1. Interreg Baltic Sea Region What type of projects can receive funding? Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference Copenhagen| 28 April 2016 Ilze Ciganska, Marta Ślężak-Warszycka, Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat

2. Content Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20162 1.Interreg Baltic Sea Region in a nutshell 2.Priority 1 Capacity for innovation 3.Creating a concept 4.Call for applications 5.Seed money 6.Support

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4. 1. Programme priorities Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20164 Priority 2 Natural resources Priority 1 Innovation Priority 4 EUSBSR support Priority 3 Transport

5. 2. Priority 1 Innovation – how can it support Policy Area Health? Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20165 Creating new opportunities for businesses => improving markets and market uptake of innovative health products and services Improving sustainability and efficiency of health care systems through application of social innovation addressing large societal challenges

6. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20166 What is social innovation?

7. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20167 A novel solution (more effective/ efficient/ sustainable/…?) to a social problem concerns systems not individuals S OCIAL INNOVATION

8. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 20168 1.1 Research & innovation infrastructures1.2Smart specialisation1.3Non-technological innovation C APACITY FOR INNOVATION EUR 57.5 million

9. 9 Objective 1.1: Research and innovation infrastructures

10. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201610 What can you do? Identifying challenges and introducing solutions in management of research and innovation infrastructures Developing of incentive and funding schemes for commercial users Assessing demand and adjusting supply for specific research capacities to support innovation potential of the BSR 1.1 Research & innovation infrastructures

11. 11 Objective 1.1: Research and innovation infrastructures Baltic Fracture Competence Centre (BFCC)

12. 12 Objective 1.2: Smart specialisation

13. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201613 1.2Smart specialisation What can you do? Support regions in the management of smart specialisation strategies Support implementation of smart specialisation strategies in selected fields

14. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201614 1.2Smart specialisation - Implementation Mapping of competences across the BSR Policy support to the selected sector Supporting research-to-business, business-to-business business-to-government cooperation Supporting competence centres Testing support to product and service development

15. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201615 1.2Smart specialisation - Expectations Involvement of authorities responsible for the strategies Clearly described link to the smart specialisation strategies of the regions/countries involved Building on best practices and tools offered by S3 Platform - s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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17. 17 Objective 1.3: Non-technological innovation

18. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201618 1.3 Non-technological innovation What can you do? Creating more favourable conditions for non-technological innovation (service, creative industries, process and organisational eco-innovations etc.) Renewing of public services through innovation (user-driven perspective) Strengthening role of public authorities as innovation drivers Improving support to SMEs by innovation intermediaries

19. 19 Objective 1.3: Non-technological innovation Social empowerment in rural areas (SEMPRE) Cross-innovation for health, education and tourism (CM) Support to furniture industry developing products raising comfort and safety of seniors (BaltSe@nioR)

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21. 3. Creating a concept Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201621 Clear transnational character and geographical coverage Baltic Sea Region specific challenge Well defined target groups for the project’s outcomes Piloting of solutions with the target groups

22. 3. Creating a concept Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201622 Clear explanation how the framework for innovation will be changed no development of single innovative products no focus on individuals No pure research projects No large scale investments

23. What are important features of a project? Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201623 ChallengeObjectiveActivitiesOutcomesResults Why to do? Common challenge in the BSR What to do? Improve the capacity to deal with a challenge What to produce? New knowledge & working methods, governance structures, pilot investments What will change? Enhanced institutional capacity of the projects‘ target groups How to do? Actions taken to improve the capacity of target groups

24. What are important features of a project? Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201624 ChallengeObjectiveActivitiesOutcomesResults Change

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26. 4. Two-step approach Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201626 Step 1 Concept note Step 2 Complete application

27. 4. Timeline of the 2nd call for applications Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201627 Call open, step 1: 1 March – 1 June 2016 Selection of concept notes:September 2016 Call open, step 2: September 2016 – January 2017 Selection of projects : May 2017

28. 4. Funding Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201628 ERDF (in million euro) Available at Remaining Programme launch Norwegian funds (in million euro) Priority 1 Innovation84.4 57.5 Priority 2 Natural resources84.4 45.5 Priority 3 Transport66.0 41.2All priorities 5.5 4.3

29. Joint applicant seminar, Katowice | 23 Feb 201629 4. Co-financing rates Norwayup to 50% Denmark, Finland, Germany & Sweden up to 75% Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland up to 85% Member States and third countries outside the Programme area up to 75%

30. 4. Funding: Russia and Belarus. Pending Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201630 Russian funds: 4.4 million euro Declaration needs to be signed by the Russian Federation ENI funds for Belarus and Russia: 8.8 million euro Financing Agreements need to be concluded between the European Commission and the governments of these countries

31. 4. First call for applications in numbers Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201631

32. Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201632 S EED MONEY EUR 3 million

33. 5. Seed money support Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201633 Project idea in line with the Strategy Seed money project Main project

34. 5. Focus on quality of outputs Focus defined in call announcement 3 outputs equal 50,000 EUR Report on state of play – lump sum = 18,000 EUR Main project work plan – lump sum = 28,000 EUR Report on funding sources – lump sum = 4,000 EUR Co-financing rate: 85% 34Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 2016

35. 5. Proposed timeline Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 2016 End September 2016: Opening of the call / support applicants Mid-November 2016 seed money draft application to be submitted to PAC/HAC By mid-December 2016: PAC/HAC pre-selection closed 3 rd week of January 2017: Lead Applicant seminar February 2017: Submission deadline February-March 2017: Assessment MA/JS May 2017: selection of applications 35

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37. 5. Support to applicants Policy-to-project-to-policy Conference, Copenhagen | 28 April 201637 Website (Cooperation Programme, Programme Manual, Applicants‘ Pack, FAQs) www.interreg-baltic.eu Answers to questions Joint Secretariat Project idea consultations Riga and Rostock offices/phone Project idea form => ideas@eu.baltic.net Partner search on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=6754612

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39. Interreg Baltic Sea Region What type of projects can receive funding? Ilze Ciganska, Marta Ślężak-Warszycka Project Officers Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat Phone: +49 381 45 484 5210/93 e-mail: ilze.ciganska@interreg-baltic.eu marta.slezak@interreg-baltic.eu www.interreg-baltic.eu