1 st call for proposal BASIC INFORMATION. Central European Initiative- Executive Secretariat. ERDF funding requested

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1 1 st call for proposal BASIC INFORMATION Operation Summary Index Number Title Acronym Lead Partner Lead Partner Country 1CE088P3 Central European Network on Green Buildings - Increasing energy efficiency of buildings Green-Net Central European Initiative- Executive Secretariat Italy Priority 3 Duration 11/ /2011 (30 months) ERDF funding requested ,00 EURO %: 79 TOTAL ELIGIBLE BUDGET TOTAL BUDGET ,00 EURO ,00 EURO Brief summary of the project proposal (Section 1 of the Application Form) Based on the work that the CEI has undertaken in energy efficiency it is intended to enlarge and consolidate the already existing structure of co-operation which was formed during the three preceding Feature Events CEI Forum on Energy (in Vienna in 2005, in Tirana in 2006 and in St Polten Lower Austria in 2007) to which representatives of all CEI Members States were invited and which laid the basis for an exchange of information and experience. Building on previous activities within the CEI Working Group on Energy and the CEI Feature Event on Energy Efficiency we wish to expand and consolidate this co-operation by establishing a network of both agencies (governmental bodies) and private companies engaged in transfer of know-how and intensive exchange of information in an area which is fast becoming one of the key aspects of energy conservation and which is of particular significance in the former Communist countries of Central Europe. Indeed in these countries the building standards for public housing were low and energy was wasted in tremendous extent for heating these buildings. We expect that this project will significantly raise awareness of both governments and public opinion with a great potential for energy savings to be realised. The whole process of moving towards energy efficiency and improving the situation with regard to climate change will move forward by means of this project. GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 1/9

2 Partnership Lead Partner Contact person, details Institution Central European Initiative- Executive Secretariat Via Genova, 9, Trieste Ms Isabela Gosiza-Pasic Phone: , Fax: Country Italy All partners listed by institution, country and financial contribution Partner budget Institution Country Financing from ERDF: Public Cof.: Private Cof.: Third TOTAL Countries LP Central European Initiative- Italy Executive Secretariat , ,00 0,00 0, ,00 2 Austrian Energy Agency Austria ,00 0, ,00 0, ,00 3 Sonnenplatz Groβschonau GmbH Austria ,00 0, ,00 0, ,00 4 Czech Technical University Czech in Prague Republic , ,00 0,00 0, ,00 5 Széchenyi István University Hungary , ,00 0,00 0, ,00 6 National Energy Conservation Agency Poland ,00 0, ,00 0, ,00 7 Institute for Passive Building - IPB Ukraine 0,00 0,00 0, , ,00 GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 2/9

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4 QUALITY ASSESSMENT SUMMARY FINAL AVERAGE SCORE 55/100 NOT RECOMMENDED Final Average Scores per Criteria Evaluator 1 Evaluator 2 1 Relevance of the proposal 14/25 11/25 2 Partnership technical and operational capacity 13/20 10/20 3 Implementation and Methodology 12/20 9/20 4 Quality of the outputs and Sustainability of the expected results 13/20 10/20 5 Budget and cost-effectiveness 8/15 10/15 Assessment Conclusions The project proposal focused on the improvement of energy efficiency of buildings and fits into the selected Area of Intervention; however it is not well elaborated, in some parts inconsistent and not clear in its focus (renovation of building complexes stemming from the socialist area or construction of new eco-efficient buildings).the project does not go beyond analysis, best practice exchange and networking. The partnership is imbalanced and not fully competent and relevant to achieve the described outputs and results. It does not include important market players, nor are they definitely addressed as stakeholders Project activities and management structures are partially confused with those of the LP s institution, the Central European Initiative. Especially in WP6 the LP misuses the project for its normal activities (2 CEI annual forums) and setting up an additional CEI network (CEI Network on Greenbuildings) and CEI National Focal Points. The ownership of the project outputs has not been outlined and their sustainability is not ensured. Budget-wise, and even if distribution of funds among partners is balanced and, overall, the design of the budget is coherent with the work plan, the total budget is not justified on the basis of the actions foreseen. The project is, therefore, not recommended for funding. GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 4/9

5 Criteria Evaluator 1 Evaluator 2 Relevance of the proposal + Good Gothenburg and valuable Lisbon contribution + Goals of high potential relevance to priority axis Stakeholder description is incomplete Bad use of the good potential for relevance by stating vague objectives and results Slovakian project part coordinated by Austrian partner + The project addresses energy efficiency and green building. The project does not take into account the already available analysis, best practice guides and the need for and innovative character of the pilot projects gets not clear. The project idea is not sufficiently elaborated and conceived. Partnership technical and operational capacity + Excellent track-record of lead partner + High technical qualified team Other than technical qualification is missing at large Reasons for trans-national partnerships not well justified Lack of local and regional partners and SME s Several partners and partner countries play a role just in some work packages + Partners have different competences and experiences complementing each other. The LP is only involved in half of the work packages and also other partners are only partly contributing. LP is located in IT but no activities and outputs related to IT are foreseen. By contrast, actions and even a pilot project is foreseen for SK without having a partner from this country involved. The added value of having an UA partner involved has not been highlighted. GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 5/9

6 Criteria Evaluator 1 Evaluator 2 Implementation and Methodology + Risk analysis is satisfactory + Type of action consistently presented No reference to recent research and project findings ponderous and poorly change-oriented approach. Type of Action Table does not tell what the workplan describes! Unclear parting line to further CEI activities Too much expertise is just top be copied from Austria + Involvement of local authorities in the preparation of the pilot projects. The approach is inconsistent: project considers that no joint transnational strategy appears applicable because of different needs among the partners while Type of action Joint transnational strategy and action plan has been selected but without defining a respective core output. The pilot projects do not have the character of pilot actions but rather of pre-investments. The selected Types of Action do not fully match with the work plan and its outputs. Quality of the outputs and Sustainability of the expected results + Good mainstreaming perspectives + Good and experienced management communication Desk-top work insufficiently specified Transfer activities remain without clear focus good mainstreaming perspective is not made use of, as there are no convincing policy preparation activities + The LP institution has strong connections to governmental level and stakeholders in the different Member States that can be helpful for the dissemination of the project results. The prepared pilots have not transnational added value, especially since there is no evaluation foreseen. The ownership of the project outputs has not been outlined and their sustainability is not ensured since the target groups using it are different from the partnership. GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 6/9

7 Criteria Evaluator 1 Evaluator 2 Budget and costeffectiveness + Balanced shares of partners in relation to overall budget Subcontracted work could have been allocated to partners Value for money is not sufficient Bad partner balance related to sub-scores per work-package Superficial calculation + Balanced distribution of financial resources among partners. High costs for several actions. High administration costs. No use of the 10% budget flexibility even if the proposal foresees 6 pilot projects in WP5, including UA and SK. Unjustified budget of Partner 2 (AT) in WP5, being four times higher than the budgets of the other involved partners. Absence of expertise costs for all partners other than PP2 involved in the pilot activity. Harmonized budgets for partners do not reflect partners specific realities. Not realistic spending targets. GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 7/9

8 STATE AID COMPLIANCE The project proposal: Does not contain any risk of State Aid compliance Does contain a risk of State Aid compliance and has been identified by the partnership Does contain a risk of State Aid compliance but has not been identified by the partnership Does not allow to identify the risk of State Aid compliance x ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YES NO DESCRIPTION Involvement of assimilated partners Presence of investments Use of 10% budget flexibility rule The proposal does not foresee the use of ERDF funds in Third Countries. Nevertheless, a partner from Ukraine is involved: (PP7) Institute for Passive Building in UA Indicative Breakdown of the Community Contribution by Categories Code Priority theme dimension (according to Commission Regulation No. 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006) 1 R&TD activities in research centres 2 R&TD infrastructure (including physical plant, instrumentation and high-speed computer networks linking research centres) and centres of competence in a specific technology 3 Technology transfer and improvement of cooperation networks between small businesses (SMEs), between these and other businesses and universities, post-secondary education establishments of all kinds, regional authorities, research centres and scientific and technological poles (scientific and technological parks, technolopoles, etc.) 4 Assistance to R&TD, particularly in SMEs (including access to R&TD services in research centres) 5 Advanced support services for firms and groups of firms 6 Assistance to SMEs for the promotion of environmentally-friendly products and production processes (introduction of effective environment managing system, adoption and use of pollution prevention technologies, integration of clean technologies into firm production). 7 Investment in firms directly linked to research and innovation (innovative technologies, establishment of new firms by universities, existing R&TD centres and firms, etc.) 8 Other investment in firms 9 Other measures to stimulate research and innovation and entrepreneurship in SMEs 10 Telephone infrastructures (including broadband networks) 11 Information and communication technologies (access, security, interoperability, risk prevention, research, innovation, e- content, etc.) 12 Information and communication technologies (TEN-ICT) 13 Services and applications for the citizen (e-health, e-government, e-learning, e-inclusion, etc.) 14 Services and applications for SMEs (e-commerce, education and training, networking, etc.) 15 Other measures for improving access to and efficient use of ICT by SMEs 16 Railways 17 Railways (TEN-T) 18 Mobile rail assets 19 Mobile rail assets (TEN-T) 20 Motorways 21 Motorways (TEN-T) 22 National roads 23 Regional/local roads 24 Cycle tracks 25 Urban transport 26 Multimodal transport 27 Multimodal transport (TEN-T) 28 Intelligent transport systems 29 Airports 30 Ports GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 8/9

9 31 Inland waterways (regional and local) 32 Inland waterways (TEN-T) 33 Electricity 34 Electricity (TEN-E) 35 Natural gas 36 Natural gas (TEN-E) 37 Petroleum products 38 Petroleum products (TEN-E) 39 Renewable energy: wind 40 Renewable energy: solar 41 Renewable energy: biomass 42 Renewable energy: hydroelectric, geothermal and other 43 Energy efficiency, co-generation, energy management x 44 Management of household and industrial waste 45 Management and distribution of water (drinking water) 46 Water treatment (waste water) 47 Air quality 48 Integrated prevention and pollution control 49 Mitigation and adaptation to climate change 50 Rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land 51 Promotion of biodiversity and nature protection 52 Promotion of clean urban transport 53 Risk prevention (including the drafting and implementation of plans and measures to prevent and manage natural and technological risks) 54 Other measures to preserve the environment and prevent risks 55 Promotion of natural assets 56 Protection and development of natural heritage 57 Other assistance to improve tourist services 58 Protection and preservation of the cultural heritage 59 Development of cultural infrastructure 60 Other assistance to improve cultural services 61 Integrated projects for urban and rural regeneration 62 Development of life-long learning systems and strategies in firms; training and services for employees to step up their adaptability to change; promoting entrepreneurship and innovation 63 Design and dissemination of innovative and more productive ways of organising work 64 Development of specific services for employment, training and support in connection with restructuring of sectors and firms, and development of systems for anticipating economic changes and future requirements in terms of jobs and skills 65 Modernisation and strengthening labour market institutions 66 Implementing active and preventive measures on the labour market 67 Measures encouraging active ageing and prolonging working lives 68 Support for self-employment and business start-up 69 Measures to improve access to employment and increase sustainable participation and progress of women in employment to reduce gender-based segregation in the labour market, and to reconcile work and private life, such as facilitating access to childcare and care for dependent persons. 70 Specific action to increase migrants participation in employment and thereby strengthen their social integration 71 Pathways to integration and re-entry into employment for disadvantaged people combating discrimination in accessing and progressing in the labour market and promoting acceptance of diversity at the workplace 72 Design, introduction and implementation of reforms in education and training systems in order to develop employability, improving the labour market relevance of initial and vocational education and training, updating skills of training personnel with a view to innovation and a knowledge based economy. 73 Measures to increase participation in education and training throughout the life-cycle including through action to achieve a reduction in early school leaving, gender-based segregation of subjects and increased access to and quality of initial vocational and tertiary education and training. 74 Developing human potential in the field of research and innovation, in particular through post-graduate studies and training of researchers, and networking activities between universities, research centres and businesses 75 Education infrastructure 76 Health infrastructure 77 Childcare infrastructure 78 Housing infrastructure 79 Other social infrastructure 80 Promoting partnerships, pacts and initiatives through the networking of relevant stakeholders 81 Mechanisms for improving good policy and programme design, monitoring and evaluation at national, regional and local level, capacity building in the delivery of policies and programmes. 82 Compensation of any additional costs due to accessibility deficit and territorial fragmentation 83 Specific action addressed to compensate additional costs due to size market factors 84 Support to compensate additional costs due to climate conditions and relief difficulties GREEN NET_Quality Assessment sheet.doc p 9/9