Events
Seminar : "New know-how and new technologies in rural areas- Competitiveness and regional economic growth".
Organised by the Leader+ Observatory, this second seminar addressed the topic of "New know-how and new technologies - competitiveness and regional economic growth" to those Local Action Groups (LAGs) who have opted to carry out projects under this theme. The seminar offered the opportunity for LAGs and National Network Units to meet, exchange ideas and learn about the experiences from other Member States.
Programme
Introductory Session
Introductory speech by Mr. Eero Uusitalo - Know-how and technologies as conditions of LAG workD
Presentation by Timo Vesiluoma “Projects, processes and clusters - new know-how and new technologies in regional development work”
Project Presentations
Project Presentation “Rural Transnet”
Presentation Rural Transnet [PPT
]
Legal Cooperation Document [PDF
]
Workshop A – The mainstreaming of Leader+ and innovation – The Finnish experience by Mrs. Tytti Siltanen and Mr. Eero Uusitalo
Workshop B - Welfare technology by Mr. Petri Rinne and Ms. Nina Laine
Workshop C - New technologies in the ICT-sector
- Presentation Kräutler - Marketing in rural areas [PPT
] - Presentation Kräutler - Voice Centres [PPT
] - Presentation Kräutler – WebVoiceCrystal [PPT
]
Field visit presentation TEAK
Field visit presentation Nikkariskeskus – Skills and Information Center for the furniture industry
Field visit presentation Foodpark
- Presentation Food and environment research centre in Kauhajoki [PDF
] - Foodpark development unit [PDF
] - Foodpark- Know-how network in food branch [PDF
] - Foodpark- Pilot plant [PDF
] - Foodpark linseed Lopullinen [PDF
] - Presentation Foodpark and persons [PDF
] - Role of SeAMK in Food Park [PDF
]
Roundtable 1 - Transnational cooperation in waste-technologies by Mr. Matti Petty
Roundtable 2: Transnational cooperation in mainstreamed Leader+ (new EU Member States and applicant countries) by Mrs. Liisa Häme
Roundtable 3: Transnational cooperation in renewable energy by Mr. Paul Keating
Roundtable 4: Network-Building as a basis for transational cooperation by Mr. Christian Husak
Roundtable 5: Wood by Mr. Lars Kronqvist
- Will be available soon

