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Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Sonas, the finest kingdom out of all the kingdoms in the land, everyone was so very happy since King Kindely and his wife Queen Caroline were so very, very good.
But one day King Kindely lost his wife and very young daughter, Princess Priscilla. Upon returning to the Kingdom of Sonas, the King's finest ship carrying the Queen and the Princess was swallowed up by the biggest fish anyone had ever seen on the Salty Sea.
The King was very sad and for years cried and cried. Soon, the Salty Sea began to rise and with it many, many islands that were as big as mountains too. Also, the fish were found no more.
On the land the driest drought anyone had ever experience was taking the only fresh water left leaving the people worrying that one day it would all be gone and they would perish.
But one day the King cried his last tear and came to his senses. He believed if the fish could be found the Queen and Princess could be rescued from its belly and the Kingdom of Sonas would once again be the happiest kingdom in all the lands.
He sent out a plea asking all to help.
And the story begins when the plea reaches the hands of a son of a simple farmer. The son reads the plea and decides to help The Lonely King.
Today Europe’s challenge is striving for effectiveness and efficiency in a globalised economy without forgetting its fundamental European values of solidarity and welfare. Innovation is a solution, since it is now well known that innovation is a central element of economic performance.
The geographic location of the islands regions and their functions as natural boundaries between Europe and third countries makes them strategic territories for the EU. Islands represent an area of around 110.000 km² and are home to about 14 million people. Their structural handicaps, such as scarce resources and a small-scale market, makes their “periphery economy” more fragile than the bigger and better connected “mainland economies”.
Taking into account these problems, the European Structural Funds encourage islands to adopt innovative technologies suited to their particularities. Developing in a sustainable way and integrating in the new information society economy without endangering their regional identity is a way of taking advantage of the islands’ potential.
In particular, the objectives of the Regional Programmes of Innovative Actions are to strengthen the regional knowledge and skills base in selected areas and to speed up exploitation of innovations. It is particularly important for the least-developed regions, such as, among others, the islands, that they have the chance to experiment in fields outside the norm of their structural funds programmes and develop greater co-operation and networking with more developed regions.
The "Islands of Innovation” presents the regional programmes of innovative actions of the “island regions”. The experiences of these regions provide an example to others of how regions, remote and with less favourable conditions, could thrive by promoting their “exclusive myth”.
Embark on an adventure ride of new sights, sounds, textures, and tastes.Seek island getaway thrills, powdery white sand beaches,shimmering turquoise waters and the broad smiles of friendly island people.
When Camilla's Father, Andre, claims an island one hundred degrees north, fifty degrees south, thirty degrees west, and fourteen degrees east, she thinks her father is a just, fair man. But she's wrong. Andre's a wicked man… isn't he?
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Sonas, the finest kingdom out of all the kingdoms in the land, everyone was so very happy since King Kindely and his wife Queen Caroline were so very, very good.
But one day King Kindely lost his wife and very young daughter, Princess Priscilla. Upon returning to the Kingdom of Sonas, the King's finest ship carrying the Queen and the Princess was swallowed up by the biggest fish anyone had ever seen on the Salty Sea.
The King was very sad and for years cried and cried. Soon, the Salty Sea began to rise and with it many, many islands that were as big as mountains too. Also, the fish were found no more.
On the land the driest drought anyone had ever experience was taking the only fresh water left leaving the people worrying that one day it would all be gone and they would perish.
But one day the King cried his last tear and came to his senses. He believed if the fish could be found the Queen and Princess could be rescued from its belly and the Kingdom of Sonas would once again be the happiest kingdom in all the lands.
He sent out a plea asking all to help.
And the story begins when the plea reaches the hands of a son of a simple farmer. The son reads the plea and decides to help The Lonely King.
Today Europe’s challenge is striving for effectiveness and efficiency in a globalised economy without forgetting its fundamental European values of solidarity and welfare. Innovation is a solution, since it is now well known that innovation is a central element of economic performance.
The geographic location of the islands regions and their functions as natural boundaries between Europe and third countries makes them strategic territories for the EU. Islands represent an area of around 110.000 km² and are home to about 14 million people. Their structural handicaps, such as scarce resources and a small-scale market, makes their “periphery economy” more fragile than the bigger and better connected “mainland economies”.
Taking into account these problems, the European Structural Funds encourage islands to adopt innovative technologies suited to their particularities. Developing in a sustainable way and integrating in the new information society economy without endangering their regional identity is a way of taking advantage of the islands’ potential.
In particular, the objectives of the Regional Programmes of Innovative Actions are to strengthen the regional knowledge and skills base in selected areas and to speed up exploitation of innovations. It is particularly important for the least-developed regions, such as, among others, the islands, that they have the chance to experiment in fields outside the norm of their structural funds programmes and develop greater co-operation and networking with more developed regions.
The "Islands of Innovation” presents the regional programmes of innovative actions of the “island regions”. The experiences of these regions provide an example to others of how regions, remote and with less favourable conditions, could thrive by promoting their “exclusive myth”.
Embark on an adventure ride of new sights, sounds, textures, and tastes.Seek island getaway thrills, powdery white sand beaches,shimmering turquoise waters and the broad smiles of friendly island people.
When Camilla's Father, Andre, claims an island one hundred degrees north, fifty degrees south, thirty degrees west, and fourteen degrees east, she thinks her father is a just, fair man. But she's wrong. Andre's a wicked man… isn't he?