Frame Strategy

The overall objective of the Barents strategy is to generate economic growth and social development by a knowledge driven and sustainable exploitation of the Region´s natural resources and to make the Barents Region competitive on the world market.

Profile elements and dependencies

Exploitation and refinement of

natural resourcescombined with

transport solutions

R&D as significant driving force behind

growth initiatives

Environmental protection

and improvement

Mitigation of socio-economic unbalances

through educational initiatives

National policies EU-policies

National and international risk-willing capital

International influences and interactions

Principle Strategy Model

A set of multilateral sector programmes which are strongly oriented towards the natural resources in the Region and linkages to closely related industries.

Industrial developmentcombined with

transport solutionsR&D

Environmental protection

and improvementAdvanced educational

programmes

Principal framework of the sector programmes

Collaborative character of the sector programmes

Research and educational institutions

Public authorities and other organisations

Private sector

• Five frame sector programmes have been launched:- Forestry- Oil and gas- Mining and minerals- Tourism- East-west logistics – Barents link• Next step is to create bilateral and multilateral targeted pilot projects

within each programme

Action Plan – a dynamic process