Regional Economic Development RED Overall objectives

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Regional Economic Development REDOverall
objectives

• Reduce barriers for deeper bilateral co-operation
  between actors that deals with regional economic
  development issues.
• Establish a network of relevant partners from
  all administrative levels and different sectors.

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Objectives

• Give an overview on how organisations act on
  issues related to support RED in a regional and
  European context.
• To form a mutual understanding regarding
  processes and methods and implement good examples
  of well-functioning working methods.
• To identify and match branches and businesses.

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Regional Economic Development RED

• Results
• Strategy for common project work in the future.
• Increased knowledge
• Develop a direct method for sustainable economic
  growth.
• Produce a toolbox
• Gained experiences on how to facilitate business
  contacts.

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Partners

• Municipalities in South Sweden and Kaliningrad
  Region.
• Kaliningrad regional administration
• County administrative boards
• County Councils
• AMOKO
• Non profit organisations

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RED
WP 4 Facilitating business contacts Result
Gained experiences on how to facilitate business
contacts. Outputs 6 Business trips. Study
visits. Written report.
WP 1 Project methods Common method on project
work. Result New approach towards project work
consisting of project as an integrated instrument
in the regular activities of the
partners. Output Seminars/workshops,
report Strategy for common project work in the
future
WP 2 The surrounding world Knowledge of how the
regions are affected by European and BSR
development. Result common understanding of how
to work with policy-making in a national and
European context. Outputs Seminars/workshop 2
reports
WP 3 Business development New ways of dealing
with regional economic development
matters. Result Improved methods to attract
investments and support businesses and business
development. Outputs Seminars/workshops Toolbox
inkl aspects of good governance and
sustainability
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Timetable

• MS1 Kick off June 06
• First progress report, Aug 06
• MS2 Study visit Leningrad Sep 06
• Business trip K-grad Sep 06
• Workshop SE Nov 06
• Bilateral meeting RU Dec 06 SC meeting RU
  Dec 06

• MS3 Business trip SE Feb 07
• Second progress report
• Study visit Brussels Mars 07
• Business trip K-grad Mars 07
• Study visit Moscow April 07
• Bilateral meeting SE May 07
• SC Sweden May 07
• Workshop K-grad June 07
• Business trip SE June 07
• MS4 SC Sweden August 07
• Third progress report
• Business trip K-grad Sep 07
• Business trip SE Oct 07
• Closing meeting Poland Nov 07
• Finalising Reports Nov-Dec
• Final Report to Rostock Feb 08