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Interreg IVb - Northern Periphery
Priority I
Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral areas
- Knowledge transfer across sectors to develop solutions for adding value to indigenous products and methods
- Networking between incubation centres to help increase tech transfer/dev new products
- Benchmarking SME and innovation support networks and promotion of new support methods, products etc
- Increasing educational opportunities through innovative distance learning tools
- Enhancing implementation of advanced IT in businesses
- Collaboration on new inter-modal transport links
- New models for short sea shipping
Priority II
Sustainable development of natural and community resources
- Development of expertise to prepare for climate change
- Initiatives to increase efficiency in established industries such as forestry, fishing and mining
- Development of models for maximising community benefit from proximity to major industries
- Urban-rural development and promotion of heritage suggested project areas:
- Development of bundled mobile rural services
- Urban-rural partnerships to develop new models of service of benefit to the rural area
- Development of cultural heritage through transnational collaboration especially using advanced ICT
Application
Budget
Preparatory projects:
- Maximum €30,000 total project cost
- Grant rate of 60% (up to €18,000)
- 2 partner countries required
Main Projects
- Between €250, 000 and €1.5 million. Maximum €3 million
- Grant rate of 60%
- 3 partners required
Contact details:
Ms Claire Matheson
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Tel: 01463 244252
e-mail: claire.Matheson@hient.co.uk
or visit www.northernperiphery.net
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