EUsers - Services of general interest in the EU: a citizens perspective on public versus private provision

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1 Jean Monnet Networks Creation and development of consortia of international players in the area of European Union studies EUsers - Services of general interest in the EU: a citizens perspective on public versus private provision Milan

2 OBJECTIVES Encouraging the diffusion of innovative teaching approaches, applied research and policy debate on services of general interest (SGI) in the European Union from a citizens perspective, by creating a network of six universities. The EUsers network s activities will focus mainly on network SGI such as energy, telecommunications, transport and environmental services. These will be examined through the lenses of citizens as users, and the public or private nature of their provision will be evaluated in terms of consumers welfare effects. Key questions: How should governments define the mission, performance criteria, and governance mechanisms of public enterprises providing SGI? How should they regulate the enterprise if provision is private or mixed?

3 EUSERS NETWORK

4 ACTIVITIES Seminars series E-book Summer school EUsers Coordination Meetings Workshops Website

5 SEMINARS 45 Seminars will be centered around the issues of providing a EU perspective on the consumers welfare implications of different modes of provision of SGI. The seminars will be open to teachers and researchers, students, public administrators and representatives from the civil society. Papers presented at the seminars will be made available on the website and a selection will be part of an E- BOOK publication expected in Institution in charge of organising the seminar YEAR 1 Number of seminars YEAR 2 Number of seminars YEAR 3 Number of seminars Università degli Studi di Milano Åbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics WU - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien University of Greenwich University of Leipzig Université de Rouen TOTAL=

6 SEMINARS: INDICATIVE LIST OF TOPICS Seminars will cover broad topics on major public enterprises. Some examples include: Impact of private/public ownership of SGI provider Financing of public services Innovation in public services Sector specificities: energy, telecommunication, railway, etc. Gender diversity in connection with leadership Issues Re-Municipalization / Re-Nationalization Sustainability of public services Remuneration Systems / Incentives / Variable Compensation in Public Enterprises Accounting and accountability of state-owned enterprises and agencies.

7 SUMMER SCHOOL University of Milan, master and PhD level students selected both from and outside the universities joining the network. 40 hours of teaching activities and involving professors from the universities of the EUsers Network. Combination of lectures, tutorials and sessions with active students involvement, to encourage critical and original thinking on the role of SGI and issues regarding their provision.

8 WORKSHOPS Previous Workshops «The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Infrastructures» 2014 Key-note speaker: Herwig Schopper «Case histories of public enterprises: learning from success and failure» st Workshop - University Key-note speaker: Avner Offer of Milan - June 26-27, Key-note speaker: 2015 Youssef Cassis «The History of European Infrastructure Finance» 2012 «Quality of institutions and the performance of public service providers» 2011 Key-note speaker: Bo Rothstein EUsers - Services «An Agenda of for the New general Public Enterprise. Ownership and governance for the general interest» 2010 interest in the EU: Key-note a citizens speaker: Robert Millward «Public Investment under Budgetary Restrictions in the EU perspective on public versus private New Member States» 2009 Key-note Speaker: Malcolm Sawyer provision «Industrial Clusters, Globalization and Regional Policy in the EU» 2008 Key-note Speaker: Michael Best «Consumers and Utility Reforms in the EU» 2007 Key-note Speaker: Catherine Waddams «Cost-Benefit Analysis and Incentives in Evaluation: the EU Structural Funds » 2006 Key-note Speaker: Robert Picciotto «The Economics of the European Constitution» 2005 Key-note Speakers: Stefan Collignon, Dennis Mueller 2 nd Workshop - Université de Rouen «Agendas for an Enlarged EU: the Challenge of Growth» 2004 Key-note Speaker: André Sapir «Public Services and European Economic Integration» 2003 Key-note Speaker: Dieter Bös It will focus on the presentation of works of «The Welfare Impact of British Privatisations » 2002 different seminars. The importance Key-note Speaker: David Newbery to invite some EU institutions representatives has been highlighted. Workshop Coordinator Massimo Florio Dept. of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM) Jean Monnet Network In collaboration with: Workshop Location University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7 Room Sala di Rappresentanza Underground line 1, stop Missori or lines 1/3, stop Duomo, bus 54, 60, 73, 84, 94, tramway 12, 15, 23, 27 The participation to the workshop is by invitation only and places are limited. If you wish to attend, please contact us by to apply for admission. There is no admission fee for registered participants. Working language: English. Organisation Michela Argenti ph. (+ 39) fax (+ 39) michela.argenti@unimi.it Jean Monnet Network EUsers Services of general interest in the EU: a citizens perspective on public versus private provision XIV Milan European Economy Workshop June 2015 Major Public Enterprises in a global perspective DRAFT Program

9 September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August Total TIMETABLE OF ACTIVITIES 1st year (2014/2015) 2nd year (2015/2016) 3rd year (2016/2017) Activities/months Start of the project Coordination meeting* 2 Seminars* Workshops* 2 Summer school 1 Web-site 1 E-book preparation/publication 1 End of the project * It is just a preliminary schedule. 45 Università degli Studi di Milano Université de Rouen (France) Åbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics (FI) University of Greenwich (UK) WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (AT) University of Leipzig (Germany) All the partners

10 PROJECT S INFO PROJECT COORDINATOR Prof. Massimo Florio Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) Phone: massimo.florio@unimi.it Website: PROJECT OFFICER Michela Argenti Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) Phone: michela.argenti@unimi.it SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Prof. Massimo Florio (Università degli Studi di Milano) Prof. Philippe Bance (Université de Rouen) Prof. Jane Lethbridge (University of Greenwich ) Prof. Gabriel Obermann (WU Wirtschaftuniversität Wien) Prof. Ulf Papenfuss (Universität Leipzig ) Prof. Johan Willner (Ǻbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics)

11 EUSERS Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) University of Leipzig (Germany) University of Greenwich (UK) WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Austria) Université de Rouen (France) Åbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics (Finland)