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Creation of the Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone in Marseille Provence-Alpes-Côte-D'azur €764,379 ERDF «Support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) was decisive to quickly finance the shared-access technology platforms» Guillaume MASSON, Research Manager at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Université de la Méditerranée 31 2009 This project to set up the Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone in Marseille seeks to establish a neuroscience research cluster in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (the ProvenceAlps Riviera area), making it possible to pool the resources of existing laboratories. This organisation includes approximately 200 people in a neuroscience research cluster, the key goals of which are to understand the workings of the brain, action affecting the brain and stimulation of the brain's operation. THE «COMPETITIVENESS» AND «CONVERGENCE» OBJECTIVES 44 %% 44 20 %% 20 € 2 362.4 M M € 2 362.4 € 318.8 M M € 318.8 Percentage of of the total ERDF programming for the Percentage the total ERDF programming for the competitiveness objective devoted to to the theme of competitiveness objective devoted the theme of "Research and technological development, "Research and technological development, innovation and anan entrepreneurial spirit" innovation and entrepreneurial spirit" Percentage of of the total ERDF programming for the Percentage the total ERDF programming for the convergence objective devoted to to the theme of convergence objective devoted the theme of "Research and technological development, "Research and technological development, innovation and anan entrepreneurial spirit" innovation and entrepreneurial spirit" The ERDF jointly financed 12,857 projects on this theme, i.e. approximately 1,800 projects each year. On average, an RTD, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit project required just over €208,000 ERDF. Support for companies featured highly among these projects, as did support for innovation and the knowledge-based economy. The «research, technological development, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit» theme is the one most frequently programmed in metropolitan France, representing almost 44% of the programmed ERDF funds, i.e. more than €2.3 billion ERDF. It should be noted that the programmed ERDF funds are less concentrated in outermost regions where the theme represents 20% of the ERDF budgetary envelope, i.e. €340 million. It is the second most highly programmed theme after the «environment» theme. In metropolitan France, the ERDF mainly supported RTD infrastructure (equipment and facilities, instrumentation, high-speed IT networks between research centres, etc.) and specific technical skill centres in addition to RDT activities (almost €1 billion ERDF in total). On the other hand, in the OMR, actions related to this theme were focused on other types of investments in companies (business areas, starter units, bridging buildings, etc.) to a total of €155 million ERDF (i.e. almost 50% of the theme). 3 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming

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Summary
Improving institutional capacities at a national, regional and local level
Reducing costs hindering the development of outermost regions (OMR)
Technical assistance
Research, technological development and entrepreneurial spirit
The information Society
Transport
Energy
Environment and risk prevention
Tourism
Culture
Urban/rural regeneration
Improving the capacities of workers, companies and company managers
Improving access to employment and sustainability
Improving the social inclusion of disadvantaged persons
Development of human capital
Investments in social infrastructure
Promoting reforms in the fields of employment and social inclusion

Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming