MEGA

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MEGA Metropolitan European Growth Areas the
Baltic Sea Area
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Global integration zones (ESPON 2006) MEGA
areas
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Why?

• Large common resources
• Approximately 25 million inhabitants
• High-class universities
• Global competitive enterprises within all sectors
• Strong public sector and citizen welfare
• Through cooperation within the MEGA region, the
  project establish further possibilities for
  increased growth and citizen well-being.

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Focusing

• Increased business possibilities
• Strengthening networks of knowledge
• Strengthening networks and contacts within the
  public sector
• Increase infrastructure

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Objectives

• Creating knowledge based Baltic Sea region trough
  triple helix interregional cooperation between
  Metropolitan regions in the Baltic Sea area
• Pool resources of metropolitan regions in order
  to enhance the Baltic Sea Regions
  competitiveness and cohesion within energy
  management and spatial planning

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Sustainable energy sources
Sustainable energy sources
Gothenburg
Economic and social benefits
in the BSR
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Lisbon
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Communication and spatial efficiency
Gothenburg
Economic and social benefits
Spatial efficiency
in the BSR
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Lisbon
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Economic growth
Gothenburg
Economic and social benefits
in the BSR
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Economic growth
Lisbon
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MEGA Project outline
Gothenburg
Energy Efficiency
Sustainable energy sources
Economic and social benefits
Spatial efficiency
in the BSR
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Economic growth
Lisbon
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Expected results

• transport time efficiency
• efficient urban and interurban transport systems
• - increased know how on urban management

• - reduction of fossil fuels use
• increased waste management
• - establishment of sustainable energy sources

TRIPLE HELIX PARTNER- SHIP
Gothenburg criterias
Lisbon criterias
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Contacts

• Estonia
• Association of Municipalities of Estonia
• Association of Estonian cities
• City of Tallinn
• Latvia
• Latvian association of local and regional
  governments
• Riga Planning Region
• Lithuania
• Vilnius City Municipal Government
• Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
• St Petersburg
• St Petersburg Government
• Committee for external relations
• Committee for transit transport policy
• Russian Economic Developers Association
• Leontief Centre

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Contacts

• Finland
• Varsinais-Suomen liitto
• Pan-European Institute
• Centrum Baltikum
• Norway
• Eastern Norwegian County Network
• City of Oslo
• Denmark
• Region NorthDenmark
• Sweden
• NUTEK the Swedish Agency for Economic and
  Regional Growth
• SIDA Swedish International Development
  Cooperation Agency
• SWECO Combined expertise in consulting
  engineering, environmental technology and
  architecture
• Region Örebro and other regional organisations
  from West to East of Sweden

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Baltic Sea Region Program
Objective To make the Baltic Sea Region an
attractive place to invest, work and live in.
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Priorities

• Fostering innovations
• Better internal and external accessibility
• Effective management of Baltic Sea resources
• Making the BSR and its cities and regions more
  competitive attractive

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Co-financing rates from the program

• Up to 75 for project partners from Denmark,
  Germany, Sweden and Finland
• Up to 85 for partners from Estonia, Latvia,
  Lithuania and Poland
• Up to 50 for partners from Norway
• Up to 90 for partners from Russia and Belarus

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Timetable

• March July 2008
• Discussions about the Project with partners
• August October
• Örebro Regional Development Council to circulate
  draft proposal
• 17 18 November
• Meeting of partners in Örebrp to examine and
  finalize bid
• November - December
• Budget agreed with partners, letters of
  commitment and final Action Plans submitted to
  Örebro
• January 2009
• Bid finalized and submitted
• August 2009
• The Project starts

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Contact
Ph 0046 19 602 63 00 Fax [phone]
29 www.regionorebro.se
Mail Regionförbundet ÖrebroS- 701 83 Örebro,
SWEDEN VisitNetCity, Forskarvägen 1S- 701 83
Örebro Berndt Arvidsson berndt.arvidsson_at_regionore
bro.se Ph 0046 70 6215543