Presentation Main Projects

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Presentation Main Projects
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Cooperation for Safety in Sparsely Populated
Areas (Co-safe)

• Priority 1
• Budget 1 427 950
• Project duration from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011
• Synopsis Joint NPP strategy for increased safety
  and preparedness for major accidents and extreme
  situations in sparsely populated areas
• Objectives
• Operational service solutions for cooperation
  between the NPP countries in management of
  disasters and accidents in sparsely populated
  areas meeting gaps and needs towards safer rural
  areas.
• Emergency medical care solutions in extreme
  conditions
• A NPP-network and an internet based community for
  disaster management the Co-Safe network.
• Expected outcomes (examples)
• Collaborative training methods/ exercises in
  management accidents and disasters
• New enhanced safety products and services,
  covering full spectrum from the scene of the
  accident via pre-hospital care to hospital care
• Improved remote communication during rescue
  processes

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Cooperation for Safety in Sparsely Populated
Areas (Co-Safe)

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Emergency and Disaster Medical
  Centre (AKMC), Umeå, Sweden
• Partner 2 Finnish Institute of Occupational
  Health (FIOH), Oulu, Finland
• Partner 3 Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital
  District (NOHD), Oulu, Finland
• Partner 4 Regional Rescue Services of
  Oulu-Koillismaa, Oulu, Finland
• Partner 5 Emergency Services College, Kuopio,
  Finland
• Partner 6 FSA University Hospital, Akureyri,
  Iceland
• Partner 7 NHS Western Isles, Stornoway, Isle of
  Lewis, Scotland, UK
• Contact details
• Project manager Ms Britt-Marie Nordström
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail brittmari.nordstrom_at_vll.se
• Responsible Desk Officer Maxi Nachtigall

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Assessing Sustainability of Forest Based
Activities in Rural Areas of NP - Northern ToSIA

• Priority 2
• Budget 1 312 954,98
• Project duration from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011
• Synopsis Investigation of options for improving
  the sustainable use of forest resources in
  selected regions of NPP by using the innovative
  sustainability impact assessment tool (ToSIA).
• Objectives sustainability impact assessment tool
  ToSIA in NPP as part of regional resource use
  planning and sustainable assessment routines in
  NPP region. Enabling public bodies and (private)
  companies to improve their corporate social
  responsibility as a part of the whole forestry
  wood value chain and improve business activities
  on the three dimensions of sustainability.
• Expected outcomes (examples)
• Supporting regional decision makers in evaluating
  alternative policies and resource use scenarios
• Linking the sustainability impact assessment tool
  to existing social corporate responsibility
  reporting routines

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Assessing Sustainability of Forest Based
Activities in Rural Areas of NP - Northern ToSIA

• Partnership
• Lead Partner European Forest Institute (EFI),
  Joensuu, Finland
• Partner 2 Forestry Centre of North Karelia,
  Joensuu, Finland
• Partner 3 Forestry Research/ Forestry Commission
  Scotland, Highland Conservancy FR, Dingwall,
  Scotland, UK
• Partner 4 Department of Forest Ecology and
  Management, Swedish University of Agricultural
  Sciences, SLU, Umeå, Sweden
• Partner 5 County Governor of Nordland, Bodø,
  Norway
• Contact details
• Project manager Mr Marcus Lindner
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail marcus.lindner_at_efi.fi
• Responsible Desk Officer Maxi Nachtigall

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Our Life as Elderly Implementation (OLE II)

• Priority 2
• Budget 2 003 016,15
• Project duration from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2011
• Synopsis Implementation of new solutions,
  effectives ideas and working models/ tools for
  elderly care based on citizens needs, demands
  and wishes in services, recruiting of staff,
  housing and quality in care (based on outcomes of
  OLE I).
• Objectives
• Establish changes in elderly care in day to day
  operations
• Package changes in a manner that they are easily
  transferable to other regions
• Stimulation of other regions/ municipalities to
  adapt new solutions
• Expected outcomes (examples)
• IT based model for integrated, permanent staff
  development
• System of safe medication
• Vintage housing
• Web based meeting platform for senior citizens
• Model for physical and informal meeting places

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Our Life as Elderly Implementation (OLE II)

• Partnership
• Lead Partner City of Luleå, Administration of
  Social Services, Development Unit, Sweden
• Partner 2 Municipality of Bodø, Norway
• Partner 3 Association of Faroese Municipalities,
  Faroese Islands
• Partner 4 City of Oulu, Finland
• Partner 5 Municipality of Akureyri-Akureyrarbaer,
  Iceland
• Partner 6 Municipality of Hafnarfjördur-Hafnarfja
  rdarbaer, Iceland
• Partner 7 Municipality of Hornarfjordur, Iceland
• Partner 8 Primary Care Services, Faroese Islands
• Contact details
• Project manager Ms Marianne Pedersen
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail marianne.pedersen_at_soc.lulea.se
• Responsible Desk Officer Maxi Nachtigall

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Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic Charr
(Northcharr)

• Priority 1
• Budget 1,132,791.73
• Project duration from 1 September 2008 to 31
  August 2011
• Synopsis
• The project aims to promote and increase the
  Arctic charr farming industry, leading to more
  and better jobs in remote communities. The
  project will use new knowledge and innovative
  approaches to make the industry more competitive
  and take away existing bottlenecks, by e.g. new
  diet formulas and feeding strategies, knowledge
  about temperature and brood stock handling and by
  developing tools to facilitate the establishment
  of new farms.
• Expected outcomes
• The project has set clear targets, e.g. the
  expansion to 12,000 tonnes of charr within the
  next 4-8 years and at least 25 annual workers.
• Products/Services
• Courses
• A manual for brood stock handling
• A manual on feeding strategies and diet
• Welfare standards and indicators for Arctic charr
  aquaculture to meet new EC regulations
• A computer based tool to assess and evaluate
  environmental impacts
• A report on using triple helix partnerships for
  enhancing Arctic charr farming

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Sustainable Aquaculture of Arctic Charr
(Northcharr)

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Swedish University of Agricultural
  Science (SLU), Sweden
• Partner 2 Holar University College, Iceland
• Partner 3 Nofima Akvaforsk Fiskeriforskning AS,
  Norway
• Partner 4 Swedish Board of Fisheries, Sweden
• Contact details
• Project manager Jan Nilsson
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail jan.nilsson_at_vfm.slu.se

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Project Name
Clim-ATIC Climate Change - Adapting to The
Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral
Regions www.clim-atic.org

• Priority Priority 1 Promoting innovation and
  competitiveness in remote and peripheral area
• Budget 2,348,138 (NPP Award 1,317,143 Euro )
• Project duration from 1st March 2008 to 28th
  February 2011

• Summary
• The project will work in partnership with
  community stakeholders, public sector and
  academic institutions to explore the potential
  for different community sectors to develop
  adaptation capacity, and deliver real adaptations
  under priority themes for the Northern Periphery,
  providing local economic and social advantages.

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Clim-ATIC Climate Change - Adapting to The
Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral
Regions www.clim-atic.org

• Objectives
• Clim-ATIC will establish a sustainable,
  self-financing service that will provide
  information, training and advice to communities,
  small businesses, and local administrations
  across the Northern Periphery who wish to
  significantly increase their capacity to adapt to
  the impacts of climate change. The new service
  will continue to function and compile and
  disseminate relevant new knowledge on climate
  change adaptation beyond the end of the project.
• Expected outcomes - Products/services
• 1. a number of community climate change
  vulnerability scenarios
• 2. a number of community climate Change
  Adaptation Strategy
• 3. a number of complementary adaptation
  demonstration projects
• 4. a feasibility study and business plan for the
  information, training and advice service
  leading to the delivery of an initial short
  course.

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Clim-ATIC Climate Change - Adapting to The
Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral
Regions www.clim-atic.org

• Partnership
• Lead Partner UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland
• Partner 2 Lycksele Municipality, Sweden
• Partner 3 Arctic Technology Centre, Greenland
• Partner 4 Western Norway Research Institution,
  Norway
• Partner 5 The Lapland Regional Environment
  Centre, Finland
• Partner 6 Umeå University, Sweden
• Partner 7 Åre Municipality, Sweden
• Partner 8 Finnish Forest Research Institute,
  Finland
• Partner 9 Thule Institute at University of
  Oulu, Finland
• Partner 10 Finnish Environment Institute
  (SYKE), Finland
• Partner 11 The Arctic Centre, Finland
• Partner 12 University of Lapland, Finland
• Partner 13 County Governor of Sogn og
  Fjordane, Norway
• Contact details
• Project manager Clive Bowman
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail clive.bowman_at_perth.uhi.ac.uk

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Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated
Areas - eHealth Applications across the
Urban-Rural Dimension

• Priority 1 Promoting innovation and
  competitiveness in remote and peripheral area
• Budget 1 606 332
• Project duration from 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2010
• Synopsis
• The aim is to enhance the provision and
  accessibility of health services in the sparsely
  populated areas of Europe by developing and
  implementing innovative eHealth solutions and
  promoting transfer of the best eHealth practices
  across the NPP area.

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Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated
Areas - eHealth Applications across the
Urban-Rural Dimension

• Objectives
• Mapping and identification of European best
  practices and innovative eHealth solutions which
  can be transferred, further developed and
  integrated into a health care system elsewhere in
  the partner regions
• Special focus on new eHealth service concepts and
  solutions for primary health care, chronic
  conditions and remote specialist services
• Assessment of the likelihood of adoption of
  eHealth innovations in health care sites using a
  whole system approach
• Sites that are likely to accept and integrate new
  eHealth innovations are chosen as pilot sites for
  transnational development and transfer of eHealth
  services
• Up to 4 new eHealth services will be piloted in
  Finland, Sweden, Norway and Scotland using
  Utilization of transnational eHealth Triple-Helix
  Partnerships
• Ultimately aim to create viable and sustainable
  eHealth services and businesses that will
  continue to benefit the residents of remote and
  rural European regions beyond the end of this
  project

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Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated
Areas - eHealth Applications across the
Urban-Rural Dimension

• Expected outcomes
• A Portfolio of eHealth Applications in European
  Sparsely Populated Areas as a result of the
  mapping phase
• published as a printed copy and also available as
  an on-line database
• New eHealth services will be piloted in Finland,
  Sweden, Norway and Scotland
• examples teledermatology, teledialysis, remote
  consulting of real-time medical data, advanced
  call centres, remote retinal screening units
• The implementation strategy will be published as
  a report An Innovation System for eHealth
  Services in European Sparsely Populated Areas
• can replicated elsewhere in the Northern
  Periphery and other peripheral areas of Europe
• Establishment of A European Network of Rural
  eHealth Care for sustainable and on-going
  transfer of knowledge and technology across the
  Northern Periphery
• also to include European peripheral maritime
  regions, ultra-peripheral regions and the
  mountainous territories of Europe

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Competitive Health Services in Sparsely Populated
Areas - eHealth Applications across the
Urban-Rural Dimension

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital
  District and Oulu University Hospital, Finland
• Partner 2 Centre for Rural Health and University
  of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Partner 3 County Council of Västerbotten and
  Umeå University, Sweden
• Partner 4 Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine and
  the University Hospital of North Norway
• Partner 5 Department of General Practice,
  National University of Ireland
• Contact details
• Project manager Pasi Parkkila, Director of
  development and public relations
• Telephone [phone] mobile [phone]
  8955
• E-mail Pasi.Parkkila_at_ppshp.fi

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Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas - DARRA

• Priority 1 (Promoting innovation and
  competitiveness in remote and peripheral area )
• Budget 1 423 789
• Project duration from 2008 to 2009
• Synopsis
• SummaryThe objective of DARRA project is to
  decrease the digital divide in remote and rural
  areas among the partner regions, through boosting
  the usage of ICT by SMEs and the public sector,
  and improve the overall regional competitiveness.
  The digital divide is a handicap inter-and
  intra-regionally and one indicator of a regions
  peripherality. DARRA project, through the
  strengthened regional ICTapplications leading to
  (i) reinforced exchanges with more central
  developed regions, (ii) more complete regional
  ICT-related applications, and (iii) jointly
  developed approaches, will reduce effectively and
  sustainably the peripheral character of the
  partner regions.

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Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas - DARRA

• Objectives
• To decrease the digital divide in remote and
  rural areas among the partner regions, through
  boosting the usage of ICT by SMEs and the public
  sector, and improve the overall regional
  competitiveness.
• Expected outcomes
• Products/services
• The project will convince the development of ICT
  until 2013.
• As a result of the project SMEs have gained
  competitive advantage by implementing new ICT
  services and tools.
• Municipalities and the public sector can boost
  their activities by taking more advanced services
  in use.

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DARRA

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Kemi-Tornio University of Applied
  Sciences, Finland
• Partner 2 Joint authority of Kainuu region,
  Finland
• Partner 3 Kainuun Etu Oy, Finland
• Partner 4 The Association of Local Authorities
  in Västernorrland, Sweden
• Partner 5 Mid Sweden University, Sweden
• Partner 6 Företagarna Västernorrland, Sweden
• Partner 7 European Regions Network for the
  Application of Communications Technology
  (ERNACT), Ireland
• Partner 8 Shannon Development, Ireland
• Partner 9 Sogn og Fjordane County Governor,
  Norway
• Partner 10 Western Norway Research Institute,
  Norway
• Partner 11 Rovaniemi regional development
  agency, Finalnd
• Partner 12 University of Limerick, Ireland

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Digital Age in Rural and Remote Areas - DARRA

• Contact details
• Project manager Janne Hirvonen
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail janne.hirvonen_at_tokem.fi

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Developing the Scots Pine Resource

• Measure 2.1. Sustainable use of nature and
  natural resources
• Eligible Budget 1,719,420
• NPP Award 1,005,632
• Project Period January 08- Dec 10
• Countries Involved Scotland, Finland, Sweden,
  and Norway

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Developing the Scots Pine Resource

• Scots Pine is a naturally occurring tree
  species in Northern Europe, covering large areas
  of Scotland, Scandinavia, Russia and parts of
  Iceland. It is a key component of boreal
  biodiversity and its timber properties are equal
  to, or exceed, those of other commercial
  softwoods.
• Despite its potential importance Scots Pine is
  currently undervalued and underutilised by the
  timber industry. Developing the Scots Pine
  Resource was developed in 2007 as a collaborative
  project between partners in Scotland, Finland,
  Norway and Sweden with the aim of stimulating
  the development and utilisation of Scots pine
  timber as a basis for supporting sustainable
  rural enterprises.

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Developing the Scots Pine Resource

• To stimulate the development utilisation of
  Scots Pine as a basis for supporting sustainable
  rural enterprises
• Main objectives
• Analysis of existing markets
• Encouraging innovation collaboration in the
  supply chain
• Improving resource assessment valuation
  techniques
• Improving long term timber quality

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Developing the Scots Pine Resource

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Highland Birchwoods (Scotland)
• Partner 2Forest Research (Scotland)
• Partner 3Norwegian Forest Landscape Institute
• Partner 4Finnish Forest Research Agency
• Partner 5North Karelia University of Applied
  Sciences (Finland)
• Partner 6 Swedish Forest Agency
• Contact details
• Project manager Ben Davies
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail Ben.Davies_at_highlandbirchwoods.co.uk

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MyHealth_at_Age

• Priority 2 Sustainable development of natural
  and community resources
• Budget 1 527 678
• Project duration from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
• Synopsis
• The aim of the MyHealth_at_Age project is to offer
  the ageing population in the Northern Periphery
  region improved Health, Safety and Well being
  through the use of new products and services.
• Expected outcomes
• The products and services are developed in close
  co-operation between elderly people, healthcare
  and welfare staff, ICT companies and healthcare
  and welfare researchers. The products and
  services are evaluated and improved during field
  trials in Sweden, Norway and Northern Ireland.
• The products and services focus on mobile safety
  alarms, prescribed self treatment and social
  networks.

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MyHealth_at_Age

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Municipality of Boden , Sweden
• Partner 2 University Hospital of Norway,
  Norwegian Centre of Telemedicine
• Partner 3 Social Welfare Department of Tromsø,
  Norway
• Partner 4Southern Health and Social Care Trust
  Ulster, Northern Ireland
• Partner 5Centre of Distance Spanning Healthcare
  at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
• Partner 6University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
• Associate partners
• City of Luleå, County Council of Norrbotten,
  TietoEnator, TeliaSonera, IntelliWork and Arctic
  Group, Blue Tree Services, McElwaine SMART
  Technologies and Swarmteams
• Contact details
• Project managerLennart Isaksson
• Telephone[phone]
• E-maillennart.isaksson_at_intelliwork.se

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Sustainable hunting tourism - business
opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt)

• Priority 1 Promoting innovation and
  competitiveness in remote and peripheral area
• Budget 1 127 151 (Total budget)
• Project duration from 2008 to 2010
• Synopsis
• Summary
• The project will promote the development of
  sustainable hunting tourism that will diversify
  the economical activity of peripheral regions in
  Northern Europe, by developing the companies and
  operational environment related to the sector.
• Objectives
• i) Develop and enhance sustainable and
  competitive business concepts based on hunting
  cultures of Northern Europe
• ii) Strengthen the co-operation between
  different interest groups and evaluate the
  possibilities for a Northern brand for
  sustainable hunting tourism
• iii) Develop the operational environment by
  reducing the obstacles and lowering the risk and
  threshold for start up companies,
• iv) Create and analyse knowledge required in
  directing future rural development and hunting in
  Northern Periphery area.

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Sustainable hunting tourism - business
opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt)

• Expected outcomes
• Co-operation? Ethical rules as criteria for
  hunting tourism business in project area
  (Northern brand) forum for SME interaction and
  co-operation increased awareness on the
  realistic potential of hunting tourism
• Information ?Training material and pilot courses
  for professional hunter/hunting tourism
  organisers tools (models and guidelines) for
  managing social, ecological and economical
  sustainability at the local and SME level
• Development work ? New/improved transnational
  hunting tourism products as part of sustainable
  business concepts

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Sustainable hunting tourism - business
opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt)

• Partnership
• University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute,
  Finland (Lead partner)
• Haapavesi Vocational School, Finland
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
  (SLU), Sweden
• Rural Economy Development, Sweden
• The Research Centre of the University of
  Akureyri, Iceland
• Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, Iceland
• Environment and Food Agency of Iceland, Iceland
• Macaulay Institute, Scotland
• University of Aberdeen, Department of Geography
  and Environment, Scotland
• Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters
  Association, Canada

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Sustainable hunting tourism - business
opportunity in the Northern Europe (NPPHunt)

• Contact details
• Anne Matilainen, University of Helsinki, Ruralia
  Institute
• Tel. [phone]
• E-mail anne.matilainen_at_helsinki.fi

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PELLETime Solutions for competitive pellet
production in medium size enterprises

• Priority 1 Promoting innovation and
  competitiveness in remote and peripheral area
• Budget 1.766.494
• Project duration from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010
• Synopsis
• PELLETime will develop an accessible package of
  tools to design sustainable pellet supply chains,
  thereby promoting the role of local entrepreneurs
  in utilising local renewable energy resources and
  supporting the energy self-sufficiency of
  northern peripheral regions. The small scale
  production of pellets currently faces both
  technological limitations, as well as lack of
  knowledge. The project addresses those challenges
  by offering a holistic approach for SMEs reaching
  from identification and estimation of available
  resources, raw material procurement, the design
  of the entire pellet production process to the
  final product. PELLETime will encourage
  sustainable expansion of the raw material
  resource, and carry out widespread awareness
  raising and information dissemination to
  facilitate market development.

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PELLETime Solutions for competitive pellet
production in medium size enterprises

• Objectives
• Developing a package of tools to facilitate
  establishment of SMEs in small scale pellet
  production, support existing pellet production,
  and, enhance energy availability throughout the
  NPP region
• Expected outcomes
• The SME tool package, which will comprise
• Pellet market report and contact network
• Inventory of regionally available resources
• Best practice guideline on landscape,
  biodiversity and hydrology of raw materials
• Cost-calculator on handling and logistics of raw
  materials and pellets
• Best practice guideline on logistics and quality
  assurance (in terms of fuel supply)
• Best practice guideline on fuel quality and
  technology, and
• Internet based users guide

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PELLETime Solutions for competitive pellet
production in medium size enterprises

• Partnership
• Lead Partner North Karelia University of Applied
  Sciences, Finland
• Partner 2 Finnish Forest Research Institute,
  Finland
• Partner 3 Joensuu Regional Development Company,
  Finland
• Partner 4 University of Kuopio, Finland
• Partner 5 Oulu University of Applied Sciences,
  Finland
• Partner 6 Highland Birchwoods, Scotland
• Partner 7 Swedish University of Agricultural
  Sciences, Sweden
• Partner 8 Herads and Austurlandsskogar, Iceland
• Partner 9 Iceland Forest Service, Iceland
• Associate partners Vapo Ltd., Biottori Ltd.,
  Pakaslahti Ltd., M. Pappinen Ltd., JPK-tuote,
  Konepaja Antti Ranta Ltd., National Farmers
  Union, Scotland.
• Contact details
• Project manager Mr. Lasse Okkonen
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail lasse.okkonen_at_pkamk.fi

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O4O Project

• Priority Priority 2 Sustainable development of
  natural and community resources
• Budget Euros1,969,996.48
• Project duration from 2008 to 2011
• Summary
• O4O will utilise the capacity of older people as
  community assets, applying their skills to
  provide services that will help maintain other
  older people in their communities.
• .

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O4O Project

• Objectives
• map the context for developing new ways of
  service provision for older people
• identify new opportunities for providing
  locally-relevant services
• test the feasibility of innovative organisational
  models
• develop a toolkit to develop O4O organisations
  transnationally
• evaluate impacts on individuals, communities and
  institutions
• inform policy and practice on involving older
  people in service provision to older people.

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O4O Project

• Expected outcomes
• policy briefings on the context for innovative
  service delivery for older people
• innovative sustainable organisations of different
  types to deliver services
• a transnational toolkit of good practice
• report on the impacts on individuals, communities
  and organisations, of new models
• publications and conferences disseminating
  information to the NP and wider.

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O4O Project

• Partnership
• Lead Partner UHI Millennium Institute (Centre
  for Rural Health), Inverness, Scotland
• Partner 2 Glasgow University, Crichton Campus,
  Dumfries, Scotland
• Partner 3 Queens University, Belfast, Northern
  Ireland (covering rural Northern Ireland)
• Partner 4 Lulea Municipality, Norrbotten
  County, Sweden
• Partner 5 Municipality of Lieksa, North
  Karelia, Finland
• Partner 6 Joint authority of Kainuu Region,
  Kajaani, Finland (Observing)
• Contact details
• Project Lead Professor Jane Farmer
• Telephone [phone]/667322
• E-mail jane.farmer_at_uhi.ac.uk

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Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern
Periphery

• Priority 1
• Budget 1 165 781
• Project duration from 1st of September 2008 to
  31st of August 2010
• Synopsis Use broadband mobile communication
  services to promote the competitiveness of rural
  communities in the NPP area
• Objectives
• Develop the capability of rural area communities
  within the NP to incorporate emerging broadband
  mobile services into their community development
  strategies.
• Use the capability to develop a number of
  broadband mobile services that support
  sustainable development of specific sectors in NP
  communities
• Utilise the services to (1) improve the inherent
  sustainability of communities and to (2) provide
  economic connections to more central areas
• Expected outcomes
• Northern Periphery Transnational Mobile
  Community" model
• Mobile Connected Support Offices/Demo Centres
• Mobile Community Hotspot Zones

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Connected Mobile Communities in the Northern
Periphery

• Mobile Public Services
• Integrated Transport Info System
• "Connected Community" Tourism and Culture
  Services
• Partnership
• Lead Partner ERNACT, Ireland
• Partner 2 Donegal County Council, Ireland
• Partner 3 Derry City Council, Northern Ireland
• Partner 4 Fomento de San Sebastián, S.A., Spain
• Partner 5 Regional Council of North Karelia,
  Finland
• Partner 6 Association of Local Authorities in
  Västernorrland, Sweden
• Contact details
• Project manager Rocio Rubio Centeno
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail rocio.rubio_at_ernact.net

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Environment friendly fish farming and use of
cleaner fish

• Priority 1
• Budget 1 594 966
• Project duration from 1st of January 2008 to
  31st of December 2010
• Synopsis The project intends to deliver methods
  and technology needed to produce cleaner fish for
  use by the cod and salmon farming industry in all
  of the partner countries
• Objectives
• Minimise the environmental impact of salmonid and
  gadoid by the use of cleaner fish to remove
  parasitic sea lice thereby reducing use of
  therapeutic treatments.
• Reduce losses for farmers due to sea lice problem
• Make it possible for fish farmers to exploit
  lucrative organic market and give the product a
  marketing advantage
• Expected outcomes
• Develop a methodology to remove parasitic sea
  lice
• Implement the methodology as a service in
  participating organisation
• Provide the service to the industry

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Environment friendly fish farming and use of
cleaner fish

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Bodø University College (BUC),
  Norway
• Partner 2 Bioforsk Nord (BFN)
• Partner 3 Viking Fish Farms LTD, Scotland
• Partner 4 Martin Ryan Instititute, National
  University of Ireland, Ireland
• Another 7 associated partners are expected to
  work closely with the partnership in order to
  implement a successful main project
• Contact details
• Project manager Geir Mikkelsen
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail geir.mikkelsen_at_hibo.no

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Economusées Northern Europe

• Priority 1
• Budget 1 664 407
• Project duration from January 2008 to December
  2010
• Synopsis Economusee Northern Europe will combine
  culture, craft and tourism to create an economy
  platform for craft artisans practicing
  traditional techniques in order to help the
  crafts survive and create new jobs
• Objectives
• Establishing Economuseums within multi-company
  locations.
• Developing an innovative Economuseum micro model
  for home crafts producers in remote areas
• An improved inter-regional shared business
  support system, including education and training
  in the crafts and business operations
• Creating sustainable, long-term skills by
  involving young people

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Economusées Northern Europe

• Expected outcomes
• Support service which has two very powerful
  drivers
• a) crafts and cultural heritage in each
  community
• b) it creates an employment situation that
  demonstrates the continued worth of traditional
  crafts in employment for young people.
• Establishment of 18 new innovative and adapted
  Economuseums in NPP
• Partnership
• Lead Partner Hordaland County Council, Norway
• Partner 2 The International Economusee Network
  Society, Canada
• Partner 3 Fruma, Iceland
• Partner 4 Utoyggjafelegid, Faroe Island
• Partner 5 Edge of the Shore, Northern Ireland
• Partner 6 Edge of the Shore, Ireland
• An additional 6 associated partners which will
  work closely with the project implementation is
  listed

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Economusées Northern Europe

• Contact details
• Project manager Terje Inderhaug
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail terje.inderhaug_at_post.hfk.no

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Northern Environmental Education Development

• Priority 2
• Budget 1 220 000
• Project duration from 7th of January 2008 to
  31st of December 2010
• Synopsis The NEED project develops the
  educational use of geo scientific knowledge for
  the tourism to reinforce the sustainable rural
  development in high quality nature sites called
  Parks
• Objectives
• The project will produce an innovative
  operational model which enhances the transfer of
  scientific nature knowledge for the needs of
  schools, and educational visitors in national
  parks and visitors centres.
• Expected outcomes
• Develop and test innovative learning approaches
  for scientific geo information
• Create a model for an educational programme
  service for target groups
• Create a high quality educational service and
  products for outdoor education in close
  co-operations with potential investors
• Implement the educational service and new tourist
  products on sites,

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Northern Environmental Education Development

• Partnership
• Lead Partner University of Joensuu, Finland
• Partner 2 University of Iceland, Iceland
• Partner 3 Nordland National Park Centre, Norway
• Partner 4 Kerry GeoPark, Ireland
• Contact details
• Project manager Tuula Keinonen
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail tuula.keinonen_at_joensuu.fi

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Northern Creative Youth

• Priority 1
• Budget 1 807 937
• Project duration from 1st of January 2008 to
  30th of June 2010
• Synopsis The NoCry project will develop a
  Virtual Business Incubator service for the
  creative sector to spread knowledge, enhance
  networking and support business development among
  young creative people in the NP
• Objectives
• Increase economic growth by supporting the
  development of knowledge and an entrepreneurial
  culture by enhancing networking across borders in
  the creative sector
• Expected outcomes
• Products/services
• Develop a virtual incubator
• A service to support young creative people
  interested in becoming entrepreneurs
• The services and tools developed will be
  available online
• Implement the service on websites of public
  interest

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Northern Creative Youth

• Partnership
• Lead Partner Kemi-Tornio University of Applied
  Sciences, Finland
• Partner 2 Rovaniemi University of Applied
  Sciences, Finland
• Partner 3 Department of Music Media, Luleå
  university of technology, Sweden
• Partner 4 PowerHouse, Municipality of Kramfors,
  Sweden
• Partner 5 MediaEnter Study Centre,
  Municipality of Kramfors, Sweden
• Partner 6 Moray College, Scotland
• Partner 7 Norut Tromso AS, Scotland
• Partner 8 Faroe Islands Enterprise, Faore Island
• Partner 9 Entrepreneurship training centre
  Intotalo, Finland
• Partner 10 The Nerve Centre, Northern Ireland
• Contact details
• Project manager Kai Kostiander
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mail kaj.kostiander_at_tokem.fi