1. Lead Partner Seminar Christopher Parker 12 th of June 2008 – Voss, Norway European Union European Regional Development Fund

2. Current programme status Background After two calls the numbers of main projects are exactly on target Preparatory projects are on target in priority 1 and priority 2 Starting to promote the programme gaps in order to develop main projects

3. Committed funding Committed funds main projects: MS Priority 1, 7 268 000 Euro (19 804 700) MS Priority 2, 4 625 000 Euro (13 003 000) Norway, 2 195 000 Euro (4 840 000) Iceland, 920 000 Euro (2 772 000) Faroe Island, 346 000 Euro (831 600) Greenland, 82 487 Euro (492 800) Committed funds preparatory projects: 173 000 Euro ERDF (500 000) Total commitment in percent, approximately 41,6%

4. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee NumberProject title 1.2Sustainable hunting tourism - business opportunity in the Northern Europe – NPP HUNT 1.3Northern Environment Education Development (NEED) 1.4Older People for Older People - O4O 1.6Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises - PELLETime 1.8Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated Areas 1.10My Health @ Age 1.12Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas - DARRA 1.13Northern Creative Youth – No Cry 1.15Climate Change - Adapting to the Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 1.16Developing Scots Pine

5. Approved projects by the Programme Monitoring Committee NumberProject title 1.19Economusées Northern Europe 1.21Environment friendly fish farming and use of cleaner fish 2.3Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern Periphery, CMC@NP 2.4Co-operation for safety in sparsely populated areas - Co-safe 2.8Assessing sustainability of forest based activities in rural areas of the Northern Periphery, Northern ToSIA 2.11Our Life as Elderly implementation - OLE II 2.12Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic charr - Northcharr

6. Preparatory projects The NPP 2007 – 2013 Programme Monitoring Committee delegated authority to the Programme secretariat to approve preparatory projects and make funding decisions. The Programme Secretariat has assessed and approved 11 and received and assessed 21 preparatory projects 4 are being assessed Committed funds preparatory projects: 173 000 Euro ERDF (500 000)

7. Aviemore – NPP 2008 annual event This year’s annual conference and programme launch in Aviemore Scotland was aimed at defining and dressing strategic topics for the Northern Periphery Programme 2007-20013 with a view to a potential strategic main application call in 2009. Tailored workshops identified and elaborated on potential topics of a strategic nature for the NPP area. The following topics were discussed with the aim of developing products and services of benefit to the whole programme area leading to strategic project topics.

8. Aviemore – NPP 2008 annual event - Strategic project topics Rural transport solutions – for target groups households, public sector and businesses (airport transportation, public transportation, inter-modular (mixed traffic) Small scale renewable energy solutions for target groups households, small scale industry, public buildings ICT services and connectivity for target groups business, public sector and households Ecotourism – for target groups households and businesses

9. Project Gap Analysis Analysis of broad project themes for main and preparatory projects Currently identified gaps: In Priority 1, the Objective ” To facilitate development through the use of advanced information and communication technologies and transportation in the programme area” and the four themes: i)increased use of ICT to overcome distance iii) developing innovative product and service solutions for developing and maintaining transport infrastructure with regard to roads, railways, airports and ports under harsh climatic conditions iv) development of transport schemes that benefit rural communities, such as new maritime routes v) maritime safety in relation to remote areas with arctic, harsh conditions.

10. Project Gap Analysis Currently identified gaps: In Priority 2, in the Objective ” To strengthen the synergies between environmental protection and growth in remote and peripheral regions and the two themes: ii) Impact and possible implications of climate change and means to reduce it at a community level iii) Development of small scale renewable energy solutions Also in Priority 2, in the Objective ” To improve sustainable development in peripheral regions by strengthening urban-rural relations and enhancing regional heritage” and the two themes: i)urban-rural partnerships for new service solutions and iv)promotion of natural and cultural heritage that supports the development of sustainable industries

11. Next Steps 3rd call pre announcement June 20th, 2008 3rd call officially launched, August 15th 2008 One day seminar – ”How to apply” – August 21st, 2008 in Copenhagen for potential main project applicants Partenariat to be held in Umeå 2-3 September to develop preparatory projects based on PMC identified potential strategic project themes End Date for the 3rd call - September 26th, 2008 PMC project decisions December 3-4, 2008 in Copenhagen. 4th call for project application spring 2009 and possibly a Strategic project call spring 2009