BMW Regional Operational Programme 2007-2013

• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Legal Basis for the Operational Programme
  • 1.3 Definition of the BMW NUTS II Region
  • 1.4 Preparation of the Programme and the Partnership Principle
  • 1.5 NDP 2007 - 2013
  • 1.6 Operational Programme Structure
• Chapter 2: POLICY CONTEXT
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Relavant EU Guidelines and Regulations
  • 2.3 Lisbon Strategy
  • 2.4 Community Strategic Guidlines
  • 2.5 Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective
  • 2.6 National Strategic Reference Framework
  • 2.7 National Reform Programme
  • 2.8 Barcellona Target and National R&D Action Plan
  • 2.9 Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation
  • 2.10 National Spatial Strategy
  • 2.11 Towards 2016
  • 2.12 Enterprise Strategy Group Report
  • 2.13 Making Ireland's Development Sustainable
  • 2.14 National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016
  • 2.15 Regional Foresight Exercise
  • 2.16 Regional Planning Guidelines
  • 2.17 Audit of Innovation Report
  • 2.18 Conclusion
• Chapter 3: REGIONAL PROFILE AND SWOT
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Definition and Outline of the Border, Midlands and Western Region
  • 3.3 Overview of Recent Economic Trends
  • 3.4 Regional Income Trends
  • 3.5 Sectoral Employment Performance
  • 3.6 Productivity Analysis
  • 3.7 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Research
  • 3.8 Environmental Profile and Issues
  • 3.9 Infrastructure Provision
  • 3.10 Urban Structure
  • 3.11 Social Inclusion
  • 3.12 National Development Plan/CSF and the Previous BMW Regional Operational Programme 2000-2006
  • 3.13 Progress of Selected Measures under the Inter-Regional OPs 2000-2006
  • 3.14 BMW Regional Operational Programme 2000-2006
  • 3.15 Lessons from Regional OP 2000-2006
  • 3.16 SWOT Analysis of the Region
  • 3.17 Results of the Ex Ante Evaluation and Strategic Environmental Assessment
  • 3.18 Conclusion
• Chapter 4: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Vision for the Region
  • 4.3 Overall OP Development Strategy
  • 4.4 Priority Objectives
  • 4.5 Development Priorities and Justification
  • 4.6 Conclusion
• Chapter 5: PRIORITIES
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Priority Axis 1: Innovation, ICT and the Knowledge Economy
  • 5.3 Priority Axis 2: Environment and Risk Prevention
  • 5.4 Priority Axis 3: Urban Development and Secondary Transport Networks
  • 5.5 Priority Axis 4: Technical Assistance
  • 5.6 Complementarity between Priorities
  • 5.7 Complementarity with Other Programmes
  • 5.8 ESF Co-financed Human Capital Investment Programme
  • 5.9 National Rural Development Programme
  • 5.10 European Fisheries Fund (EFF)
  • 5.11 Seventh Research Framework Programme
  • 5.12 PEACE III Programme
  • 5.13 Territorial Co-operation (Objective 3) Programmes
  • 5.14 National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013
  • 5.15 North-South Co-operation
  • 5.16 Territorial Cohesion
• Chapter 6: INDICATIVE FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Financial Allocations and Justification
  • 6.3 Mobilisation of Financial Flows
• Chapter 7: CROSS-CUTTING THEMES: EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Sustainable Development
  • 7.3 Equal Opportunity
  • 7.3.1Gender Equality
  • 7.3.2 Broad Equality Grounds
  • 7.4 Social Inclusion
• Chapter 8: IMPLEMENTATION
  • 8.1 Implementation Provisions
  • 8.2 Managing and Monitoring Arrangements
  • 8.3 Annual and Final Implementation Reports
  • 8.4 Implementation
  • 8.5 Financial Management and Control Arrangements
  • 8.6 Compliance with State Aid and Public Procurement Rules
  • 8.7 Selection Criteria
  • 8.8 Evaluation
  • 8.9 Information and Publicity
  • 8.10 Performance and Contingency Reserves
  • 8.11 Major Projects
  • 8.12 Partnership

• Annexes

  Annex 1: Performance Indicators

  Annex 2: Context Indicators

  Annex 3: Programme Preparation Meetings and Submissions

  Annex 4: Financing Plan of the Operational Programme giving the annual commitment of each fund in the BMW Regional OP

  Annex 5:Financial plan of the Operational Programme giving, for the whole programme period, the amount of the total financial allocation of each fund in the operational programme, the national counterpart and the rate of reimbursement by priority axis

  Annex 6: Border, Midland and Western Regional OP 2007-2013 Financial Management Control Chart

  Annex 7: Indicative breakdown of the Community Contribution by category in the Operational Programme   

  Annex 8: Sea Statement        

  Annex 9: Glossary Of Abbreviations