INTERACT pilot project :

Added value through interregional, economic cooperation exchange of good practice

Lars TveitParis 16. March 2011

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BERGEN – the capital of Western Norway a commercial centre in the past, today and in the future

”Bryggen” in Bergen is onUNESCO’s World Heritage

List, for being almost untouched since 1100

Hanseatic city in the 1300’s- since then involved insubstantial, international trade

Centre for the largest oil- and gas companies i Norway (StatoilHydro)

Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea

National and, to a large extent, an international centre of education in marine biology

Focus on international cooperation in business and R&D

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Technological challenges stimulate and promote international cooperation

Industrial focus :

ENERGY (oil, gas, wind, hydro-EL,…) MARITIME INDUSTRY MARINE INDUSTRY SUB SEA OPERATIONS / CLUSTERS INNOVATION - ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Regional Developement Program (RUP), Hordaland”INTERNATIONAL TRADING – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”

Hordalands equivalent to ”Article 37.6b” (?)

Support regional SME’s in their efforts to succeed in international business (competence raising activities, ..)

Stimulate relevant, regional industry to participate in international projects and programs, like EU – programs (INTERREG), programs overseas, etc.

Support international networking, and exchange for experience and good pratice

Establish links and cooperation between Norwegian research programs and industry in an international perspective (international R & D driven development like RFF, VRI, etc.)

Sustainable economic development

Introduce the younger generation (today’s youth) to international economic development and cooperation

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Hordaland county

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Baltic Sea RegionProgramme

Northern Periphery Programme

INTERREG VIBNorth Sea Region

Programme

INTERREG IVCTransregional

cooperation

Other EU programs were Norway, through the EEA, is invited to take part (INTERREG IVA, 7th

Framework Programme, …)

.. alternative solutions ??

or

EU – programs available to Norway

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Eligibility – Common interests – Potential partners – Financial platforms

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”Pick your partners with care”

Hordaland has been cooperating, and buildingnetworks with Freistat Thüringen since 1992

1. COMETT II program 1992 – 952. Exchange of university students and academic personnel3. Leonardo da Vinci programme 1995 – …. (visits, excursions,

meetings,…)4. SAFEGAS 1997 – 20005. School class / upper secondary School – Erfurt, 2006 - ….

6. “ENABLE” (Enabeling European Entrepreneurship) 2003 – 2007 / INTERREG IIIC (mini-programme / RegionalManagement Operation)

7. Applications / proposals for INTERREG IVC projects(“Humans”, “Talents”, …)

8. 6th Framework Programme : OMC – NET / “Europeer SME”(Peer-reviewing European Good Practices in InnovationPromotion for SME) 2006 – 2008

9. Visits from Hordaland :- Regional politicians- Regional Executive Forum (RNF) - Educational committee

10. Youth Programme, Voss – Erfurt, 2010 11. Cooperation agreement / “Communiqué”, 2009 - ….

ERDF-, ESF- funding / Norwegian public money

/ RUP Access to cooperating EU-networks

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Alternative routes to successful cooperation modelsINPUT : Patients & creativity

INTERREG 4CApplication2007 - 2013

NOTAPPROVED

NOTAPPROVED

New approach2007 - 2013

SUCCESS

INTERREG 3C2000 - 2006

INTERREG 4CApplication2007 - 2013

SUCCESS

NOT

APPROVED

PLATTFORM

Article 37.6b

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Potential, transnational activities and initiatives between Thüringen and

Hordaland

Cooperation platform: “Communiqué” between Free State of Thuringia and Hordaland

Strategic platform & funding

The overall focus for the two regions is to intensify a common interest in transnational cooperation, and equally to continue a successful cooperation between Freistat Thüringen and Hordaland for nearly 20 years.

For Thüringen the strategic and financial platform lies within the framework of the ERDF and ESF.

For Hordaland the Regional Development Programme (RUP) is the strategic platform, and project funding is provided on basison RUP Funds.

Objectives Economic development and growth

Exchange of information, experience, good practice and results, related to selected topics, expressed in strategic documents in both regions.

Coordination of actions for the purpose of promoting innovation, and initiate new courses of action

Instruments ERDF / RUP. …: Innovation – Research – Economic Development

ESF / RUP……..: Education – Employment – Mobility

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1. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP 13 representatives)

“POLICY MAKER”

2. COUNTY COUNCIL PARLIAMENT

(57 politicians from 8 policitalparties)

”DECISION MAKERS”

3. COUNTY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION

”ADMINISTRATORS”

Project B nasjonal

internasjonal

Prosject CProject A

”Regional development program”

Partner A

Partner B Partner D

Partner E

Partner C

Out-scoursing

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ERDF - European Regional Development Fund Politically selected topics

EU / Thüringen

RUP - Regional Development Fund Politically selected topics

Norway / Hordaland

LEG & HCC

- Dialog- Meetings- Visits- Marketing - Partner search- EU contact- Conferences

Call for project proposals ERDF

Call for project proposals RUP

Partner searchGerman partners

Search for international

Partners(incl. Norwegian)

Project proposal Thuringen / ERDF 1. step Project proposals Hordaland / RUP 1. step

Partner searchNorwegian partners

Search for international

Partners(incl. Norwegian)

Evaluation / German partnersLEG

Project proposal / 1. step

Evaluation / Norwegian partnersHCC

Project proposal / 1. step

Extended project proposal Thuringen / ERDF 2nd step

Not approved

Approved Approved

Not approved

Evaluation / German partnersExtended project proposal / 2. step

Project Approved

Hordaland & ThüringenApproved

Dialog / meetings

Dialog / meetings / visits

Notapproved Lars

Tveit

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Thüringen ERDF – projects with Norwegian partners2nd Call / 2009

YEAR OF

CALL

PROJECT TITLE

(acronym)

TOPICS / FOUCAL AEREAS

PARTNERS BUDGETS

2009

ERDF

European Micro Nano Broker Platform

(EU MN Broker)

Establish an Internet-based European Information- and Competanc Platform of Micro- & Nanotechnologies, based on the preliminary studies and activities performed by ”mnst brokers”

1. IMN MacroNano, Technishe Universität Ilmenau, Thüringen - DE

2. CiS Forchungsinstitut für Mikrosensorik und Photoviltaik Gmbt –

Thüringen - DE

3. Betreibergesellshaft für Applikastions- und Technologiezentren Thüringen

mbh BATT – DE

4. MNT Micro-Nanotechnologie Thüringen e.V. Thüringen – DE

5. Area m styria Gmbh, Steiermark - AUS

6. Universitetet i Bergen, Institutt for Fysikk & Teknologi, Bergen – NO

7. Universitè de Technologie de Compiègne, Picadie – FR

8. Conseil règional de Franche-Comitè, Franch – Comtè – FR

APPROVED

(SALMON) Monitoring of water quality, including biological parameters to get knowledge of the marine environment and to ensure the sustainable environmental quality of the oceans.

1. Technishe Universität Ilmenau, Institut fûr Automatisirungs- &

Systemtechnik, Thüringen – DE

2. -4H- JENA enegineering GmbH, Thüringen – DE

3. Fraunhofer Anwendungszentrum Systemtechnik, Thüringen – DE

4. Norwegian Institute for Wather Research (NIVA) Bergen, Hordaland - NO

NOTAPPROVED

(Songs2See) Develop basic technologies and interactive software applications to motivate and assist children and adolescents with music education, Interactive score sheets, instrument-specific animations and rhytmic visualizations.

1. Fraunhofer Institut für Digitale Medientechnologie, Ilmenau - DE

2. ”Sweets for Brains”, Thüringen – DE

3. Kids Interactive Gmbt Thüringen – DE

4. Grieg Musik Education AS, Hordaland – NO

5. TU Tampere, Audio Recharch Group, Länsi – Suomi – FIN

6. Høgskulen Stord / Haugesund, Hordaland - NO

APPROVED

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YEAR OF

CALL

PROJECT TITLE

(acronym)

TOPICS / FOUCAL AEREAS PARTNERS BUDGETS

2010

ERDF

Solar.Park.Station

Development of carports for e-mobility as lightweight- structures with integrated flexible thin-film solar elements

1. Bauhaus Universität, Weimar, Thringen, DE2. ALTEC Solartechnik, Crispendorf, Thüringen, DE3. Jet Energie, Picardie, FR4. Bergen Arkitektskole, Hordaland, NO

NOTAPPROVED

SALMON Sea Water Quality Monitoring and Management

1. Technische Universitet Illmenau, Thüringen, DE2. 4H-Jena enegineering GmbH, Thüringen, DE3. Fraunhofer – Anwendungssentrum Systemtechnik, Thüringen, DE4. Institute of Maritime Research, Hordaland, NO5. Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, LT6. University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, DK

APPROVED

Data traffic Sustainable and green solutions for online media in enhanced networks

1. Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technologies, Thüringen, DE2. Franz List Hochschule für Musik Weimar, Thüringen, DE3. Bach Technology AS, Hordaland, NO4. Universitetet i Bergen, Inst. for Informatikk, Hordaland,NO5. Microgenesis SA, Madrid , SP

APPROVED

GreenSens Development and testing of miniature sensors for measuring and regulating flowing substances (i.e. gas) on a wide range of applications.

1. Nano Analytik GmbH, Illmenau, Thüringen, DE2. S3 Solutions Gmbh, Illmenau, Thüringen, DE3. Techniche Universität, Illmenau, Thüringen, DE4. University of Bergen, Dep. of Physics & Technology, Hordaland, NO5. University of Oulu, Dep. Of Electrical & Information Engeneering, FI6. VTT Technical Research Centre Finland, Länsi – Suomi, FI

NOTAPPROVED

Thüringen ERDF – projects with Norwegian partners3rd Call / 2010

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