SWOT Report I - Central Europe

1.4. Prospects
The results of the project output 3.3.1. “SWOT I Report” forms an important step in the work
plan of the academic work group within ReSOURCE. Part of its results will be used for
dissemination at the academic symposium in Leipzig (Germany) in October 2010. The
results of this work step will also serve as a starting point for discussion in the regional
“Laboratory Workshops” (5.1.1.). Furthermore this document is directly linked to the “SWOT
Analysis II” (5.2.1.) and the following outputs “Recommendations on strategy development”
(5.3.1.) and “Transnational recommendations on thematic utilisation” (5.3.2.) in work package
5.
1.5. Results
The ReSOURCE project brings together different mining regions in the Central Europe
programme area. In this work step the research analysed the specific strength and
weaknesses of each of the participating regions and furthermore asked for common
indicators across all 7 regions. Thereby the research forms the basis of the outputs in the
next project stages, namely the work package 5, where the finalised results from regional
status-quo (work package 3) will be used to deal questions of with strategy development and
policy recommendations.
The 7 single SWOT analyses in this document focus closely on the utilisation of post-mining
potentials and assess the general framework conditions in each of the participating regions.
The studies narrow down specific strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in each of
the ReSOURCE regions, thereby substantially deepening the analysis carried out in the last
outputs, especially the “Regional Profiles” (3.1.3.). The result provides a clear picture what
kind of problems and possibilities each region has to deal with and how post-mining
potentials are utilised.
The “Combined SWOT Analysis” across all of the ReSOURCE regions shows a variety of
different internal and external factors, which contribute positively or negatively to the
development of post-mining potentials and general development options in all regions. The
most important aspect regarding the regions assets is the use of cultural potentials, as well
as the establishment of strong organisational structures that have been created in order
to realise development options, which often include relevant political and administrational
actors from the regions. These structures could help to realise some of the opportunities,
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