News

• See the documentation from the researchers workshops at the Koster/Strömstad meeting in October
  - Brainstorming
  - Co-operation workshop
    - flipchart 1
    - flipchart 2
    - flipchart 3
  - Learning workshop
  - Strategies workshop
  
  
• Latest newsletter from the economic development project partner in Norway
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• New articles in the press - see under news, press materials.
  "Aktivitäten für kleinere Betriebe"
  "Ich Bin beeindruckt von der Arbeit der Wirtschaftsförderung"
  "Mat - helhetssupplevse med rötterna i den lokala myllan" - Mekelsmäss.
  

Social services, public transport and economic development 
are issues, which are closely interrelated and the situation within one of the issues very often plays a crucial role to the others. The North Sea RURAL project has as its fundamental base that none of the three themes can stand alone if a more positive rural development is to take place in the partner regions.

Social Services Theme	Transport Theme	Economic Development Theme
Only if the most essential social services are provided for in the rural areas will these areas maintain their attractiveness vis-à-vis potential future or present inhabitants.....READ MORE	Rural areas or smaller urban settlements very often suffer from the lack of easy access to and from the areas and across the area it self.....READ MORE	A common characteristic of many rural areas in the North Sea Rural is an un- balanced economic development, which leads to further imbalances, compared to urban centres.....READ MORE
Press materials on Social Servies issues..... READ MORE	Press materials on Transport issues..... READ MORE	Press materials on Economic Dev. issues..... READ MORE
Anchor person: Dyllis Faife Pilot Projects: - Assistive technology in social services, UK - Community Structure and Citizenship, NL - Health care services - all under one roof, DK - Combining moderne technology and the local sea rescure, S - Social service provision from Hardangervidda to the North Sea, N	Anchor person: Kjell-Gunnar Dahle Pilot Projetct: - Mobility in rural areas, D - Integrated public transport, DK - Co-ordination of logistic resources within transport, S - Integration of public and private transport provision, N	Anchor person: Leif Bigsten Pilot Projects: - Re-use of redundant farm buldings, UK - Re-use of historical farm buldings, NL - Diversification of rural economices, D - Suvival of rural based companies, DK - Food as a total experience, S - Branding of rural produced products, N