RISE – Regional Integrated
Strategies in Europe
Stakeholders:
Birmingham City Council (Lead Stakeholder);
Regional Council of Västerbotten;
Region Zealand;
Randstad Region (Brussels Office)
Research Partners:
University of Birmingham – Dept. of Management
Delft University of Technology - Research Institute for Housing, Urban and
Mobility Studies (OTB)
University of Copenhagen - Forest & Landscape, Denmark (FLD)
University of Umeå - Centre for Regional Science (CERUM)
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe
Territorial Needs following the Economic Crisis
Support strengthening and renewal of business base
Re-new employment - Improve skills, support the unemployed
Renew business support – existing businesses and start-ups
Support KBE and Innovation
Based upon - review, analysis, mapping, debate
Actions
Support the development of high value in supply chains
Renew refresh the knowledge base
Proof against future – diversify, strengthen, broaden base
Make links to global knowledge and value chains
Build infrastructure – broadband
Be SMART and SUSTAINABLE
Look at best practice
Requires
Integration of planning – activities
Integration across territories
Integration internationally
Boundary spanning to leading areas of research
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe
Four Case Study Territories: Västerbotten (S), Randstad (NL), Zealand (DK), W. Midlands (UK)
RISE PROJECT - Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe
Analyse the emergence and significance of RIS in different territorial and institutional
settings:
Draw upon professional, academic and ESPON literature, data analysis, and
case studies of the use of RIS in the four pilot regions
Develop typologies of Regional Integrated Strategies:
Overview of different types of RIS - aims and objectives, scope, development
approaches, stakeholder involvement, vertical and horizontal integration,
implementation strategies, monitoring and evaluation.
Case Study Regions and EU wide web survey
Develop and test a RIS-toolkit applicable in the four stakeholders’ countries and Europe:
Enhance integrated nature of regional strategies – horizontally and vertically
Develop Integration indicators and monitoring and evaluation indicators
Describe financial models available to combine instruments (European, national,
regional, local)
Conclusions and recommendations:
Draw overall conclusions and to provide recommendations for RIS to be applied
in the stakeholder regions and guidance for other localities in Europe.