Portfolio of the South Baltic Projects: Part 2

Portfolio of the South Baltic projects: Part 2

Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF)

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Going local. Meeting your needs. Connecting people and ideas. South Baltic co-operation network

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Sweden Lithuania Denmark Baltic Sea

Germany Poland

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POLAND Lead beneficiary

Project partner Portfolio of the South Baltic projects: Part 2

Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) Contents

5 Foreword 6 About the South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme 2007-2013 7 South Baltic Programme & EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

1.1 Entrepreneurial Development 8 Eco4Life 9 RespEn

1.3 Transport accessibility 10 SB Global Access 11 INTERFACE PLUS

2.1 Management 12 DredgDikes of the Baltic Sea environment 13 MOMENT UP

2.2 Energy saving 14 WEBSR2 Upgrade and renewable energy 15 RES-CHAINS

2.3 Sustainable use of natural 16 Art Line and cultural heritage 17 Baltic Museums 2.0 Plus for regional development 18 RECReate

2.4 Local Community Initiatives 19 M.A.S.T 20 Wind up the barriers

21 Index of South Baltic Projects

22 Contacts

Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) Going local. Meeting your needs. Connecting people and ideas.

I am very pleased to present the publication that illustrates the 13 great ideas implemented under the South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme. By adding to this publication the 1st part of the Portfolio you will now get the full picture of the South Baltic projects supported during the 5 Calls for Proposals.

The Programme is introducing the key actors – the projects. I hope that the successful implementation of the cross border initiatives that are planned by the projects increases the competitiveness and enhance the integration among people and institutions of the regions in the five South Baltic countries.

The co-operation between the regions situated along the coast of the southern part of the Baltic Sea has been developing significantly in the recent years. However there are still disparities between the regions covered by the Programme. Using the available assistance of the Programme, there are still possibilities to provide favourable conditions for growth and job creation over the national borders and to safeguard the favorable social, cultural and natural environment for the res- idents, tourists and investors in the South Baltic area.

At present the important reference framework for the Programme is the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region that focuses on the main principle “Working in partnership to move from words to action”. It is expected that the overall coordination of actions across the policy areas will give better results than individual initiatives. Therefore, the South Baltic Programme seeks to contribute actively to the Stategy and is looking for projects adressing problems or creating opportunities indentified in the priority areas of the Action plan of the Strategy.

I would like to highlight that the good feature of this Programme is a very close co-operation with projects during their preparation and implementation. There is also a possibility to use assistance of the external experts from the Capacity building project that supports participation in the Pro- gramme, in particular of the local authorities and NGOs. Therefore, after the next calls for proposals that are planned in the future I believe that South Baltic Programme will turn the given opportunities into tangible results – into the improved quality of the life in the Programme regions.

I believe, that the presented ideas will become a model for success of the cross border cooperation or will be an incentive for a generation of the new co-operation activities and partnerships.

I wish the project partners to keep their enthusiasm for the future! Enjoy the reading!

Deimante Jankunaite

Head of Territorial Cooperation Programmes Division of Regional Policy Department in the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (Chairperson of the Steering and Monitoring Committees of the South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme in 2010)

Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) About the South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme 2007-2013

The South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme 2007-2013 is a multilateral cross-border cooperation programme created on the maritime borders between the southern Baltic Sea regions. It is a new cooperation area where cross-border cooperation structures have not been set at a full scale yet. The overall objective of the Programme is to strengthen the sustainable development of the South Baltic area through joint actions increasing its competitiveness and enhancing integration among people and institutions. The total budget of the Programme is 75 342 210 EUR (60 735 659 EUR – ERDF contribution). The eligible area of the Pro- gramme is indicated in the map.

Eligible area of the Programme The brochure presents 13 projects approved during 2010 in the framework of 4th and 5th calls for proposals of the Programme. Priorities and measures of the Programme can be seen below. The number of projects belonging to each measure is indicated in brackets.

Priorities and measures of the South Baltic Programme

I Economic competitiveness Sweden 1.1. Entrepreneurial development (2 projects) Lithuania 1.2. Integration of higher education and labour markets Denmark Baltic Sea 1.3. Transport accessibility (2 projects)

Germany Poland II Attractiveness and common identity 2.1. Management of the Baltic Sea environment (2 projects) 2.2. Energy saving and renewable energy (2 projects) 2.3. Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development (3 projects) 2.4. Local community initiatives (2 projects)

Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) South Baltic Programme & EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region presents ways to I. To Make the Baltic Sea Region an Environmentally cooperate for implementing EU legislation and policy Sustainable Place instruments in a coordinated manner in all the coun- 1. To reduce nutrient inputs to the sea to acceptable tries of the region. Not only that, it also seeks to levels y enable a sustainable development, to enhance region’s 2. To preserve natural zones and biodiversity, prosperity and increase accessibility and attractiveness. including fisheries The EU SBSR focuses also on ensuring safety and 3. To reduce the use and impact of hazardous security in the Baltic Sea Region. substances 4. To become a model region for clean shipping This is the new way of working together in the Euro- 5. To mitigate and adapt to climate change y pean Union on each level to decrease the differences II. To Make the Baltic Sea Region a Prosperous Place between countries, to improve communication and to 6. To remove hindrances to the internal market develop the co-operation between the regions. in the Baltic Sea Region including to improve cooperation in the customs and tax area The Action Plan was developed as the implementation 7. To exploit the full potential of the region in tool for the EU SBSR. The Commission officially launched the research and innovation Strategy and its Action Plan on 10 June 2009. Since y 8. Implementing the Small Business Act: to promote this time the Strategy has been implemented within 15 entrepreneurship, strengthen SMEs and increase Priority Areas containing Flagship Projects introduced the efficient use of human resources in the Action Plan. The projects approved in the frame- y 9. To reinforce sustainability of agriculture, work of the South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation forestry and fisheries Programme 2007-2013 support some of the Priority Areas of the EU SBSR (marked y). III. To Make the Baltic Sea Region an Accessible and Attractive Place 10. To improve the access to, and the efficiency and security of the energy markets 11. To improve internal and external transport links y 12. To maintain and reinforce attractiveness of the Baltic Sea Region in particular through education, tourism and health y IV. To Make the Baltic Sea Region a Safe and Secure Place 13. To become a leading region in maritime safety and security 14. To reinforce protection from major emergen- cies at sea and on land y 15. To decrease the volume of, and harm done by, cross border crime.

Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 1.1 Entrepreneurial development Eco4Life – South Baltic Network for Environmental and Life Sciences to Boost Cross Border Cooperation (Eco4Life) © FikMik – Fotolia.com The overall idea of the project is to decrease existing differences within the South Baltic area with regard of access to knowledge, technologies and development in the field of knowledge based bio economy (KBBE). There are three main strands of activities within the project: 1. Building up regional Eco4Life contact points in Klaipeda, Szczecin and Greifswald. They act as support structures and networks of cooperation between science and business in the eco-/bio-sector. 2. The joint elaboration of modular trainings for businesses and start-ups in the eco-/life-sector. They are based on regional needs and made available for other project regions. 3. An internationalisation of the regional Eco4Life networks and their integration into Baltic Sea Region ScanBalt structures. For this purpose, three international conferences will take place in each of the involved regions. They serve as a vehicle for matchmaking of international business and science partners, and should initiate new enterprises in the sector. Experience from the best European and world leading bio-regions shall be gathered through study visits to the Lead Beneficiary BioCon Valley GmbH (DE) Duration July 2010 – June 2013 Swedish bio-cluster in Lund and to the cradle of innovative Overall project budget _ 934 789,66 eco-/bio-industry (USA). ERDF contribution _ 778 633,71 The quality of the developed solutions will be ensured by a Partnership r Countries Pomeranian Medical panel of experts that regularly advises the partners and eval- University in Szczecin (PL) uates the project progress. r Klaipeda University (LT) Contacts Heinrich Cuypers [email protected] Website www.eco4life.info

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 1.1 Entrepreneurial development Responsible entrepreneurship – a way of increasing SMEs’ competitiveness during economic crisis (RespEn) © veroji – Fotolia.com The overall idea of the project is to transfer knowledge about Corpo- rate Social Responsibility (CSR) from Sweden, where this concept is better recognised and implemented, to Poland. In this way, cross- border Responsible Supply Chain (RSC) shall be enabled. According to the project, most of Swedish companies have already adopted CSR concept and look for companies meeting these standards while searching for suppliers and cooperants. That means for SMEs which want to keep or increase their market by cooperating within Respon- sible Supply Chain - especially those managed by the biggest corpo- rations on the market (Scania, IKEA, ABB) - that they have to be aware of CSR standards and should know how to meet them. Project activities concentrate on four main areas: – Promotion of CSR concept towards SMEs and business support structures. – Research and analysis of the CSR development and implementation levels among companies located in the participating regions.

Lead Beneficiary Pomerania Development This research will build on already existing studies. The focus will Agency Co. (PL) be on companies already participating or having potential to par- Duration June 2010 – November 2012 ticipate in international supply chains in the partner regions. ERDF contribution _ 701 402,25 – Based on the research, hindrances and potential improvement _ Overall project budget 863 105,00 areas will be identified. This will form basis for elaborating a train- r Responsible Business Partnership ing methodology, conducting trainings and mentoring for SMEs Forum (PL) that aims at assisting them in implementation of CSR within their r Industrial Development company policies. Center in Kalmar Ltd (SE) r Pomeranian Chamber of – Elaboration of standards for certification of SMEs implementing Crafts for Small and Medium CSR, pilot implementation of the CSR-diplomas for companies as Enterprises in Gdaƒsk (PL) well as matchmaking events for Polish and Swedish companies Contacts Monika Micha∏owska that help them form new international responsible supply chains. [email protected] The target groups of the project are SMEs located in the partner Website www.responsiblesme.eu regions with potential to participate in international Responsible Supply Chain, SMEs in other South Baltic regions and business support institutions.

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 1.3 Entrepreneurial development South Baltic Global Access (SB Global Access)

© Robert Wilson – Fotolia.com© Robert The project originates from the fact that the South Baltic area is located on the periphery of European and national economic centres. Therefore, the overall idea of the project is to increase the external and internal accessibility of the region by air transport. The involved airports will learn from experts and exchange their experiences on different measures aiming at encouraging airlines to establish new connections, and take active steps for doing so.

The project includes the following sets of activities: – Joint assessment and identification of South Baltic specific route potentials, hub access and tourism potentials. – Best practice exchange on how different instruments (passenger market potential analysis, PSO - Public Service Obli- gations, Destination management) can be used to facilitate new flight connections to and from the involved regions, including study visits to successful airports outside the eli- Lead Beneficiary Rostock Business and Technology gible area. Development GmbH (DE) – Joint lobby activities for the active promotion of the airports Duration October 2010 – September 2013 towards airlines, including the participating in “Routes Total budget _ 1 976 000,00 Europe Conferences” and direct negotiations with airlines. ERDF contribution _ 1 582 000,00 Partnership r Rostock Airport (DE) r Bornholm Airport (DK) The project envisages the implementation of three new flight r Smaland Airport (SE) connections from the participating airlines during the project r Destination Smaland (SE) lifetime. r Växjö Kommun (SE) r State Enterprise International Palanga Airport (LT) . r Klaipeda Tourism and Culture Information Centre (LT) r Szczecin-Goleniów Airport Ltd. (PL)

Contacts Christian Weiß [email protected]

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 1.3 Transport accessibility Innovative Investments for improved public passenger transport in SBA – an upgrade of the INTERFACE project (INTERFACE PLUS) © Wilhelm – sxh.hu The aim of the “INTERFACE” initiative is to revitalize passenger traffic on ferries. “INTERFACE PLUS” is an upgrade to the South Baltic project “INTERFACE”, which set the process to revert these trends in motion. The “parent project” was approved in the 2nd Call for Proposals.

“INTERFACE PLUS” complements the “INTERFACE” initiative in two ways: 1. The services for foot passengers on the axis Rostock – Gedser are further improved. In close cooperation with the Rostock – Gedser ferry line operator Scandlines, the Public Transport Association Warnow, the Public Transport Operator “Movia” and Guldborgsund Municipality sets up a dynamic passenger information system between Rostock Inner City and Nykøbing City Centre. It gives travellers real-time information on schedules, delays or transfer times that are available on screens at busses, terminals and stations. The system starts Lead Beneficiary Public Transport Association operating in 2012, when new ferries with larger passenger Warnow (DE) capacities arrive on the route. It will be the first cross-border Duration October 2010 – September 2013 information facility of its kind in the Baltic Sea Region. Total budget _ 2 846 325,00 2. The initiative extends its geographic scope by integrating a ERDF contribution _ 2 320 870,05 further link. Existing passenger lines between Northern Partnership r Rostock Port (DE) Poland and the Danish island of Bornholm are improved on r Guldborgsund Municipality (DK) the basis of the approach and lessons learnt within the r Nexø Seaport (DK) INTERFACE project. Municipalities and sea ports cooperate r Municipality of Ustka (PL) in optimising sailing times and hinterland connections, pro- r Municipality of Dar∏owo (PL) moting the routes as well as improving passenger services. r Movia Traffic Cooperation (DK) This includes the (re-)construction of the terminals in Ustka, Contacts Günter Gladisch Dar∏owo and Nexø. The new facilities are opened in summer [email protected] 2013. They are designed in view of accommodating a car Website www.interfaceproject.eu ferry connection that is envisaged in medium term.

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.1 Management of the Baltic Sea environment Dredged Materials in Dike Construc- tion – Implementation in the SBR using Geosynthetics and Soil Improvement (DredgDikes) © kmit – Fotolia.com The project origins from the problem that extensive dike recon- structions are necessary in the south-western part of the South Baltic area, but there is a major shortage of construction materials along the Baltic Sea coast due its geological characteris- tics. The overall idea is to make research on new types of dikes to be used in the future and to test them in practice.

The project includes following sets of activities: – Field and laboratory testing: The purpose is to determine the basic parameters for the new materials that are envisages to be used for dikes in the future. – Construction of two test dikes in Rostock and in Gdaƒsk. The materials are tested and the results used in next step of the project – the pilot investment. – A pilot investment in the form of a 400m long dike that is

Lead Beneficiary University of Rostock, Chair of constructed along Korkwitzer Bach near Ribnitz-Damgarten Environmental Geotechnics and in Germany. Landscape Construction (DE) – Compilation of “Best Practise Guidelines”. They contain rec-

Duration September 2010 – December 2013 ommendations from the test sites and pilot investment. Total budget _ 1 848 333,33 ERDF contribution _ 1 526 033,33 The results and findings implementation will be constantly dis- Partnership r Gdansk University of Technology, seminated to all interested parties during the whole project. Department of Geotechnics, Geology & Maritime Engineering (PL) r Water and Soil Association „Untere Warnow – Küste” (DE) r Hanseatic City of Rostock, Civil Engineering and Harbour Con- struction Office (DE) r Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH, Dep. of Applied Landscape Planning, HRO (SIG-ALP) (DE) Contacts Stefan Cantré [email protected]

Website www.dredgdikes.eu

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.1 Management of the Baltic Sea environment Modern Water Management in the South Baltic Sea Area – upgrade project (MOMENT UP)

© Evgeny Moskvitin – Fotolia.com MOMENT UP is an upgrade to the project “MOMENT”, which was approved in the 2nd Call for proposals. The overall idea of the parent project “MOMENT” is to test and develop a model for modern water management through Water Users Partnerships (WUP), i.e. for river basin based management with strong participation from local stakeholders. Smaller rivers in LT, PL and SE are used as pilot areas. Each pilot area establishes a Water Users Partnership, which develop local programmes of measures for decreased outlets of nutrients and hazardous substances, and start the implementation. The results from the pilot measures are used as input to the WUPs and local action programmes. Experiences will be exchanged throughout the whole project and results will be spread all over the South Baltic area. The results will also be used for joint information and lobbying action towards EU and national authorities on environmental needs in the South Lead Beneficiary The Regional Council in Kalmar Baltic area. County (SE) Duration January 2011 – December 2012 Furthermore, the following new activities are implemented: Total budget _ 985 636,00 – The actions related to the pilot Water Users Partnerships _ ERDF contribution 766 514,40 (WUP) in the Akmena / Dane river basin / LT, which is estab- r Partnership The Regional Council in Kalmar lished as part of the parent project, are extended. (SE) County – A new Water Users Partnership in the Priomorskaya river r Kalmar Municipality (SE) basin in Kaliningrad region / RU is added. The partnership is r Kalmar Water (SE) established and managed, including some expert studies and r Torsås Municipality (SE) local dissemination. r Coastal Research and Planning . – Four further pilot measures for decreasing the outlets or Institute of the Klaipeda combat the negative effects of pollution are implemented. University (CORPI) (LT) Contacts Tobias Facchini [email protected] The international lobbying is upgraded by activities aiming at Website www.momentproject.eu bringing the local and regional view on the topic into the EUSBSR process.

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.2 Energy saving and renewable energy Wind energy in the BSR 2: Demonstrators – the Upgrade (WEBSR2 Upgrade)

© Mihai Simonia – Fotolia.com “WEBSR2 Upgrade” is an upgrade to the project “WEBSR2”, which was approved in the 3rd Call for proposals and is running from Jan 2010 to Dec 2012. The overall idea of the parent project “WEBSR2” is to remove present obstacles that prevent a broader use of onshore wind energy in the South Baltic area although the technology is already rather well established. “WEBSR2 Upgrade” further elaborates and extends the approach to create “wind energy demonstrators”. Whereas the parent project takes a technology-oriented approach that demon- strates the technology in an artistic way (e.g. wind farm illumina- tion), the upgrade intends to go one step further towards an artistic approach that presents artists’ perspectives on and perceptions of wind energy.

It includes the following activities: – Carrying through an international art contest for creating three demonstrators at 3 different locations in the South Baltic area (Kalmar, Rostock, Gdansk). Installation of the demonstrators Lead Beneficiary The Regional Council in Kalmar based on the winning proposals on the contest in Kalmar, Gdansk County (SE) and Rostock. Duration January 2011 – December 2012 – An intensive media campaign for promoting the contest and the _ Total budget 701 000,00 demonstrators to the general public. ERDF contribution _ 558 500,00 r Energy Agency for Southeast Partnership The documentation and dissemination of the approach to other Sweden (ESS) (SE) interested parties that are interested to follow the example of the r City of Kalmar (SE) project. This shall be achieved through a brochure that documents r The Electrotechnical Institute the working steps and lessons learned. Gdansk Branch (IEL) (PL) r School of Arts Rostock (DE) r Baltic Windenergy Association (BWA) (DE) Contacts Lennart Tyrberg [email protected] Kristina Koebe [email protected] Website www.windenergy-in-the-bsr.net

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.2 Energy saving and renewable energy Sustainable RES-CHAINS in the South Baltic Region (RES-CHAINS)

© alphaspirit – Fotolia.com The overall idea of the project is to promote sustainable renewable energy supply chains. The focus is in this context on small scale application in biomass, hydro, wind and solar power.

The activities include: – An analytical part, which explores the state-of-the-art and the potentials for renewable energy from all sources in the South Baltic area. They investigate different aspects like e.g. exist- Lead Beneficiary Energy Agency for Southeast ing policies and strategies for supply chains and their man- Sweden (SE) agement, political support mechanisms, life cycles of RES, Duration January 2011 – December 2013 Total budget _ 1 116 678,67 risks related to their use, modes for RES maintenance and ERDF contribution _ 882 400,67 cost-effectiveness of RES. The studies will be conducted for Partnership r Linnaeus University (SE) each participating region separately as well as for the South r Krinova Science Park AB (SE) Baltic area as a whole, allowing for a comparative perspec- r Skanes Energy Agency (SE) tive. The results are processed into the participating regions r Administrative District Nord- via trainings for politicians and decision makers, workshops West Mecklenburg (DE) and meetings of regional networks that will be created. r University of Rostock, Faculty – An implementation-oriented part, which should help to make of Agricultural and Environ- RES a natural choice when building new energy plants and mental Sciences, Institute of provide start up help for planning concrete investments. 20 Environmental Engineering, best practices examples from all over the South Baltic area Department Waste Manage- ment and Material Flow (DE) will be compiled, virtually presented and disseminated in the r Baltic Windenergy regional networks. Association (BWA) (DE) – A part focussing on awareness raising and information, r University of Gdansk (PL) which aims at more deeply rooting the RES approach among r Public Institution Strategic the decision-makers and the general public. Self-management Institute (LT) r Guldborgsund Municipality (DK) All these activities are to be implemented in international col- r (DK) Roskilde University laboration, incorporating previous knowledge and experiences Hans Gulliksson Contacts from the Partners and regions involved. [email protected]

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.3 Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development Art Line (Art Line)

reuf– Fotolia.com © Freesurf The overall idea of the project is to create a joint platform for art activities in the South Baltic area. They take place both in the virtual space and physical space and are interlinked. Focal point for the activities is a “Digital Art Platform” that is accessible via the internet. The activities involve three sets of actions: – The creation of the “Digital Art Platform” platform. It documents all digital and physical art actions that are implemented within the project and is a virtual “location” for digital art events. One of the activities is the “storytelling project” that collects Baltic Sea related traveller stories and uses them as source of inspiration for accompanying art actions in the virtual space (performances, artist workshops etc.). – The implementation of physical art events in public spaces that are linked to the art platform. A “physical” component of the “storytelling project” asks travellers on the Stena Line ships to tell their stories during their ferry trip. Lead Beneficiary Blekinge County Museum (SE) – The preparation of these art activities, including preparatory Duration October 2010 – September 2013 workshops and further education of artists in the field of dig- _ 1 281 005,33 Total budget ital art. As a result of this collaborative, cross-border working ERDF contribution _ 1 006 065,33 process, both a formal network of South Baltic Art Institu- Partnership r Laznia Centre for Contempo- tions and an informal network that lists all artists involved in rary Art – Laznia CCA (PL) r Kunsthalle Rostock (DE) the activities will be created. r Art Centre Gallery EL (PL) All the activities are jointly implemented and accompanied by r Gdansk City Gallery (PL) extensive advertising to the general public. The main tool for r The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre (PL) this is the digital art platform, which should attract people also r Kulturcentrum Ronneby (SE) to join the physical events. r Art Exhibition Hall of Karlskrona City (SE) r Blekinge Institute of Technology (SE) r Kalmar Konstmuseum (SE) Contacts Aje Björkman [email protected] Website www.artline-southbaltic.eu

Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.3 Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development Implementation of eGuides with cross-border shared content for South Baltic Oceanographic Museums (BalticMuseums 2.0 Plus)

© fotoschuh – Fotolia.com “Baltic Museums 2.0 Plus” is an upgrade to the project “Baltic Museums 2.0”, which was approved in the 1st Call for proposals and is running from Oct 2008 to Sept 2011. The overall idea of the parent project “Baltic Museums 2.0” is to establish a network between the three major oceanographic museums in the South Baltic area. Activities include the development of a joint internet platform, a joint online ticketing system and the creation of the prototype of a multilingual eGuide in one of the museums. The upgrade “Baltic Museums 2.0 Plus” is implemented by the same partnership as the parent project “Baltic Museums 2.0”, consisting of 3 oceanographic museums and 2 universities from Germany, Lithuania and Poland. They will be joined by the oceanographic museum from Kaliningrad / RU and a tourist association in Lithuania, which act as Associated Organisation. The overall idea of the upgrade is to continue and deepen the Lead Beneficiary Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (DE) cooperation between the museums with regard to the develop- Duration December 2010 – November 2013 ment of eGuide systems. Whereas the parent project has Total budget _ 1 125 200,00 already developed the technological basis for the eGuides, ERDF contribution _ 947 920,00 “Baltic Museums 2.0 Plus” implements them in all three partic- Partnership r German Oceanographic ipating museums and enhances by this the attractiveness of Museum (DE) them. A special focus will be set on the joint development of r University of Szczecin (PL) content for the eGuide in several languages. As the creation of r Sea Fisheries Institute content requires both human and financial resources the muse- in Gdynia (PL) ums will profit from this joint approach also in the long run. r Lithuanian Sea Museum The implementation of the eGuides will be accompanied by a Contacts Prof. Dr. Michael Klotz promotion campaign for the museums network. It involves both [email protected] web-based marketing activities as well as more traditional Website www.balticmuseums.org means.

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.3 Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development Re-vitalisation of the European Culture Route in the South Baltic Area – Pomeranian Way of St. James (RECReate) © lunamarina – Fotolia.com The overall idea of the project is to create a thematic cross- border tourist route using the brand and concept of the “Way of St. James”. It will lead from Lithuania via Poland to Germany. The creation of the route includes also the mobilisation of local societies / volunteer for its maintenance.

The project includes following activities: – Preparation of the general concept of the St. James route along Baltic Sea coast, basing mainly on experiences brought in by the German Partner that performs an advisory role. – Elaboration and implementation of an action plan for the creation of the route in each involved region, including a stock taking of available infrastructure and related cultural heritage sites, determination of the exact course of the route and marking the route with signposts. – Building the social basis for maintaining, anchoring and fur-

Lead Beneficiary The Municipality of L´bork (PL) ther developing the route, by involving number of young peo- Duration January 2011 – December 2013 ple as volunteers (ambassadors of the route) from the area in Total budget _ 1 255 468,99 the process. ERDF contribution _ 1 066 298,64 – Trainings for the local and regional stakeholders in the touris- Partnership r County of L´bork (PL) tic industry on the route concept, including information on r (PL) Westpomeranian Region adjustments to the needs of handicapped and elderly tourists r Self-government of the as well as small investments for this. Pomorskie Voivodship (PL) – Marketing of the routes, including the preparation of seg- r "Szczeciƒska" Foundation (PL) mented tourism products, production of printed materials, r Pomorskie Tourist Board (PL) r Kretinga district municipality press work and TV broadcasts, visiting fairs, a concept for administration (LT) connecting to the European network and its activities as well r European College Of Hotel as guided pilot tours with handicapped and journalists Management, Tourism And Entrepreneurship (PL) r Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (DE) Contacts Dorota Krop [email protected]

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.4 Local community initiatives Maritime Education and Sail Training for Young People (M.A.S.T)

© Kuba Zwolinski The overall idea of the project is to organise sail cruises for youngsters from the South Baltic. During the trips, they receive non-formal education on social behaviour, sailing, countries and culture around the Baltic as well as job opportunities in the maritime sector (e.g. through visits to shipyards). The project is the start up for a long-term initiative, the so-called “Mast programme”. It will be continued after the finalisation of the project by the association, which will be founded by the Partners. The project includes the following sets of activities: – Preparation of infrastructure and (educational) framework for the “MAST programme”: Technical upgrades and restoration work prepare five sailing vessels for accommodating the youngsters. Instructors are educated that can accompany and train the youngsters during the trips. – “Test sailing” for the “MAST Programme”: Partners and Asso- ciated Organisations will recruit youngsters through their networks. 15 journeys are carried through that gather around 300 youngsters in mixed groups composed of participants from min. 3-4 countries. – The long-term basis for continuing the “MAST Programme” is Lead Beneficiary Municipal Sport and Recreation Centre in Gdaƒsk (PL) created. Duration November 2010 – October 2013 All activities will be carried out in collaboration of all participat- Total budget _ 1 299 526,00 ing organisations. The activities are accompanied by extensive ERDF contribution _ 1 053 257,90 promotion campaigns, including e.g. posters, gadgets, Partnership r J´drzej Âniadecki Academy of brochures, press releases, a promotional film and radio and TV Physical Education and Sport broadcasts. in Gdaƒsk (PL) r Klaipeda University (LT) r Simirshamn Municipality (SE) r Office of Culture and Leisure Affairs, City of Kalmar (SE) r Vordingborg Development Council Ltd. (DK) Contacts Piotr Królak [email protected]

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Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) 2.4 Local community initiatives Analysis and advice for the best solutions for the disabled people and their environment (Wind up the barriers)

© James – Fotolia.com Thew The overall idea of the project is to initiate a cross-border transfer for knowledge from Germany to Poland on how to better activate and integrate disabled people into “normal” life. Most of disabled people are assumed wanting to be active part of society, but there is only little assistance given to them to do so in Poland so far. The project wants to improve this situation by involving specialists from different spheres but also relatives / support persons of disabled, who have a crucial role in this process as “advocates”, into a broad international and intraregional dialogue that aims at developing and testing innovative activities.

The activities of the project include on the one hand a cross- border knowledge transfer and exchange. It is achieved by conferences, partner exchange meetings, study visits as well as coaching of the partners from Poland by the involved Ger- man research institution. On the other hand, pilot activities Lead Beneficiary The Integrational Association are carried through in 2 Polish regions (Gdynia / Tricity, "RAY" in Gdynia (PL) Duration July 2010 – June 2013 Tczew County). In mutual exchange and advised by the Ger- Total budget _ 720 744,00 man side, the status-quo will be analysed and based on this ERDF contribution _ 612 632,40 new forms of activating disabled for social life and labour Partnership r "Pogoda" – Association market (in the field of so called “open world” activities, psy- of People with Disabilities (PL) cho-social therapy, rehabilitation centre, dialogue workshops r Institute of Social Research with relatives etc.) tested in practice. The results will be evalu- and Further Training (DE) ated and condensed into a best practice handbook. The NGOs Contacts Jolanta Bielecka will continue the activities in the regions. Public institutions [email protected] shall be approached for supporting this process.

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) Portfolio of the South Baltic projects:

1.1 CTF www.ctfsbp.eu Entrepreneurial Development DISKE www.diskeproject.eu SB VALOR www.valor-project.org Hardwoods are good www.skogsstyrelsen.se/ Projektwebbar/Hardwoods-are-good Eco4Life www.eco4life.info RespEn www.responsiblesme.eu

1.2 Integration of higher education Baltic WebLab www.southbalticweblab.eu and labour markets

1.3 Transport accessibility INTERFACE www.interfaceproject.eu OVERSIZE www.transportoversize.eu SB Global Access INERFACE PLUS www.interfaceproject.eu

2.1 MOMENT www.momentproject.eu Management of the Baltic Sea ARTWEI www.balticlagoons.net/artwei environment DSS Herbicides www.dssherbicide.eu HPWM www.hpwm.eu WAB www.wabproject.pl DredgDikes www.dredgdikes.eu MOMENT UP www.momentproject.eu

2.2 OFFER www.southbaltic-offshore.eu Energy saving and WEBSR 2 www.windenergy-in-the-bsr.net renewable energy LED www.ledlightproject.eu WEBSR2 Upgrade www.windenergy-in-the-bsr.net RES-CHAINS

2.3 Four Corners Heritage www.four-corner.org Sustainable use of natural UNITED www.project-united.eu and cultural heritage Baltic Museums 2.0 www.balticmuseums.org for regional development SeaSide www.baltic-seaside.com Art Line www.artline-southbaltic.eu Baltic Museums 2.0 Plus www.balticmuseums.org RECReate

2.4 Violence free www.neww.eu Local community initiatives Yc3 www.youthboard.eu eduPeople www.experyment.gdynia.pl M.A.S.T Wind up the barriers

Part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) Contacts

JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT ul. Rzeênicka 58 80-822 Gdaƒsk Phone/Fax: +48 58 761 00 30 E-mail: [email protected]

MANAGING AUTHORITY Ministry of Regional Development Territorial Cooperation Department ul. Wspólna 2/4 00-926 Warszawa www.ewt.gov.pl www.mrr.gov.pl

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We would like to thank the projects for the logos, photos and their help in editing texts.

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Part- financed by the European Union (ERDF) South Baltic Figures

Number of Project Partners by country: 1st – 6th Call for Proposals r DE – 64 DE r DK – 22 SE r LT – 44 r PL – 100 DK r SE – 111

Number of Lead Beneficiaries by country: 1st – 6th Call for Proposals r DE – 14 r – 3 DK DE r LT – 3 SE r PL – 13 r SE – 16

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