Scottish partner seminar Inverness, August 2829, 2003

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Finland, Sweden and Scotland in co-operation with
Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway
INTERREG III B NORTHERN PERIPHERY
PROGRAMME Presentation to Scottish partner
seminar, August 28-29, 2003 in Inverness
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PROGRAMME UPDATE

• Joint Programme Secretariat staffing and
  structural changes
• Programme delivery changes and new initiatives
• Pre-assessment phase
• Project management portfolios
• Pro-active involvement with project sponsors
• Delegation of financial reporting to PA

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PROGRAMME UPDATE

• The Northern Periphery Programme has had four
  application rounds. The last steering committee
  meeting to approve main projects was on 13 June
  2003 in Savonlinna, Finland. During their
  meeting, the total amount of funding committed to
  projects rose to 9 564 809 EUR, which is 35,8
  of the NPP funding.
• The closing date for next round of main project
  application is September 15th, 2003 at 1700 CET
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• The call for micro and preparatory projects has
  been open.
• 400 000 EUR has been reserved for micro and
  preparatory projects, from which 61 has been
  committed by August 2003.
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Working in partnershipPartners
responsibilitiesWorking in partnershipPartner
s responsibilities PROGRAMME UPDATE
Committed NPP funds by measure
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PROGRAMME UPDATE
Committed NPP funds by measure and non-member
state
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PROGRAMME UPDATE
Committed awards by measures
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PROGRAMME UPDATE
Lead partners by country
N24
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PROGRAMME UPDATE

• Partners by country

N217
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Who to Contact
Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat Hovedvagt
sgade 8, 2 sal DK-1103 Copenhagen,
Denmark www.northernperiphery.net Mr. Niclas
Forsling Mr. Christopher Parker tel. 45 33 32
74 39 tel. [phone] e-mail
niclas.forsling_at_npp2.net e-mail
christopher.parker_at_npp2.net
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Regional Contact Points
SWEDEN Mr. Bernt Vedin Kommunförbundet i
Västerbotten Norrlandsgatan 13 Box 443, 901 09
UMEÅ Tel. [phone] Dir.tel.
46 (0)90 16 37 17Fax [phone]
19 E-post bernt.vedin_at_ac.komforb.se
Webbhttp//www.ac.komforb.se/
NORWAY Mr. Eirik Fiva Landsdelsutvalget Sjøgata
3, 8002 Bodø Tel. [phone] Fax 47 75
52 67 25 E-mail fiva_at_lu.no  
FINLAND Mr. Jouko Jama Regional Council of
Lapland P.O. Box 8056 FIN-96101 ROVANIEMI Tel
358 16 3301 231 Mobile [phone] Fax
358 16 318 705 E-mail jouko.jama_at_lapinliitto.fi

SCOTLAND Ms Fiona Reid Ms. Claire
Matheson Highlands Islands Enterprise Cowan
House Inverness Retail Business Park, Inverness
IV2 7GFScotland Tel. [phone] Fax
44 (0) 1463 244217 E-mailfiona.reid_at_hient.co.uk
claire.matheson_at_hient.co.uk Web
http//www.hie.co.uk  
ICELAND Ms. Ingunn H. BjarnadóttirInstitute of
Regional Development (Byggðastofnun)Ártorg
1IS-550 SauðárkrókurIceland Tel 354
4555400Fax. [phone]e-mail
ingunn_at_bygg.isWeb www.bygg.is/english/
FAROE ISLANDS GREENLAND Kaspar Lytthans NORA
(Nordisk Atlantsamarbejde)Bryggjubakki 12Box
259FO-110 TórshavnFaroe IslandsTel 298
314028 or direct 298 317167Mob 298 21 41
28Fax. [phone]E-mail kaspar_at_nora.foWeb
http//www.nora.fo