Benchmark Study 1
Benchmark Study 1
Benchmark Study 1
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o Main Activities:<br />
IPP BENCHMARK REPORT<br />
Level of Communication & dissemination activities on EU projects<br />
Regular dissemination of information to municipal politicians.<br />
Informative meetings and seminars.<br />
Providing information in the home page and continuous update of the home page in<br />
accordance with clients’ requests.<br />
Participation with presentations at events organized by other institutions.<br />
Personal meetings.<br />
Publications in newspapers and regional telecasts.<br />
Publications in information booklets of the projects, articles in the project websites.<br />
o Links to other regions in Europe<br />
VPR has cooperation with these organizations in EU projects and in development initiatives:<br />
Bas Rhein departament, France<br />
Valga County Council, Estonia<br />
Tartu County Council, Estonia<br />
Pskov Region Administration, Russia<br />
Ostergotland Regional Council, Sweeden<br />
Tampere Regional Council, Finland<br />
o Internationalization strategy<br />
VPR internationalization strategy is a part of the strategy of the administration of Vidzeme planning<br />
region 2009-2013.<br />
VPR internationalization strategy is aimed at Exchange of experience and good practice and<br />
finding new joint solutions.<br />
The following aspects are important for the VPR internationalization strategy:<br />
integration in Europe research, development and innovation area (for example, through<br />
benchmarking, participation in international projects and conferences);<br />
establishment of a common understanding about Europe regions (for example, through<br />
exchange of experience, participation in international projects, workshops and conferences,<br />
involvement in regional co-operation initiatives);<br />
representation of regional interests on the national and European Union level (for example,<br />
through participation in the NEEBOR network, signing NEEBOR declarations, participation in<br />
the work of the EU Regional Committee, through participation in the Baltic Sea States<br />
Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC)).<br />
o Main difficulties and bottlenecks for internationalization<br />
Main barriers for stakeholders to participate in EU programmes:<br />
Limited possibilities to co-finance projects, therefore the expected impact of the projects is<br />
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