This section presents examples of successful support provided through the previous advisory tool. These examples are intended to help potential applicants better understand the types of services that can be requested, the kinds of needs that may be addressed, and how tailored advisory support can contribute to the development of projects, strategies or capacities in the outermost regions.
This page showcases selected examples of advisory services delivered under the previous Advisory Tool for the Outermost Regions. The examples illustrate how different types of support were used in practice and provide inspiration for potential applicants considering which services could best respond to their needs.
Strategic consulting to develop, update, and improve development strategies and action plans – ‘Asesoramiento estratégico para elaborar/actualizar/mejorar estrategias de desarrollo y planes de acción’
- Canary Islands. Consejería de Obras Públicas, Vivienda y Movilidad del Gobierno de Canarias
Provision of strategic advisory support to the Government of the Canary Islands on the implementation of its Green Strategy for road infrastructure, including the identification of best practices in sustainable transport infrastructure, analysis of renewable energy solutions for roads, and mapping of EU funding opportunities and advisory mechanisms to support project development and financing.
This work fell under the ‘Strategic advice’ service of the previous Advisory Tool
Matching needs with assistance, project pipeline support, building technical and administrative capacity
- Reunion Island. Conseil régional de la Réunion
Provision of strategic advisory support to the Regional Council of La Réunion to strengthen the governance and operational capacity of its Directorate for Research and Innovation. Services included an organisational and stakeholder diagnostic, benchmarking of good practices from other regions, and the development of an action plan to improve research and innovation governance, interdepartmental coordination, and the mobilisation of European funding and cooperation opportunities.
This work fell under the ‘Matching needs with assistance’ service of the previous Advisory Tool
Support and capacity building for strenghtening interal strategy and processes to better access relevant EU funding opportunities in the field of social and professional inclusion
- Mayotte. Mlezi Maore
Provision of strategic advisory and capacity-building support to Mlézi Maoré (Mayotte) to improve organisational management, financial governance, and readiness for European funding. Services included an organisational and financial audit, development of management and monitoring tools, support for project engineering and internal structuring, strengthening of accounting and reporting systems, and training and mentoring to improve compliance with FSE+ and ERDF requirements and enhance institutional capacity.
This work fell under the ‘Project pipeline support’ service of the previous Advisory Tool
- St Martin. Etablissement Portuaire de St Martin
Provision of strategic advisory support to the Port Authority of Saint-Martin for the development of the Port of Galisbay project. Services included the identification of EU funding opportunities and financial instruments, benchmarking of port development projects in outermost regions, assessment of financing options, and preparation of a strategic action plan to support project development, investment readiness, and access to European funding.
This work fell under the ‘Building technical and administrative capacity’ service of the previous Advisory Tool
- Madeira. ARDITI
Provision of strategic advisory and institutional capacity-building support to ARDITI (Madeira) to improve participation in European research and innovation programmes. Services included an organisational diagnostic, development of EU funding and proposal management tools, creation of a grant opportunity repository and application guidance, staff capacity building, and recommendations to strengthen international partnerships, knowledge management, and talent attraction and retention.
This work fell under the ‘Synergies and complementarities between various EU support tools, funds and programmes’ service of the previous Advisory Tool
