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CODE : X t. Community Development & Experiential Tourism. ÖRNSKÖLDSVIKS KOMMUN. CODE : X t. Relates to Priority 2: Sustainable development of natural and community resources Focuses on how cultural heritage can contribute in innovative ways to sustainable community development
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CODE:Xt Community Development & Experiential Tourism ÖRNSKÖLDSVIKS KOMMUN
CODE:Xt • Relates to Priority 2: Sustainable development of natural and community resources • Focuses on how cultural heritage can contribute in innovative ways to sustainable community development • Special focus on experiential tourism based on local resources
CODE:Xt • Also has focus on rural-urban relations and how cultural heritage/experiential tourism can strengthen these • Also links cultural heritage and contemporary culture in the development of experiential tourism
CODE:Xt Local authorities will be the partners coordinating activities within their area, but business/tourism and heritage sectors will be involved through local partnerships Educational institutions and research institutions will also be involved
CODE:Xt Will assemble a toolkit of tests and experimentsrelating to: • Community development, including sustainability issues, relating to culture and heritage • Economic development (tourism) based on heritage and living history • Tourism experience, based on local heritage
CODE:Xt Innovate actions • Based on cultural heritage • Emphasis on local involvement and triple helix partnerships • Living presentations of local history and heritage • Experiences for the visitors
CODE:Xt Anticipated results: • Shared experiences of community development based on cultural heritage/cultural tourism • Raised awareness of quality aspects of cultural tourism development • New cultural tourism operations and activities established
CODE:Xt Anticipated results (continued): • Quality assessment • Quality development programmes • Quality branding • Exchanges of staff • Educational programmes/competence development schemes
CODE:Xt • Total budget would probably be around €1.5 million in the NPP • Of which 60% would be ERDF funding in EU countries, and 50% national funding in non-EU countries
CODE:Xt • Similar projects will also be presented in other Interreg IV B areas (North Sea and Baltic Sea) and in some IV A areas • It is intended to co-ordinate activities between various CODE:Xt projects
CODE:Xt Northern Periphery Project Possible partners: Northern Finland Örnsköldsvik (Lead partner) – in place Vestvågøy (Lofotr) – Norway – in place Shetland Council (Old Scatness) – UK Iceland Ireland Western Canada