Date
Time |
Activity
Actor |
Saturday 6th |
|
18:00
19:05
20:00
21:00 |
Departures from Stockholm/Arlanda
airport
Arrivals at Örnsköldsvik airport,
chartered bus to the hotel
Registration and accommodation
at First Hotel Statt
Light meal at the hotel |
Sunday 7th |
|
9:00 –15:00 |
Boat trip in the archipelago,
information of the World Heritage High Coast area, visit to
Ulvön and lunch |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Opening of the conference (Arken Conference Centre) |
5 min
5 min
15 min
|
Welcome by the chairman of
the Nordic-Scottish Cooperation Liaison Group
Hans-Olof Sällvin, Sweden
Welcome by the Mayor of Örnsköldsvik
Elvy Söderström
Presentation of the local development
program “Vision 2008”
Fredrik Holmgren, Municipality of
Örnsköldsvik |
16:30 – 19:00 |
Present and future regional
development |
45 min
15 min
45 min
45 min
|
Spatial development in an enlarged
Europe – challenges for Scotland and the Nordic countries
Keynote: Hallgeir Aalbu, Nordregio
Coffee pause
Changes in policies due to
the development or other factors
Prearrangements with some national
representatives
Discussion
Leader: Arve Skjerpen, Norwegian
Member of the Liaison Group |
20:00 |
Dinner at First Hotel Statt |
Monday 8th |
|
09:00 – 15:00 |
Experiences of Nordic-Scottish
Cooperation |
15 min
30 min
30 min
15 min
30 min
30 min
15 min
|
Introduction to the Action
Plan and the Northern Periphery and the North Sea programs
Harry Ekestam, Finnish Member of
the Liaison Group
Presentations of successful
projects and working methods in the programs:
1. Teleremcare/Remedy
Anita Helgesson, Project Manager,
Sweden
Curt Hörnqvist, Project Leader,
Sweden
2. The Northern Maritime Corridor
Olav Hauge, Project Manager, Norway
Coffee pause
3. Starting point: Small Towns
Network
Bob Shannon, The Highland Council,
Scotland
Presentation of the analytical
project “Transnational Nordic-Scottish Cooperation: Lessons
for policy and practice”
Keynotes: Kai Böhme, Nordregio, and
Francois Josserand, European Policies Research Centre
Preparations for group discussions
about the analyses
Hallgeir Aalbu, Nordregio |
12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch at the Arken restaurant |
30 min
30 min
20 min
30 min |
Four group discussions, themes:
1. Methods and technologies
stimulating private business development
2. Methods and technologies
improving public services
3. Sustaining and utilising
natural, cultural and social potentials
4. Spatial visions and tools
for analysing spatial characteristics
Reports from the discussions
Rapporteurs: One from each group
New programming strategies
by the programme administrations
Lorraine George, Programme coordinator,
North Sea Programme
Harry Ekestam, Finnish Ministry
of the Interior
Discussion
Leader: Jim Millard, Scottish Member
of the Liaison Group |
15:00 |
Coffee pause |
15:30 – 17:00 |
Development of the Nordic-Scottish
Co-operation |
45 min
45 min |
Background, experiences and
future challenges for the cooperation
Keynotes: Diane McLafferty, Scottish
Executive, and Mårten Johansson, Finnish Ministry of the Interior
Discussion and conclusions
Leader: Jan Sandal, Norwegian Ministry
of Local Government and Regional Development |
19:00 - |
Conference dinner at restaurant Varvsberget (Bus transport)
Hosted by the Municipality of Örnsköldsvik |
Tuesday 9th |
|
09:00 – 11:00 |
Regional Policy in an enlarged
European union |
60 min
60 min
|
Overview of the consequences
of enlargement and the processes of creating new structural
funds and state aid policies after 2006
Keynote: Moray Gilland, European Commission DG Regional
Policy
Discussion
Leader: John Bachtler, European Policies
Research Centre |
11:00– 11:30 |
Summary of the conference |
15 min |
Endorsement of the conclusions
and summary of the conference
Brita Saxton, Director, Swedish Ministry
of Industry, Employment and Communications |
12:00 |
Buffet lunch at Veckefjärden
Golf Course restaurant
(Bus transport) |
13:15 |
Chartered bus to the airport |
14:25
15:15 |
Departures from Örnsköldsvik
airport
Arrivals at Stockholm/Arlanda
airport |
