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Finansieringskilde: Northern Periphery Programme -  Programmet er finansiert av EUs regionale utviklingsfond (i tillegg betaler deltarkerlandene egne bidrag). Total budsjettramme er 55,627 millioner euro.  

Tidsramme: Ut 2006     

SØKNADSFRIST: Neste frist er 11. september 2005.                

Program-perioden nærmer seg slutten og 97% av det totale budsjettet er fordelt. Innenfor Priority 1 og 2 finnes det fortsatt midler tilgjengelig.

Priority 1

Priority 1: Communications

Priority 1 is in particular related to the aims of improving the functionality of the regions within the programme area, and to compensate for the disadvantages of insularity, peripherality, long internal distances and sparse population. Telecommunication, information society services and improved transportation linkages may partly compensate for these disadvantages. Improved communication in a wide sense will strongly influence the competitive position of the Northern Periphery and improve the accessibility of communities to jobs and services.

Two main aspects will be addressed through separate measures:

1.       physical transportation - road, sea and air transportation of passengers and goods, and

2.       telecommunication and access to information society.

Measure 1.1 Transportataion, Logistics and Transport Infrastructure

Initiatives are necessary to strengthen communication links within and between regions, and in linking with national and international networks to improve economic prosperity and meet social needs of communities. Many parts of the Northern Periphery have underdeveloped local communication networks. This can be illustrated by the air route structure, which displays the dependency on North-South relations and of the national centres, since very few direct connections between each national periphery are found. Similar structures can be found for road and railway transport. Due to the cold climate (icing, heavy snowfall etc.) winter transport demands solutions quite different from those relevant in central and southern parts of Europe. Improved communications need to be achieved without an adverse impact on the environment.

Illustrative possible project themes include:

  • Projects focusing on multi-modal transport systems and ways of achieving shift from car and road haulage to alternative forms of transport
  • Studies to look at opportunities and conversely the disadvantages resulting from current networks.
  • Initiatives, which meet the needs of communities for local travel to jobs and services, and for businesses to access resources and markets
  • Projects to explore possibilities for linking maritime and insular regions through new sea routes
  • Projects to secure economically viable ways of delivering public transport
  • Initiatives to identify better ways of maintaining transport infrastructure, particularly given the problems relating to climate, ground conditions etc.
  • Projects to explore possibilities for North West Russia to be connected to Western Europe and Atlantic harbours.

Measure 1.2 Access to Information Society

Telecommunication and access to information society services are factors of great importance for the future development of the Northern Periphery. ICT may help to overcome certain disadvantages springing from long distances and peripheral location. Possibilities relates to access to information or education, - but also tele-commuting, out-location of jobs and possibilities connected to working from home must be further exploited for the benefit of the peripheral areas.

Relevant project themes include:

  • Projects researching current levels of access and barriers to further progress
  • Projects focusing on ICT as means to give actors in remote areas access to distant educational and health services, cultural events, etc.
  • ICT as means of locating jobs and establishing virtual work organisations
  • ICT as a tool for accessing relevant information more generally: market information, legal or other formal regulations, documents pertaining to political processes, increasing the opportunities for people in peripheral areas to take an active part in democratic processes etc.

Priority 2

Priority 2: Strengthen Sustainable Economic Development

Vast natural resources characterise the Northern Periphery, with regard to energy carriers, forests and maritime resources. Beautiful nature and a high quality environment are obvious assets of Northern Europe. But the nature of the north is vulnerable and under threat, both from pollution, overexploitation and climatic changes. This priority will therefore strongly involve the questions related to sustainable use of natural resources. A special focus must be put on the connection between environmental protection and commercial use of natural resources.

Priority 2 is in particular concerned with business development. Enterprises in the Northern Periphery area have to cope with changes stemming from globalisation of the world economy, new regulations, changing markets etc. All projects that address this and enforce the capacity in companies to change are welcome. Ways to commercialise rural recourses either through existing companies or by setting up new ones are of special interest. Supporting all sorts of entrepreneurship that can create new jobs in rural areas, especially for young people and women, will be given priority.

Relevant measures under this priority will be

1.   sustainable use of nature and natural resources, and

2.   Business innovation and development of human resources.

Measure 2.1 Sustainable Use of Nature and Natural Resources

This measure should embrace both planning and planning practises necessary to obtain environmentally sustainable resource exploitation, and initiatives to make new use of nature and natural resources for commercial purposes. Focus will be set on the development potential of resources, which are unique, and not transferable - e.g. distinctive cultural and natural heritage.

Other examples of possible project themes that may be supported:

·      Opportunities to be used within the resource-based industries in general, connected to the extraction of natural resources, or sustainable exploitation of the nature as such

·      Development of nature based adventure tourism

·      New employment opportunities deriving from the cultural heritage of the northern area

·      Diversification efforts with traditional agriculture and fishing as the starting point

·      Projects to encourage efforts for adding value to local production, enhanced opportunities for local processing based on regional resources

·      Projects focusing on housing requirements in cold climate, or technological challenges confronted in road, air and sea transport under cold weather conditions

·      Initiative to develop new markets for local resource based produce/services

Measure 2.2 Business Innovation and Development of Human Resources

There is a close link between the development of new business opportunities and innovation, and the continued development of the human resources of the programme area. In this context it is vital to strengthen the development of equal opportunities, and networking for women in public and private sector as well as for young people of both sexes.

The private sector in the Northern Periphery is, to an overwhelming degree, comprised of small and medium size firms. SMEs innovate through networks, making each enterprise able to exploit resources of other organisations (suppliers, costumers, academic institutions). Projects to develop business networks involving co-operation and exchange of good practice, new marketing approaches, or developing links with research institutes are highly relevant.

The Northern Periphery has a fairly skilled and adaptive workforce. The scope of opportunities for education is in general nevertheless more limited than in the central parts of Europe. Distance learning and training have become important methods for giving inhabitants of the periphery and locally employed access to education normally given in larger cities. Under this measure initiatives to promote entrepreneurial skills, particularly among young people and women will be particularly welcomed. Other relevant project themes may be:

·      Innovative strategies to overcome the problems connected to an enterprise structure entirely dominated by SMEs

·      Co-operation and exchange of good practice between development agencies responsible for industrial/regional development support

·      Initiative to promote entrepreneurial skills, particularly among young people

·      Piloting schemes which encourage small businesses to expand their horizons, both in regard to markets and competence

·      Innovative distance and e-learning systems relevant for local businesses

·      The setting up of business networks both at local and transnational level to share experience, innovate, develop partnerships for buying, selling, marketing or conducting R&D, and

·      The linking of such networks to research or innovation centres, such as universities, industrial parks etc.

 
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