Helix Central Baltic

 Targets (micro level) ◦ Qualitative  Increased access for SME’s, notably women owned businesses, to cross-border clusters and cutting edge research. ◦ Quantitative  3 pilot tests of ICT solutions for the tourism sector in interaction between SME’s and researchers.

 Targets (meso level) ◦ Qualitative  Increased knowledge and awareness among business and tourism actors how to promote gender equal and sustainable cluster networking. ◦ Quantitative  2 toolkits for gender mainstreaming and integration of sustainability in cluster programs in the Central Baltic Region.

 Targets (macro level) ◦ Qualitative  Increased integration of gender and sustainability perspectives in entrepreneurship and innovation policies. ◦ Quantitative  3 networks for policy, practice and business development in the tourism sector in the Central Baltic Region were many women are entrepreneurs.

 Map's ◦ Multi Actors Partnerships who will meet both regionally and cross-border  Toolkits, cross-border networks, increased knowledge  E-teams ◦ Entrepreneurs (notably from women owned businesses in the tourism sector) who will meet both regionally and cross-border  Pilot tests of ICT solutions, increased access to cross- border clusters and cutting edge research

 Gender equality in process and cluster management (WP2) ◦ Resulting in a Central Baltic benchmarking & indicator model for gender analysis of innovation system  Gender mainstreaming and policy development (WP3) ◦ Resulting in guidelines for mainstreaming strategies and a framework for regional and cross border analysis  Research & ICT (WP4) ◦ Resulting in a cross-border needs analysis of mobile/ICT solutions for the tourism sector in CBR and ◦ a platform for cross-border R&D projects involving women entrepreneurs in the tourism sector

 What are the major obstacles preventing us reaching the targets? ◦ Prioritize them  What are the possible solutions getting around/tackling the obstacles? ◦ Prioritize them