experience and possibilities 16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Pskov Region: experience and possibilities Dmitriy Bystrov, Vice Chairman, State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade 18 April 2012, Malmö
16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Cross border region Pskov Region is an exclusive subject of the Russian Federation which borders on three states PSKOV LENGTH OF BOUNDARIES: with Belarus . . . . . . . 305 km with Estonia . . . . . . 254,4 km with Latvia . . . . . . . 274,6 km DISTANCE FROM PSKOV: to Helsinki . . . . . . . . . . 700 km to Warsaw . . . . . . . . . . 850 km to Stockholm . . . . . . . . 860 km to Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 km to Moscow . . . . . . . . . . 689 km to Riga . . . . . . . . 260 km to Tallinn . . . . . . 350 km to Vilnius . . . . . . . 400 km to Minsk . . . . . . . . 450 km
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 Pskov region is the «starting point» for penetration of foreign business into Russian market: unique border location near both capitals: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg; qualified and comparatively cheap labor force; reserves of land and energy resources; business-oriented administration
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 Priorities of the region: - tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - SME support - ecology solutions - road networking - energy efficiency - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere
Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region - INTERREG III B (6 projects) - INTERREG III A (17 projects) - CBSS (Euro Faculty-Pskov project) - Northern Dimension (NDEP: ЕBRD, «Pure water» project, Pskov) - «Economic Development Support Programme in the Pskov region» MFA Denmark 2006-2010 (priorities: tourism, food industry)
Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Baltic Tangent (logistics) Innovation Circle (education) BEN (interregional cooperation) HINTERLAND (spatial planning) BEN-EAST (interregional cooperation) East Wind (wind energy development) Greenhouse (encouraging SME) Partners: Denmark Norway Germany Finland Sweden Poland Lithuania Estonia Latvia Belarus
Priorities for cooperation State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Priorities for cooperation Programmes and instruments for cooperation: - CBC ENPI «Estonia-Latvia- Russia» Programme - Northern dimension (NDEP: ЕBRD, NEFCO) - Nordic Council of Ministers
“Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool 16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade “Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool Basic criteria for the prioritized regional project: - to be within the Regional Strategy for socio-economic development of the Pskov region till 2020 and within the priorities of the regional development programmes; - to include infrastructural part; - to establish logical partnership; - to demonstrate prolonged effect
1st call results geography 16.11.2011 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade 12 projects: - transport – 1 - tourism and heritage – 3 - ecology – 3 - social sphere – 5 including 9 projects with infrastructure component: - ecology – 2 - social sphere – 3 1st call results geography Gdov PSKOV Pechory Palkino 9 municipalities will receive benefits and will host projects all EE and LV border related territory of the region involved in cooperation Ostrov Pytalovo Krasnogorodsk Sebezh
«Green growths»: start-ups in Pskov region State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade «Green growths»: start-ups in Pskov region Running projects Tourism - “Tour de Latgale & Pskov” Environment - “Water Management Project of Peipsi, Pihkva, Lämmijärve, Saadjärve and Veskijärve Lakes” - “Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lake Peipsi area” (Large Scale Project) - “Pure water” Urban development - “Tartu, Rezekne, Pskov: Green Management for Urban Development & Planning in EE-LV-RU Border Capitals” Education - “Promoting nature education as efficient mean of awareness raising”
Nordic Council of Ministers State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade Nordic Council of Ministers Implemented projects The Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants - Pskov Region participants: The City of Pskov Municipality, Krasnogorodsky District, Pytalovo District Municipality The Emerging Innovation in Northern Europe Programme - Pskov Region partner: Pskov State University Coming up… «NORDIC – RUSSIAN GREEN GROWTH ARENA»
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