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Policy Learning

This searchable database has been developed primarily for project promoters, policy makers and other practitioners to promote policy learning. During 2007-2009 it provided access to a growing collection of in-depth project analyses to actively support the exchange of experience. In July 2010 it was expanded to include specific ex-post regional analyses.
This searchable database therefore contains three types of documents:

Case studies of specific projects funded under the EU's Cohesion policy from 2000 onwards. The project specific case studies present the regional strategic context, the activities and the results achieved, the partnership developed, the innovative dimension, the obstacles encountered in implementing the innovation project and conclude with the lessons learnt and good practices identified.
Ex-post evaluation reports commissioned by DG REGIO on specific sectoral, regional or urban programmes or sub-programmes. The overall synthesis reports under the different ex-post evaluation work packages are not stored here but available on this link.
Summaries of those RegioStars finalists pre-selected by independent juries (where a case study has not been prepared).

The database is searchable by sector and sub-sectors, member states or regions. A short synthesis and project / author contact details are provided on screen while the full case study or evaluation report (where available) is linked for download. For further information on the origins and development of this database, see the Regions for Economic change website

In addition to this database, several hundred short descriptions of Cohesion Policy funded projects in many regions across all member states over several programming periods are available in the Projects database.

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2. Select a region within the country

or keep the search option "all regions"

3. Select a theme

or refine your search by introducing several criteria using the Ctrl key (e.g. business support AND social inclusion)

4. Start the search

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Business Support
---Business advisory services
---Innovation financial engineering
---New business process
---Start up, spin off, incubators
Energy
---Energy efficiency
---Renewable energies
---Traditional energy
Environment
---Air quality
---Climate change and biodiversity
---Environmental technologies
---Risk prevention
---Waste disposal and recycling
---Water collection, treatment and supply
Information Society
---ICT access, e-inclusion
---Services and applications for citizens
---Services and applications for companies
Innovation, Research and Technological Development
---Clusters and business networks
---Innovation awareness-raising, education and training
---Research activities and infrastructures or science parks
---Social Innovation
---Technological and market innovation
---Transfer of technology
---Triple-, quadruple-helix approaches
Social Inclusion, Jobs, Education and Training
---Education and training, life long learning
---Employment and labour market
---Empowerment and participation
---Health
---Inclusion through sport and physical activities
---Social enterprises
---Social inclusion, equal opportunities
---Social infrastructure (community centres, housing, childcare, etc)
---Urban renewal, disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Structural funds management and governance
---Evaluation Systems and Results
---Governance
---Integrated approaches
---Management and capacity building
---Regiostars Finalists - European Projects Awards
Territorial dimension of regional development
---Regional Cooperation
---Remote, rural, coastal areas and islands
---Urban areas
Tourism and Culture
---Culture
---Tourism
Transport
---Airports
---Motorways, roads
---Multimodal transport
---Other
---Ports
---Railways
---Urban transport