About RED
RED is a bilateral cooperation project between South Sweden and Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia. It is one of few projects under Measure 3:2 of the program –Bilateral Maritime Cooperation across the Baltic Sea. Region Blekinge in Sweden is the lead partner and the total budget is 790 336 Euro (ERDF, Tacis and partner co-financing). The project implementation period is 2006 – 2007.
A main idea is to further develop the fruitful bilateral cooperation since the beginning of the 1990th between Kaliningrad Oblast and South Sweden, but now developing the earlier support approach into cooperation on equal conditions.
The overall objective of this two-year project is to reduce the barriers for deeper bilateral maritime co-operation between actors that deals with regional economic development issues. In order to lay ground for a long-term benefit a network consisting of relevant partners from all administrative levels and different sectors has been established. The ambitions are: (a) to place South Sweden and Kaliningrad Region in a global, European and south BSR perspective and give an overview on how regions/municipalities/other relevant organisations act on issues related to support regional economic development (b) form a mutual understanding regarding processes and methods that foster regional economic development and bring forward and implement good examples of well-functioning working methods (c) to identify and match branches and businesses that are interested in export/co-operate/expand in South Sweden and Kaliningrad Region and beyond.
Four work packages will be implemented, leading to the overall objective. Their respective focuses are a) how to make business out of project work, b) compilations and analysis in regards to regional economic development, c) bring forward well functioning methods how to deal with investments, business and business development d) facilitate business meetings. The central methods will be seminars, study visits, data compilations and analysis leading to methods that deals with the main topics, aiming to spread the knowledge to the entire regions concerned. Bilateral meetings will serve as the main arena for exchange of experiences and discussions.