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The Cool North

The Cool North. The Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014-2020 aims to expand regions ’ horizons, building on concrete outcomes and enabling the NPA area to be a 1st class region to live, study, work, visit and invest.

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The Cool North

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  1. The Cool North • The Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014-2020 aims to expand regions’ horizons, building on concrete outcomes and enabling the NPA area to be a 1st class region to live, study, work, visit and invest. • The programme will generate vibrant, competitive and sustainable communities, by harnessing innovation, expanding the capacity for entrepreneurship and seizing the unique growth initiatives and opportunities of the Northern and Arctic regions in a resource efficient way.

  2. Challenges • Peripherality • Fragile local economies • Shrinking rural communities • Demographic challenges • Labour market challenges • Governance challenges • Globalisation and increased competition • Environment & climate change

  3. Potentials • Abundance of natural resources • Versatile business sector ( SMEs, few but world leading big enterprises) • Strong regional centres • Sectoral expertise and specialist knowledge • Demographic drivers as high in-migration • Labour market assets as demand for highly skilled workforce • More targeted development of local- and regional economies • The Green Economy & capitalising on the opportunities from climate change

  4. Peripherality & low population density= key challenge& low population density • Lack of critical mass • Weak access to key markets • Little external orientation of SMEs • Little economic diversity • Shrinking rural communities • Aging/gender imbalance

  5. Natural resources & versatile business sector = key potential • Globalisation • Climate change • Green Economy • Rising demand and prices for minerals, bio mass, food etc. at world market • Innovation capacity & place based competences

  6. More dynamic and external oriented local economies = overall strategy • Higher external orientation and interaction of SMEs • Better utilisation innovation capacity • Higher level of entrepreneurship • Promoting economic strengths • Innovation of public service provision

  7. Priority Structure

  8. The Programming ProcessEarly preparations • Ongoing evaluations • Ongoing evaluation aimed at simplification (2011) • EPRC (2012): positioning the programme in the new strategy landscape  many new Arctic strategies • Annual conferences 2011 + 2012: project + young people's vision • 2 Task Force meetings (April + September 2012)

  9. Status Programming Process • 6 Programme Planning Group meetings since November 2012 • Contents chapters of Operational Programme in advanced stage: • Area analysis: identifying development needs in the area + SWOT • Programme strategy: rationale behind selection of themes • Priorities: draft objectives, results sought, types of actions supported, beneficiaries and target groups • In addition: draft indicators, horizontal principles • Preparatory project exploring Arctic Dimension of new programme  integrated horizontally, no priority axis • Interactive process: regular consultation of Regional Advisory Groups & Ex Ante evaluators

  10. Next Steps • Consultation of contents chapters • Workshop with stakeholders at NPP Annual Conference 19th September, Skellefteå, Sweden. Main question: Are the priorities workable? • Public consultations in programme partner countries organised by Regional Contact Points (20th September-15th October) • Establishing implementation framework • Dependent on adoption regulation, delegated acts and national legislation • No major changes expected in budget and setup. Geography unchanged. • Simplification and harmonisation measures. • Legal and technical agreement in programme partner countries

  11. Timeline (best case scenario)

  12. Thank You for Listening!www.northernperiphery.eu

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