Marshal Office of Silesian Voivodeship European Social Fund Department

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Marshal Office of Silesian VoivodeshipEuropean
Social Fund Department

• Transnational Activity in Human Capital
  Operational Programme
• 2007-2013
• Malgorzata Lacka-Matusiewicz
• 27th of March 2008

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Silesian region

• Basic statistical data
• Total area12 331 km2 (3,9 of country)
• Population 4 659 800 (12 of country)
• in Silesian Agglomeration 2 858 338 (61 of
  region)
• People in urban areas 78,5
• density 380 people per km2
• Unemployment rate 9,2

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ESF in Poland

• For the period 2007-2013 all Polish regions are
  eligible for Convergence funding from the EU

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ESF in Poland

• For the period 2007-2013 European Social Fund in
  Poland is covered by only one programme Human
  Capital Operational Programme
• The Human Capital OP about 11,5 billion Euro
  (9,7 billion Euro from ESF 85)
• It is 14,4 of resources for Poland (67,3
  billons Euro)

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ESF in Poland

• Human Capital OP Managing Institution Ministry
  of Regional Development (central decision-making)
• The Programme contains 10 Priorities, divided
  into 2 components
• Central
• Regional
• Intermediate Bodies of the Programmes central
  component are particular ministries
• Intermediate Bodies of the Programmes regional
  component in particular regions are
  self-governments of each voivodeship

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Human Capital Operational Programme

• Human Capital Operational Programme Priorities
• Priority I Employment and social integration.
• Priority II Development of human resources and
  adaptation potential of enterprises and
  improving the health condition of working persons
• Priority III High quality of the educational
  system
• Priority IV Tertiary education and science
• Priority V Good governance
• Priority VI The labour market open for all
• Priority VII Promotion of social integration
• Priority VIII Regional human resources for the
  economy
• Priority IX Development of education and
  competences in the regions
• Priority X Technical assistance

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Human Capital Operational Programme

• Main focus in Human Capital OP
• more effective use of labour resources
• better flexibility of the labour market and
  greater adaptability of employees
• enhancing the level of social cohesion
• establishment of knowledge based society through
  development of education and qualifications
• improving effectiveness of management in the
  public administration and of the quality of
  provided public services
• development of health care as a factor that
  determined the quality of the labour resources
• assuring cohesion in the extent of human
  resources development in the spatial dimension

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Human Capital Operational Programme
ESF in Silesia 738 062 125
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• Transnational Activity Institutions
• Managing Institution (Ministry of RD) rules of
  Transnational Activity, supervising of National
  Supporting Institution
• Intermediate Bodies implementation of
  transnational projects,
• National Supporting Institution support,
  promotion, monitoring

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Key themes for Transnational Activity Managing
Institution does not define key themes. According
to the Programmes principles Transnational
Activity should be concentrated on realisation of
these Priorities, where exchange of experience
and ideas is a source of added value.
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Possible projects of Transnational Activity-
Organising of conferences, seminars, workshops
and meetings- Analysis and research- Preparing,
translating and publishing of reports,
publications, elaborations- Benchmarking-
Consulting, staff interchange, trainings, study
visits- Adopting innovative approach to
challenges / problems
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Thank you for your attention!

• Malgorzata Lacka-Matusiewicz
• Director of ESF Department
• Marshal Office of Silesian Voivodeship
• 46 Ligonia Street
• 40-037 Katowice, POLAND
• Phone [phone]
• www.efs.silesia-region.pl
• efs_at_silesia-region.pl