1. Bucharest 7 June 2011 Anne Lise Rognlidalen, Country Director
The Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania Facts, figures and results
Innovation Norway improves Norwegian trade and industry: We shall help businesses withstand adversity and flourish in prosperity. Innovation Norway are the Government's most important tool for developing Norwegian trade and industry.
Bucharest 7 June 2011
Anne Lise Rognlidalen, Country Director

2. Innovation Norway was in 2007 entrusted the task to manage the Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
A pilot management structure to contribute to increasing the bilateral relations through mandatory partnership projects
From Idea to Success – quit ambiguous
Results - outcomes?

3. Programme promotion services
Different requirements – Services to promote innovation through partnership projects
Norway Grants
Financing
services
Mobilisation
Programme promotion services
Grant Scheme
management
services
Experience sharing
Networking
services
A suite of services that covers most requirements through the innovation process from clarification of idea, development, introduction to market and growth.
Five types of services
All of our programs and services are based on five types of services. These are advisory services, competence services, promotional services, financing services and networking services. Promotional services: Measures to make Norway and Norwegian trade and industry (more) visible in Norway and abroad.
Competence services: Standardized services to groups of trade and industry actors on upgrading strategically important knowledge for the organizations.
Financing services: All financial instruments that contribute towards triggering and carrying out projects.
Advisory services: Dialogue with individual operations, networks or clusters concerning strategic options and decisions aimed at improving competitive ability.
Networking services: Assistance to initiate and implement development processes and projects in agreement-based groups of parties.
Advisory services
Close follow up
Monitoring
services 3 3

4. Major challenges. 1. State Aid (private sector). 2. Public Procurement
Major challenges State Aid (private sector) 2. Public Procurement 3. Co-financing Partnerships

5. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Facts & figures
29 individual projects approved
14 Sustainable Production, 7 Environment,
5 Health and 3 Energy
Three types of promoters
Private sector, public sector and NGO’s
Project activities finished
Completion reports yet to be delivered
Disbursement continues until October 2011
Most of the expected project results achieved

6. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Results and outcome
Sustainability of projects - awareness of
the added value of partnership
Good distribution between sectors and
focus areas
Good regional distribution of projects
Close monitoring and follow up of
individual projects
Programme audited by the Office of the
Auditor General of Norway

7. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Increasing the economic revenue of rural enterprises in the Odorhei region
15 farmers, 15 inn-keepers and 5 handicraft producers trained – like this guy at the picture offering horse riding tourism.
Also a local rural toursime organisation has been established and a beautiful Tourist Guide Book published.

8. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
One induction technology heating centre
constructed and equipped (incl R&D),
Bucharest

9. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
A new bio-compound (waste-water sludge and marine biomass) developed and patented, Constanta

10. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Research (including satellite-tagging) completed into
the sociology and biology of the beluga sturgeon,
Danube Delta

11. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Improved capacity in the Romanian public health system to treat children with developmental disorders, Bucharest
15 farmers, 15 inn-keepers and 5 handicraft producers trained – like this guy at the picture offering horse riding tourism.
Also a local rural toursime organisation has been established and a beautiful Tourist Guide Book published.

12. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Eco-tourism in Tara Dornelor –
Solar panel systems installed

13. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Two centre for integrated health services built,
home-care service for the elderly established,
vehicles purchased for health-related mobility

14. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Staff from the Romanian nuclear regulator and nuclear plant trained in nuclear safety issues
RESULTS energy
One renewable energy demonstration
centre in place
An energy security strategy developed
and submitted to the Government of
Romania
14 Sustainable Production, 7 Environment, 5 Health and 3 Energy Efficiency. 14

15. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
More RESULTS
A revised waste management strategy in
Region 7, including 3 pilot projects
One air science centre in Bucharest
One eco-innovation network created with
entities trained in innovation and
green procurement
A draft CSR strategy with focus on
environment
NGO supported policy input for revision of
environmental strategy for Bucharest city

16. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
Even more RESULTS
Equipment purchased and in
operation for manufacturing for
metallic frames for industrial
applications
One eco-tourism package developed
8 milk collection centre up and
running, farmers trained in organic
farming

17. Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania
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