Since 2007,
ESPON targeted analyses has been supporting territorial development processes
at local, regional and national levels in Europe by bringing
together policy makers who share the same kinds of challenges and who
are looking for new territorial evidence and a European perspective. ESPON
targeted analyses deliver demand-driven and tailor-made analytical studies in
support of territorial decision-making. In the framework of the ESPON 2030
Programme, stakeholder proposals should be related to one of the programme’s
Thematic Action Plans (TAP’s), whose descriptions are available below and
include:
·
Climate Neutral territories
·
Governance of new geographies
·
Territories resilient to crises
·
Perspectives for all people and places
The ESPON
targeted analyses will offer administrative and technical support to design
Terms of Reference in accordance with the ESPON Cooperation Programme, and
permanent technical support from ESPON’s expert team to ensure the progress of
the activity and the quality of the deliverables. Other assistance may include
a dedicated budget, of about EUR 250,000, to finance a high-level study
led by carefully selected experts from all over Europe through public
procurement procedures. Other support will include opportunities to share
evidence and experiences with other stakeholders, and participate at ESPON
events typically organised in cooperation with EU Presidencies, to
network with an international community of policy makers and experts.
The application process requires that stakeholders develop their project
proposal and submit it to the ESPON EGTC by filling in a digital application
form which is attached below. In their proposal, stakeholders outline the
policy issues that they would like to have addressed by an ESPON Targeted
Analysis, whilst ensuring that the proposal takes into account their specific
territorial context, and that the policy needs relates to one of the Thematic
Action Plans (TAPs) of the ESPON Programme.
Proposals must
be submitted electronically with a digital application form. The application
form includes information on how and to whom the stakeholder proposal needs to
be sent and which documents need to be enclosed. A guidance document is also
available below for support stakeholders in preparing their proposals.
Stakeholder proposals for ESPON Targeted Analyses can be submitted at any time.
The ESPON EGTC evaluates twice per year all stakeholder proposals received by
certain cut-off dates. The next cut-off date for the submission of stakeholder
proposals is on 24 February 2023. Any questions in the
process of developing stakeholder proposals may be addressed via email through application@espon.eu.
Further
information can be found here Open invitation to submit proposals
for Targeted Analyses | ESPON
Documents:
·
Stakeholder
Cooperation Agreement ESPON 2030
·
Letter
commitment ESPON 2030
·
TA
SH Guidance 11-11-22
·
TA
FAQs 11-11-22
·
TAP
Climate Neutral Territories
·
TAP
Governance of new geographies
·
TAP
Perspective for all people and places
·
TAP
Places Resilient to Crises