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 Project activities (title, main financier, time)

  • WorkPlace Pirkanmaa, Council of Tampere Region, City of Tampere, Unipoli Tampere, Tampere Summer University and The Baltic Institute of Finland, 2007-2008
  • Klub Tampere, Luova Tampere and Ministry of Trade and Industry, 2007
  • Ulkomaalaisten osaaminen hyödyksi Pirkanmaalla -selvityshanke, City of Tampere, Unipoli Tampere and The Baltic Institute of Finland, 2007
  • VBN InnoReg – Strengthening Via Baltica Nordica Macro-Region through Transnational Cooperation for Regional Innovation Promotion, Interreg III B, 2006-2007 
  • Promoting Intellectual Property Protection and Related Awareness Raising in St. Petersburg - A Joint Cooperation Project between Finland, Denmark and the City of St. Petersburg, Russia, Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry and Danish Ministry for Economic and Business Affairs, 2005-2006
  • Challenge of eCitizen: Promoting eGovernment Actions in European Cities, Interreg III C, 2005-2007
  • Promotion of knowledge society in St. Petersburg through a regional partnership – a pilot development project, Finnish MFA, 2004-2006
  • Enhancing Air Quality Monitoring System in St. Petersburg through Regional Cooperation, Finnish MoE, 2004-2006
  • St. Petersburg-Tampere Knowledge Society Partnership, City of Tampere, 2002-
  • Development of EMS in Lithuanian Companies, Finnish MoE, 2002-2004
  • Kaunas eRegion: Information Society Partnership Programme, Phare, 2004
  • Developing a Technology Park/Business Incubator Concept in Lithuanian Cities, Phare, 2004
  • Service system for Metal Ware sector in North Lithuania, Phare, 2004-2005
  • StroiFinex: construction material export group to Northwest Russia, Finnish MoEcon, 2003-
  • EkoFinnex: environment technology export group to Poland, Finnish MoEcon, 2004-
  • IT Sweden: IT sector export group to Sweden, Finnish MoEcon, 2004-
  • Assessment of the Environmental Policies and Priorities of Poland in the Enlarged EU – Finnish Perspective, commissioned by Finnish Moe, 2004-2005
  • Feasibility Study on Business Incubator Development in Northwest Russia, Finnish MFA, 2004-2005 
  • Development of Environmental Cooperation between Tampere Region and Polish Coastal Regions, Council of Tampere Region, 2002-2004
  • External evaluation of an Equal project ”Becoming Visible”, Equal, 2003-2004
  • ICT Training Programme for Lithuanian Teachers, Lithuanian MoEdu, 2004
  • The Chemical Industry and the Environment - Finnish-Lithuanian Project of Cooperation for the Creation of an Environmental Management System for the Lithuanian Company Dirbtinis Pluostas, Finnish MoE, 1999-2001
  • Local and Regional Level Implementation of the EU Environmental Legislation in Poland; training programme for Polish environmental authorities, Finnish MoE, 2001
  • From Tampere to Poland: export promotion project for Finnish environment technology companies, Finnish MoEcon, 2001
  • Preparation of the Baltic Sea cooperation strategy for a Finnish technology center Neopoli, Neopoli 2001
  • Utilisation of IT at Latvian Schools, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2001
  • Training the Tiger Trainers: IT training programme for Estonian teachers under the Estonian Tiger Leap programme, Tiger Leap Foundation, 1999
  • Coordination of the BSSSC (Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation) Working Group on Northern Dimension, Council of Helsinki Region, 1999-2001
  • Coordination of the UBC (Union of the Baltic Cities) Commission on Information Society, UBC, 2003-
  • Coordination of the UBC (Union of the Baltic Cities) Task Force on PR and Communications, UBC, 1997-1998
  • Tripartite Gateway –project, 1996
  • Baltic Sea Directory, 1995-1998

Forum activities

  • Baltic and Mediterranean – Shared Future in Action: A EuroMediterranean Gathering under the Midnight Sun, Tampere 6/2008

  • Seminar on the Protection of the Baltic Sea, Tampere, 4/2008

  • Klub Tampere concert, St. Petersburg, 12/2007

  • Seminar on the Russian IT Market, Helsinki, 11/2007
  • Klub Tampere LIGHTS ON! –näyttely, Pietari, 11-12/2007
  • Seminar on the Environmental Business in the Baltic Sea Region, Tampere, 10/2007
  • Tampere, 8/2007
  • Klub Tampere concert, St. Petersburg, 6/2007
  • Seminar on the Environmental Business in the Baltic Sea RegionTampere, 6/2007
  • New Programming Period 2007-2013 – New IS Cooperation Opportunities for Baltic Cities, Bryssel, 3/2007
  • Finnish IT Security Show, St. Petersburg, 2/2007
  • Finnish-Russian Innovation Forum, Tampere, 9/2006
  • Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Today’s Russia - Case: City of St. Petersburg –seminar, St. Petersburg, 4/2006
  • Strengthening the EU Agenda for Baltic Sea Cooperation, seminar in the European Parliament, Brussels, 11/2005
  • Seminar on Finnish-Latvian Business Cooperation, Tampere, 11/2005
  • Baltic Sea Roundtable discussion, the European Parliament, Brussels, 06/2005
  • Baltic Sea Cooperation in the Changing Europe: the 10th Anniversary Seminar of the Baltic Institute of Finland, Tampere, 10/2004
  • Protection of Intellectual Property: Practices in Russia, seminar in SPb, 10/2004
  • Business Opportunities in the Baltic States, seminar in Tampere, 8/2004
  • Workshop “Growing Markets and Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region” in connection with the conference “Towards Sustainable Futures – Tools and Strategies”, Tampere, 6/2004
  • Importance of Cultural Knowledge in Finnish-Russian Trade, seminar in Tampere, 3/2004
  • Intellectual Property Rights in Russia – Latest Developments, seminar in Helsinki, 2/2004
  • St. Petersburg-Tampere Business Forum, SPb, 9/2003
  • Development of Environmental Cooperation between the Tampere Region, Finland, and Polish Coastal Regions: Contact Forum in Gdansk, 5/2003
  • Exchanging Experiences of ISPA Environmental Projects in Poland and the Baltic States: Seminar in Torun, 5/2003
  • St. Petersburg-Tampere Knowledge Society Partnership Forum, SPb, 2/2003
  • Meeting of the CBSS (Council of the Baltic Sea States) Working Group on Economic Cooperation , Tampere, 1/2003
  • St. Petersburg-Tampere Knowledge Society Partnership Forum, Tampere, 11/2002
  • St. Petersburg-Tampere Knowledge Society Partnership Forum, SPb, 9/2002
  • The Northern eDimension Action Plan: Kickoff Seminar, Tampere, 11/2001
  • The New Situation in the Baltic Sea Region as a Result of Enlargement Processes and the Northern Dimension, workshop in Riga, 10/2001
  • EU Enlargement and Poland: Business and Project Opportunities for Finnish Companies, seminar in Tampere 7/2001
  • Subregional Contribution to the Northern Dimension, workshop in Umeå, 5/2001
  • Fenno-Polish Environmental Cooperation: Environmental Development Needs of Polish Coastal Provinces, workshop in Tampere, 11/2000
  • The Political Situation in Lithuania after the Parlamentary Elections 2000, seminar in Tampere, 10/2000
  • ISPA-workshop, Vilnius, 10/2000
  • Baltic Sea Region: Past, Present and Future, roundtable in connection with the ICCEES conference, Tampere, 7/2000
  • Finnish-Lithuanian Contact Forum on Environment and Business, Kaunas, 6/2000
  • Finnish-Lithuanian Trade and Environmental Cooperation, seminar in Tampere, 2/2000
  • Managing Environment Protection Problems: Technology, contact forum in Tartu, 2/2000
  • Baltic Sea Youth Meeting, Tampere, 12/1999
  • Finland and the EU’s Northern Dimension, seminar in Tampere, 2/1999
  • Hansa Business Days, contact forum in Tampere, 3/1996
  • The 2nd International Baltic Workshop on Databases and Information Systems, Tallinn, 1996
  • Information Flow in the Baltic Sea Region, workshop in Vaasa, 1996
  • Networks and Communication in the Baltic Sea Area, workshop in Tampere, 1995

Education services

  • From an Idea to a Project -seminar, Tampere, 3/2007
  • Cross-border University Summer School – International Project Management –moduuli, St. Petersburg, 6/2006
  • Training on International Project Management (PCM), various training courses for the staff of the City of Tampere since 2001
  • Training Course on International Project Management for the staff of the City of Tartu, 2004
  • Training Seminar on the EU Structural Funds, Tampere, 9/2004
  • Basics of the EU Financing, training programme, 2003
  • EU Project Manager, training programme, 2003
  • Training Course on International Project Management for the staff of technology centers in Tampere, 2004
  • Module on International Project Management in Executive MBA programme of the Tampere Polytechnic, 2003
  • EU Financing Opportunities for Public Sector, various training programmes in 1999-2000
  • The Baltic Sea Region in the Changing Europe, seminar series, Tampere, 1999

 Lectures, speeches and articles about Baltic Sea cooperation issues since 1998.

 Information services

 
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