IFP

Innovative Forsight Planning for Business Development

IFP established a transnational framework of cooperation to systematically tackle challenges regarding the competitiveness of regions in the North Sea Region in the global economy. Foresight Planning was used as a method, not only to link regions and selected clusters transnationally and plan for joint actions in the future, but also to find solutions tailor-made for the regions facing challenges related to the shift of the industrial base (decline, transition, and growth).

The project designed forward-looking strategies and concrete action plans based on applied Foresight Planning processes to build capacity for innovation. The public sector was considered a key partner for facilitating the processes of innovation, internationalisation, and creation of critical mass in the North Sea Region.


BENEFICIARIES PER COUNTRY
NORWAY
Greater Stavanger Economic Development
Innovation Norway
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank
NAV Rogaland
iPAX AS
Business Adminisration College BI Stavanger
Vest-Agder County Council
DENMARK
Region Central Denmark
GERMANY
Gesellschaft für Technologieförderung Itzehoe mbH
THE NETHERLANDS
Province of Drenthe
Province of Friesland
Province of Groningen
Chamber of Commerce
N.V. NOM Investerings- en Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij voor Noord-Nederland
UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish Enterprise