Preparatory Projects

Details of Current and Completed Preparatory Projects can be seen by clicking the titles below.

Completed Preparatory Projects

External Timber Cladding on the Maritime Periphery

Lead Organisation: Highland Council

Destination Viking - SAGAS & STORYTELLING

Lead Organisation: Institute of Regional Development in Iceland

Northern Gateways

Lead Organisation: University of Oulu, Research and Development Centre of Kajaani

Green Tourism Network

Lead Organisation: Shetland Islands Partnership Ltd

From Forests to Cities – DEVELOPING RURAL WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Lead Organisation: Kainuu Rural Advisory Centre / Kainuu Centre of Women's Advisory Organisation for Development of Rural Areas, Finland

Rural Business Information Portal

Lead Organisation: Scottish Agricultural College

Preparing of the Watercourses Connecting Villages Project (PreWatCon)

Lead Organisation: Institute of Natural Resources\Jyväskylä Polytechnic

BITWON - Bio-Thermal Timber Alternative Technology Network on Innovation and Development

Lead Organisation: Kiuruveden Kehittämisosakeyhtiö

Promotion of natural stone industry in the northern areas

Lead Organisation: Geological Survey of Finland

FreightNet

Lead Organisation: Viewrope University Enterprise Partnership

Youth Entrepreneur Factory

Lead Organisation: Moray College, Nairn Learning Centre

Citizens dialogue based development for the elderly care

Lead Organisation: City of Luleå, Sweden

Community Business

Lead Organisation: KulturAkademin

Development by Trade Marking

Lead Organisation: The Municipality of Sollefteå

Assessment of cultural heritage in remote areas (ACHiRA)

Lead Organisation: Ross & Cromarty Enterprise, Scotland

USEVENUE

Lead Organisation: Hyrynsalmi Municipality, Finland

Sustainable use of aggregate resources

Lead Organisation: Icelandic Building Research Institute

Open doors to the region

Lead Organisation: Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia

Sustainable development of marine fish aquaculture

Lead Organisation: Nordland Resarch Institute

Enhancing local activity and values from forest land

Lead Organisation: Regional Board of Forestry Dalarna – Gävleborg, Sweden

The Delivery of Services to Remote and Rural Areas: A Transnational Exchange of Ideas and Practices

Lead Organisation: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

People, Parks and Progress: Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Rural Development of National Parks and Protected Areas in the Northern Peripheral Regions

Lead Organisation: Icelandic Regional Institute

Sustainable Management of Scots Pine in the Northern Periphery to Maximise Biodiversity and Timber Quality

Lead Organisation: Forest Research, Scotland

Integrate to innovate in the NPP (i2i)

Lead Organisation: AIMhi

eBaC

Lead Organisation: Kunnskapsparken Bodø AS

Developing Small and Medium Scale Woodfuel Supply Chains

Lead Organisation: Highland Birchwoods

Geopark network

Lead Organisation: The Highland Council

Participation in rural Communities by Young Broadband Users -PICYBU

Lead Organisation: Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic

Extreme Conditions Development in the Northern Periphery

Lead Organisation: The Center for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Umeå, Sweden

Alternative substances in feed for Atlantic cod

Lead Organisation: Icelandic fisheries laboratories

Expanding the use of biofuels in the Northern Periphery.

Lead Organisation: The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories - Rannsóknastofnun fiskiðnaðarins

Broadband in Rural & Remote Areas - BIRRA

Lead Organisation: Kemi Tornio Polytechnic

Sustainable Audiovisual Industries in the Northern Periphery

Lead Organisation: County Council of Vasterbotten

SNACK AND OUTDOOR FOOD

Lead Organisation: Kainuun Etu Oy, Finland

Sport in the Community

Lead Organisation: Town of Ylivieska

Community Active School as an Innovative Force in Rural Development

Lead Organisation: Nordland Research Institute

Seafish Initiative Developing Economies in Rural Areas - SIDERA

Lead Organisation: Highland Opportunity Limited

Spatial North: Spatial Planning in Northern Peripheral Regions

Lead Organisation: County Administrative Board of VÃ¤sternorrland, Sweden

Sustainable Rural Health Care Networks

Lead Organisation: Regional Board of Midt-Troms

Remodelling Transport Services for Access to Unscheduled Care

Lead Organisation: Emergency & Disaster Medical Centre (AKMC)

Safety at Sea

Lead Organisation: The Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Art in the Community

Lead Organisation: NVA Organisation

Coping with the Socio-Economic Impact of Mega-projects in the Northern Periphery

Lead Organisation: Icelandic Institute for Regional Research

Bottom up processes, aiming at sustainable development in rural areas.

Lead Organisation: The Association of Local Authorities in Jamtland

European Union

Cross Programme Initiatives