EDIOP Plus supports the digitalisation of public processes through targeted specific objectives:
1) Strengthening ICT Connectivity and Services: promotes regional ICT connectivity, focusing on less-developed regions to bridge digital disparities. To foster a competitive and smarter EU by encouraging smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity (RSO1.1)
2) Digital Skills Development: emphasises lifelong learning and ICT training for workers. The development of skills related to smart specialisation and industrial transformation (RSO1.4) is specifically highlighted.
3) Support for SMEs: SMEs are supported in adopting digital technologies, including Industry 4.0. Aim to facilitate technological changes and digitalisation in businesses, particularly in economically disadvantaged regions. It effects back to public services.
4) Modernizing Public Administration: Efforts to reduce admin. burdens include developing professional support systems, creating common customer pathways to enhance public process efficiency
5) Education and Training: Investing in resilient remote and online education infrastructures to support lifelong learning and vocational education. Contributing to the goal of improving access to inclusive and quality services in education and training (RSO4.2)
Measures aim to improve the digitalization of public processes, economic competitiveness, and foster a more inclusive society, addressing territorial disparities and supporting regional growth.

Estonia will receive €3.37 billion in support from the EU for the operational program for the Cohesion Policy funds and the JTF for the 2021-2027 period. There are six main objectives defined in the operational program based on the long-term strategy "Estonia 2035": Smarter Estonia, Greener Estonia, More Connected Estonia, More Social Estonia, Closer to People Estonia, and Fair Transition. The program involves ERDF, CF, ESF+, JTF. The implementation of the Cohesion Policy program involves a complex legal framework, with requirements set out in various levels of legal acts and guidelines, so it’s necessary for both grant recipients and administrative staff to have thorough knowledge of the rules. In Estonia, there is a unique management and control system for the operational program, making it technically easier to manage changes and ensuring that procedural changes affect all Cohesion Policy funds. The effectiveness of using EU financial resources depends on the substantive and legal preparation of support measures, the quality of project implementation, proactive results management, and communication. As a small member state, it is necessary to make sure that the financial resources are effectively spent and that civil service enhance its capacity and become more efficient in the long term

The policy instrument consists of 4 main priorities, of which one of the most relevant and largest in terms of budget allocated is Priority 1.Research, innovation, competitiveness. It responds to several challenges, in close relation with the regional S3 setting the framework of integrated and coordinated actions of regional R&I policies. The topic addressed by the project falls under the ERDF specific objective 1.2 “Reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies, research organisations and public authorities” with specific reference to the “Digital transformation of public administration and implementation of the regional data strategy”. Main aim of this action is to strengthen the path already taken by regional and other public authorities to change administrative processes, working models, organizational culture and nature of many services moving to a fully digital&simplified administration. This will be done in coherence with the regional Data Strategy and by promoting the data integration and sharing of common databases. Particular attention is paid to the promotion and encouragement of digital public services that are user-centred, integrated, augmented, simple and secure, responsive to societal changes, collaborative culture, transparent processes, open tools. In addition, the planned interventions go in the direction of contributing to the objectives of the action lines for the development of the PAs’ administrative capacity

The strategy outlines Västerbotten County’s goals for 2030 and guides policies, influencing the allocation of regional and EU project funds. RUS aims to meet global goals in Agenda 2030 with two sustainability objectives: Living Place: a community where people want to stay, visit, grow, work, and age with good conditions for all stages of life; Circular Place: manages climate change, creates economic opportunities, and preserves natural resources for future generations. The strategy main orientations are:1. Cohesive Region: Integrate development of cities, rural areas, and sparsely populated regions; 2. Equal and Inclusive Development: Ensure equal opportunities and reduce disparities; 3. Pioneer in Transition: Lead the shift to a circular society, prepared for climate changes. Priorities are: 1. Innovative and Smart Region: Foster collaboration, digitization, and innovation; 2. Sustainable Business Development: Support sustainable, resilient businesses; 3. Region Close By: Enhance sustainable mobility and infrastructure
4. Sustainable Living Environments: Manage natural heritage, culture, and sustainable consumption; 5. Health-Promoting Region: Encourage healthy lifestyles and provide safe care; 6. Region Rich in Skills: Promote equal participation through education and skill development. In the framework of this strategy, AI is a cross-cutting issue to each priority, enhancing regional development and cross-sectoral advancements

The Governance Model (GM) as well as related Programs was established by Decree-Law No5/2023. This law defines the organizational framework for coordination, management, certification, payment, auditing, monitoring, evaluation&communication tasks, in accordance with Reg.(EU)2021060.
GM encourages coordination between the Programs part of Portugal 2030, maintaining and strengthening functional coordination networks.
In the GM framework, AD&C is the body responsible for technical coordination and provision of information and common data system to all Programs, namely by creating the EU Funds Portal and ensuring the coordination of Linha dos Fundos - a multichannel service platform aimed to improve interaction with beneficiaries. Simplification is a guiding principle of GM, to reduce administrative costs in the management of funds. Through dematerialization, strengthen info systems interoperability and introduction of AI, particularly generative AI. To enhance the quality of services for both beneficiaries and MAs and to increase productivity by reducing HR and financial costs, and by facilitating decision-making. THe GM for EU fund defines governance bodies, functions and competencies. Therefore, it will be in force at least until the financial closure of the current programming period, which will never occur before December 2029. Furthermore results of the exchange of experiences under the SHARPEI project will feed into the design of the post-2027 programmes governance.

The SRESRI programme for the period 2022-2028 is a regulatory and strategic document adopted by the Regional Council of Normandy after a wide consultation of Regional stakeholders. It is updated at every renewal of the Regional Council (last election in June 2021) in order to set a revised strategy to be declined in the operational funding solutions for the Higher Education, Research and Innovation ecosystem in Normandy.
In the frame of SHARPEI project, the focus will be on the two first goals of the programme:
1) Mobilize academic and innovation forces to support Normandy in its transition and its Smart Specialization Strategy: the contribution of the Normandy Region in the SHARPEI project will not tackle the whole strategy but rather focus on the Region's support to strengthening public-private links and increasing the mobilization capacity of stakeholders in the service of societal issues expressed within the S3.
2) Support the ambitions of Norman students, teacher-researchers, researchers and Higher Education, R&I institutions to achieve their goals.
The specific measure the Region want to focus on in the SHARPEI project is the policy «Normandie Innovation» tackling more specifically the following features: collaborative innovative projects; knowledge transfert and maturation; student entrepreneurship and young graduates; innovative businesses incubators

Interreg Belgium-The Netherlands can be situated as a policy instrument within EU cohesion policy, contributing to EU cohesion policy through European territorial cooperation (ETC). More precisely, this policy instrument supports cross-border cooperation in the Belgian-Dutch border area through ERDF funding (https://interregvlaned.eu/). As an Interreg-programme we operate in the same regulatory framework as the other partners (f.i. Regulation EU 2021/1060), despite some minor nuances or exemptions.
Interreg BE-NL funds cross-border projects that contribute to the following EU priorities:
- A smarter Europe: innovation and capacities for smart transformations (PO1)
- A greener Europe: climate, environment and nature (PO2)
- A more social Europe: inclusive labour market, training and sustainable tourism (PO4)
- A Europe without borders: cooperation to overcome border obstacles (PO6)
There are considerable synergies with ERDF programmes in both member states regarding these investment priorities. Our experience with the Interreg-specific priority (‘a Europe without borders’) further strengthens our claim of creating added value for the whole partnership. Interreg BE-NL manages more than 205 million euros in ERDF funding to invest in cross-border projects between 2021 and 2027. The cross-border character is essential for an Interreg project. Public authorities, private enterprises (especially SME’s), knowledge institutions as well as citizens can apply for funding.

Catalonia ERDF Program 2021-2027 have a total investment of 2,1 billion euros (840.5 million 40% of ERDF contribution +1,260 billion euros Catalonia co-funding).
The outstanding challenges set and the proposed investments are based on a preliminary diagnosis and a review of regional strategies to be implemented in the near future, in order to align regional and European resources.
Resulting from this process 4 challenges have been set for this period:
 Challenge 1: Ecosystem of knowledge and sustainable economic growth
 Challenge 2: Clean energy and sustainable and inclusive communities
 Challenge 3: Resilient ecosystems
 Challenge 4: Modern administration close to citizens
In order to effectively address the development of these challenges, one of the most important goals is to reorganise internal management procedures, in order to reduce time consuming tasks and the administrative burden for beneficiaries and to focus on impact results instead of concentrating on expenditure verifications.