development strategies. The article also considers the different rationales for selecting a type of implementation mechanism. The final section will consider some of the conclusions and policy recommendations made as part of the study in relation to the specific implementation mechanisms.

Stephen Miller, Arno van der Zwet

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 6 (2018), Issue 1, Page 51 - 57

This article reviews how the UK is implementing Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) as part of the Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) agenda in 2014-20, in line with ERDF Article 7 requirements and the use of ITI outwith the Article 7 requirements. This article provides an overview of the current status of these instruments in the UK and how they are being implemented. The specific case of London is used to provide a detailed example at local level of the operationalisation of SUD using the ITI instruments. This is compared with the ITI in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which is implemented as a non-SUD ITI. The article reflects on the main differences between the two approaches and their policy implications.

Irene McMaster, Arno van der Zwet, Heidi Vironen

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 3 (2015), Issue 4, Page 211 - 220

There are increased pressures to improve linkages between European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds programmes. This article identifies three models that can assist more collaborative approaches. It goes on to draw practical lessons on issues around the establishment of such mechanisms. The article draws on the authors’ experiences in relation to formulating and consulting on proposals for a collaborative mechanism in the Euro-Arctic region. Regional territorial cooperation is considered an important driver for development in the Arctic and adjacent northern European regions and is supported by European Arctic States and the European Union (EU). Experience from the Arctic demonstrates the added value of regional collaboration. However, formalised cooperation and collaboration need to be highly tailored to specific regional needs and conditions. The development of formal mechanisms needs to build trust and acceptance among the key stakeholders.

Arno van der Zwet

European Structural and Investment Funds Journal, Volume 2 (2014), Issue 4, Page 319 - 326

The following article examines some of the initial experiences of Member States with the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) tool. It draws from examples of ITI in Belgium (Limburg) and Finland (Six Cities) which are already in advanced stages of planning. The article highlights the versatility of ITI as an implementation tool for integrated territorial approaches but also considers key challenges in relation to administrative and institutional capacity, territorial competiveness, limited scale of resource allocations, and ambiguities in relation to implementation requirements.