The overall objective of the work is to support the Interreg B Northern Periphery and Arctic programme in updating its result indicators through regional scorecards for the 2014-20 NPA programme. The NPA has scorecards developed for each programme Specific Objective, covering
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- SO 1.1 Degree of transnational collaboration between SMEs and R&D
- SO 1.2 Awareness of technology-driven public service (availability and use of telemedicine services) provision in remote sparsely populated areas
- SO 2.1 Conditions for start-ups in remote and sparsely populated regions
- SO 2.2. Awareness of the business opportunities beyond local markets
- SO 3 Use of energy-efficiency measures and renewable energy solutions in the housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas
- SO 4: Preparedness of responsible authorities in remote, sparsely populated areas for environmental management in relation to climate change and impacts of new investments in the exploitation of natural resources
The aim of EPRC’s work was to gather evidence on change that can be attributed to the actions of the programme in these areas.