1. Baltic Sea Region Conference
with focus on Gender ICT
November 18th 2010

2. Interreg IVC
January December 2011 Capitalization project
Total budget: Euro

3. Sweden
Scotland UK
Finland
Poland
Portugal
Bulgaria
Greece
Italy

4. Participating Partners
Sweden
Municipality of Älvdalen
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
National Resource Centre for Women
Dalarna Regional Development Council
Gävleborg Regional Development Council
WRC Saga, Gävleborg
Finland
Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia
Univeristy of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute
Poland
Gryfice District
University of Szczecin
Municipality of Lebork

5. Participating Partners
Bulgaria
Municipality of Plovdiv
Italy
Province of Venice
Greece
Region of Western Macedonia,
WRC Ergani Center
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Scotland
Portugal
CCDR Alentejo
University of Évora

6. Background
Nordic conference in Stockholm autumn 2007, the project WIN NET EUROPE
Initiative taken by the responsible EU-commissioner, Danuta Hübner
Further lobbying by NRC, National Resoure Centre for Women
Supported by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional growth
Lead Partner Municipality of Älvdalen (W7 Dalarna)

7. Priority is to address the problems with:
Low employment rates among women
Horizontally segregated labourmarkets
Lack of women in entrepreneurship
Lack of women in innovation and technology - Resource Centre as a method

8. Methods and goals Identify and highlight good practices
Exchange of experiences, study visits and work shops
Analyse regional conditions, identify obstacles and potentials
Develop 9 regional strategy- and action plans (ROP)

9. Activities 1 - MAGs
Multi Actor Groups (MAGs) has been established in the participating 9 regions with representation of the quadruple helix groups
They will analyse good practises from other regions and elaborate action plans
They will meet six times during the project
Interregional training has been organised for the process coaches of MAGs

10. Activities 2 – Study visits
Study visits,one outgoing and one hosting per region during the autumn 2010
Reports from the visits will be an input for the next phase, workshops

11. Activities 3 - workshops
Two thematic workshops in Italy, 29th-30th of November
A research workshop in Finland in March 2011

12. Products 9 Regional action plans (ROP)
Improved policies for local and regional development
The results will have an impact on EU's next period for Structural Funds Program starting 2013.

13. Activities realized Launching Conference in Tällberg, Sweden Feb 2010
Broschures for communication and launching of web page,
Sub contracting of an external evaluator and of two Head resechers (Finland and Sweden)
Interregional training of process coaches for the MAG’s in Évora, Portugal June 2010
Partnersship meeting in Edinburgh, Skottland Sept 2010
Study visits in all Regions Sept – Nov 2010
Steering Group meetings in Sweden, Portugal and Scotland