Regional development

Regional development

Moderators:

• Ms Anna Siejda, Director of Department for Regional Development Programmes Implementation Ministry of Economy and Labour, Poland
• Mr. Arve Skjerpen, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Norway

1345 – 1400 An introduction to regional policies in Noway and Poland

Polish experiences with pre-accession aid in the field of regional development

• Ms Anna Siejda, Director of Department for Regional Development Programmes Implementation Ministry of Economy and Labour, Poland

Norwegian regional development policies and international cooperation

• Mr. Jan Sandal, Director General Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Norway

1415 – 1430 Future cooperation seen from a Norwegian perspective

• Ms. Aina Simonsen, Director, Association of Local and Regional Authorities in Norway

Possible areas of interest are:

• Human resource development
• Technical assistance related to implementation of acquis
• Regional development policies
• Cross-border cooperation

1430 – 1530 Regional development policies – sharing of experiences

The cooperation between Kristiansand and Gdynia.

• Interventions from Mr. Jan Ødegaard, Kristiansand municipality

Mr Michał Guć, Vicepresident of Gdynia

The use of business parks to further regional development.

• Intervention from Mr. Per Støle, SIVA (The Industrial Development Cooperation of Norway)

The relevance of SIVA’s concept for Poland.

• Intervention from Mr. Michael Szotstkowski, Segel, Poland

1600 – 1700 Cross border cooperation

Polish experiences with cross-border cooperation

• Mr Piotr Mochnaczewski, Director, Department of International Cooperation

Polish experiences with cross-border cooperation – Implementing Phare CBC Programmes

• Mr Mariusz Kasprzyk, Deputy Director, The Implementing Authority for Phare CBC Programme

The Barents cooperation.

• Mr. Rune Rafaelsen, Director, The Barents Secretariat