The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin

Final Application Form TN URBACT II
4. Taking part to the implementation of the Capitalisation process at
programme level
Building on the URBACT I experience, URBACT II will strengthen the capitalisation
process at programme level by developing additional and complementary activities
on issues addressed by several URBACT projects. URBACT II will put a stronger
emphasis on capitalisation understood as the production of new knowledge building
on existing experience and knowledge coming not only from the URBACT partners
but also from similar or complementary European projects/ programmes. Linked to
the capitalisation process is the dissemination of this new knowledge in the view to
foster mainstreaming of good practices and policy recommendations. This will be
implemented through a series of tools such as Thematic Poles and Thematic experts
and through the Fast Track labelling by the Commission.
The Fast Track network HerO will contribute to the implementation of the Capitalisation
process at programme level by the following actions:
4.1. Participation of HerO Lead Partner and Lead Expert to the Thematic Pole (TP)
activities
Participation of LP and LE at Thematic Pole meetings - 4 per year on average, 1
day (2 nights) - organised by the URBACT Secretariat in co-operation with the
Thematic Pole managers.
Apart from the TP meetings the LP will assure qualified contribution to the activities
of the thematic pole platform ‘Cities and integrated, sustainable development’ to
which HerO is assigned to.
4.2 Participation at URBACT Annual Conferences and Programme events
The LP and all PPs will participate at the Annual Conference of URBACT cities upon
invitation of the URBACT Secretariat - each PP with 1 member during 2 days (3
nights).
The LP and PPs will participate upon invitation at other relevant Programme events,
organised by the URBACT Secretariat and/or the national/regional authorities of the
participating partners (National Ministry, Managing Authority). As for instance in
Germany there is planned to hold an annual meeting of German URBACT partner
cities organised by the Federal Ministry. Another option is to present the HerO project
outputs upon invitation of the MA at the OP (Operational Programme) Monitoring
Committee meetings.
Each PP with 1 member during 1 day (2 nights)
5. Developing and implementing communication on and dissemination
of project’s activities and outputs
HerO’s communication and dissemination strategy comprises the elaboration of flyers
and brochures to introduce the project partners and to outline the network’s
main objectives, an online newsleter to inform a broad audience on the project’s
work and progress, a project website as part of the URBACT website to provide
comprehensive information on the network and to link to other URBACT projects as
well as the compulsory involvement of local media within the partner cities.
Thereby, emphasis will be put on the translation of the basic information docu-
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