The 55th conference of the IQ-Net network took place on 29 November - 01 December 2023 in Budapest Hungary and was hosted by the Deputy State Secretariat Responsible for Economic Development Programmes, Prime Minister’s Office.

The main theme of the conference was: “Administrative Capacity Building and Programme Developments”.

The first part of the Conference reviewed most recent developments on the remaining activities of the 2014-2020 programmes and the implementation of the 2021-2027 programmes. Discussions covered specific issues of interest of IQ-Net partners, including ERDF actions in support of skills development.

In the second part, discussions turned to the topic on Administrative Capacity Building. This focused on issues such as capacity building tools and support for quality of governance, as well as the use of Technical Assistance.