Using Interreg South Baltic fundsfor blue and green growth

14.03.2017 RostockAlexander Schwock,Contact-Point Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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.

Which regions are eligible?

▪ in Denmark: Regional Municipality of Bornholm

and Region Zealand (subregions: Østsjælland, Vest-

og 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.

Programme specific objectives

State of play after the 3rd call

Lead Partner country distribution

Poland8

Germany6

Denmark3

Sweden5

Lithuania2

ERDF available vs. requested

1,78

1,14

4,63

3,46

10,95

6,97

3,18

2,72

5,83

14,26

15,84

7,45

2,43

3,79

05.01.00 - Capacity building

04.01.00 - Skills development

03.01.00 - Sustainable transport

02.02.00 - Green technologies

02.01.00 - Sustainable tourism

01.02.00 - SME innovation capacity

01.01.00 - SME internationalisation

Available after 2nd call Requested in 3rd call

2nd 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 255.421,76 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.

Using Interreg South Baltic fundsfor a skilled labour force

Project intervention logic

Skills development intervention logic

• Increased share of skilled labour force working in blue and green economy

sectors of the South Baltic area through joint cross-border actionsObjective

• Better prepared labour force for workplaces in blue and green sector

companies in the South Baltic areaResult

• 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

Output

indicators

Skills development intervention logic

• Increased share of skilled labour force working in blue

and green economy sectors of the South Baltic area

through joint cross-border actions

Objective

What is the objective of my project and how will it

contribute to the programme objective?

Skills development intervention logic

• Better prepared labour force for workplaces in blue

and green sector companies in the South Baltic areaResult

What are the expected results of my project and how

will they contribute to the programme results?

Skills development intervention logic

• 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

Output

indicators

What are the outputs of my project and how will they

contribute to the programme output indicators?

State of play - indicators

3 from 12

140insteadof 100

00 from 200

262 from 300

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

Cross-border employmentschemes (i.e. services, model

solutions, tools and programmes)and joint training supporting

employment

Stakeholders involved in theimplementation of cross-borderemployment schemes and joint

training

Participants in joint localemployment initiatives and joint

training

Participants in joint education andtraining schemes to support

youth employment, educationalopportunities and higher andvocational education across

borders

• 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)

Missing outputs::

ERDF allocated in SO 4.1: 8,31m

ERDF availible after 2 call: 5,83m

Projects’ co-financing

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 cross-

border mobility

▪ 100 people trained within a pilot delivery

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

State of play – approved projects

Thank you!