presentation main projects

Presentation Main Projects

European UnionEuropean Regional Development Fund

Cooperation for Safety in Sparsely Populated Areas (Co-safe) Priority: 1 Budget: € 1 427 950 Project duration: from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011 Synopsis: Joint NPP strategy for increased safety and preparedness for major accidents

and extreme situations in sparsely populated areas Objectives

Operational service solutions for cooperation between the NPP countries in management of disasters and accidents in sparsely populated areas; meeting gaps and needs towards safer rural areas.

Emergency medical care solutions in extreme conditions A NPP-network and an internet based community for disaster management: the Co-

Safe network. Expected outcomes (examples):

Collaborative training methods/ exercises in management accidents and disasters New enhanced safety products and services, covering full spectrum from the scene

of the accident via pre-hospital care to hospital care Improved remote communication during rescue processes

Cooperation for Safety in Sparsely Populated Areas (Co-Safe)

Partnership Lead Partner: Emergency and Disaster Medical Centre (AKMC), Umeå, Sweden Partner 2: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Oulu, Finland Partner 3: Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District (NOHD), Oulu, Finland Partner 4: Regional Rescue Services of Oulu-Koillismaa, Oulu, Finland Partner 5: Emergency Services College, Kuopio, Finland Partner 6: FSA University Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland Partner 7: NHS Western Isles, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK

Contact details Project manager: Ms Britt-Marie Nordström Telephone: +46 907 851 157 E-mail: [email protected]

Responsible Desk Officer: Maxi Nachtigall

mailto:[email protected]

Assessing Sustainability of Forest Based Activities in Rural Areas of NP - Northern ToSIA

Priority: 2 Budget: € 1 312 954,98 Project duration: from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011 Synopsis: Investigation of options for improving the sustainable use of forest

resources in selected regions of NPP by using the innovative sustainability impact assessment tool (ToSIA).

Objectives: sustainability impact assessment tool ToSIA in NPP as part of regional resource use planning and sustainable assessment routines in NPP region. Enabling public bodies and (private) companies to improve their corporate social responsibility as a part of the whole forestry wood value chain and improve business activities on the three dimensions of sustainability.

Expected outcomes (examples): Supporting regional decision makers in evaluating alternative policies and

resource use scenarios Linking the sustainability impact assessment tool to existing social corporate

responsibility reporting routines

Assessing Sustainability of Forest Based Activities in Rural Areas of NP - Northern ToSIA

Partnership Lead Partner: European Forest Institute (EFI), Joensuu, Finland Partner 2: Forestry Centre of North Karelia, Joensuu, Finland Partner 3: Forestry Research/ Forestry Commission Scotland, Highland

Conservancy FR, Dingwall, Scotland, UK Partner 4: Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of

Agricultural Sciences, SLU, Umeå, Sweden Partner 5: County Governor of Nordland, Bodø, Norway

Contact details Project manager: Mr Marcus Lindner Telephone: +358 10 773 43 40 E-mail: [email protected]



Our Life as Elderly – Implementation (OLE II)

Priority: 2 Budget: € 2 003 016,15 Project duration: from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011 Synopsis: Implementation of new solutions, effectives ideas and working models/

tools for elderly care based on citizen’s needs, demands and wishes in services, recruiting of staff, housing and quality in care (based on outcomes of OLE I).

Objectives Establish changes in elderly care in day to day operations Package changes in a manner that they are easily transferable to other regions Stimulation of other regions/ municipalities to adapt new solutions

Expected outcomes (examples) IT based model for integrated, permanent staff development System of safe medication Vintage housing Web based meeting platform for senior citizens Model for physical and informal meeting places

Our Life as Elderly – Implementation (OLE II)

Partnership Lead Partner: City of Luleå, Administration of Social Services, Development Unit,

Sweden Partner 2: Municipality of Bodø, Norway Partner 3: Association of Faroese Municipalities, Faroese Islands Partner 4: City of Oulu, Finland Partner 5: Municipality of Akureyri-Akureyrarbaer, Iceland Partner 6: Municipality of Hafnarfjördur-Hafnarfjardarbaer, Iceland Partner 7: Municipality of Hornarfjordur, Iceland Partner 8: Primary Care Services, Faroese Islands

Contact details Project manager: Ms Marianne Pedersen Telephone: +46 920 454 458 E-mail: [email protected]



Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic Charr (Northcharr)

Priority: 1 Budget: €1,132,791.73 Project duration: from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2011 Synopsis

The project aims to promote and increase the Arctic charr farming industry, leading to more and better jobs in remote communities. The project will use new knowledge and innovative approaches to make the industry more competitive and take away existing bottlenecks, by e.g. new diet formulas and feeding strategies, knowledge about temperature and brood stock handling and by developing tools to facilitate the establishment of new farms.

Expected outcomes The project has set clear targets, e.g. the expansion to 12,000 tonnes of charr within the next 4-8

years and at least 25 annual workers. Products/Services:

Courses A manual for brood stock handling A manual on feeding strategies and diet Welfare standards and indicators for Arctic charr aquaculture to meet new EC regulations A computer based tool to assess and evaluate environmental impacts A report on using triple helix partnerships for enhancing Arctic charr farming

Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic Charr (Northcharr)

Partnership Lead Partner: Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), Sweden Partner 2: Holar University College, Iceland Partner 3: Nofima Akvaforsk Fiskeriforskning AS, Norway Partner 4: Swedish Board of Fisheries, Sweden

Contact details Project manager: Jan Nilsson Telephone: +46 907 868 312 E-mail: [email protected]

Priority: 1 Budget: €2,348,138 Project duration: from 1st March 2008 to 28th February 2011 Synopsis

The project will work in partnership with community stakeholders, public sector and academic institutions to explore the potential for different community sectors to develop adaptation capacity, and deliver real adaptations under priority themes for the Northern Periphery, providing local economic and social advantages. Clim-ATIC will establish a sustainable, self-financing service that will provide information, training and advice to communities, small businesses, and local administrations across the Northern Periphery who wish to significantly increase their capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The new service will continue to function and compile and disseminate relevant new knowledge on climate change adaptation beyond the end of the project.

Expected outcomes a number of community climate change vulnerability scenarios a number of community climate Change Adaptation Strategy a number of complementary adaptation demonstration projects a feasibility study and business plan for the information, training and advice service

leading to the delivery of an initial short course.

Clim-ATIC - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions

Clim-ATIC - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Partnership

Lead Partner: UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland Partner 2: Lycksele Municipality, Sweden Partner 3: Arctic Technology Centre, Greenland Partner 4: Western Norway Research Institution, Norway Partner 5: The Lapland Regional Environment Centre, Finland Partner 6: Umeå University, Sweden Partner 7: Åre Municipality, Sweden Partner 8: Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland Partner 9: Thule Institute at University of Oulu, Finland Partner 10: Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland Partner 11: The Arctic Centre, Finland Partner 12: University of Lapland, Finland Partner 13: County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Contact details Project manager: Clive Bowman Telephone: ++44(0) 1738 877204 E-mail: [email protected]

Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas - eHealth Applications across the Urban-Rural Dimension Priority: 1 Budget: €1,606,332 Project duration: from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 Synopsis

The aim is to enhance the provision and accessibility of health services in the sparsely populated areas of Europe by developing and implementing innovative eHealth solutions and promoting transfer of the best eHealth practices across the NPP area.

Objectives Mapping and identification of European best practices and innovative eHealth

solutions which can be transferred, further developed and integrated into a health care system elsewhere in the partner regions Special focus on new eHealth service concepts and solutions for primary

health care, chronic conditions and remote specialist services

Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas - eHealth Applications across the Urban-Rural Dimension

Assessment of the likelihood of adoption of eHealth innovations in health care sites using a whole system approach Sites that are likely to accept and integrate new eHealth innovations are

chosen as pilot sites for transnational development and transfer of eHealth services

Up to 4 new eHealth services will be piloted in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Scotland using Utilization of transnational eHealth Triple-Helix Partnerships

Ultimately aim to create viable and sustainable eHealth services and businesses that will continue to benefit the residents of remote and rural European regions beyond the end of this project

Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas - eHealth Applications across the Urban-Rural Dimension Expected outcomes

“A Portfolio of eHealth Applications in European Sparsely Populated Areas” as a result of the mapping phase

published as a printed copy and also available as an on-line database New eHealth services will be piloted in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Scotland

examples: teledermatology, teledialysis, remote consulting of real-time medical data, advanced call centres, remote retinal screening units

The implementation strategy will be published as a report “An Innovation System for eHealth Services in European Sparsely Populated Areas”

can replicated elsewhere in the Northern Periphery and other peripheral areas of Europe

Establishment of “A European Network of Rural eHealth Care” for sustainable and on-going transfer of knowledge and technology across the Northern Periphery

also to include European peripheral maritime regions, ultra-peripheral regions and the mountainous territories of Europe

Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas - eHealth Applications across the Urban-Rural Dimension

Partnership Lead Partner: Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District and Oulu University

Hospital, Finland Partner 2: Centre for Rural Health and University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Partner 3: County Council of Västerbotten and Umeå University, Sweden Partner 4: Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine and the University Hospital of

North Norway Partner 5: Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland

Contact details Project manager: Pasi Parkkila, Director of development and public relations Telephone: +358 8 315 4173 mobile: +358 40 544 8955 E-mail: [email protected]

Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas - DARRA

Priority: 1 (Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral area ) Budget: 1 423 789 € Project duration: from 2008 to 2009 Synopsis

The objective of DARRA project is to decrease the digital divide in remote and rural areas among the partner regions, through boosting the usage of ICT by SMEs and the public sector, and improve the overall regional competitiveness. The digital divide is a handicap inter-and intra-regionally and one indicator of a region’s peripherality. DARRA project, through the strengthened regional ICT–applications leading to reinforced exchanges with more central & developed regions, more complete regional ICT-related applications, and jointly developed approaches, will reduce effectively and sustainably the

peripheral character of the partner regions.


Objectives To decrease the digital divide in remote and rural areas among the partner

regions, through boosting the usage of ICT by SMEs and the public sector, and improve the overall regional competitiveness.

Expected outcomes Products/services

The project will convince the development of ICT until 2013. As a result of the project SMEs have gained competitive advantage by

implementing new ICT –services and tools. Municipalities and the public sector can boost their activities by taking more

advanced services in use.


Partnership Lead Partner: Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Finland Partner 2: Joint authority of Kainuu region, Finland Partner 3: Kainuun Etu Oy, Finland Partner 4: The Association of Local Authorities in Västernorrland, Sweden Partner 5: Mid Sweden University, Sweden Partner 6: Företagarna Västernorrland, Sweden Partner 7: European Regions Network for the Application of Communications

Technology (ERNACT), Ireland Partner 8: Shannon Development, Ireland Partner 9: Sogn og Fjordane County Governor, Norway Partner 10: Western Norway Research Institute, Norway Partner 11: Rovaniemi regional development agency, Finalnd Partner 12: University of Limerick, Ireland


Contact details Project manager: Janne Hirvonen Telephone: +358 40 5847553 E-mail: [email protected]

Developing the Scots Pine Resource

Priority: 2 Budget: € 1,719,420 Project Duration: from January 2008 to December 2010 Countries Involved: Scotland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway Synopsis:

“To stimulate the development & utilisation of Scots Pine as a basis for supporting sustainable rural enterprises”

Scots Pine is a naturally occurring tree species in Northern Europe, covering large areas of Scotland, Scandinavia, Russia and parts of Iceland. It is a key component of boreal biodiversity and its timber properties are equal to, or exceed, those of other commercial softwoods.

Despite its potential importance Scots Pine is currently undervalued and underutilised by the timber industry. Developing the Scots Pine Resource was developed in 2007 as a collaborative project between partners in Scotland, Finland, Norway and Sweden; with the aim of stimulating the development and utilisation of Scots pine timber as a basis for supporting sustainable rural enterprises.


Main objectives: Analysis of existing markets Encouraging innovation & collaboration in the supply chain Improving resource assessment & valuation techniques Improving long term timber quality


Partnership Lead Partner: Highland Birchwoods (Scotland) Partner 2:Forest Research (Scotland) Partner 3:Norwegian Forest & Landscape Institute Partner 4:Finnish Forest Research Agency Partner 5:North Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) Partner 6: Swedish Forest Agency

Contact details Project manager: Ben Davies Telephone: (0044) 1463 811 968 E-mail: [email protected]

MyHealth@Age

Priority: 2 Budget: € 1 527 678 Project duration: from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 Synopsis

The aim of the MyHealth@Age project is to offer the ageing population in the Northern Periphery region improved Health, Safety and Well being through the use of new products and services.

Expected outcomes The products and services are developed in close co-operation between elderly

people, healthcare and welfare staff, ICT companies and healthcare and welfare researchers. The products and services are evaluated and improved during field trials in Sweden, Norway and Northern Ireland.

The products and services focus on mobile safety alarms, prescribed self treatment and social networks.

MyHealth@Age

Partnership Lead Partner: Municipality of Boden , Sweden Partner 2: University Hospital of Norway, Norwegian Centre of Telemedicine Partner 3: Social Welfare Department of Tromsø, Norway Partner 4:Southern Health and Social Care Trust Ulster, Northern Ireland Partner 5:Centre of Distance Spanning Healthcare at Luleå University of

Technology, Sweden Partner 6:University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Associate partners:

City of Luleå, County Council of Norrbotten, TietoEnator, TeliaSonera, IntelliWork and Arctic Group, Blue Tree Services, McElwaine SMART Technologies and Swarmteams

Contact details Project manager:Lennart Isaksson Telephone:+46 70 300 8201 E-mail:[email protected]


Sustainable hunting tourism - business opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt) Priority 1: Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral area Budget: € 1 127 151 (Total budget) Project duration: from 2008 to 2010 Synopsis

Summary:

The project will promote the development of sustainable hunting tourism that will diversify the economical activity of peripheral regions in Northern Europe, by developing the companies and operational environment related to the sector.

Objectives: i) Develop and enhance sustainable and competitive business concepts based on hunting cultures of Northern Europe;

ii) Strengthen the co-operation between different interest groups and evaluate the possibilities for a ‘Northern brand’ for sustainable hunting tourism

iii) Develop the operational environment by reducing the obstacles and lowering the risk and threshold for start up companies,

iv) Create and analyse knowledge required in directing future rural development and hunting in Northern Periphery area.

Sustainable hunting tourism - business opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt)

Expected outcomes

Co-operation Ethical rules as criteria for hunting tourism business in project area (Northern brand); forum for SME interaction and co-operation; increased awareness on the realistic potential of hunting tourism

Information Training material and pilot courses for professional hunter/hunting tourism organisers; tools (models and guidelines) for managing social, ecological and economical sustainability at the local and SME level

Development work New/improved transnational hunting tourism products as part of sustainable business concepts


Partnership University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland (Lead partner) Haapavesi Vocational School, Finland Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Rural Economy Development, Sweden The Research Centre of the University of Akureyri, Iceland Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, Iceland Environment and Food Agency of Iceland, Iceland Macaulay Institute, Scotland University of Aberdeen, Department of Geography and Environment, Scotland Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitter’s Association, Canada


Contact details

Anne Matilainen, University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute

Tel. +358-6-421 3337, +358-50-5240 814

E-mail: [email protected]

PELLETime – Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises

Priority: 1 – Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral area Budget: €1.766.494 Project duration: from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010 Synopsis:

PELLETime will develop an accessible package of tools to design sustainable pellet supply chains, thereby promoting the role of local entrepreneurs in utilising local renewable energy resources and supporting the energy self-sufficiency of northern peripheral regions. The small scale production of pellets currently faces both technological limitations, as well as lack of knowledge. The project addresses those challenges by offering a holistic approach for SMEs reaching from identification and estimation of available resources, raw material procurement, the design of the entire pellet production process to the final product. PELLETime will encourage sustainable expansion of the raw material resource, and carry out widespread awareness raising and information dissemination to facilitate market development.

PELLETime – Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises

Objectives: Developing a package of tools to facilitate establishment of SMEs in small

scale pellet production, support existing pellet production, and, enhance energy availability throughout the NPP region

Expected outcomes: The SME tool package, which will comprise:

Pellet market report and contact network Inventory of regionally available resources Best practice guideline on landscape, biodiversity and hydrology of raw

materials Cost-calculator on handling and logistics of raw materials and pellets Best practice guideline on logistics and quality assurance (in terms of fuel

supply) Best practice guideline on fuel quality and technology, and Internet based user’s guide

PELLETime – Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises Partnership

Lead Partner: North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland Partner 2: Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland Partner 3: Joensuu Regional Development Company, Finland Partner 4: University of Kuopio, Finland Partner 5: Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland Partner 6: Highland Birchwoods, Scotland Partner 7: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Partner 8: Herads and Austurlandsskogar, Iceland Partner 9: Iceland Forest Service, Iceland Associate partners: Vapo Ltd., Biottori Ltd., Pakaslahti Ltd., M. Pappinen Ltd., JPK-

tuote, Konepaja Antti Ranta Ltd., National Farmers Union, Scotland.

Contact details Project manager: Mr. Lasse Okkonen Telephone: +358 50 342 3582 E-mail: [email protected]

O4O Project

Priority: Priority 2: Sustainable development of natural and community resources

Budget: Euros1,969,996.48

Project duration: from 2008 to 2011

Summary

O4O will utilise the capacity of older people as community assets, applying their skills to provide services that will help maintain other older people in their communities.

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O4O Project

Objectives

map the context for developing new ways of service provision for older people; identify new opportunities for providing locally-relevant services; test the feasibility of innovative organisational models; develop a toolkit to develop O4O organisations transnationally; evaluate impacts on individuals, communities and institutions; inform policy and practice on involving older people in service provision to older

people.

O4O Project

Expected outcomes

policy briefings on the context for innovative service delivery for older people; innovative sustainable organisations of different types to deliver services; a transnational toolkit of good practice; report on the impacts on individuals, communities and organisations, of new

models; publications and conferences disseminating information to the NP and wider.

O4O Project

Partnership Lead Partner: UHI Millennium Institute (Centre for Rural Health), Inverness,

Scotland Partner 2: Glasgow University, Crichton Campus, Dumfries, Scotland Partner 3: Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland (covering rural Northern

Ireland) Partner 4: Lulea Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden Partner 5: Municipality of Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland Partner 6: Joint authority of Kainuu Region, Kajaani, Finland (Observing)

Contact details Project Lead: Professor Jane Farmer Telephone: 01463 667321/667322 E-mail: [email protected]

Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern Periphery

Priority: 1 Budget: € 1 165 781 Project duration: from 1st of September 2008 to 31st of August 2010 Synopsis: Use broadband mobile communication services to promote the

competitiveness of rural communities in the NPP area Objectives:

Develop the capability of rural area communities within the NP to incorporate emerging broadband mobile services into their community development strategies.

Use the capability to develop a number of broadband mobile services that support sustainable development of specific sectors in NP communities

Utilise the services to (1) improve the inherent sustainability of communities and to (2) provide economic connections to more central areas

Expected outcomes Northern Periphery Transnational “Mobile Community" model Mobile Connected Support Offices/Demo Centres Mobile Community Hotspot Zones

Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern Periphery

Mobile Public Services Integrated Transport Info System "Connected Community" Tourism and Culture Services

Partnership Lead Partner: ERNACT, Ireland Partner 2: Donegal County Council, Ireland Partner 3: Derry City Council, Northern Ireland Partner 4: Fomento de San Sebastián, S.A., Spain Partner 5: Regional Council of North Karelia, Finland Partner 6: Association of Local Authorities in Västernorrland, Sweden

Contact details Project manager: Rocio Rubio Centeno Telephone: +353 45 889 361 E-mail: [email protected]

Environment friendly fish farming and use of cleaner fish

Priority: 1 Budget: € 1 594 966 Project duration: from 1st of January 2008 to 31st of December 2010 Synopsis: The project intends to deliver methods and technology needed to produce

cleaner fish for use by the cod and salmon farming industry in all of the partner countries Objectives

Minimise the environmental impact of salmonid and gadoid by the use of cleaner fish to remove parasitic sea lice thereby reducing use of therapeutic treatments.

Reduce losses for farmers due to sea lice problem Make it possible for fish farmers to exploit lucrative organic market and give the

product a marketing advantage Expected outcomes

Develop a methodology to remove parasitic sea lice Implement the methodology as a service in participating organisation Provide the service to the industry

Environment friendly fish farming and use of cleaner fish

Partnership Lead Partner: Bodø University College (BUC), Norway Partner 2: Bioforsk Nord (BFN) Partner 3: Viking Fish Farms LTD, Scotland Partner 4: Martin Ryan Instititute, National University of Ireland, Ireland Another 7 associated partners are expected to work closely with the partnership

in order to implement a successful main project Contact details

Project manager: Geir Mikkelsen Telephone: +47 7551 7330 E-mail: [email protected]

Economusées Northern Europe

Priority: 1 Budget: € 1 664 407 Project duration: from January 2008 to December 2010 Synopsis: Economusee Northern Europe will combine culture, craft and tourism to

create an economy platform for craft artisans practicing traditional techniques in order to help the crafts survive and create new jobs Objectives

Establishing Economuseums within multi-company locations. Developing an innovative Economuseum micro model for home crafts

producers in remote areas An improved inter-regional shared business support system, including

education and training in the crafts and business operations Creating sustainable, long-term skills by involving young people


Expected outcomes Support service which has two very powerful drivers:

a) crafts and cultural heritage in each community; b) it creates an employment situation that demonstrates the continued

worth of traditional crafts in employment for young people. Establishment of 18 new innovative and adapted Economuseums in NPP

Partnership Lead Partner: Hordaland County Council, Norway Partner 2: The International Economusee Network Society, Canada Partner 3: Fruma, Iceland Partner 4: Utoyggjafelegid, Faroe Island Partner 5: Edge of the Shore, Northern Ireland Partner 6: Edge of the Shore, Ireland An additional 6 associated partners which will work closely with the project

implementation is listed


Contact details Project manager: Terje Inderhaug Telephone: +47 5523 9997 E-mail: [email protected]

Northern Environmental Education Development

Priority: 2 Budget: € 1 220 000 Project duration: from 7th of January 2008 to 31st of December 2010 Synopsis: The NEED project develops the educational use of geo scientific

knowledge for the tourism to reinforce the sustainable rural development in high quality nature sites called “Parks” Objectives

The project will produce an innovative operational model which enhances the transfer of scientific nature knowledge for the needs of schools, and educational visitors in national parks and visitors centres.

Expected outcomes Develop and test innovative learning approaches for scientific geo information Create a model for an educational programme service for target groups Create a high quality educational service and products for outdoor education

in close co-operations with potential investors Implement the educational service and new tourist products on sites,

Northern Environmental Education Development

Partnership Lead Partner: University of Joensuu, Finland Partner 2: University of Iceland, Iceland Partner 3: Nordland National Park Centre, Norway Partner 4: Kerry GeoPark, Ireland

Contact details Project manager: Tuula Keinonen Telephone: +358 132 514 649 E-mail: [email protected]

Northern Creative Youth

Priority: 1 Budget: € 1 807 937 Project duration: from 1st of January 2008 to 30th of June 2010 Synopsis: The NoCry project will develop a Virtual Business Incubator service for the

creative sector to spread knowledge, enhance networking and support business development among young creative people in the NP Objectives

Increase economic growth by supporting the development of knowledge and an entrepreneurial culture by enhancing networking across borders in the creative sector

Expected outcomes Products/services

Develop a virtual incubator A service to support young creative people interested in becoming entrepreneurs The services and tools developed will be available online Implement the service on websites of public interest

Northern Creative Youth

Partnership Lead Partner: Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Finland Partner 2: Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, Finland Partner 3: Department of Music & Media, Luleå university of technology, Sweden Partner 4: PowerHouse, Municipality of Kramfors, Sweden Partner 5: MediaEnter – Study Centre, Municipality of Kramfors, Sweden Partner 6: Moray College, Scotland Partner 7: Norut Tromso AS, Scotland Partner 8: Faroe Islands Enterprise, Faore Island Partner 9: Entrepreneurship training centre Intotalo, Finland Partner 10: The Nerve Centre, Northern Ireland

Contact details Project manager: Kai Kostiander Telephone: +358 408 497 231 E-mail: [email protected]

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