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Apply for RegioStars 2012 - The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects

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24 June 2019
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The objective of the RegioStars Awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions. RegioStars form part of the European Commission's enhanced communication effort proposed in the framework of the ‘Regions for Economic Change’ initiative. The RegioStars 2012 Awards for project supported by EU regional policy were launched in March 2011. Apply now!

 

 

Award categories There are five RegioStars Award categories for 2012:

1. SMART GROWTH: Innovative projects or schemes supporting service innovation in its different forms.
2. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: Investments in ecosystem services and green infrastructure leading to sustainable regional development.
3. INCLUSIVE GROWTH: Strategies, initiatives or projects addressing the challenge of demographic change and supporting active ageing .
4. CITYSTAR CATEGORY: Integrated strategies for the development of deprived urban areas.
5. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CATEGORY:  Informing the public on the internet about projects benefiting from EU Regional policy.

Award criteria

Award criteria for thematic categories 1-4

a. Innovative character of the project
b. Impact or expected impact of the project in terms of initial objectives
c. Expected sustainability of the project: Evidence could include development towards self-financing or demonstration that the project has or will be part of a succession of projects sequentially funded by other EU financial instruments.
d. Project's results in enhancing local, regional and interregional partnerships: Evidence could include demonstration that the project was inspired by another region's project/programme or shared with another region.

Award criteria for category 5 - Information and communication

e. Effective use of a combination of different internet tools (photos, videos, GIS maps, etc…) to spread information about the projects that have benefited from EU funding.
f. User-friendliness of the list of beneficiaries (including data format, search function, frequency of updates, level of project details, etc.).

The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 July 2011.

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