Download Tamás Gordos, Regional Development Agency, Central

ESPON – Open Seminar
Gödöllő, 21st June, 2011.
Tamás Gordos, PhD.
head of planning
The geographic location of Central
Hungary Region
Statistical
and tervezési-statisztikai
planning regions and
Magyarország
counties
in
Hungary
régiói és megyéi
North
Hungary
West
Transdanu
bia
Central
Transdanubi
a
South
Transdanubi
a
North
Great
Plain
Central
Hungary
South
Great Plain
The main features of Central
Hungary
Metropolitan region
with national and international
functions
Central Hungary in numbers
Among the Hungarian
Regions
The smallest
The most densely
populated
The most prosperous
The most
HETEROGENOUS
Fulfils central role
Area (km 2)
%
Population
%
GDP/ per head
as % of EU-25
(PPS)
% of Hungarian
GDP
Unem ploym ent
rate
CHR
6 918
7,4
2 951 436
29,5
103%
49,5
8,9%
Number of
companies /
1000
inhabitants
Personal
income
tax basis
per
inhabitant
Change of
population
Suburbanisation
process is a
characteristic
trend
however there
are also clues of
reurbanisation…
Administrative levels
Level
-
Type of representation
National level (1)
-
Elected Parliament
Regional level (7) -
Delegated body
County level (19)
Elected assembly
-
Micro-regions (168) -
Delegated body
Local level (3100) -
Elected assembly
(Municipalities)
Special regions (2) -
Budapest Agglomeration
The System of Regional
Development in Hungary
Central
Hungary RDC
Central Hungary
Regional Development Council
Established by the Hungarian
Parliament's Act XCII of 1999
Authority: administration area of
Budapest & Pest County
The Council has 18 voting members
Chairman: Mr. Lajos Szűcs
Main Tasks of the Council
Examines and evaluates the region’s
economic and social position
Elaborates and approves the region’s
regional development concept, and
operative programmes
Organises the implementation of these
programmes
Co-ordinates development efforts
Pro Regio Agency Ltd.
Established by the Council
83 employees
Main tasks:


to perform administrative and management
tasks required by the Council
to provide the professional background for the
Council (planning, monitoring)

to manage grant schemes (EU Structural Funds)

to generate and manage projects
Planning on regional level
Development
planning
NUTS II level
Central Hungary
Strategy Plan &
Operational Program
(2007-2013)
Mainly sectoral
Land use planning
Sub-regional level
Budapest Agglomeration Spatial
Development Plan
Land-use conflicts
Weak regulatory
tools
Urban sprawl
Budapest
Agglomeration
Spatial Plan
approved by the
National Government
May 2010
violet colour: areas for
residential use
brown colour: areas for
industrial use
Strategy
Plan of
the
Central
Hungary
Region
The features of the Strategy Plan
Pro Regio Agency has prepared the plan
in Partnership with local, regional and
national stakeholders in 2005
The Plan complies with the methodology of
EU Structural Funds
Integrates previous plans and studies
Intervention logic: allocates resources to
measures
My
favourite
ESPON
map 
Central
Hungary
Strategy of the Region 2007-13
Slogan:
Central Hungary the CREATIVE REGION
Objectives:
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

Increasing the economic
competitiveness of the Region
Strengthening social cohesion
Creating a ‘liveable Region’
In line with EU 2020: „Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.”
The priorities axes
Giving an impetus to the Region’s specific economic
elements and supporting innovation-oriented
developments
Human resource development in favour of social
cohesion, according to the demands of the labour
market
Improvement of factors necessary for high quality life,
and the revitalization of the natural environment
Development of the Region’s transport system, with
a special focus on the public and environmentally
friendly transportation
Development of the Region’s public service sector
and its institutional system, in line with the EU
guidelines
Preferential Areas
Cooperation and networking
Business services
R&D, the ‘knowledge industry’
Tourism, leisure economy
Culture economy (products and services)
Environment industry, environment and
nature protection
‘Silver economy’
System of EU Structural Fund financed
Operational Programmes
66%
ESZA 25%
34%
ERFA 75%
Objective
1.
Cohesion Fund
Sectoral OP
Sectoral OP
Sectoral OP
ROP
Economic OP
Human resources development OP
Administration OP
Regional OPs
ROP
ROP
ROP
ROP
Objective
2.
Central Hungary OP
1,741 million €
Strategy Plan of Central Hungary Region
Sectoral OP-s
TA 2020 – messages for CHR
2014 planning
(25) Urban development policies have a
significant role.
(27) … integrated & multilevel approach in
urban development and regeneration …
(34) … integration of local endowments,
characteristics … into the global economy is
important…
(35) …fair and affordable accessibility to
services of general interest, information,
knowledge and mobility are essential …
Thank you for your
attention!
www.proregio.hu
www.kozpontiregio.hu