Project Development Seminar Denise Pirie 27 th August 2009 – Inverness, Scotland European Union European Regional Development Fund

Project Development Seminar Denise Pirie

27th August 2009 – Inverness, Scotland

European UnionEuropean Regional Development Fund

Background

Builds on successes Interreg IIIB Northern Periphery Programme: Total allocated funding to projects €30.2 million 62 preparatory and 47 main projects 400 project partners 68% of all projects involved SMEs Case study binder available

Shift to the new programme period: Additions to the programme area More funding available for projects: €45 million Official name: Northern Periphery Programme 2007-2013 Operational Programme approved in September 2007

Status: To date: 27 main projects and 21 preparatory project approved 66% of programme budget committed

Available Funding

Types of funding: European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) for Member States ERDF equivalent for Non Member States Public/Public-like match funding

Amounts available: € 35.115 000ERDF € 10.155 000 ERDF equivalent € 33.565 000 match funding

Total programme budget (including match funding): €79 million

Programme Area

Regions in 9 programme partner countries

EU Member States: Finland Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Sweden

Non Member States: Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway

Priority 1:Promoting innovation and

competitiveness in remote and peripherial areas

Priority 2:Sustainable development of natural

and community resources

Horizontal objectives:Equal opportunities and Sustainable development

Objectives of priority 1:

· Promote competitiveness by increasing and developing the

capacity for innovation and networking in rural and peripheral

areas

· facilitate development by the use of advanced information and

communication technologies and transport in the programme area

Objectives of priority 2:

· strengthen synergies between environmental protection and growth

in remote and peripheral regions

· improve sustainable development in peripheral regions by

strengthening urban-rural relations and enhancing regional heritage

Vision: Regions working innovatively together to help communities to develop the

potential of Europe’s Northern Periphery, and to achieve a sustainable and high quality future, and so make a distinctive contribution to a more dynamic EU.

Joint Transnational Strategy

PRIORITY 1: Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral areas

i. Innovation, networks and competitiveness

Objective: To promote competitiveness by increasing and developing the capacity for innovation and networking in rural and peripheral areas.

exchange of best practise and establishment of cooperation networks between R&D institutions and SMEs to increase the capacity for innovation, facilitate the design of innovation systems and strengthen competitiveness

transnational cooperation networks and knowledge transfer to develop existing and new innovative products

cooperation and exchange of best practice between SMEs on how to address and reach markets with existing and new products

PRIORITY 1: Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral areas

ii. Accessibility

Objective: To facilitate development by the use of advanced information and communication technologies and transport

increased use of ICT to overcome distance implementation of ICT to modernise and to innovate industries and

businesses in the Northern Periphery developing innovative solutions for developing and maintaining

transport infrastructure subject to harsh climatic conditions development of transport schemes that benefit rural communities,

such as new maritime routes maritime safety in remote areas with arctic, harsh conditions building the capacity to respond to and prepare for emergencies and

natural disasters to which the Northern Periphery is exposed.

PRIORITY 2: Sustainable development of natural and community resources

i. Environment as an asset in the periphery

Objective: To strengthen the synergies between environmental protection and growth in remote and peripheral regions.

Developing new approaches to efficient and sustainable

management and utilisation of resources

Impact and possible implications of climate change and means to

reduce it at a community level

Development of small scale renewable energy solutions

PRIORITY 2: Sustainable development of natural and community resources

ii. Urban-rural development and promotion of heritage

Objective: To improve sustainable development in peripheral regions by strengthening urban-rural relations and enhancing regional heritage.

Urban-rural partnerships for new service solutions

Innovative provision of existing and new services in the periphery

private, public and voluntary sectors cooperation and networks to

develop new and innovative service solutions for remote and

peripheral regions

promotion of natural and cultural heritage that supports the

development of sustainable industries

NPP Concepts

NPP Concepts

Core concepts of transnational cooperation in NPP 2007-2013

Added value All projects must develop concrete, tangible results

By working together to produce a new product or service that has a transnational or transregional character

Transnational or transregional character: product or service can be used/implemented in many regions across the programme area

Methods: knowledge transfer, innovation, organisational learning

Transnationality Each project must address at least 3 of the transnationality criteria:

Joint development Joint staffing Joint implementation Joint financing

In addition: Projects must involve a minimum of 3 partner countries; 1 EU Member State Joint strategy for implementing and disseminating project results Transnational impact

NPP Concepts

Triple Helix Partnerships

Definition:

The three different spheres of business, higher education and public institutions working together on new tasks and in new fields. These three spheres together, and not only by themselves, make it possible to obtain an enhanced outcome from the cooperation and invested capital, in the form of innovative new products and solutions.

Encouraged when appropriate

Community aspect: emphasis on ensuring that the end beneficiaries are located within the communities of the Northern Periphery

NPP Concepts

Strategic Projects

Projects that make a strategic contribution towards achieving the objectives and

vision of the programme

Features: Innovative outputs of relevance to whole programme area with a focus on

peripheral regions Beneficial impact in terms of a physical product or social capital and expertise Involves cooperation at transnational, national, regional and local level to inform

policy development

Strategic projects: Strategic themes will be identified for each priority by the Monitoring Committee Specific calls will be held for strategic projects

Contact Details – Programme Secretariat

Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat

Strandgade 91, 4. sal

DK-1401 Copenhagen K, DENMARKFax: +45 3283 3775

Niclas Forsling – Head of Secretariat Tel. +45 3283 3786, mobile +45 2511 2344, [email protected]

Christopher Parker – Programme Manger for Project Development Support Tel. +45 3283 3782, mobile +45 2511 2391, [email protected]

Kirsti Mijnhijmer – Programme Manager for Information & Communication Tel. +45 3283 3784, [email protected]

Maxi Nachtigall – Project Officer Tel. +45 3283 3785, [email protected]

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points

Republic of Ireland

Mr Michael O'Brien

BMW Regional Assembly

The Square

Ballaghaderreen

County Roscommon,

Ireland

Tel.:+353 949862970

Fax: +353 949862973

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.bmwassembly.ie

Northern Ireland

Ms Teresa Lennon

SEUPB, EU House

6 Cromac Place

Belfast

BT7 2JB,

Northern Ireland

Tel.: + 44 28 9026 6723


Website: www.seupb.eu


Norway

Ms Greta Johansen

Landsdelsutvalget

Sjøgata 3

N- 8002 Bodø

Norway

Tel.:+47 75 50 34 20

Fax: +47 75 52 67 25


Website: www.lu.no

Sweden

Mr Bernt Vedin

Region Västerbotten

Norrlandsgatan 13, Box 443

S-901 09 Umeå

Sweden

Tel.: +46 90 16 37 17

Fax: + 46 90 16 37 19


Website: www.regionvasterbotten.se


Finland

Ms Paula Mikkola

Regional Council of Lapland

P.O. Box 8056

FIN-96101 Rovaniemi

Finland

Tel.:+358 16 2114 324

Mobile: +358 40 7118 380

Fax: +358 16 318 705


Website: www.lapinliitto.fi

Iceland

Mr Þórarinn V. Sólmundarson

Institute of Regional Development in

Iceland

Ártorg 1

IS - 550 Sauðárkrókur

Iceland

Tel.: +354 4555400

Fax. +354 4554477


Website: www.byggdastofnun.is


Faroe Islands

Mr Jakup Sørensen

NORA (Nordisk Atlantsamarbejde)

Bryggjubakki 12

Box 259

FO-110 Tórshavn

Tel: +298 30 69 94

Mob: +298 21 29 59

Fax. +298 35 31 01


Website: www.nora.fo

Scotland

Mrs Denise Pirie

Highlands & Islands Enterprise

Cowan House

Inverness Retail & Business Park

Inverness IV2 7GF

Tel: +44 1463 244252

Fax: +44 1463 244217


Website: www.hient.co.uk


Greenland

Mr Anders Ullrich la Cour Vahl

Greenland Tourism and Business Council

Hans Egedesvej 29

PO Box 1615

3900 Nuuk

Tel: +299 34 28 31

Mob: +299 55 25 34

Fax: +299 32 28 77


Website: www.greenland.com

For further information, please visit:

www.northernperiphery.eu

Thank you for listening!

Documents

Project Development Seminar Denise Pirie 27 th August 2009 – Inverness, Scotland European Union European Regional Development Fund