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Futurreg Steering Futurreg Steering Committee Meeting Committee Meeting Status Report Status Report

Malta, June 28 2006 Malta, June 28 2006

• 1. (a) Progress to Date
• 1. (a) Progress to Date
• 2nd SC Meeting, Thessaloniki held

2nd SC Meeting, Thessaloniki held successfully. successfully.

• Minutes of 2nd SC Meeting compiled and

Minutes of 2nd SC Meeting compiled and circulated. circulated.

• 1st Progress Report (activity report and

1st Progress Report (activity report and audited financial report) submitted to audited financial report) submitted to Interreg IIIC West Secretariat and Interreg IIIC West Secretariat and accepeted accepeted subject to revision subject to revision

• The 7 Regional Appraisals of Futures

The 7 Regional Appraisals of Futures Skills/ Experience Skills/ Experience – – all partners ( all partners ( 2 .4 2 .4 ) ) – – mostly complete and appraised mostly complete and appraised

• Completion of the regional futures toolkit

Completion of the regional futures toolkit ( ( 3 .2 3 .2 ) by partners still in progress. ) by partners still in progress.

• Testing of the toolkit with a representative

Testing of the toolkit with a representative group of regional stakeholders not group of regional stakeholders not done/ work in progress. done/ work in progress.

• Cardiff BS worked with IJD and FFRC to

Cardiff BS worked with IJD and FFRC to produce the inter produce the inter-

• regional workshop

regional workshop materials at Turku ( materials at Turku ( 3 .3 & 3 .4 3 .3 & 3 .4 ) and the ) and the workshop presenters identified and workshop presenters identified and engaged. engaged.

• Each partner has in collaboration with

Each partner has in collaboration with regional stakeholders, begun the process regional stakeholders, begun the process

• f defining the two applications of the
• f defining the two applications of the

toolkit and the requisite toolkit and the requisite pro pro-

• formas

formas are are already in place. already in place.

• Partner work on the toolkit applications

Partner work on the toolkit applications – – scoping, background research etc. scoping, background research etc.

• ngoing (
• ngoing ( 4 .1

4 .1 ). ).

• Website completed and posted

Website completed and posted

• BMW Region working on the dissemination

BMW Region working on the dissemination brochure for presentation brochure for presentation ( 5 .3 ) ( 5 .3 ) . .

• 1. (b) Next Steps
• 1. (b) Next Steps
• 2nd Progress Report due 01.09.06

2nd Progress Report due 01.09.06

• Minutes of 3rd SC Meeting, Malta, to be

Minutes of 3rd SC Meeting, Malta, to be circulated circulated

• 4th SC Meeting to be held in Logro

4th SC Meeting to be held in Logroñ ño, La

• , La

Rioja in December 2006 Rioja in December 2006

• Evaluation of Turku workshops

Evaluation of Turku workshops ( 2 .9 ) ( 2 .9 ) . .

• Plans for implementation underway, more

Plans for implementation underway, more partner details and firming up required partner details and firming up required ( 3 .5 ) ( 3 .5 ) . .

• Start and monitor the implementation

Start and monitor the implementation matrix over the summer, ready for matrix over the summer, ready for implementation in September implementation in September ( 3 .6 ) ( 3 .6 ) . .

• 2nd workshop to be held in the second

2nd workshop to be held in the second part of September in part of September in Wallonie Wallonie, date TBC. , date TBC.

• Partners to begin work on the toolkit

Partners to begin work on the toolkit applications ( applications ( 4 .1 4 .1 ) )

• Brochure completion & distribution to

Brochure completion & distribution to partners partners ( 5 .3 ) . ( 5 .3 ) .

• Early marker to be set for the group for

Early marker to be set for the group for the agenda for the concluding conference the agenda for the concluding conference & BMW Region to secure a venue by & BMW Region to secure a venue by December 2006 / January 2007 ( December 2006 / January 2007 (5 .4 5 .4 ). ).

1.(c) Reporting 1.(c) Reporting

• Progress report approved by Interreg

Progress report approved by Interreg Secretariat and payment will be Secretariat and payment will be made by 1 made by 1 st

st/ 2

/ 2 nd

nd week of July

week of July

• For project claim 1/ 1/ 06

For project claim 1/ 1/ 06 -

• 30/ 6/ 06,

30/ 6/ 06, all partners to return completed all partners to return completed audit reports and forms to LP auditor audit reports and forms to LP auditor by 10th August 2006 by 10th August 2006

• 2. (a) Turku Workshop Review
• 2. (a) Turku Workshop Review
• Feedback

Feedback

• 17 forms returned

17 forms returned

• The bulk noted high satisfaction with

The bulk noted high satisfaction with meeting institutional and personal meeting institutional and personal

• bjectives and training needs, with a
• bjectives and training needs, with a

slightly lower proportion re personal slightly lower proportion re personal

• bjectives
• bjectives

( 1 = not at all, 5 = com pletely) ( 1 = not at all, 5 = com pletely)

• 1. This event met my personal
• 1. This event met my personal
• bjectives
• bjectives

m edian score: 3 .9 m edian score: 3 .9

• 2. This event met my institutional
• 2. This event met my institutional
• bjectives
• bjectives

m edian score: 4 .1 m edian score: 4 .1

• 3. This event supports my
• 3. This event supports my

training/ development needs training/ development needs m edian score m edian score : : 3 .8 3 .8

Grading scale: Excellent Grading scale: Excellent -

• Very Good

Very Good-

• Good

Good-

• OK

OK– – Poor Poor

• 6. How would you rate the organisation of
• 6. How would you rate the organisation of

this event? this event? Overall score: Excellent Overall score: Excellent -

• Very

Very Good Good

• 7. How would you rate the content of this
• 7. How would you rate the content of this

event? event? Overall score: Very Overall score: Very Good Good

• 8. How did you rate the speakers?
• 8. How did you rate the speakers?

Overall score: Very Overall score: Very Good Good

• What were the main benefits of the

What were the main benefits of the workshop and the most valuable things workshop and the most valuable things you have learned? you have learned?

Exposure to various tools and their Exposure to various tools and their uses uses… …Networking Networking… …..means and ..means and

• bjectives
• bjectives…

… … ….methodology .methodology… … overview of method,

• verview of method,

pros & cons of applying the futures tools pros & cons of applying the futures tools… …the the toolkit tools very interesting toolkit tools very interesting… ….to learn about .to learn about Foresight & Futures Toolkit Foresight & Futures Toolkit … ….. I have a much .. I have a much better perspective on how I need to take forward better perspective on how I need to take forward the Futures work I will be commissioning the Futures work I will be commissioning… …Made Made me think how the Foresight Techniques could be me think how the Foresight Techniques could be applied to my organisation applied to my organisation’ ’s situation and also for s situation and also for certain sectors certain sectors … ….Good speakers, Scenario and .Good speakers, Scenario and Delphi presentations good Delphi presentations good… ….stakeholders .stakeholders familiarised with toolkit familiarised with toolkit … …re re-

• evaluation of tools as

evaluation of tools as many opinions were stated. many opinions were stated.

2.(b) Planning for 2 2.(b) Planning for 2nd

nd Workshop

Workshop -

• Wallonie

Wallonie

• 3. Dissemination
• 3. Dissemination

(a) Brochure (a) Brochure

• BMW to manage tendering &

BMW to manage tendering & production production

• A4 20 pager in English with back

A4 20 pager in English with back document pocket for local material document pocket for local material agreed agreed

• CD

CD-

• ROM option to be explored and

ROM option to be explored and costed costed in addition in addition

(b) Website (b) Website Up and running Up and running (c) Other Dissemination Opportunities (c) Other Dissemination Opportunities e.g. Toronto World Futures (late July e.g. Toronto World Futures (late July 2006) 2006)

• 4. Evaluation
• 4. Evaluation
• Various levels

Various levels

• ADER

ADER

• 5. Futures Toolkit
• 5. Futures Toolkit

• 6. Applications of the Toolkit
• 6. Applications of the Toolkit
• (a) Regional Plans

(a) Regional Plans Partner Contributions Partner Contributions

• (b) Inter

(b) Inter-

• Regional Cooperation:

Regional Cooperation: Flipchart / matrix Flipchart / matrix

• 7. Requests for Change in
• 7. Requests for Change in

Operation Operation

• Any adjustments to be considered

Any adjustments to be considered and submitted before semester and submitted before semester end i.e. December 2006 end i.e. December 2006

• 8. Next Meeting of the Steering
• 8. Next Meeting of the Steering

Committee Committee

• 9. Any Other Business
• 9. Any Other Business