2. Policy Learning Platforms
Policy
Learning Platforms is the second action of the Interreg Europe programme, established
to open up the programme’s knowledge for the benefit of all the project
partners and the whole community of regional policy stakeholders. There is one
policy learning platform per policy area covered by Interreg Europe:
Research and innovation
SME competitiveness
Low-carbon economy
Environment and resource efficiency
The
platforms are a hub of interaction, information and services for continuous
learning bringing together communities of like-minded policy makers, practitioners
and experts dealing with regional development policies in Europe. The aim of
the learning and collaboration is to improve structural funds and other
regional development policies in these four areas. Within each thematic
platform, you can find people, projects, events and information related to your
topic of interest.
Services
offered by the platform
The
platform offers the following set of services:
1.
Access support and expertise
The platform’s aim is to help
policymakers find solutions and improve their public policies by exchanging
with experts and peers. Peer learning is a core component of this service. But
community members can also contact the platform experts directly for advice on
the best course of action for their specific needs. Support will also come in
the form of online discussion hours and webinars. As the experts get to know
the community members and their needs in more detail, the services will be
adapted and tailored accordingly.
2. Share knowledge
The platform experts monitor .policy trends and provide analyses
on the four topics covered by the programme. The platform experts regularly
publish news articles and policy briefs as well as the results of their work
with community members (peer reviews, benchmarking exercises, discussion hours,
etc.).
3. Be part of a community
The beneficiaries of the platform, its community members, are
also the drivers that will generate real added value by creating a peer
learning experience. We count on each community member to benefit from the
platform services and contribute to the activities. Our experts are here to
help!
+ Good practice database
Our special +1 service is the good practice database.
Interregional cooperation has proven to be an efficient tool for identifying
good practices. But how useful are the practices if only the project partners
know about them ? The platform is here to make this knowledge accessible to
everyone.
Good practices can be found all across Europe. What qualifies as
a good practice for one region may be quite common in another one. The platform
database will feature good practices that are well evidenced and validated by
our experts. What is Interreg Europe? What happens in an interregional cooperation project? Who benefits from interregional cooperation and how?
What is Interreg Europe? What happens in an interregional cooperation project? Who benefits from interregional cooperation and how?