Our Operational Programme

BMW Regional Operational Programme

2007 - 2013

The BMW Regional OP 2007-2013 has a planned investment of €478m of which €229m is provided by the EU Structural Funds

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 European Added Value
  • 4.7 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
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  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 the amount of the total financial allocation of each fund in the OP

  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