South-East Finland – Russia CBC 2014-2020 Opportunities and innovations CBC IN MY REGION - Annual Event 18 December 2018, Lappeenranta Tiina Jauhiainen, tiina.jauhiainen@sefrcbc.fi Acting Programme Director Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
FINLAND – RUSSIA PROGRAMMES South-East Finland, Kolarctic, Karelia Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
SEFR CBC PROGRAMME AREA Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
PROGRAMME PRIORITIES 1) Lively, active and competitive economy 2) Innovative, skilled and well-educated area 3) Attractive, clean environment and region 4) Well-connected region Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
PROGRAMME PROFILE • Financing instrument with the joint contribution of the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland • Financing framework in total 77,5 Mio euros • Continuous call for applications • Implementation period for the projects until 31.12.2022 Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
IMPLEMENTED ROUNDS OF CALL AND FUNDED PROJECTS Four rounds of calls closed • 146 submitted proposals • 41 projects awarded • 12 projects contracted and ongoing Information of the projects at https://www.sefrcbc.fi/information-service/funded-projects/ Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
FIFTH ROUND OF CALL • The fifth round of the call close 27 th of March 2019 • Available funding on the 5 th round is € 6,8 Mio • Workshops for the lead applicants and partners will take place: 29 January 2019, Mikkeli 31 January 2019, Helsinki 6 February 2019, St Petersburg 7 February 2019, St Petersburg Registration opens on 21 December 2018! Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS • A good development idea and readiness for genuine cross-border cooperation is needed • A competitive project proposal includes • Concrete outputs and development results • Effective work plan with realistic schedule • Information about active cross-border cooperation • Reasonable & realistic budget • Lead partner and partners are expected to be operationally and financially stable • Experience in international cooperation especially between Finland and Russia is expected at least from the lead partner • Public-private-people partnerships are encouraged Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
TACKLING PRECONCEPTIONS "Projects are complicated to manage. They are waste of time, money and other resources of participating organizations.” • The maximum amount of grant is 80 %. With two euro of your own money, you will get eight more. Worth of considering? ”Project duration is too long for us – it seems to be always three years.” • Duration of the project can vary and be shorter than three years based on the objectives and the needs of the work to be done. ”We do not have a large partnership to aim for expected results, so this is not for us.” • Large partnership is not an absolute value. Sometimes even two partners (one from Finland and one from Russia) might be enough to implement a successful project. ”In international projects there is no place for regional or local development.” • Projects are about sharing knowledge and experiences and combining resources for problem-solving and creativeness – in our case, also benefitting the regional and local development needs and intentions. Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
Offer your know-how and participate in the regional development! • Making possible to establish parterships with the support of public funding, only 20% co-financing from the partner consortium • Utilising CBC programme as an effective tool for increasing visibility of organisation’s activities and promoting innovations for wider audience • Supporting regional development by offering organisations’ cooperational know-how and produce concrete implementable results So, why not to apply for CBC-funding! Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
CONTACTS www.sefrcbc.fi official@sefrcbc.fi FACEBOOK @cbcprogramme TWITTER @sefinruscbc Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
ENTERPRISES AS PARTNERS • Enterprises = SMEs can act as a lead partner or a project partner • Project partnership is possible to form between enterprises and public and/or other private organizations in the programme area in Finland and in Russia • Principle of non-profitable partnership Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
RESTRICTIONS FOR ENTERPRISES • As a principle, all results of projects are public and free of charge • It is not allowed to receive profit from the project implementation and activities • EU rules on state aid are followed with enterprises • In standard projects, investments may not exceed 50 % of the total costs in budget and the purchase of land or buildings may not exceed 10 % of the total costs in the budget • A maximum of 50 % of the project’s total budget can be directed to Russian SMEs Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
OPPORTUNITIES – research institutions • All CBC activities aim to enhance knowledge and skills • exchange of experiences and best practices • R&D and innovations • capacity building • Projects adopt a knowledge based or innovative approach • new tools, methods and technologies • Possible roles for R&D organisations • actor • promoter • supporter Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
OPPORTUNITIES – educational institutions • Aims of the Programme • R&D and innovation • skill development & life-long learning • SME, business development & labour market development • Viewpoints for the projects • regional and cross-border development • local & cross-border co-operation in primary education & general and vocational upper secondary education and training • development of education & educational co-operation in cross- border context • enhancing the employment of students and graduates Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
CORNERSTONES – public sector • Funds are always worth of applying when clear development and/or innovative approach need to be achieved • not for implementation of already existing activities • Strong linkage between local, regional, national (Fi & Ru), cross-border and EU strategies as well as clear objective based on strengths of relevant partnership • key actors (the best forces) of the field to be attracted and involved • new partners from different fields of economy and expertise are warmly welcome • Sustainability of project results is essential > the work goes on after the project funding ends Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
NGOs AND ASSOCIATIONS • The programme enables concrete activities and development even on the grass root level • Connects organisation’s special knowledge and experience to regional and cross-border development • Opportunities to deepen previous long-term co-operation between the Finnish and Russian actors • The project does not need to have a large scale budget on partner level Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
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