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Presentation Main Projects 16th June 2009 – Laukaa, Finland

European Union European Regional Development Fund. Presentation Main Projects 16th June 2009 – Laukaa, Finland. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee. Priority One Objective: To promote competitiveness by increasing and developing the capacity for innovation and

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Presentation Main Projects 16th June 2009 – Laukaa, Finland

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  1. European Union European Regional Development Fund Presentation Main Projects 16th June 2009 – Laukaa, Finland

  2. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee Priority One Objective: To promote competitiveness by increasing and developing the capacity for innovation and networking in rural and peripheral areas. 1.2 Sustainable hunting tourism - business opportunity in the Northern Europe – NPP HUNT 1.6 Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises - PELLETime 1.21 Environment friendly fish farming and use of cleaner fish – Eco Fish 3.4 Retail in Rural Regions – RRR 4.4 New Plants for the Northern Periphery Market - NPNP

  3. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee Objective: To facilitate development through the use of advanced information and communication technologies and transportation in the programme area 1.8 Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas 1.12 Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas – DARRA 1.13 Northern Creative Youth – No-Cry 1.15 Climatic 2.3 Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern Periphery, CMC@NP 2.4 Co-Safe 4.1 ROADEX IV 4.5 Rural Transport Solutions - RTS

  4. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee Priority Two Objective To strengthen the synergies between environmental protection and growth in remote and peripheral regions. 1.3 Northern Environment Education Development (NEED) 1.16 Developing Scots Pine 2.8 Assessing sustainability of forest based activities in rural areas of the Northern Periphery- Northern ToSIA 2.12 Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic Charr – Northcharr

  5. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee Priority Two Objective To strengthen the synergies between environmental protection and growth in remote and peripheral regions (continued) 3.7 Warning of Algal Toxin Events to support aquaculture in the NPP coastal zone Region 3.6Micro Waste to Energy Business: micro energy to rural enterprise - MicrE 3.11 The Sea as Our Neighbour: Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Communities and Habitats on Europe’s Northern Periphery – Coast Adapt 4.2 Regional Approach to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions - RASLRES 4.8 Solutions for Micro-generation to allow Energy Saving Technology - Smallest

  6. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee Objective: To improve sustainable development in peripheral regions by strengthening urban-rural relations and enhancing regional heritage. 1.4 Older People for Older People – O4O 1.10 My Health @ Age 1.19 Economusées Northern Europe 2.11 Our Life as Elderly implementation – OLE II 4.7 The Thing

  7. Lead partner Finland

  8. Rural Transport Solutions - RTS • Priority: 1 • Budget: 1 841 325, 04 EUR • Project duration: 1st September 2009 – 31st August 2012 • Synopsis: • Develop innovative and sustainable rural and coastal transport schemes and services reducing social exclusion and enhancing the vitality and sustainability of sparsely populated areas in Northern Periphery • Community paid or subsidised public transports are a considerable financial burden for small and rural/costal municipalities • Long distances in rural and costal areas increase the need for cost-efficiency as well as minimizing the pollution from transports • Expected outcomes: • Description of Good Transport Practices in Peripheral Areas • Transnational Contact Centres Analysis • New Transport Solutions Action Model

  9. Rural Transport Solutions - RTS • Partenership • Lead partner: Regional Council of North Karelia, Finland • Partner 2: County Council of Västernorrland, Sweden • Partner 3: The South West of Scotland Transport Partnership, Scotland • Partner 4: Development Center of East Iceland • Partner 5: Shetland Islands Council, Scotland • Partner 6: Pielinen Karelia Development Center, PIKES, Finland • Contact details: • Mr Risto Poutiainen • Phone: +358 13 26 74 700 • E-mail: risto.poutiainen@pohjois-karjala.fi

  10. Lead partner Sweden

  11. ROADEX IV • Priority: 1 • Budget: 2 163 473.36 Euro • Project duration: 1st July 2009 – 30th June 2012 • Synopsis: • The project aims to bring about real operational change in the construction and maintenance of rural roads across the Northern Periphery through a combination of consultancy services, demonstration projects and education. ROADEX developed services (strategies) and products (technologies) will be used on local roads by local Partners supported by a ROADEX consultancy service and knowledge centre” • Expected outcomes: • Demonstration projects • The ROADEX knowledge centre • Continuing research on: • The effects of climate change on road construction and maintenance. • Construction strategies on how to plan and construct road widenings; • Health of regular road users.

  12. ROADEX IV • Partnership: • Lead partner: Swedish Road Administration, Sweden • Partner 2: Finnish Road Administration, Finland • Partner 3: The Highland Council, Scotland • Partner 4: Western Isles Council, Scotland • Partner 5: Forestry Commission, Scotland • Partner 6: Department of Transport Ireland • Partner 7: National Roads Authority, Ireland • Partner 8: Swedish Forest Agency, Sweden • Partner 9: Icelandic Road Administration • Partner 10: Greenland Home Rule Government, Greenland • Partner 11: Norwegian Public Road Administration • Contact details: • Mr Krister Palo • Phone: +46 92 024 37 22 • Email: krister.palo@vv.se

  13. New Plants for the Northern Periphery Market • Priority: 1 • Budget: 741 675 EUR • Project duration: 1st July 2009 – 30th June 2012 • Synopsis: • “Enhancing diversity, sustainability, and business opportunities, by increasing the horticulture sector and production of regionally based plant material for local markets in the Northern Periphery region” • Developing new markets for new and existing plants in the Northern Periphery region and develop expertise in growing the new plant material in the special conditions, climate and distances found within the NPP area • Expected outcomes: • 12 new varieties of plants • Indoor and outdoor demonstration areas • Advisory service to nurseries

  14. New Plants for the Northern Periphery Market • Partnership: • Lead partner: Piteå Municipality, Department of Culture and Leisure, Sweden • Partner 2: Agrifood Research MTT, Finland • Partner 3: Agronomy Institute, Orkney College, UHI, Scotland • Partner 4: Agriculture University of Iceland, Departmern of Landscape Planning, Iceland • Partner 5: Botanical Gardens, University of Oulu, Finland • Contact details: • Ms Mona Lundberg • Phone: +46 91169 64 29 • Email: mona.lundberg@kf.pitea.se

  15. Lead partner Norway

  16. Thing sites International Networking Group • Priority: 2 • Budget: € 989 001 • Project duration: from 1st of July 2009 to 30th of June 2012 • Synopsis: To exchange knowledge, specify, develop and test new and improved services for sustainable management and business development at the Northern European Thing sites. • Objectives • The objective is to exchange knowledge, specify, develop and test new and improved services for sustainable management and business development at the Northern European Thing sites. • Expected outcomes • Products/services • The project results should contribute to a future nomination process of a serial inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List of the North Atlantic Thing sites

  17. Thing sites International Networking Group • Series of surveys and documentation activities and international workshops and seminars held in each of the involved regions to develop shared knowledge and understanding of the history of Thing Sites to support the new regional service development activities • Implement and test interpretation methods for local, regional and inter-regional content development and branding, and mainstream leading recommendations for improved services for sustainable tourism and site management • Combine the results and new knowledge into an ICT web2.0 based service to promote and support the protection, management and interpretation of the Thing sites and to stimulate mobilisation and networking between the interested end-users, regional and international knowledge providers including the regional authorities and universities.

  18. Thing sites International Networking Group • Partnership • Lead Partner: Sogn and Fjordane County Council, Leikanger, Norway • Partner 2: Gulen Municipality, Eivindvik, Norway • Partner 3:Thingvellir national park, Selfoss, Iceland • Partner 4: Shetland Amenity Trust, Shetland, Scotland • Partner 5: Department of Archaeology, Orkney College, Kirkwall. Scotland • Partner 6: The Highland Council, Inverness, Scotland • Partner 7: Kunningarstovan, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands • Associated partner: Manx National Heritage, Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom • Contact details • Project manager: Trond Ueland • Telephone: +47 57825005 • E-mail: Trond.Ueland@sfj.no

  19. Lead partner Scotland

  20. Solutions for Micro generation to Allow Energy Saving Technology - SMALLEST • Priority: 2 • Budget: € 2 999 499 • Project duration: from 1st of July 2009 to 30th of June 2012 • Synopsis: The project will establish an innovative service across NPP to raise the scale and quality of training, mentoring and support for rural communities needed to develop micro renewable energy sources (MRES). The SMALLEST service will assist rural communities increase their awareness, planning and commercial capability, improve skills provision and capacity for MRES development. The SMALLEST project will add value by customising and integrating existing advisory services gaps in community training and mentoring, providing knowledge transfer of economic development together with supporting business modelling solutions relating to MRES in communities. • Objectives • The objective of the SMALLEST project is to enable rural communities throughout the NPP region to access MRES solutions more effectively. This will increase and accelerate the uptake of MRES solutions.

  21. Solutions for Micro generation to Allow Energy Saving Technology - SMALLEST • Expected outcomes • Products/services • The service to be introduced as a new training service for enabling changes in energy generation in remote rural communities, and help to introduce MRES (Micro Renewable Energy Sources) solutions to replace traditional energy generation, reducing costs, pollution, environmental damage, and encouraging self-reliance for their future energy generation.

  22. Solutions for Micro generation to Allow Energy Saving Technology - SMALLEST • Partnership • Lead partner: International Resources and Recycling Institute, Dumfriesshire, Scotland • Partner 2:UHI Inverness College, Inverness, Scotland • Partner 3: North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Joensuu, Finland • Partner 4: Action Renewables, Belfast, Northern Ireland • Partner 5: University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland • Partner 6: Fuglafjørður Municipality, Fuglafjørður ,Faroe Islands • Partner 7: Municipality of Norsjö, Norsjö, Sweden • Partner 8: Development Centre of East Iceland, Egilsstadir, Iceland • Partner 9: Pure Energy, Shetland, Scotland  • Associated partner: Qeqatta Municipality, Qeqatta, Greenland • Associated partner: Runde Environmental Centre, Runde, Norway • Associated partner: Upper Eskdale Development Group, Eskdalemuir, Scotland • Associated partner: Moffat CAN, Moffat, Scotland • Associated partner: Association of Faroese Municipalities, Kvívík, Faroe Islands

  23. Solutions for Micro generation to Allow Energy Saving Technology - SMALLEST • Contact details: • Project manager: Kezia Howes • Telephone: + 44 131 440 4600 • E-mail: kezia.howes@recycling-institute.org

  24. Lead partner Ireland

  25. Regional Approach to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions (RASLRES) • Priority: 2 • Budget: € 2,881,507 • Project duration: from 1st of September 2009 to 31st of August 2012 • Synopsis:The RASLRES project will design, pilot, and disseminate optimized service products to achieve sustainable local markets for specific renewable energy solutions. • Objectives • To increase the deployment and uptake of locally produced renewable energy solutions in the NPP area. • Expected outcomes • Products/services • Establish wood fuels and marine biomass as viable alternative to fossil fuels and raising the awareness along the whole supply chain. • 6 piloted Renewable Energy Supply Chains to demonstrate how to implement these Renewable Energy Supply Chains. • Establish target levels of economical production and usage for small and medium scale deployment projects • Implementation of strategies for overcoming the barriers to deployment of renewable energy systems in the NPP rural areas

  26. Regional Approach to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions (RASLRES) • Partnership • Lead Partner:Western Development Commission, Ballaghadeereen, Ireland • Partner 2: Action Renewable, Belfast, Northern Ireland • Partner 3: Environmental Research Institute, Thurso, Scotland • Partner 4: Norrsjö Municipality of Västerbotten Region, Sweden • Associated Partner : Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate,Torshavn, Faroe • Associate Partner 6:VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Jyväskylä, FIN • Associate Partner 7:Ocean Rainforest, Faroe Islands • Associate Partner 8:Sustainable Energy Ireland, Dublin, Ireland • Associate Partner 9:Teagasc, Dublin, Ireland • Associate Partner 10: Irish Farmers Association, Dublin, Ireland • Associated partner 11: Udaras Na Gaeltachta,Ireland • Associated partner12: Irish Bio energy Association, Ireland • Contact details • Project manager: Ian Brannigan • Telephone: + 353 94 9861441 • E-mail: ianbrannigan@wdc.ie

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