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Callum Lee – BOP Consulting

May 2014May 2014

In summary:

The challenge isn't winning The challenge isn't winning European funding, it is finding value in it.

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Strategy and European Policy

1. The opportunity1. The opportunity2. The challenge3. Finding value3. Finding value

4.5 % of 4.5 % of EU GDP

Where to look

Culture; Media; Creative Europe Financial Facility...

1) Creative Europe

DG Culture

3) Industrial Funds

DG Enterprise

2) Innovation Funds

DG Connect

COSME; Cluster Excellence; INNOSUP...

Horizon 2020 funding; ICT Innovation Vouchers...

4) “Funds”

ERDF; ESF; Cohesion

Interreg; Urbact; + funds themselves

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Response 1: “Pushing at an open door”

“ARTS” + FILM - €1.5bn1) Creative Europe

DG Culture

3) Industrial Funds

DG Enterprise

2) Innovation Funds

DG Connect

BUSINESS - ??

TECH - €70bn

4) “Funds”

ERDF; ESF; Cohesion

INFRASTRUCTURE - €351bn

Response 2: More room for collaboration

With HEIs Without HEIs

20% 80%

Winning culture programme cooperation projects (2013)

With HEIs Without HEIs

Winning culture programme cooperation projects (2013)

• Raise your EUROPEAN profile. Make sure you are involved in the right committees or seen at the events

1) Think European (geographic spread; fit with other programmes)

Generic EC guidance on winning funds

... BOP guidance on implementation

• Talk to the Commission before submitting major applications

• Prove your connections with letters of support

• Suggest new approaches and ideas that

programmes)

2) Involve relevant actors (Engage businesses, orgs, trade bodies)

• Suggest new approaches and ideas that flatter the Commission

• Present new applications as developments of existing programmes

3) Demonstrate your project management experience

Ireland applies for funding as often as others

14.9Italy

Annual number of culture programmeAPPLICATIONS (2011-13), adjusted to Ireland’s population

12.7

12.8

14.5

14.9

Netherlands

Slovakia

Finland

Italy

6.0

12.0

UK

Ireland

...same story with FP7 applications

1755Finland

FP7 programmeAPPLICANTS (applications year 2007-12) set against selected countries and adjusted to Ireland’s population

990

1512

1658

1755

UK

Ireland

Netherlands

Finland

342

687

Slovakia

Italy

Ireland also has a healthy win ratio

51%Netherlands

Culture programmewinning proposals (applications year 2011-13) set against selected countries

35%

39%

42%

51%

Finland

UK

Ireland

Netherlands

18%

20%

Italy

Slovakia

...

25%Netherlands

FP7 programme WINNING proposals (2007-12)

22%

22%

23%

25%

Ireland

Italy

UK

Netherlands

18%

22%

Slovakia

Finland

1. The opportunity1. The opportunity2. The challenge3. Finding value3. Finding value

Red tape

“They checked my mileage claim against Google maps claim against Google maps

and I had to prove there

was a diversion that day”

Comments from an informal canvassing of organisationswith European focus

Reporting cost on a European Project

The ECBN experience

PLANNED ACTUAL

Delays and lack of progress

“When we looked back “When we looked back at the project, we didn’t feel we had achieved anything”

Comments from an informal canvassing of organisationswith European focus

achieved anything”

The WAAG Society’s ten-year sabbatical

1. The opportunity1. The opportunity2. The challenge3. Finding value3. Finding value

1) OFFEREuropeana Creative [CIF]

Promote the use of Europe’s digital cultural Europe’s digital cultural heritage by the creative industries

28 partners including three HEIs28 partners including three HEIs

1) OFFERProducts and services

2) PROFILEResidencies, Kosice 2013 [ECOC]

Raise the profile of Kosice’s cultural Kosice’s cultural entrepreneurs across Europe

2) PROFILEIdentity

CommunicationsRole in society

STRATEGIC AIMS

Role in society

3) CULTUREMusikalsk - MEDEA @ Malmo University [Interreg]

Develop new experiences for classical music for classical music concerts

STRATEGIC AIMS

ValuesValuesRelat’ship style

Leadership style

3) CULTURE

4) CAPABILITY WAAG Society’s ICT & Art Connect project [FP7]

Bring together artists and technologists to explore technologists to explore new ways of working

ICT & Art Connect

Credit: Valentina Sommariva

Credit: Valentina Sommariva

Credit: Valentina Sommariva

STRATEGIC AIMS

NetworksNetworksPartnershipsSkills

4) CAPABILITY

2) PROFILEIdentity

CommunicationsRole in society

1) OFFERProducts and services

STRATEGIC AIMS

Role in society

ValuesNetworks

STRATEGIC AIMS

ValuesRelat’ship style

Leadership style

3) CULTURE

NetworksPartnershipsSkills

4) CAPABILITY

In conclusion:

The challenge isn't winning The challenge isn't winning European funding, it is finding value in it.

Thank you

callum@bop.co.ukcallum@bop.co.uk

List of funds + slides online at

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