General Presentation prepared for Jouko Jama Finnish RCP

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Finland, Sweden and Scotland in co-operation with
Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway
INTERREG III B NORTHERN PERIPHERY PROGRAMME
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PARTNERS AND THE PROGRAMME AREA

• United Kingdom/ Scotland The Highlands and
  Islands
• Sweden The Objective 1 regions and adjacent
  coastal areas in Norrbotten, Västerbotten,
  Västernorrland and Gävleborg
• Finland the Objective 1 regions and adjacent
  areas in Keski- Suomi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa and
  Keski-Pohjanmaa
• Norway, the four northernmost counties of
  Nord-Tröndelag, Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
• The Faroe Islands
• Greenland
• Iceland
• On a project-by-project basis North-West Russia

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PROJECT PARTNERSHIP

• Partnerships include regional and local
  authorities, research and educational
  institutions, NGOs and non-profit organisations
• 3 or more partners from at least 3 different
  countries
• Special focus on Scottish and North Atlantic
  partners.

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PROJECT PARTNERSHIP

• Private sector partners are invited to
  contribute to projects as a partners if their
  contribution represents wider public interest
• Private sector involvement cannot generate
  Northern Periphery Programme funding in Finland
  and Sweden
• Private Partners cannot act as Lead Partners

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Programme vision and objectives
Our vision
Our vision is of the people of the Northern
Periphery working together to secure prosperous
and sustainable development of their communities,
and wise management of distinctive cultural and
natural resources, in a manner that contributes
to the attainment of joint European objectives.  
Our objective To find through transnational
co-operation within the programme creative ways
to improve functionality and maximise the
potential of the Northern Periphery, whilst
seeking to compensate for the permanent
disadvantages represented by harsh climate, long
distances, complicated topography and sparse
population.
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STRATEGIES

• Co-operation and networking to solve common
  problems or utilize opportunities
• Co-operation and networking to carry out joint
  innovative activities and linked research
• Co-operation and networking for interactive
  learning, exchange of experience and good
  practice

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FINANCING 2000-2006

• Member States contribution 39,9 MEUR with an
  ERDF share of 21,3 MEUR
• Norway, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland 11, 2
  MEUR
• Total budget 51 MEUR
• Allocation to priorities
• priority 1 Transport and access to information
  society 23
• priority 2 Sustainable exploitation of resources
  and business development 40
• priority 3 Community Development 30
• priority 4 Technical assistance 7

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Priority 1 Transport and access to the
information society

• Measure 1.1 Transportation, logistics and
  transport infrastructure
• Emphasis on projects that
• promote the maintaining and improvement of
  effective and sustainable transport
  infrastructure within the region
• address weaknesses in transport networks,
  particularly links between regions and with
  national and international networks
• Improve access of enterprises to resources and
  markets, and/or communities to jobs and services

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Priority 1 Transport and access to the
information society

• Measure 1.1 Transportation, logistics and
  transport infrastructure
• Project examples
• Roadex II
• Northern Maritime Corridor
• In total, 2 main, 1 micro and 2 preparatory
  projects approved

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Priority 1 Transport and access to the
information society

• Measure 1.2 Access to information society
• Prioritized project themes
• Projects assisting in the creation of new
  employment, particularly in remoter areas, and/or
  reducing the need to travel
• Enable enterprises to become more competitive
  improve access to information and services
• Enhance the availability of ICT in the NPP-area

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Priority 1 Transport and access to the
information society

• Measure 1.2 Access to information society
• Project examples
• Rubies
• Birra
• PICYBU
• 6 main, 1 micro and 3 preparatory projects
  approved

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Priority 1 Transport and access to the
information society

• ERDF Commitment by 31.12.2004
• Budget 1.1. 1.646.500 euro
• Committed 1.1. 452.349 euro
• Committment- 27,5
• Budget 1.2. 3.246.500 euro
• Committed 1.2. 2.794.594 euro
• Commitment percentage 86,1
• Total commitment- 66,4

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Priority 2Sustainable exploitation of resources
and business development

• Measure 2.1 Sustainable use of nature an natural
  resources
• Prioritized issues
• Sustainable use of natural resources enhancing
  the regions natural resources through improved
  management
• New employment opportunities deriving from the
  cultural heritage of the northern area
• Lead to higher value uses of the natural resouce
  and/or enhance the economic value of products
  created from natural resources
• Projects focusing on housing requirements in cold
  climate, or technological challenges confronted
  in road, air and sea transport under cold weather
  conditions

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Priority 2Sustainable exploitation of resources
and business development

• Measure 2.1 Sustainable use of nature an natural
  resources
• Project examples
• PNASTINA
• SMART
• ECONO
• SNOW MAGIC
• 15 main projects, 1 micro and 17 preparatory
  projects approved

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Priority 2Sustainable exploitation of
resources and business development

• Measure 2.2 Business innovation and development
  of human resources
• Projects should
• Promote entrepreneurial skills, particularly
  among young people and women
• Create innovative strategies to overcome the
  problems connected to an enterprise structure
  entirely dominated by SMEs
• Help companies broaden their competence for new
  product development and foreign trade
• Result in an increase in exports and/or an
  increase in production/output in expanding
  markets

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Priority 2Sustainable exploitation of
resources and business development

• Measure 2.2 Business innovation and development
  of human resources
• Project examples
• BITWON
• USEVENUE
• SCRI
• In total, 9 main and 7 preparatory projects
  approved

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Priority 2Sustainable exploitation of
resources and business development

• ERDF COMMITMENT LEVELS BY 31.12.2004
• Budget 2.1. 6.294.799 euro
• Committed 2.1. 6.305.081 euro
• Committment- 100,2
• Budget 2.2. 3.288.312 euro
• Committed 2.2. 3.288.312 euro
• Committment- 100
• Total committed 100,1 of the budget

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Priority 3 Community Development

• Measure 3.1 Household related service provision
• Project themes include
• Improved ways of delivering private and public
  services in sparsely populated areas
• Research that can clarify the service needs and
  requirements of the household sector
• Enabling local communities to minimize waste and
  make better use of energy resources
• Gaining better understanding of the economic and
  social circumstances of sparsely populated areas.

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Priority 3 Community Development

• Measure 3.1 Household related service provision
• Project examples
• Ecowatsa
• DESERVE
• In total, 3 main projects and 5 preparatory
  projects approved.

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Priority 3Community Development

• Measure 3.2 Public management and spatial
  planning
• Projects should
• support local mobilisation and other actions that
  increase the viability of local communities
• improve the ways in which spatial and economic
  development strategies are formulated (new
  planning tools with strong participatory aspects,
  supporting bottom-up processes and exchange of
  experiences between communities
• enable communities to harness local natural
  resources for their own benefit improved
  resource management and reduced pollution through
  more integrated planning
• raise the awareness of the challenges of the
  periphery

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Priority 3Community Development

• Measure 3.2 Public management and spatial
  planning
• Project examples
• Our life as elderly
• ELAV
• Small town network
• In total, 9 main and 7 preparatory projects
  approved

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Priority 3 Community Development

• ERDF COMMITMENT LEVELS by 31.12.2004
• Budget 3.1. 2.500.000
• Committed 3.1. 2.205.160
• Committment percentage 88,2
• Budget 3.2. 4.086.497
• Committed 3.2. 3.298.873
• Committment percentage 80,7
• Total committment- 83,6

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PROGRAMME STATUS1.1.2005 SUMMARY

• COMMITMENT LEVELS by 31.12.2004
• Budget priority 1. 6.601.500
• Committed 4.731.329 (72)
• Budget priority 2. 12.589.526
• Committed 13.336.470 (106)
• Budget priority 3. 8.697.497
• Committed 6.847.209 (79)
• Total committment- 83,6

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PROGRAMME STATUS1.1.2005 SUMMARY

• NUMBER OF PROJECTS 31.12.2004
• Main projects
• Priority 1. 12
• Priority 2. 22
• Priority 3. 14 ttl 48
• Micro projects 24
• Preparatory projects 24
• Total no of projects 96

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CONTACTS

• Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat
• Strandgade 91, 4 sal
• DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
• www.northernperiphery.net
• e-mail northernperiphery_at_npp2.net
• Regional contact point
• Mr. Jouko Jama
• Regional Council of Lapland
• P.O. Box 8056
• FIN-96101 ROVANIEMI
• Tel [phone], mobile [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail jouko.jama_at_lapinliitto.fi