INTERREG III B CADSES PROJECT BOOK - Infocooperare

UTN IIUrban Technology Network IIwww.utn.at/Project DescriptionResults and EffectsUTN II is a direct follow-up project of the UTNUrban Technology Network under INTERREG IIC.UTN included four formal partner cities and morethan 30 interested cities. Interest and need forcontinuation of co-operation in the field of urbantechnologies and urban development have recentlybeen stressed by various proposals for pilot projectspresented to the project management of UTN.The network infrastructure enables a focus to beplaced on setting up a clear and transparent selection,decision-making and the implementationprocess of pilot co-operation projects that can usethe existing network to increase the developmentof fundable projects. The international frameworkfor co-operation among cities on developing projectsto improve urban infrastructure is stressedby Habitat III, where cities are committed to internationalnetworks of co-operation in order toexchange suitable technologies.Furthermore, the UTN II project focuses on:i Supporting cities in the preparation of pilot cooperationprojects for funding or for the searchfor private/public investors to enhance investmentin urban services and infrastructure toestablish a more balanced standard of living inCADSES cities,i Providing training to upgrade the technicaland organisational know-how in provision andmanagement of urban services in the CADSESarea,i Providing technical assistance to link cities inneed of upgrading their urban services to citiesready to transfer their technical and managementexperiences,i Providing easy access to information for all networkpartners.The close co-operation of political and administrativedecision-making bodies and experts onthe various urban technologies of the cities participatingin the UTN II network on concrete pilotco-operation projects and in the long-run, oninvestment projects in urban infrastructure createsa corporate understanding of the effects ofupgrading infrastructure and urban services for allinstitutions involved.The dissemination of common quality standardswithin the pilot co-operations projects as well asinduced by know-how exchange and transfer inthe transnational workshops and exchange programmesshould lead to a more balanced situationwithin the CADSES area in the mid-term.The preparation of co-operation projects withinthe network and further the approval and implementationof these projects will have positiveeffects on urban economic development. Localcompanies have been contracted in implementingor upgrading urban services. The UTN II projectshould strengthen the urban economy and infrastructurefor the social system as a result.DurationStart ....................................................... 11/2002End ......................................................... 10/2006Budget (EUR)Total Budget ....................................5,000,000.00thereof ERDF ...................................2,825,000.00EU Regions/Member StatesNon EU Member StatesLead PartnerProject PartnerLead PartnerMunicipality of the City of ViennaMunicipal Department 27 EU FundingSchlesingerplatz 21082 ViennaAUSTRIAContact PersonMr. Günter ReissertTel +43 1 4000 27010Fax +43 1 4000 99 27010 or 7215E-Mail rei@meu.magwien.gv.at0 200 kmProject PartnersAustriaVienna Business Agency, ViennaGermanyCity of Leipzig, LeipzigUniversity of Leipzig, LeipzigGreeceOrganization of Thessaloniki – For the Master Plan and EnvironmentalProtection, ThessalonikiMunicipality of Thessaloniki, ThessalonikiMunicipality of Xanthi, XanthiMunicipality of Panorama, ThessalonikiEAPAX SA., XanthiSPATIAL DEVELOPMENTMEASURE 1.2ItalyMunicipality of the City of Venice, VeniceVESTA Venezia Servizi Territoriali Ambientali, VeniceInsula S.p.A., VeniceRomaniaBucharest City Hall, BucharestGalati County Council, GelatyUTN II stresses the importance of improving urbantechnologies and infrastructureUkraineLviv City Council Executive Committee, LvivINTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK51