Umeå Partenariat Niclas Forsling 2nd September 2008 – Umeå, Sweden European Union European Regional Development Fund

Background Builds on successes Interreg IIIB Northern Periphery Programme: Total allocated funding to projects €30.2 million 62 preparatory and 47 main projects 400 project partners 68% of all projects involved SMEs Case study binder available Shift to the new programme period: Additions to the programme area More funding available for projects: €45 million Official name: Northern Periphery Programme Operational Programme approved in September 2007 Status: To date: 17 main projects and 11 preparatory project approved 41.6% of programme budget committed

Available Funding Types of funding: European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) for Member States ERDF equivalent for Non Member States Public/Public-like match funding Amounts available: € ERDF € ERDF equivalent € match funding Total programme budget (including match funding): €79 million

Programme Area Regions in 9 programme partner countries EU Member States: Finland Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Sweden Non Member States: Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Norway

Joint Transnational Strategy

NPP Concepts Strategic concepts Innovative outputs of relevance for whole area Physical product or social capital and expertise Informs policy development Triple Helix Partnerships Cooperation between business, higher education and the public sector Core concepts Added value Transnational

NPP Concepts Strategic concepts Innovative outputs of relevance for whole area Physical product or social capital and expertise Informs policy development Triple Helix Partnerships Cooperation between business, higher education and the public sector Core concepts Added value Transnational

Core concepts of transnational cooperation in NPP Added value All projects must develop concrete, tangible results By working together to produce a new product or service that has a transnational or transregional character Transnational or transregional character: product or service can be used/implemented in many regions across the programme area Methods: knowledge transfer, innovation, organisational learning Transnationality Each project must address at least 3 of the transnationality criteria: Joint development Joint staffing Joint implementation Joint financing In addition: Projects must involve a minimum of 3 partner countries; 1 EU Member State Joint strategy for implementing and disseminating project results Transnational impact

NPP Concepts Strategic concepts Innovative outputs of relevance for whole area Physical product or social capital and expertise Informs policy development Triple Helix Partnerships Cooperation between business, higher education and the public sector Core concepts Added value Transnational

Triple Helix Partnerships Definition: The three different spheres of business, higher education and public institutions working together on new tasks and in new fields. These three spheres together, and not only by themselves, make it possible to obtain an enhanced outcome from the cooperation and invested capital, in the form of innovative new products and solutions. Encouraged when appropriate Community aspect: emphasis on ensuring that the end beneficiaries are located within the communities of the Northern Periphery

NPP Concepts Strategic concepts Innovative outputs of relevance for whole area Physical product or social capital and expertise Informs policy development Triple Helix Partnerships Cooperation between business, higher education and the public sector Core concepts Added value Transnational

Strategic Projects Projects that make a strategic contribution towards achieving the objectives and vision of the programme Features: Innovative outputs of relevance to whole programme area with a focus on peripheral regions Beneficial impact in terms of a physical product or social capital and expertise Involves cooperation at transnational, national, regional and local level to inform policy development Strategic projects: Strategic themes will be identified for each priority by the Monitoring Committee Specific calls will be held for strategic projects

Contact Details – Programme Secretariat Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat Strandgade 91, 4. sal DK-1401 Copenhagen K, DENMARK Fax: Niclas Forsling – Head of Secretariat Tel , mobile , Christopher Parker – Programme Manger for Project Development Support Tel , mobile , Kirsti Mijnhijmer – Programme Manager for Information & Communication Tel , Maxi Nachtigall – Project Officer Tel ,

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points Republic of Ireland Mr Michael O'Brien BMW Regional Assembly The Square Ballaghaderreen County Roscommon, Ireland Tel.: Fax: Website: Northern Ireland Ms Teresa Lennon SEUPB, EU House 6 Cromac Place Belfast BT7 2JB, Northern Ireland Tel.: Website:

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points Norway Ms Greta Johansen Landsdelsutvalget Sjøgata 3 N Bodø Norway Tel.: Fax: Website: Sweden Mr Bernt Vedin Region Västerbotten Norrlandsgatan 13, Box 443 S Umeå Sweden Tel.: Fax: Website:

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points Finland Ms Paula Mikkola Regional Council of Lapland P.O. Box 8056 FIN Rovaniemi Finland Tel.: Mobile: Fax: Website: Iceland Mr Þórarinn V. Sólmundarson Institute of Regional Development in Iceland Ártorg 1 IS Sauðárkrókur Iceland Tel.: Fax Website:

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points Faroe Islands Mr Jakup Sørensen NORA (Nordisk Atlantsamarbejde) Bryggjubakki 12 Box 259 FO-110 Tórshavn Tel: Mob: Fax Website: Scotland Ms Claire Matheson Highlands & Islands Enterprise Cowan House Inverness Retail & Business Park Inverness IV2 7GF Tel: Fax: Website:

Contact Details – Regional Contact Points Greenland Mr Anders Ullrich la Cour Vahl Greenland Tourism and Business Council Hans Egedesvej 29 PO Box Nuuk Tel: Mob: Fax: Website:

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