1 PÄIJÄT-HÄMEEN LIITTO PÄIJÄNNE-TAVASTLANDS FÖRBUND REGIONAL COUNCIL OF PÄIJÄT-HÄME Ajankohtaista kansainvälisistä asioista Maakuntahallitus/
2 Clusters of business life and their competitiveness in the international field Internationalization of educational actors and organisations International lobbying of the Region Internationalization of the municipalities and towns PROGRAMME DOCUMENT ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF PÄIJÄT-HÄME
3 NEW INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS VS. ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS IN INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES Päijät-Häme is an adjoined area to - Central Baltic Programme – INTERREG IVA (especially Southern Finland – Estonia co-operation) - South-East Finland – Russia ENPI – CBC Programme and naturally has the full status to use - Baltic Sea Region Programme (INTERREG IVB) - European wide interregional co-operation programme (INTERREG IVC) - Europe for Citizens´ Programme Päijät-Häme is one of the regions of the Southern Finland ERDF Operational Programme and its international dimension
4 INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL FOCUS - BALTIC SEA AREA Member in the CPMR and its Baltic Sea Commission since we hosted the BSC Secretariat Co-operation agreements of the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme in the Baltic Sea Area: -Lithuania - Kaunas County (1999) (educational co-operation 2008, elderly care project 2009) - Estonia - Ida-Virumaa, Lääne-Virumaa and Jõgevamaa Counties together with Itä-Uusimaa and Kymenlaakso (Finland) (1998) (3+3) - Russia - Petrograd in St. Petersburg (1995) Other co-operation partners: Hungary - Baranya County (2002) (elderly care project ) Latvia - Riga District Council (CPMR) (ACCR project preparation ). District Councils will be abolished until the end of the year China - Sichuan together with South-West Finland and Itä-Uusimaa (1999)
5 South Finland EU-Office in Brussels (1999) - Support and advance international activities and projects of the region - Inform of EU-affairs and funding opportunities - Promote expertise and best practices of the region - Represent interests of the region Common international network of three regions at home base : Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Itä-Uusimaa - Promoting co-operation across regional borders at home base!!! - Benchmarking and better information exchange - Using more efficiently other international networks and resources - Promoting project preparation/ideas and improving knowledge level - Promote co-operation between various organisations at home base!!! - No membership fees, activities based on various actors´ own motivation and interests - Seminars and posting list. Latest info seminar on
6 EU Senior Citizens as active users of gerontechnology innovations (21.342,96 Euros) Europe for Citizens Programme Action 1 – MEASURE 1.2 The thematic networking of twinned towns Two seminars in 2009: May in Päijät-Häme (FIN) and September in Rems-Murr-Kreis (D) Lead partner: Päijät-Häme, Finland Partners: Rems-Murr-Kreis/Germany Kolozs/Romania Baranya/Hungary Olomouc/Czech Republic Kaunas Region/Lithuania Kovaszna/Romania
7 ACCR – Awareness of Climate Change for Regions ( euros), project duration: Key words: climate change mitigation, political awareness, urban planning, behaviour change and education Baltic Sea Region Programme Priority 4: Promoting of attractive and competitive cities and regions, co-operation between metropolitan regions, cities and rural areas Lead partner consortium: Regional Councils of Päijät-Häme, Häme and Itä-Uusimaa 22 partners from five BSR countries – e.g. partners from Helsinki, Hamburg, Växjö, Katowice and Riga regions 86 applications received (19 in priority 4). Decisions on financing in September 2009.
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