Using Interreg South Baltic funds for blue and green growth

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1 Using Interreg South Baltic funds for blue and green growth Rostock Alexander Schwock, Contact-Point Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2 Blue and green growth blue growth addresses the economic potential of the Baltic Sea for growth and jobs across the shores of the South Baltic. green growth underlines the need to pursue the path of economic growth in balance with the environment, in particular by utilising South Baltic s rich natural and cultural heritage in a sustainable and preserving manner.

3 Which regions are eligible? in Denmark: Regional Municipality of Bornholm and Region Zealand (subregions: Østsjælland, Vestog Sydsjælland); in Germany: districts (Landkreise) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Nordwestmecklenburg, Rostock, Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern- Greifswald and district-free city (kreisfreie Stadt): Rostock; in Lithuania: counties of Klaipėda, Tauragė and Telšiai; in Poland: subregions of: Miasto Szczecin, Szczeciński, Stargardzki, Koszaliński, Słupski, Starogardzki, Gdański, Trójmiejski and Elbląski; in Sweden: counties of: Kalmar, Blekinge, Skåne and Kronoberg.

4 Programme specific objectives

5 State of play after the 3 rd call

6 Lead Partner country distribution Lithuania 2 Sweden 5 Poland 8 Denmark 3 Germany 6

7 ERDF available vs. requested Available after 2nd call Requested in 3rd call SME internationalisation SME innovation capacity Sustainable tourism Green technologies Sustainable transport Skills development Capacity building 3,79 3,18 2,43 6,97 7,45 3,46 4,63 5,83 1,14 2,72 1,78 10,95 14,26 15,84

8 2 nd seed money call The call was open between 10th and 30th January 2017 for specific objectives 3.1 and 4.1; 11 proposals submitted 8 selected for funding; 4 ideas for sustainable transport and 4 for skills development will supported For Skills: Train LNG, QUISST, SB Bridge, SEAPLANSPACE Planned ERDF amounts of ,76 EUR in total; The implementation period for approved seed money projects will be March - June 2017 and for those aiming at the 5th call August- November 2017.

9 Using Interreg South Baltic funds for a skilled labour force

10 Project intervention logic

11 Skills development intervention logic Objective Increased share of skilled labour force working in blue and green economy sectors of the South Baltic area through joint cross-border actions Result Better prepared labour force for workplaces in blue and green sector companies in the South Baltic area Output indicators Cross-border employment schemes (i.e. services, model solutions, tools and programmes) and joint training supporting employment Stakeholders involved in the implementation of cross-border employment schemes and joint training Participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training Participants in joint education and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders

12 Skills development intervention logic Objective Increased share of skilled labour force working in blue and green economy sectors of the South Baltic area through joint cross-border actions What is the objective of my project and how will it contribute to the programme objective?

13 Skills development intervention logic Result Better prepared labour force for workplaces in blue and green sector companies in the South Baltic area What are the expected results of my project and how will they contribute to the programme results?

14 Skills development intervention logic Output indicators Cross-border employment schemes (i.e. services, model solutions, tools and programmes) and joint training supporting employment Stakeholders involved in the implementation of cross-border employment schemes and joint training Participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training Participants in joint education and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders What are the outputs of my project and how will they contribute to the programme output indicators?

15 State of play - indicators 140% 120% 140 instead of % 80% 262 from % 40% 20% 0% 3 from 12 Cross-border employment schemes (i.e. services, model solutions, tools and programmes) and joint training supporting employment Stakeholders involved in the implementation of cross-border employment schemes and joint training 00 from 200 Participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training Participants in joint education and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders

16 Missing outputs:: Participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training: contracted: 0 (target: 200) Cross-border employment schemes (i.e. services, model solutions, tools and programmes) and joint training supporting employment: contracted: 3 (target:12)

17 Projects co-financing ERDF allocated in SO 4.1: 8,31m ERDF availible after 2 call: 5,83m

18 State of play approved projects BBVET - Boosting Business Integration through joint VET Education Developing and piloting the first entirely ECVET-based international VET programmes in the blue and green sector promoting crossborder mobility 100 people trained within a pilot delivery

19 State of play approved projects FOCUS - Facilitating blue growth with open courses by utilizing R&D products and virtual mobility Implemented Virtual Mobility Platform with at least 5 courses on marine biotechnology and marine/coastal tourism plus e- Mentoring course 130 people trained within a courses pilot delivery

20 Thank you!