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Bilateral CooperationPrague 8 October 2015
Lillian Solheim, Arts Council Norway
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Donor States
Arts Council is DPP
Arts Council is not DPP
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Good news!
135 Norwegian cultural actors involved in PA 17 projects!
17 out of 19 counties represented
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Norwegian project partners • 24 partners: Two or more projects. • 13 partners: More than one country. • 60% are registered outside of Oslo • Relatively evenly spread across
sectors and type of organisation
Lofotr Viking Museum is cooperating with similar museum in Lithuania. Photo: Kjell Ove Storvik
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But…│ … most issues are soved through good
dialogue and good cooperation!
Partner search • Partner requests • Travel grants • Matchmaking
A Czech version of Jo Strømgren’s Dance Tribute to Ping Pong was set up in Prague. Photo credit: Knut Bry
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Evaluation of applicationsUse of Norwegian experts: • EEA Grants Ambassadors • Deeper understanding of the
EEA Grants• Stronger understanding between
DPP and PO of cultural policy• New input to our own systems of
evaluation• Time-consuming and labour
intensive
Lightbridge Toruń–Slemmestad (NO & PO). Light installations and the multimedia projections
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Implementation issues • Complicated administrative
procedures • Partners feel that demands
concerning reporting are too large for their part
• Documentation – demands do not always meet Norwegian reality
• Reimbursement takes time • Public procurement • Not included in decisions • Excessive interpretation of
requirements
Sniper’s Lake: Czech – Norwegian dance co-production. Photo: Vojtech Brtnicky
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Norwegian and Portuguese students are creating operas in «Write a Science Opera»
But… … most issues are soved through good dialogue and good cooperation!
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Drøbak (NO) and Kuldiga (LV) are friendship cities. Through EEA Grants they could deepend their cooperation
Key ingredients for for success? • Communication• Joint project development and
planning• Involvement of partners in all
stages • Trust• Common understanding of
content and strategy• Common goal and vision • Agreement on budget • Long-term perspective
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Cirkus Xanti (Norway) travelled with their circus tents to Portugal and Czech Republic
Recommendations• Ensure that the reporting
requirements and administrative burden corresponds with amount granted
• Mid-term meetings for partners
• Manage expectations on all sides
• Relevant documents in English
• Involve Arts Council Norway as a DPP
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Future plans• Collect experiences
and good practices:• survey • thematic focus
groups • Report published
next year • Final conference for
Norwegian project partners
Norwegian photographer Marie Sjøvold (photo credit) was exhibited during the Photo Romania Festival
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