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Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden. A Community Initiative on Transnational co-operation on spatial planning and regional development Mattias ALISCH Joint Secretariat. PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003. PRO-ACTIVITY ELEMENTS
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Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden A Community Initiative on Transnational co-operation on spatial planning and regional development Mattias ALISCH Joint Secretariat
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • PRO-ACTIVITY ELEMENTS • Rising awareness and giving information of programme and projects • Encouraging, advising and assisting projects, which help to fulfil the programme objectives • Assisting projects in finding innovative approaches, appropriate partners and establishing transnational networks • JS Activities: • Collect and publish project ideas (homepage and project catalogues) • Transnational partner search- and information forums (PSF) (Gdansk 16-17 Juni) • Meeting potential applicants • Monthly Newsletter • Encourage contacts with national sub-committee secretariats and projects • Seed money implementation
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • PRO-ACTIVITY BY SEED MONEY • 500,000 + 30,000 + 80, 000 € ( for non EU States - Not available anymore) • Complement element to normal project generation • Enable submission of well prepared and first rate quality applications • To lower the threshold for entering IR III B • Especially promotion e.g. to projects with: • project idea in line with BSR INTERREG III B CIP objectives, priorities and measures • at least two partners from two different countries already on board (+ bigger partnership from a additional countries envisaged) • innovative approaches/networks/synergy • complex project themes • overcome geographical disparities • new transnational composition of projects • involvement of special competence to support implementation of programme strategicobjectives
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • SEED MONEY • Fund used for start-up and development • Procedure:Dialogue processapproach between partners and programme • and JS • Aims of activities: • extra emphasis on specific thematic areas or topics • development of a theme • create geographical focus • extension, specification of a partnership (east-west/north-south/horizontally/ • vertically/transnationally) • strive for synergy with other projects (within and between BSR prog area) • stimulate participation of new actors (private partners, NGO’s etc.) • facilitate the normal application preparation (co-ordination with • PHARE/Tacis/IBPP other funding means Pro-activity (3)
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES SEED MONEY • (start-up and development tool) • SC - eligibility and selection criteria • SC - assigns the Joint Secretariat (JS) to approve seed money projects • Procedure within the JS: • Application submitted (Karlskrona) • Formal eligibility check • Assessment of project content • JS Approval projects within approx 6 weeks after deadline for submission • Implementation: approx. 4 months (between 31 Oct- 29 Feb 2004) • Reports after finalising at latest 1 November 2003 • Checkout – Payment Pro-activity (4)
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • APPLICATION FORM (simple and flexible) • Main Application Project Idea • - project description (Problem/Objectives/Results/Envisaged • partnership) • - promising idea • Priority/measure “indication” • - only measure 2.1/2.2/3.0 • Seed money project activities • - relation to selection criteria • - planned activities and expected results • - follow up (submitting main application) • Partnership • Budget • - max. 50 % of tot budget 10 000 € • - no investments
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 • SEED MONEY - think about! • Contact point and submission: JS Karlskrona • We encourage a direct dialogue between JS and Projects • Fourth Application Round(Open 24 June; Deadline: 8 Sept; Approval: 31 October) • Use only “Application” and “Letter of Intent” from the homepage • Read carefully supporting documents “Seed Money Project Manual” & “Guide” Pro-activity (6)
PSF Gdansk meeting 16 June 2003 SEED MONEY PROJECTS Innovative -complex - “new”- partnerships-synergy Seed Money 3 Application Round “Simple and flexible” Application Forms Available 24 Jun Application Deadline 8 Sept Approval 31 Oct SC Approval of Seed Money Procedure and Appl Form MAIN APPLICATION ROUND Jan/Feb 2004 Assessment of projects Collecting seed-money applications (2 page) Running seed-money projects: start-up within 3 months approx duration 4 months Project Reporting to JS SC Payment Pro-activity (9)
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