1. How can your region profit from experiences made within JOSEFIN and finally from the developed solution in the form of the financial instruments? play interview
2. How could the regional authorities support the implementation of JOSEFIN's financial instruments? play interview
3. What do you expect from the project and especially from the Policy Maker Seminar? play interview
Interviews with:
Erna Suslaviciute, Gintare Mizaraite, Lithuanian ministry of economy
Dr. Jurgen Varnhorn, Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Woman`s Issues
Arseniusz Woźny, Marshal`s Office of Lubuskie Voivodship
Knut Halvorsen, Oslo Teknopol
Marko Buchta, Ministry for Economic and European Affairs, Brandenburg
Sven Andersson, Regiona Dalarna
JOSEFIN has launched of a photo contest for all partners, giving them the opportunity to shape the front page of the upcoming newsletters by submitting photographic impressions from the participating countries.
- © Magnus Höög
The winner of the second round of our JOSEFIN photo contest is an impressive landscape photograph revealing the beauty of our partner region Dalarna. The sunset over Lake Siljan has been captured by Magnus Höög from Region Dalarna.
- ©Thorsten Kohlisch
The winner in the first round of our photo contest was a photograph made in Międzyzdroje by our former colleague with an obvious passion for Poland – Thorsten Kohlisch.
We are excited to share the talent of our JOSEFIN colleagues. Here are some of the most impressive submissions for our photo contest.
- Lennart Färje
Interview with Lennart Färje, Head of Development Unit, Region Dalarna
Following the launch of the first JOSEFIN service model in Lithuania and the ongoing negotiations with finance institutions in the other JOSEFIN regions, new developments are under way: making recommendations for regional policy referring to the implementation of JOSEFIN. On this account, three Policy Maker Seminars are planned. The first one, which is organised by the Regional Development Agency JSC (ARR) in cooperation with Region Dalarna (Leader of JOSEFIN Work Package 6 “Impact Assessment, Evaluation and Policy Recommendations”), will be held in Zielona Gora, Poland, on 22nd and 23th September 2010. Mr. Lennart Färje from Region Dalarna shared insights into the planned Policy Maker Seminars in an interview.
The first ready-to-use JOSEFIN Service Model is going “on air” in Lithuania. Our Lithuanian colleagues, Sander van der Molen (LIC) and Audrius Zapotka (INVEGA) revealed the obstacles, challenges and the implementation of the Coaching and Financial Instrument in an interview.
April 2010. In an joint interview, the new project director Ms. Schucht and the former project manager Mr. Mehlhorn reflected on experiences and expectations towards JOSEFIN.
- Arkadiusz Lewicki
Interview with Arkadiusz Lewicki, Director of National Contact Point for the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP Poland).
