Il-Premjijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza

Il-Premjijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza ilhom ikunu organizzati mid-Direttorat tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea ghall-Intrapriza mill-2006. L-iskop ta’ dawn l-ghotjiet hu li jirrikonoxxi u jippremja inizjattivi li jappoggjaw l-intraprenditorija fuq livell regjonali.

L-iskop tal-Premijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza hu li jiddentifika u jippremja l-eccellenza fost l-awtoritajiet pubblici fil-promozzjoni tal-intraprenditorija u negozji zghar, fuq livell Regjonali u lokali.

Kull sena, aktar minn tliet mitt inizjattiva f’kull pajjiz partecipant (membri stati tal-UE u n-Norvegja) jikkompetu fuq skala nazzjonali tal-kompetizzjoni. Gurija ta’ livell gholi tal-Ewropa jghazlu l-ahjar kompetituri li jkunu mhabbra f’serata specjali organizzata apposta fejn in-nominati kollha jkunu mistednin.

Fil-Premjijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza tal-2008/2009 kien hemm hamsa u ghoxrin pajjiz jikkompetu fuq bazi nazzjonali u ‘l fuq minn tliet mija u hamsin awtorita nazzjonali, regjonali jew lokali li hadu sehem, li jinkludu bliet, irhula u regjuni kif ukoll shubijiet pubblici-privati (public private partnerships) bejn awtoritajiet pubblici u ntraprendituri, programmi edukattivi u negozji.

Il-gurija kkunsidrat sebgha u erbghin nominazzjoni finali li kienu jirrapprezentaw varjeta wiesa’ ta’ progetti li kienu success billi ffacilitaw in-negozju u appoggjaw l-intraprenditorija madwar l-Ewropa.

Ir-rebbieha kienu mxandra waqt cerimonja fl-gheluq tal-ewwel Gimgha Ewropea tan-Negozji Zghar u Medji.

Il-Premju l-Kbir tal-Gurija mar ghand Scarborough Renaissance Partnership ghall-intrapriza taghhom u hidma kulturali fil-belt ta’ Yorshire ta’ Scarborough fil-Grigal tal-Ingilterra. Il-progett intghazel ghar-rizultati mpressjonanti li jindirizzaw il-kwistjoni ta’ qghad stagjonali u l-izviluppar ta’ ekonomija stabbli matul is-sena kollha bl-involviment tal-komunita lokali.

Ir-rizultat kien jirrifletti zieda fil-holqien tax-xoghol, partikolarment permezz ta’ zviluppar ta’ park kummercjali u centru tal-kreattivita u ndustriji kulturali state-of-the-art.

Din is-sena 338 awtorita nazzjonali, regjonali u lokali, nkluzi bliet u rhula u regjuni, kif ukoll shubijiet pubblici-privati (public-private partnerships) ikkompetew ghan-nominazzjoni tal-kompetizzjoni Ewropea li ghaliha kull pajjiz jista’ jaghzel sa zewg kandidati. L-iskambji ta’ prattici tajbin u esperjenzi mqanqla mill-Premjijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza ssodisfaw l-oggettivi primarji, li huma; li jigu ddentifikati u rikonoxxuti attivitajiet ta’ success u nizjattivi li ttiehdu biex tigi promossa l-intraprenditorija; biex jesponu ezempji tal-ahjar prattici fl-intraprenditorija u biex tinholoq kuxjenza ta’ l-irwol tal-intraprendituri fis-socjeta u biex jinkoraggixxu u jispiraw intraprendituri ohrajn.

Fl-edizzjoni tal-2010 tal-Premjijiet Ewropej ghall-Intrapriza, kien hemm sitt rebbieha, u fil-31 ta’ Mejju, 2010, il-Kummissarju Antonio Tajani pprezenta l-premjijiet lir-rebbieha f’Madrid.

Il-Premju l-Kbir tal-Gurija mar ghand progett Intraprendituri f’Residenza – Entrepreneurs in Residence (Franza) tal-Agence Regionale de Developpement des Territoires d’Auvergn. Dan il-progett attira ntraprendituri biex jibdew in-negozju taghhom f’regjun li hu meqjus bhala rurali u remot billi offrew lill-partecipanti appogg individwali li rrizulta f’aktar minn 300 residenza gdida. Aktar minn 200 negozju kienu stabbiliti u dawn jimpjegaw ‘il fuq minn 600 persuna. Ir-Regjun ta’ Aubergne diga jespandi l-programm ghall-professjonijiet medici.

Il-premju ghall-promozzjoni tal-Intraprenditorija mar l-Awstria li kellhom progett relatat ma’ Self Employment in the Creative Industry. Dan kien seminar ibbazat f’Universita’ fejn iffoka fuq il-preparazzjoni tal-istudenti tal-arti biex isiru ntraprendituri. Dan ghen ‘il fuq minn 300 partecipant jizviluppaw 40 negozju f’dawn l-ahhar hames snin.

Il-Jury’s Special Mention kien irregalat lil Times for Ethics, ta’ Nuremberg, fil-Germanja, li jimmira li jzomm l-istandards etnici fin-negozju anke fi zmien ta’ tibdil jew krizi billi jigi zviluppat network b’sahhtu ta’ esperti voluntiera li jipprovdu l-intraprendituri lokali b’pariri siewja fuq etika ta’ tmexxija.

It-tnax-il nominazzjoni li ntghazlu ghall-premjijiet kienu murija bhala parti mill-konferenza Getting SMEs on the road to recovery f’Madrid. Il-konferenza pprovdiet forum biex isir skambju ta’ prattici tajbin fl-implimentazzjoni tas-Small Business Act ghall-Ewropa (SBA) u kienu enfasizzati numru ta’ ezempji fuq livell nazzjonali, regjonali u lokali madwar l-Unjoni Ewropea.

L-attivita mmarkat ukoll l-gheluq tal-Gimgha Ewropea tan-Negozji Zghar u Medji 2010, b’kampanja ta’ ‘l fuq minn 1200 attivita madwar l-Ewropa, bl-ghan li tinforma ntraprendituri u ntraprendituri potenzjali dwar is-sapport disponibbli kif ukoll biex tirrikonoxxi l-irwol tal-intraprendituri fis-socjeta.

Sa mill-bidu nett, Malta kwazi dejjem hadet sehem u sahansitra darbtejn waslet biex nominazzjoni minn Malti tigi shortlisted ghall-finali. Fost il-lista ta’ partecipanti ghal din is-sena nsibu lill-Kunsill Lokali tal-Birgu u ta’ San Pawl il-Bahar.

Dak tal-Birgu kkompeta fil-kategorija tal-Pomozzjoni tal-Intraprenditorija, filwaq li dak ta’ San Pawl il-Bahar ikkompeta fil-kategorija ghat-titjib tal-ambjent kummercjali.

Dawn iz-zewg kunsilli kienu mistiedna ghac-cerimonja ta’ dawn il-premji hekk prestigjuzi organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Presidenza Spanjola tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

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The European Commission Directorate for Enterprises, has organised the European Enterprise Awards since 2006. The purpose of these awards, are to recognise and reward initiatives to support entrepreneurship at regional level.

The purpose of the European Enterprise Awards, is to identify and reward excellence among public authorities in promoting entrepreneurship and small businesses, on regional and local level.

Each year, more than three hundred initiatives in each participating country (EU member states and Norway) compete in a nationwide competition. A high level jury from Europe choose the winners, who are announced during a specially organised event where all nominees are invited.

In the European Enterprise Awards 2008/2009, there were twenty-five countries, competing on a national level, and over three hundred and fifty national, regional or local authorities which participated, included cities, villages and regions, as well as public-private partnerships (public private partnerships) between public authorities and entrepreneurs, educational and business programs.

The jury considered forty seven final nominations which represented a wide variety of projects that were successful in facilitating business and backed entrepreneurship across Europe.

Winners were notified during a closing ceremony of the first European Week of Small and Medium Businesses.

The Great Prize of the jury went to the “Scarborough Renaissance Partnership” for their enterprise and cultural work in the city of Yorkshire of Scarborough in the North of England. The project was chosen for the impressive results, which address the issue of seasonal unemployment and developing a stable economy during the year involving the local community.

The result reflect increases in job creation, particularly through developing a commercial park, and a centre of creativity and cultural state of the art industries.

This year 338 national authorities, regional and local, as well as towns and villages and regions, public-private partnerships (public private partnerships) , all competed for the nomination of this European competition, where each country may choose up to two candidates. Exchanges of good practices and experiences raised by the European Enterprise Awards, met the primary objective, which were to be identified and recognized activities and successful initiatives, taken to promote entrepreneurship to showcase examples of best practices in entrepreneurship and to create awareness of the role of entrepreneurs in society and to encourage and inspire other entrepreneurs.        

In the 2010, edition of the European Enterprise Awards, there were six winners, and on the 31^st May, 2010, Commissioner Antonio Tajani presented the prizes to the winners in Madrid.         

The Great Prize of the Jury Project went to “Entrepreneurs in Residence 9France) Agence Regionale de development des Territoires d’Auveregne “.This project attracted entrepreneurs to start their business in a region that is considered a remote rural area, by offering individual support to participants resulting in more that 300 new residences. More than 200 businesses were established and they now employ over 600 people. The region of Auvergne then expanded the programme on to the medical profession.

The prize for the promotion of Entrepreneurship went to Austria for having a project related to self employment in the creative industry. This seminar was based in the regions’ University, focusing on preparing students to become entrepreneurs. It helped over 40 participants to develop their own business in the last five years.

The jury’s special price was given to “Times for Ethics”, of Nuremberg, Germany, which aims to keep the ethnic standards in business even in a time of change or crisis by developing a strong network of volunteers, who provide valuable advice on ethics of leadership to local entrepreneurs.

The twelve selected for nomination to the awards were presented during the conference “Getting on the road to recover SMEs” organised in the City of Madrid. The conference provided a forum for exchange of good practices in implementing the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) and highlighted a number of examples at national, regional and local authorities across the European Union.

The activity also marked the closing of the European Week of Small and Medium Businesses in 2010, campaign of over 1200 activities across Europe, with the aim to inform potential entrepreneurs about the support available and to recognise the role of entrepreneurs in society.

From the outset, Malta almost always took part and even twice came to be shortlisted for nomination by a Maltese-final.  Among the list of participants for this year, there were the Birgu Local Council and the St. Paul’s Bay Local Council competing.

The Council of Birgu was competing in the category “Promotion of Entrepreneurship”, whereas that of St. Paul’s Bay competed in the category for improving the commercial environment.

These two Councils were invited to participate in the ceremony for these prestigious awards, organised by the European Commission in collaboration with the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.