Project acronym: BalticBroadband
Project title: Baltic Rural Broadband Project
Application round: 7
Measure / Priority: Measure 2.2 Creating sustainable communication links for improved spatial integration
Lead Partner:
ProArbeit (CPC) Communal Public CorporationSachsenring 11
27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck
GERMANY
Contact person:
Tim BrauckmüllerOsterholzer Str. 23
D-27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck
GERMANY
Tel: +49 4791 957 1140
E-Mail: leadpartner@balticbroadband.net
Summary description of the project:
The Baltic Rural Broadband Project contributed to the improvement of broadband access in selected rural areas of all BSR EU member states and Norway. Means of the project were the identification and dissemination of best practice examples, (further) development of local or sub regional broadband strategies. Furthermore importance was paid to awareness rising and encouragement of local stakeholders to promote the further development of broadband as a key element of future regional development strategies.The partnership covered all of the BSR Region (Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark) and Norway. The transnational approach helped to find suitable solutions for all regions concerned and to provide models and concepts which can be applied in other, similarly situated, regions as well. The partners shared the tasks of testing technical, political and operational approaches and models and also shared their experiences on transnational and bilateral levels. The project itself was structured into five Work packages and a large number of pilot projects in the partner regions.
Here the research on technologies for alternative broadband access was conducted by several project partners and was subsequently transferred into practical life. An altogether considerable, yet for the single cases cost effective, amount of investments was put into building general broadband infrastructures in remote areas that are of no interest to commercial providers. Completing the project’s scope was the development and introduction of special e-services that are important in a globalised society as well as the adjustment to individual needs of the respective regions. These services affect all areas of daily- life, especially health care, education, local and regional administration, and regional economy.
Achievements of the project so far:
The project’s outputs and results are manifold: Research papers on different aspects of implementing broadband and connected applications and services built the ground for the implementation of applications and services in the respective regions. All partners have implemented a pilot project according to their individual needs and shared their experiences with the transnational partnership. Thus, knowledge transfer was guaranteed and already during project lifetime ideas were adopted by other partners and new projects were being developed. One of the main final outputs is the broadband compendium, a collection of all results, which can be used for implementing broadband applications and the respective infrastructure in rural areas all over Europe.In addition a stable network of experts on broadband solutions was created which is by the end of the project working without further guidance by the lead partner. Meanwhile this network is a great resource of broadband knowledge for the whole BSR.
Homepage: http://www.balticbroadband.net
Duration: 24.06.2005 - 30.04.2008, 31 months
Approximate total project budget: 3,593,007.35€
ERDF: 1,959,902.50€
Norwegian national contribution: 100,000.00€
List of partners
Institution | Town | Country | Contact | Telephone / E-Mail |
ProArbeit (CPC) Communal Public Corporation | Sachsenring 11 27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck | DE | Gerhard Noack | +49 4795 9571144 noack@netz-ohz.de |
County of Osterholz | Osterholzer Str. 23 27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck | DE | Siegfried Ziegert | +49-4791-930597 Siegfried.Ziegert@Landkreis-Osterholz.de |
Municipality of Osterholz- Scharmbeck | Rathausstr. 1 27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck | DE | Brigitte Sylla - Meyer | +49-4791-17232 Rathaus@Osterholz-Scharmbeck.de |
NETZ Centre for Innovative Technologies Ltd. | Sachsenring 11 27711 Osterholz- Scharmbeck | DE | Lars Koch | +49-4795-9570 info@netz-ohz.de |
Stralsund University for Apllied Sciences | Zur Schwedenschanze 15 18435 Stralsund | DE | Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stütz | +49 3831 456714 bernhard.stuetz@stz-netze.de |
Noerre Djurs Computer-Support-community | Noerre Djurs Hallen, Idraetsvej 2 8585 Glesborg | DK | Bjarke Nielsen | +45 6025 0001 Contact@Boevl.dk |
Grenaa Technical School | Aarhusvej 49-51 8500 Grenaa | DK | Niels Ove Svit | +45 87582261 oles@gts.dk |
County Administrative Board of Värmland | Vaxnäsgatan 5-7 65186 Karlstad | SE | Sture Hermansson | +46 54 197061 sture.hermannson@s.lst.se |
Torsby Municipality | Nya Torget 8 68580 Torsby | SE | Peter Lannge | +46 560 16056 Peter.Lannge@torsby.se |
Wermland Chamber of Commerce | Södra Kyrkogatan 6 65224 Karlstad (activities carried out in Torsby, Obj. 1 | SE | Ulrika Obstfelder Peterson | +46 54 221492 ulrika@wermland.cci.se |
Visaginas Municipality | Parko Str. 14-224 31139 Viaginas | LT | Olesia Strokun | +370 386 31466 projektai@visaginas.lt |
Ignalina NPP Regional Development Agency | Ateities str. 23 4740 Ignalina | LV | Arnoldas Abramavicius | +370 386 50402 iaerpa@ignalina.lt |
Region Aboland | PB 120 21601 Pargas | FI | Chryster Nyback | +358 2 458 5985 christer.nyback@parnet.fi |
Voru County Government | Jüri 12 65620 Voru | EE | Liina Tuulik | +372 78 68 335 Liina@mv.werro.ee |
Voru County Vocational Training | Väimela 65501 Voru parish | EE | Lembit Pähnapuu | +372 78 28 649 lembit@vkhk.ee |
Voru Town Government | Jüri 11 65620 Voru | EE | Priit Leppik | +372 78 50 900 priit.leppik@vorulinn.ee |
Association of Local Authorities of Vorumaa | Jüri 12 65620 Voru | EE | Mirjam Salvet | +372 78 68 359 mirjam@mv.werro.ee |
Liepaja District Council | Graudu 27 LV3401 Liepaja | LV | iveta enina | +371 34 23117 iveta@lrp.lv |
Kwidzyn County | ul. Warszawska 19 82-500 Kwidzyn | PL | Wojciech Pukarowski | +48 55 646 5000 sekretariat@powiatkwidzynski.pl |
Rogaland Traning and Education Centre (RKK) | Arkitekt Eckhoffsgate 1 4001 Stavanger | NO | Ole Imsland | +47 5151 6737 imsland@rkk.no |
The Regional Council of Dalane | Spinnerigaten 15 4370 Egersund | NO | Gaute Fardal | +47 51 207070 gf@dalane.no |
Rogaland County Council | Arkitekt Eckhoffsgate 1 4001 Stavanger | NO | Odd Bård Risvoll | +47 5151 6660 obri@rfk.rogaland-f.kommune.no |
Ryfylke IKS | Sande Naeringsbygg 4130 Hjtlmeland | NO | Terje Malde | +47 5175 9530 terje@ryfylke.no |
University of Stavanger | Post Box 250 4036 Stavanger | NO | Jan Frick | 51831000 jan.frick@uis.no |
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics | Akademijos gatve 4 08663 Vilnius | LT | Petras Sulcas | +370 5 2109300 sulcas@ktl.mii.lt |
Ignalina District Municipality Administration | Laisves gatve 70 30122 Ignalina | LT | Vilius Gasiukevicius | +370 386 52096 vilius@ignalina.lt |
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of University of Latvia | Raina bulv. 29 1459 Riga | LV | Inara Opmane | +371 7211241 inara.opmane@mii.lu.lv |
Source: http://www.bsrinterreg.net/programm/project.php?id=10548
Project: Baltic Rural Broadband Project