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LEADER
INSIGHT BACKSIGHT OUTLOOK

Ten years of regional development in the region Pillerseetal Leogang 1996 - 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORDS WHAT IS LEADER? REGIO-TECH PROJECTS TOURISTIC COOPERATION PILLERSEETAL REGIONAL MARKETING LEADER EVENTS INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF PROJECTS AN OUTLOOK INTO THE FUTURE CONGRATULATIONS 04 07 09 10 19 22 27 29 39 40 42

IMPRESSUM:
Editor: LEADER-association Pillerseetal, Regio-Tech 1, 6395 Hochfilzen Responsible for the contents: LEADER-association Pillerseetal, Regio-Tech 1, 6395 Hochfilzen Layout: Tatzelwurmverlag Hochfilzen; Graphics: Maria Kalss Print: Verlag + Druck Linus Wittich KG in Marquartstein/Bavaria Photos: Regio-Tech, ersiBILD, Claudia Eder, Pronatour, Werner Sandner, Ddlinger Touristik, private, Landespressedienst, project partners We want to point out that we dont use academic titles in this brochure. Furthermore we dont distinguish between male and female terms in order to simplify spelling.

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FACTS AND FIGURES

6 communities ca. 12.200 inhabitants 324 km2 surface area ca. 38 inhabitants per km2

Fieberbrunn:
245 workplaces with 1.606 employees 837 people commuting out, 636 people commuting in 154 farms

St. Ulrich am Pillersee:

89 workplaces with 608 employees 388 people commuting out, 262 people commuting in 62 farms

Hochfilzen:
56 workplaces with 190 employees 243 people commuting out, 61 commuting in 27 farms

Waidring:
102 workplaces with 527 employees 473 people commuting out, 184 people commuting in 83 farms

St. Jakob in Haus:

40 workplaces with 190 employees 243 people commuting out, 61 people commuting in 27 farms

Leogang:
152 workplaces with 792 employees 473 people commuting out, 307 people commuting in 131 farms

Touristic cooperation Pillerseetal

Summer 05: 63.001 arrivals, 409.768 overnight stays Winter 05/06: 91.991 arrivals, 549.787 overnight stays

Quelle: Statistik Austria

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FOREWORD
The model of regional cooperation which has been developed and brought into life in the region Pillerseetal is highly respected all over Europe. This is the merit of the LEADER organisation which is now ten years old. After the shock of massive staff cuts in an important mining company in Hochfilzen in the year 1991 the economic situation of this region was not very promising. The new EU membership of Austria in 1995 provided the opportunity to participate in regional development programmes of the EU. Thanks to a group of foresighted people the chances for this region were identified and taken. From its first minute the construction of the LEADER region was based on the conviction that this is not only a way to receive financial support but also a possibility to develop regional cooperation and power to act. I can remember vividly the initial stadium when the proponents of this idea must have seen themselves as voices in the wilderness, who had to overcome internal and external resistance. They, however, have succeeded with determination, professionality, persistence and persuasiveness. Today, after ten years, it is my honest wish to respectfully congratulate on your success and the unbroken dynamism which still can be felt. Your success is the credit of many people who have excellently worked together. Some of them can be seen as motors for this model project of independent and integrated regional development and they have played and still play a very special role. This is the moment to express my thankfullness and appreciation to chairman Gnter Kofler and managing director Daniel Wibmer . The region Pillerseetal has succeeded in developing a strategic profile and translating it into action. Apart from numerous successful projects the natural culture of extensive cooperation is highly admirable. Moreover the potential of the European LEADER network has been recognised and made use of in various international contacts. Corresponding to the idea of a network, the region Pillerseetal has sent impulses to many other European regions and the advice of the LEADER management has been welcomed in various activities of the European Commission. I think that the whole region can be proud of what has been reached. Now is the time for a new generation of EU development policy for the time period of 2007 2013. LEADER will find a good continuation in the framework of Austrian Programmes for rural development. It is reassuring to know that intensive preparation is being done also in the region Pillerseetal. There is no doubt that a watertight application will be handed in and LEADER Pillerseetal/Leogang will find its prolongation. Let me once more congratulate on what has been reached so far and let me wish you success for what is going to come.

Franz Rauter, Head of department Spacial Planning/Statistics, Government of the Tyrol

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FOREWORD
The LEADER- organization is celebrating its tenth birthday this year. This is the moment to look back on the last decade. The basic requirement was to be qualified as objective 5b area, which basically stands for structurally poor rural areas. The four communities Fieberbrunn, St. Jakob, St. Ulrich and Hochfilzen in the region Pillerseetal could fulfil these requirements after Austrias new membership in the EU. Preliminary instructional work by the government of the Tyrol from 1995 onwards, the cooperation of the four communities in various local organisations, the ongoing work on rural restructuring, which supported the idea of regional cooperation, and finally the prospects of getting financial support from the EU for long cherished wishes have led to the founding of the organisation. In the year 1999 the organisation initiated to take in the community of Waidring, although Waidring was not part of the objective 5b area. Two years later, at the beginning of the period LEADER+, the community of Leogang in the Pinzgau joined the cooperation: The LEADER-organisation Pillerseetal became the LEADER partnergroup Pillerseetal Leogang by crossing two Austrian provinces. The merged touristic organisation Pillerseetal became another very important partner of the LEADER-organisation. Shortly after the founding of the organisation we started a discussion about lastingness and sustainment, knowing that regional development cannot be seen in short terms. Therefore our first important step after a short period of discussion was to establish the company of regional development, better known as Regio-Tech, in the year 1998. Our region has been highly appreciated on an international basis through working together with many other regions all over Europe in several transnational cooperations. The combination LEADER / Regio-Tech as a model has become an export. The creation of a standard corporate design (CD) for the region was an effective step to be seen on the outside and an efficient one to strenghten our regional awareness on the inside. The stroke and the logo were created in a common workshop. In the course of the years about 50 projects have been realized, the financial volume has been around 9 mill. Euro, about 5.5 mill. could be received as subsidies. From the year 2007 LEADER in its traditional form wont be carried on, but still remains one of the most important pillars of rural development. The perspectives for rural development can be seen as positive. The achievements in our region have been assessed as exemplary by other LEADER-regions. The look back to the last ten years of LEADER is a very positive one, the look into the future is the same. I want to thank everyone who has accompanied and supported LEADER in the past and will do this also in future. We will keep on working as we did in the last ten years.

Gnter Kofler, Chairman of the LEADER organisation Pillerseetal - Leogang

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FOREWORD
Much has changed in the region but not only those things which automatically change in the course of ten years. The region, however, has managed to make more out of it. LEADER has been an important impulse for all this an impulse which has fallen on fertile ground. The protagonists of rural restructuring, their visions, ideas and projects were the solid basis of the success of LEADER in this region. Even when we discussed visions not to be realized in the beginning, this was an important period of searching and finding, of rejecting and accepting. The LEADER management is an important supportive instrument for regional projects. But without visions, ideas and activities coming from the region it would be useless. Therefore it is my honest wish to thank all the protagonists and to encourage them to continue their work for rural development. My thanks naturally also go to the members of the LEADER organisation, the communities and the touristic cooperation Pillerseetal for their far-sightedness that regional development cannot be realized in short terms but can only be efficient in the long run and that this initiative costs money. After ten years of LEADER work in the region this brochure should give an overview of the most important activities and projects. At the same time I apologize that not all activities could be mentioned as there are too many. This brochure should at the same time mark the beginning of a new period of development programmes and motivate to newly participate and be active again. Those who look for figures of the projects will be disappointed. It is not the job of LEADER to boast about the amount of money it could bring into the region, but it is the job of LEADER to talk about the effects in the region and about the philosophy of cooperation. The amount of subsidies doesnt tell a lot as apart from the effect of subsidy there is also the effect that the investments in the region will increase. This altogether positively affects regional economy. We are proud of the figures and more so of the new quality of regional cooperation. I am looking forward to the challenge of the new subsidy period 2007-2013 and invite everybody to actively participate.

Yours Daniel Wibmer Managing director LEADER

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LEADER
What is LEADER?
Rural regions with poor economic structure get special attention in development programmes of the European Union: LEADER has existed since 1991 and is a substantial common initiative of the EU. Its central focus is the support of innovative strategies for the development of certain rural areas. LEADER = Liaison entre Action de lEconomie Rural, which literally means: connection between measures to develop rural economy implies the following approaches: Territorial approach: Each region has its own identity. It is defined by its social unity, its common history and tradition. When developing certain strategies one has to take into account the regions characteristic features, its strengths and weaknesses. Bottom-up-approach: The local people, local protagonists, social and economic represetatives as well as public and private institutions are all included in the decision process. Partner approach: The local active team is both motor and platform of the regional development: partners from public and private areas create and realize strategies and innovative measures together. Innovational value: Innovation in this context stands for new ideas to be realized and a trigger for permanent changes. Networking plays an essential role in this process. Multisectoral approach: The center of our work are not individual activities, but a coordinated common concept which integrates activities. It is our aim, therefore, to provide possibilties for local and regional development. Networking and crossborder cooperation: One of the basic principles of LEADER methods are the creation of partnerships and networks between protagonists of different rural areas. LEADER future: With the period of programme planning between 2007 2013 the LEADER approach will be integrated in the Austrian programme for development of rural areas and gets even more attention. The focus of strategies will be on three main targets of which the target of economic diversification and living quality in rural areas will have priority.

The protagonists of the first period of LEADER.

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LEADER
Who is LEADER?
(Staff of the last period)
Chairman: Gnter Kofler Managing director: Daniel Wibmer Project manager: Stefan Niedermoser Presidency (the regional conference of mayors our organ of strategies): Peter Klymiuk Sebastian Eder Helga Hammerschmied Leo Niedermoser Kaspar Mettler Heinz Kienpointner Martin Kraus Committee (according to the law of organisations): Vice Chairman: Kornel Grundner Treasurer: Kaspar Danzl Vice Treasurer: Anton Sprenger Secretary: Martina Koidl Vice Secretary: Benedikt Foidl Auditor: Klaus Pirnbacher Bernhard Morokutti Decisive committee: This committee confirms the regional relevance, coordination and funding of projects. The final decisions are made on a federal level, but without a previous check by the decisive committee no LEADER projects can be realized.

Peter Klymiuk Josef Stckl Sebastian Eder Wolfgang Unterrainer Helga Hammerschmied Sepp Grieenauer Leo Niedermoser Michael Niedermoser Kaspar Mettler Walter Mitterweiacher Heinz Kienpointner Josef Foidl Martin Kraus

The mayors of the region and the LEADER-organisation tightly cooperate.

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REGIO-TECH
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Pillerseetal Regional Development Agency

Regio-Tech, which provides int. Consulting Services for Regional Development, was founded in 1998 in Hochfilzen and has meanwhile proved itself as very successful instrument of regional management. This company was primarily founded by the LEADER organisation in order to guarantee the lastingness of new developments even when financial structure programmes have ended. The majority of the PPP company (Private-Public-Partnership) is owned by the communities of the region. The takings of professional services are exclusively invested in the regions economy. To receive subsidies is only one job of regional management. Another aim of Regio-Tech is to send impulses to the regional economy. This can be achieved in the combination of a founding center and the administration of free areas. Moreover some LEADER projects serve this premise. The Regio-Tech became home to the educational offensive, which was started in 1998 and has developed into one of the most successful projects. This house has turned into an educational centre, a technology and founding centre, a centre of innovations and a starting point for new businesses in the region. The regional development agency has also made vital contributions to other regions. An economic factor which must not be underestimated is the advisory service, the know-how of Regio-Tech is transferred. The coordination of the communities in the region going far beyond LEADER bears fruit and the house of the region stands for local, economic and social integration. Regio-Tech as a service centre is not only represented on a national basis. Through INTERREG-programmes the crossborder cooperation has been intensified, our region is in permanent contact with many other European regions. Regio-Tech is focused on LEADER-agenda (including transregional and transnational projects) and INTERREGprojects with our neighbour countries and many other European memberstates. Moreover we are specialised in project and financial management and furthermore in the organisation of international events. The regional services include regional marketing, the office of the regional merchants and regional community services e.g. the organisation of the shuttle bus system for the Biathlon World Championships 2005.

Pillerseetal Regional Development Agency (Regio-Tech) 6395 Hochfilzen Regio-Tech 1 tel.: 0043-(0)5359-90501 fax: 0043-(0)5359-90501-1004 mail: office@regio-tech.at www.regio-tech.at

The Regio-Tech before the modification in the year 2006.

The new building is the home of regional management.

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PROJECTS
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Roundtrack Buchensteinwand
The roundtrack Buchensteinwand was one of the basic initiatives which triggered the foundation of the LEADER-organisation Pillerseetal. After the successful cooperation of all communities in the region in municipal organisations and in village renewal projects this roundtrack was the next logical step towards regional cooperation. Fieberbrunn, St. Jakob i. H., St. Ulrich a. P. and Hochfilzen could realize a long cherished wish. The projects main aim was the construction of a multifunctional roundtrack which can be used for hikers and bikers, for riders and cross-country skiers and for Nordic walkers and runners. Another central function of the track is its agricultural use. By fusing it with transregional biketracks and connecting it with other regions, the Pillerseetal could be integrated in a larger network. As an additional function the roundtrack provides background information on natural history and culture and thus encourages identification with the local region. A second part of the project, therefore, included the planning, designing and production of signs and panoramic information boards. To enforce sustainability of the project multifunctional roundtrack Buchensteinwand, a run on the track is organised every year on October 26th. The run is organised as a semimarathon and a relay. The club ARB Pillerseebiker serves as the organizer. Until the year 2005 the LEADER-organisation financially supported this important event in the region.

Apart from enjoying the beautiful scenery people get more information about the regions natural and cultural history.

On Austrias national holiday a run on the roundtrack is organised each year.

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TeleWork Tyrol
The project TeleWork Tyrol was a real LEADER classic. On the one hand because of its history and on the other because of its enormous sustainability. In the beginning there was a LEADER seminar in Scotland. The seminar primarily informed about how telework could help create and keep jobs in rural areas. The encouraging results in Scotland inspired the two LEADER-organisations tztal and Pillerseetal to make a survey on the possibilities of telework in the Tyrol, which was supported by the office of the Federal Chancellor. The survey showed both its potential and its dangers. The basis to keep and create jobs in rural areas is a proficient and highly qualified education in the areas of IT and foreign languages. This was the starting point for our educational offensive which is still very successful today. LEADER sometimes is confronted with the reproach to be too far away from economy. The example of TeleWork Tyrol, however, proves that LEADER has invested a lot in our regional economy. Moreover this project has contributed to the fact that highly innovational technologies have found their way into our rural area: in 1998 Regio-Tech was one of the first places which offered glass fibre broad band access for high quality telephone and internet connections a very important basis for attracting technology-oriented companies.

Callcenter expert Jan Schouten

Presentation of TeleWork Tyrol on the Internet Fair Wrgl together with callcenter expert Jan Schouten (middle) and the winner of the Telework Award Donnie Morrisson (right).

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Educational offensive
The educational offensive of the LEADER-organisation is a story of success. After first steps in 1998 it was soon to be seen that there was a high local demand for education. Based on the specific needs of the people in the Pillerseetal a highly proficient course programme is designed every year. It offers language courses (English, Italian, Spanish, Slovakian), IT courses (EXCEL, Word, Internet, eBay, Photoshop, etc.) and special courses such as rhethorical courses for logistics and telecommunication courses. Special attention is paid to women who will be reemployed after their maternity leave, as it is mainly women who efficiently attend our comprehensive courses. Another focus is put on educational offers especially designed for local firms. The success of the educational offensive can be clearly seen in some figures: Many courses have been held over several semesters, until the year 2008 their continuation is guaranteed. The most remarkable fact is that since the start of the educational offensive in the Pillerseetal around 6000 course registrations have been made.

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Telecenter
The telecenter in the regional development agency is the turntable for regional education and is especially adapted to the needs of rural areas. This regional integrational project was started together with the LEADER-region Pendling. There is a tight connection with the project Educational offensive. The EU attaches importance to measures which provide modern means of telecommunication and its corresponding knowledge of handling. In the initiative TeleWork Tyrol the growing interest in this area has been taken into account.

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Familyland Pillerseetal
The familyland Pillerseetal has established itself as a transregional leisure time facility in the last few years. Apart from the direct net product the visitors and holiday guests contribute to an indirect net product for the region. Thanks to family Berger and their employees familyland has become an institution in the development of tourism and leisure time industry. The cooperation with regional firms was the basis for LEADER subsidies in the first years of its existence. The growing number of visitors and the permanent expansion have had a multiplier effect on the region, which positivley influences other branches. The LEADER organisation is proud of having contributed to the success of this family business by supporting this private project initiative.

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Regio-bus
The first steps towards the establishment of a public means of transport for the region were made by LEADER. It was the aim of the project to improve the public transport system in the Pillerseetal and to develop useful measures and concepts in order to make public transport more attractive. In order to evaluate the need and acceptance among the local people and the guests the Regiobus was installed on a trial basis, which was all financed by LEADER. The final installation of the Regio-bus was made by the company Ddlinger Touristik under the task of the Tyrolean Traffic cooperation group, the communities, the touristic cooperation and the regional cablecar enterprises.

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Fleckenried
Through revitalising the biotope Fleckenried named after the hamlet Flecken in the village of St. Ulrich a. P. its fauna and flaura were brought back into balance. The biotope Fleckenried was suffering under vast detritus, brought down by a little river called Grieselbach from around 28 km2 mountain screes. Its agricultural use was only partly possible as there was no clear division between meadows and biotope. The focus of the project was the recultivation of the meadows by realigning the agricultural boundaries. In the course of the project the little lake Fleckensee which had silted up 50 years ago was restored. Apart from the realignment several measures of hydraulic engineering could be taken. Ecological projects such as the planting of reed, the construction of frogpaths along the streets and the protection of natural vegetation contributed to the revitalisation of the Fleckenried. The idea of sustainment in this project was supported in many ways: Apart from increasing its agricultural value and restoring its ecological balance a theme island Fleckenried for better illustration and a fountain with drinking water were created. In cooperation with the local kindergarden a childrens book was edited which tells the story of Quax, the frog in the Fleckenried, and thereby makes also children aware of this topic. The creation of a multifunctional path through the biotope which can be used by the farmers, hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers makes its users aware of this important ecosystem. Information boards along this path give an insight into the complex system of a biotope. Through its revitalisation we could successfully illustrate the value and uniqueness of such a biotope for the local people. Several school classes have already been informed about this unique project and spend part of their biology lessons in the Fleckenried.

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Bikepath Steinbergrunde Waidring-Lofer

The second big project in the category of leisure, sports and hiking paths following the roundtrack Buchensteinwand was the bikepath around the mountain range Loferer Steinberge. There had already been a connection for bikers between the provinces Tyrol and Salzburg, but with one interruption at the Pass Strub. Bikers had to use the highly frequented highway B 178, which was dangerous for both, bikers and car drivers. This problem could be solved by constructing a bikepath away from the highway. By closing this gap between the Tyrol and Salzburg biking on this tour has become much more attractive especially for families. Apart from increasing security this project has also supported the cooperation with LAG Salzburger Saalachtal.

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Community Kitchen in Waidring

The Community Kitchen in Waidring was installed with the help of many supporters and opens its doors for current needs and events. The Community Kitchen can be extended and thus be used for smaller and bigger events, for courses and seminars. There is a special interest to keep old cooking recipes alive, hand them on to the next generation and use local products. In special cooking seminars the knowledge of the elder generation is handed on to interested young people.

Group picture in the new Community Kitchen.

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Cultural project Kultursprnge Innergebirg

The starting point of this project was the idea to illustrate the cultural origins of the area Innergebirg. The centre of this idea is to give children and young adults in this region the chance to actively contribute to the regions culture. Several cooperations with the nearby communities and local schools have already taken place. With the support of international artists it is the projects aim to integrate various artistic genres and to secure archetypes of our region in forms of art. Questions such as: What can be seen through all layers and times? What will remain? Which elements reoccur? might find an answer.

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Kneipp park Wiesensee

The Kneipp park Wiesensee situated directly at the roundtrack Buchensteinwand is a favourite spot for relaxation on the way between St. Ulrich a. P. and Hochfilzen. The Kneipp park originally had some quality deficits. There was no pure spring water, but only muddy water from the lake Wiesensee, which caused problems to clean the equipment for hydropathic treatment. The main target of the project, therefore, was to improve the quality of the park. This was mainly reached by taking on three springs with drinking water quality and directly leading the fresh water to a wooden tub and several tubes to provide high quality water. This project has made the area of the lake Wiesensee even more attractive for frequent visitors especially for hikers, bikers and climbers of the nearby rock climbing area.

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Educational path on beekeeping

The region is well known as a natural oasis of health and wellbeing. And this is partly the merit of the industrious bees in the Pillerseetal. The educational path on apiculture in St. Ulrich a. P. combines several functions: it provides, on the one hand, useful information on the work of bees and is, on the other hand, an anchor point for the support of young apiarists and the network of the several beekeeper organisations in the region. Moreover it provides new impulses in the infrastructure and summer tourism of the region. The natural honey, which comes from the beehives of the regions beekeepers, is another regional product in the list of local products.

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TRIAS -

a theme park on the Steinplatte

The mountain plateau Steinplatte is the most well preserved coral reef of middle Europe. In this project we want to show the fascination of the fossile world and the triassic times to all visitors. In the research camp visitors can find impressive fossiles and reproductions of the fauna and flora in triassic times. From Triassic Beach, the highest beach in the Alps, you can walk on a theme path to the edge of the reef, the rock face of the Steinplatte.

Project draft research camp

RESEARCH CAMP

THEME PATH

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Discovering the regions economic power

Ten years of LEADER-organisation also stand for ten years of regional development in the Pillerseetal. This project was firstly presented to the public on the Day of Europe in one of the most exclusive shopping malls of Innsbruck and was highlightened on the Fair of Economy. About 20 companies of the region decided to organize an open day on July 1st 2006 to show the economic power of the region, especially to the people living in the Pillerseetal. With shuttle buses and the Regio-bus it was possible to illustrate the wide range of companies and economic abilities in the region.
Three mayors visit the amusement park Familienland

Sculpturer Horst Mayr

Company Viterma in St. Ulrich a. P. and company Valenta in Fieberbrunn

Company Kost-Ex in St. Ulrich a. P. and company Foidl in Fieberbrunn

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TVB PILLERSEETAL
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Touristic cooperation light

At the end of the 90ies the separate touristic organisations in the Pillerseetal founded a union to advertise the region. The starting point for this idea was a common budget for advertisement, which aimed at a tighter cooperation of the separate touristic organisations. But the individuality of each organisation should be preserved a very important aspect at that point of time. This strategy was supported by the government of the province Tyrol. The important step to reach this could be set with the help of LEADER. The negotiations with the supportive offices were made directly by the LAG-management, a respectable amount of subsidies could be received.

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Webmarketing
A next essential step was the installation of webmarketing.

The most important source of information for tourists the internet - was used. In cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Economy LEADER was responsible for the set-up of the homepages of the touristic organisations of the region, so that they reflect the state of art and are user-friendly.

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Booking centre Pillerseetal

The booking centre was a milestone leading to the fusion of the local touristic organisations. After the first meeting and a collection of ideas the touristic organisation worked on the realization of a booking centre, its techniqual demands and the cooperation with accomodation providers. LEADER initiated and accompanied this phase of the project.

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Fusion into TVB Pillerseetal

The region Pillerseetal is unified on a touristic level and offers a wide range of possibilities and a strong brandmark. This final step was made, partly demanded by the government of the province and supported with additional subsidies. The first attempt of fusing the touristic organisations of the region, however, failed. The LEADER representative Daniel Wibmer was asked by the comittee to develop a new plan. After a year of hard and difficult negotiations the fusion could be handed in on time and the promised subsidies were received. The new system of the TVB Pillerseetal which excludes the facilities of infrastructure has received attention all over the country. Although some forms of adaption is necessary, this system is still a useful instrument which has proved its value in difficult situations. This idea secures the fact that the responsibilities for local infrastructure still lies within the communities. Tourism in the region Pillerseetal was and still is one of the big organisational and financial winners of the LEADERprogrammes.

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TVB PILLERSEETAL
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Biatron
In the course of the Biathlon World Championship 2005, which has drawn worldwide media attention, the Biatron represented a facility which is still attractive in its uniqueness. The motto snowball was presented in a new design in the project Biatron and at the same time it was an embassador as well as a synonym for activity and freshness in winter and in summer. In its futuristic design and European uniqueness the Biatron is a creative expression which moves the masses. Its most prominent element is the dome the biggest snowball in the world. Surrounded by massive, 3-metre-high snowwalls the Biatron became a winter wonderland, which attracted our local people, our tourists, sportsmen and mainly children. Snow became more than just pure fun it became a mental sport which encourages to find new interpretations over and over again. The Biatron helped to transport the brandmark Pillerseetal to the world and to attract high media attention. The lastingness of the Biatron has always been a main focus of the project. The big dome is used as an event centre in summer and its traces the smaller domes can be found in all the communities of the Pillerseetal. The Biathlon World Championship has proved that the communities can cooperate very well and are able to transport the image of the region to the outside. RegioTech organised the shuttle bus service during the world championship and received much positive feedback for its service.

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TVB PILLERSEETAL
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Nordic centre
Due to the highly professional organisation of the Biathlon World Championship, several biathlon world cup races and international cross-country ski competitions the region Pillerseetal has gained a high reputation as a venue of national and international cross-country ski and biathlon competitions. Apart from the annual Biathlon World Cup race also crosscountry ski races of the Continental Cup (the highest level in Austria 05/06) took place in the Pillerseetal in 2006, which further contributed to the regions degree of fame. A new course was accepted by the FIS and got a very positive evaluation. The numerous national and international youth competitions additionally helped to establish the region Pillerseetal as a nordic centre. The new sport trends Nordic Walking and Nordic Fitness evidently show that this sport section is not only determined by the winter season. This is the reason why we encourage and foster a lasting and all-year-round concept. The ski runs are highly frequented and the offered nordic walking routes are expanded. Moreover several athletes from our region have found their way into our strong national sport squads. In order to guarantee the quality and security on the courses and nordic walking routes and to face the growing interest, we have constantly modernised them. A marketing campaign, which is planned for two years and supported by LEADER, presents the region as a nordic centre.

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REGIONAL MARKETING
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Farm products from the Pillerseetal

The focus of the project was on the establishment of products from our regional farmers and was financially supported by LEADER and the programme 5b. The starting point for this project was the creation of an individual regional brandmark at a high quality. Apart from the advice on marketing strategies the project was supported by building a slaughterhouse for the farm products. In order to increase the peoples awareness the producers signed cooperational contracts with traders.

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Regional marketing
The project regional marketing has sent many positive impulses for a positive development in the Pillerseetal in the last few years. Regional marketing is the basis for a functioning regional development in many ways. On the one hand it strengthens regional awareness, on the other the region can present itself on a national and international level. The success of the project is presented in the fact that many subprojects have developed from the initial project regional marketing. The beginning was marked by the creation of an individual logo for the whole region. The logo has meanwhile established itself everywhere and has been positively accepted by the economy, tourism and the people in the region. The colour of the typeface symbolizes the unfathomable depth of mountain lakes, its form should express the charm of the scenery and the friendliness of its people. The logo is framed by the precipitous mountain ranges of the Loferer and Leoganger Steinberge in the evening sun and the gentle Kitzbhel Alps in the foreground, which complete the picture.

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Regional entries
The pylons at the entries of the villages in the region enhance the status of the region. The road signs, which are constantly visible even by night, mainly enhance regional identification and also increase the value of recognition of the region Pillerseetal enormously.

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Market days
Another highlight in the Pillerseetal was added to the traditional summer events. The market days move to a different village every Friday. The wide range of products, which are mainly produced in the region, attracts many guests and local people. The variety of the region can be seen as follows: food, jewelry, candles, liquors and souvenirs can be bought. To offer traditional handicraft as well as local farm products is one of the main aims. The LEADER-organization supports the traders, the whole idea was developed in the LEADER-marketing group.

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Coinage of the Pillersee Thaler

The Pillersee Thaler was presented as an official currency in the Pillerseetal in the year 2003 for the first time. The major aim was to keep the money in the region and to increase the turnover for trade, service and companies. Since the introduction of the regional currency Pillersee Thaler its use has permanently increased. It is especially popular as a Christmas present. Numerous companies have already recognized the currencys value and accept the thaler as an official currency. At the moment about 50 companies are official members of the organization Pillerseetal-Wirtschaft. The thaler is available in every bank of the region.

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A runners paradise in the Pillerseetal

The logical answer to the increasing interest in running tracks and nordic-walking routes is the edition of a folder which illustrates suitable routes through the region. The idea for the project developed in the LEADER-project group for regional restructuring, which finally also translated it into action. Each community can provide routes on three different levels, the runners will find well-prepared routes with standardized labels. Apart from signposting the routes and their different levels of difficulty, startand finish-signs have been out up, which give a general overview of the routes and inform about basic principles of sports medicine, such as the right pulse frequency, stretching, warm-up.

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Signposting of farmhouses and alpine huts

Based on the initiative of the society for local history various historical buildings, farmhouses and alpine huts were signposted: 302 farmhouses, 88 alpine huts and 50 historical buildings got new signs. The simplicity of the information signs was chosen on purpose. The signs present the name of the farm and its current owner. Moreover they inform about the original designation when they were first mentioned in the documents. This project has been appreciated not only by the local people, but also by the tourists in the Pillerseetal.

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Voucher-booklet for the Pillerseetal

A very successful subproject was translated into action in the year 2006. More than 25 companies in the region published a voucher-booklet. To keep the money in the region was one aim of the project, to increase the peoples awareness for local economy was another. The success of the project was prolonged in the Christmas season 2006.

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Bus stops for the Regio-bus

In the summer 2006 16 new shelters at various bus stops were put up. They also underline the idea of regional identity. The little shelters are designed in the sense of corporate identity, the modern style of previous projects is continued. At least one shelter was put up in each village of the region, schoolchildren and other passengers arent left out in the rain in a literal sense. In connection with the pylons and the Regio-bus this measure in the regions infrastructure has long been awaited. The positive feedback has led to the decision to spend more money on new bus stops in the year 2008.

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LEADER-start
In February 1997 the LEADER-organisation Pillerseetal in those days still without Leogang and Waidring started its activities with an official opening. LEADER was new to everybody and therefore ideas like holistic regional development and bottom-up approach created a notion of uneasiness. But in the three years before the new period of programme planning 20002006 the LEADER-organization managed to translate these ideas into action. First steps towards regional identity were made. The organisations professional way of working and the perfect cooperation with the corresponding offices of the government were already visible in the opening session.

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LEADER-seminar on family tourism

In March 1999 LEADER-managers and tourism experts from 12 different nations held a three-day seminar in our region. How is the topic of family tourism connected to our region and LEADER? The individual models of ideal tourism were analysed and fused into one regional model. By doing so the topic of family tourism was seen as a natural strength of the region. Based on this a programme was created which can be described in the following keywords: adventure holidays on local farms, holiday sports pass, Regio-bus, family amusement park Pillerseetal, etc. The participants of the seminar mainly discussed different definitions of family tourism, various forms of offers and marketing possibilities. Examples from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Germany, France and Austria were given. This seminar has led to some cooperational projects. The results of the seminar were published in the official languages of the EU and thus have contributed to a growing popularity and an increase of economic power in our region.

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LEADER-forum in the Pillerseetal

In July 2002 LEADER-Austria was welcomed as a guest in the region Pillerseetal-Leogang. 40 local project groups, federal and the provinces officials for development programmes, the Austrian networkservice for LEADER+ as well as Federal Minister Wilhelm Molterer and the vice governor of the Tyrol Ferdinand Eberle all worked on a key issue of LEADER+: cooperation. The forums place in the Pillerseetal for the opening event of the period until 2006 was not chosen coincidentally. For years this region had been a model region for cooperation in the sense of LEADER. Its model function had been highly appreciated on a national and international level. Based on perfect organization this event developed into a highly praised forum for developing LEADER-teamspirit. In the course of the workshops 11 concrete cooperational projects could be fixed down and Federal Minister Wilhelm Molterer reacted in his speech to the visibly positive atmosphere of the forum. Those who joined the project presentation on the farm Bodnerhof, in the amusement park Familienland Pillerseetal, on the roundtrack and in the biotope Fleckenried as well as in the museum of mining and the exhibition mine were able to understand that it was not only the LEADER-managers excellent piece of work, but also the work of a highly professional team of regional development.

Mayor Herbert Grander, Vice governor Ferdinand Eberle, Federal Minister Wilhelm Molterer and Michael Niedermoser (representative of the project group on agriculture) with the participants of the LEADER-forum.

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The future of alpine agriculture

In order to prepare for the current agricultural reform in the EU, it is necessary to look at the situation now and the future development of alpine agriculture. This is a topic of vital importance in the Pillerseetal.

Health and environment

The project should give impulses and motivate to pay more attention to this topic. A special focus was set on the interrelatedness of environment and health. The fact that about 400 people from different countries in the Alps participated in this big event in the Pillerseetal makes us feel proud and shows its success. It accounts for more than 1000 additional overnight stays in the region. The participants from Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Slovenia and Germany received useful information from numerous experts and got to know the region by hiking on our alpine pastures.

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LEADER 2007-2013
On September 29th 2006 the Tyrolean government invited the chairmen of the planning committees, the chief officers of the local government, the representatives of the regions, of regional development organisations and other keypersons to the Pillerseetal. In the public hall in Fieberbrunn the regional representatives received first-hand information about development programmes for rural areas in the period 2007 -2013. Additionally a small exhibition was installed to give the representatives of the different regions in the Tyrol an overview of the successful work of LEADER in the Piller-

Official opening in the Tyrol

seetal. Several projects in the region were presented to mayors of future LEADER-regions. The LEADER-organisation and the region Pillerseetal were able once more to put their competency of organisation into the limelight.

The speakers: Christian Stampfer Tyrolean government, Franz Rauter Tyrolean government, Peter Kaltenegger European Commission LEADER, Ignaz Knbl Ministry of Agriculture and Andrea Fink Tyrolean government.

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Transnational projects and cooperations:

Family tourism
A transnational cooperation with the regions Northernmost Lappland (FI) and Vrmland (SE)
The European LEADER-seminar on family tourism was the impulse for a transnational cooperation, which was mainly seen as a transfer of knowledge and experience. The two partner regions and the Pillerseetal are especially suitable for family tourism but in different ways. The place, where Nils Holgersson is from, could be a description of the province Vrmland in Sweden. It is not only the home of the author and Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlf, it is also home of the Nils Holgersson adventure park. Apart from many other most suitable examples of family holidays this park was the highlight of the project. Not only the design of the park with many creative stops for the whole family is remarkable, but also its marketing. As a contrast the focus in Lappland is on winter tourism for families with special offers designed around Santa Claus. Both regions have in common that the touristic offers fit in well with the local population. General messages in advertisments such as beautiful scenery and friendly people are a taboo.

Childrens attraction in rural family tourism

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Villages facing Europe

Transnational cooperation with the rural community Rovaniemi and the Finnish LAG Perpohjolan kehitys
This project title stands for measures for smaller businesses mainly very small family businesses. This target group should become familiar with the possibilities, chances and risks of Europe. The central questions was how the membership in the EU had affected small businesses. This question was discussed in workshops and mutual visits. One of the main results was that too little information on European integration of small businesses is available. This leads to a classic function of regional management: to make smaller businesses more aware of small projects. The project resulting from the above project is the cooperation of outdoor businesses.

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Outdoor and adventure cooperation

Transnational cooperation with the Santa Claus Sports Institute Rovaniemi and the LAG Perpohjolan kehitys
This cooperation was basically a result of two previous projects, the European LEADER-seminar in St. Ulrich a. P. and the project Villages facing Europe developed in Lappland. Seven businesses and educational facilities are currently involved in this project: three businesses from Tyrolean LEADER-regions, among them the company Funconnection in the Pillerseetal and one educational facility from Lappland. The companies offer rafting, white water canoeing, rockclimbing and iceclimbing, trekking, canyoning, fishing and hunting. Three major activities are the basis of this project: in the educational part the focus is on aquiring the technical abilities. The central attempt is to use the advantages of the different systems in Finnland and the Tyrol and to compensate for the weaknesses. The second part concentrates on balancing out high and low seasons. In the Tyrol the summer season plays a more important role with outdoor activities, in Finnland it is the winter season. Therefore the project promoted the exchange of guides in the partner regions, which they finally did. The third part of the project focused on the marketing activities. The most difficult task was to move the competing businesses to a marketing cooperation and to follow a common strategic marketing line. The project is currently in action, the three main activities have already been successfully introduced. The future aim will be to bond the clients by enforcing client exchange.

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Formal enemies todays friends

The INTERREG-project Round the Scheibelberg presents the history, the people and some incidents between 1805 and 2005. The creative and historical centre of this exhibition is the so called Stone of three countries, which has marked the border between the Tyrol, Salzburg and Bavaria since 1505. Formal enemies todays friends was the motto and the opening was a great party. Among the many guests of honour there were the mayors and the main speaker Johannes Lang, the towns archivist of Bad Reichenhall. In his lively lecture he talked about the historical development of our region, the fights at the beginning of the 19th century and the presence. The integrational factor of LEADER was to be seen in the fact that the exhibition could be visited in the Biatron dome.

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The Way of St. James

The Way of St. James in the Pillerseetal livens up the renaissance of traditional pilgrimage. The INTERREG IIIA project was translated into action with the help of the LEADER-programme. The way leads from the Pass Strub in Waidring to the pilgrimage church St. Adolari, via the stations of the cross at the lake Pillersee and the church dedicated to St. James in St. Jakob to St. Johann. The central aspects of the project are the clear and evident signposts on the way and the presentation of the villages along the Way of St. James. Moreover the installation of pilgrimage accomodation and restaurants supports our local gastronomy, which gets new additional impulses through a special marketing and extensive presence of the media. In order to reinforce the lastingness of this project, the regional development company Regio-Tech was put in charge of the entire Tyrolean Way of St. James for the next two years. Regio-Tech, therefore, cooperates with the touristic organisations of the Tyrol as well as with the two dioceses Tyrol and Salzburg, the project partners in South Tyrol and Vorarlberg and the regional development offices.

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The history of mining in the region Pillerseetal and Leogang

Its adaptation and use in a touristic sense
This project was also financed by INTERREG- and LEADER-programmes. The formerly famous silver-, quicksilver-, copper-, lead-, nickel- and cobalt mine in the so called area Schwarzleo is one of the regions oldest and most impressive mines, which is still accessible today. The knowledge of mining, however, has gradually disappeared. Primarily the project aims at the awareness of this topic. An up-todate presentation based on latest scientific knowledge and an interesting relationship between a historical presentation in a museum and a highly artistic multimedia installation were created. The result is a highquality mix between a museum and an event programme for the region as an attraction for high-quality tourism based on the common historical and economic development. The standard design of the signs on the historical buildings, the mines and the sights substantially contribute to

Curator Hermann Mayrhofer in front of the museum of mining in Leogang.

the projects success. The Italian partner was the Comunit Montana Agordina. The cooperation contained a wide range of topics.

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Through its experience in regional and project management over years Regio-Tech could integrate itself in transnational projects.

MAREMA
MAREMA is the abbreviation of MAnaging REgional MAnagements and is an INTERREG IIIC project with 13 partners all across Europe. The primary aim was the installation of lasting structures for regional development and the implementation of various regional development projects. Through its transregional working approach and the exchange of knowhow the own region was strengthened and received new impulses of other regions. It was the task of the regional development agency in the Pillerseetal to work on the Tyrolean project management together with Christian Stampfer from the government of the province. The part

of the Tyrolean project concentrated on the crossborder management structures between the Tyrol and the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno.

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ALPINETWORK
The regional success of the project TeleWork Tyrol was the impulse to continue our work with the help of the Tyrolean government on an international basis. Alpinetwork (ANT) is an INTERREG III B project, in which the seven Alpine regions Carinthia, Slovenia, Styria, South Tyrol the Tyrol and central Switzerland participated. ANT creates conditions for e-work jobs in KMU through a better use of informational and communicational technologies (IKT) in the Alpine region. In the first phase of the project Regio-Tech saw its role as a regional coordinator for the Tyrol and in a second phase it was responsible for transnational project management together with the foundation Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung (Lead Partner).

www.alpinetwork.net

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NENA
In the project NENA Network Enterprises Alps nine partners from all countries in the Alps concentrate on the following topics: renewable resources with the focus on the net product of wood, energy from renewable resources, saving energy in passive houses and technology in form of innovational management, education, optimization of process, certification and intersectional management. Also here Regio-Tech provides the project management for the Tyrol together with the foundation Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung. Its task is to find so-called core sectors of the economy in the nine partner regions and to analyse the economic sectors relevant for the project.

www.nena.telesis.at

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International contacts and presentations:

Through its exemplary and professional way of working the region Pillerseetal-Leogang could establish many national and international contacts. Several times Daniel Wibmer was invited to international projects as an expert. Two very important projects should be mentioned in this place:

Regional development in the

Russian Federation:
standing, the implementation of individual regional development (according to our understanding) still lies in the distant future. In the course of this project Regio-Tech was asked to organize a one-week study trip for a group of federal inspectors, who are high ranking officials in the administration of the Federal President in the republiques of the Russian Federation. During this visit we could present illustrative examples of Austrian regional development, especially with the background of poor structure and problems of workplace.

On behalf of the European Council in Strasburg the region could participate in a project discussing the possible development of regional structures, the awareness and motivation for this topic. Intensive talks and discussions with representatives of several ministries in Moscow, regional representatives of the Duma, the federal inspectors, regional chambers of economy, companies, mayors and representatives of universities in the Volga-region lead to a better mutual under-

The Russian delegation after the visit to the mining company RHI in Hochfilzen.

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LEADER in Bulgaria
The new EU member Bulgaria is currently working on the development of structures which are necessary for LEADER. The tradition of centralist structures can hardly meet the new demands. The LEADER expert Daniel Wibmer was sent to Bulgaria in order to present the philosophy of LEADER, several possibilities of realization, its chances and risks to different offices of the government together with the Ministry of Agriculture. This project, in contrast to the project in the Russian Federation, focused on concrete topics and ways of working. On a visit in the Tyrol a highranking delegation from Bulgaria could receive useful tips and hints from LEADER-representatives, mayors, LAG managers, active members and project holders.

From the left: Franz Rauter (Tyrolean Government), Saliha Emin (Secretary of Parliament), Lubomir Radev (Federal advisor), Miroslava Georgieva (Head of Federal Department) and Daniel Wibmer.

The Bulgarian delegation.

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International contacts

(examples):

A Polish regional manager visits Regio-Tech

INTERREG IIA conference, Austria Italy

... an Irish manager of tourism gets information from us ...

We could welcome international delegations, like the ones here from Finnland and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, several times.

A polish delegation of mayors and regional representatives.

French chamber of agriculture.

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A visit to Brussels
On the 10th anniversary of the LEADER-organisation a group of representatives of municipal, agricultural, regional and touristic management visited the city of Brussels. They could get a close look at the work and organisation of the representatives there. The four-day stay in Brussels was full of highly interesting presentations and official visits to the respective official buildings. Peter Kaltenegger, the commissions official for the LEADER-programmes in Austria, Germany and Slovenia, led through the head office of agriculture together with Jean-Michel Courades and Pedro Brosei. The Austrian representative Richard Seeber led through the parliament and we talked about the House of Europe. Finally the group from the Pillerseetal was invited to the office Tirol Bro and received information on the direct axis to Brussels.

Apart from the official programme the visitors had time to do some sightseeing in Brussels. The most famous are the Atomium and Mnneken Pis as well as the many beautiful churches and cathedrals. Also Brussels kitchen is famous for its delicacies, such as Belgium chocolate, Belgium beer and fresh seafood, which was all tested by the visitors from the Pillerseetal.

The LEADER-representatives in Brussels in November 2006.

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SURVEY OF PROJECTS
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Regional projects
Adventure holidays on farms Adventure park on the Steinplatte A runners paradise in the Pillerseetal Biathlon infrastructure Biatron Booking centre Pillerseetal Coinage of the Pillersee Thaler Community kitchen Waidring Cultural project Kultursprnge Innergebirg Educational offensive Educational path on beekeeping in St. Ulrich am Pillersee Exhibition Former enemies todays friends Round the Scheibelberg Expansion of the Regio-Tech Familyland Pillerseetal Farm products of the region Foundation center Regio-Tech Founding of Regio-Tech Kneipp park Wiesensee Magic Christmas in the region Pillerseetal-Leogang Market days Villages Facing Europe Meditational way in St. Jakob in Haus Voucher booklet Nordic centre Pillerseetal infrastructure Way of St. James in the Tyrol Nordic centre Pillerseetal marketing Outdoor and adventure cooperation Pillersee research on its natural history and sediments We want to thank all active members and project beneficiery. The idea of LEADER can only be alive through the many active people in the region. Whether the story of success will be continued or not will depend on you and your engagement. Positional marketing Pillerseetal Public Transport System Pylons at regional entries Quality improvement of the telecenter Quality offensive touristic cooperation Regio-Bus Pillerseetal Regional history of mining Regional signposting on farmhouses and alpine huts Research camp and theme path Steinplatte Revitalisation of the biotope Fleckenried Roundtrack Buchensteinwand Roundtrack Steinbergrunde improvement Roundtrack Steinbergrunde - Strub Roundtrack Steinbergrunde - Waidring - Lofer Telecenter Regio-Tech Telework Tyrol Ten years of the LEADER-organisation Pillerseetal-Leogang The future of alpine agriculture health and environment TRIAS Triassic Park Waidring Steinplatte Village renewal

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A look into the future

The various possibilities of a cooperation between tourism, business and agriculture can even better support and improve the cross-sectoral development of rural areas. One of the major factors: the financial volume of LEADER was more than doubled. The inititative LEADER is not a separate EU programme anymore but is integrated in the programme Rural Development 2007-2013 and can be illustrated as follows: Axis 3 contains the following prior targets: 1. Diversification towards non-agricultural activities 2. Supporting the foundation and development of small businesses in order to foster entrepreneurial spirit and strengthen economy 3. Supporting tourism 4. Services to meet the needs of the local economy and population 5. Preserving and improving rural heritage

Rural Development 2007-2013

Axis 1

Axis 2

Axis 3

Competitiveness

Environmental protection and rural management

Living quality and diversification

LEADER axis
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

Especially axis 3 Living quality and diversification of rural economy will be of major importance in the LEADER agenda apart from measures of intraterritorial and transnational cooperation and will play a vital role in the horizontal priority administration improvement and the build-up of endogenous potential of development in rural areas.

Contact: Regio-Tech Hochfilzen Directing manager: Daniel Wibmer Project manager: Stefan Niedermoser 6395 Hochfilzen Regio-Tech 1 tel.: 05359-90501 fax: 05359-90501-1004 mail: office@regio-tech.at www.regio-tech.at

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Regional management NEW

The next few years in the Tyrol will show a growing trend towards strategic orientation and corresponding system development. It will be imbedded in the governmental future strategy for the province of the Tyrol connected with the project on positional strategy in the Tyrol 2006-2010. One aim is to strengthen the cohesion apart from the economy in the region, which will also include transnational activities. In future each facility of regional management in the province Tyrol must apply the LEADER-method and integrate rural development. For the region Pillerseetal/Leogang this means a lead of knowledge and a substantially wider range of tasks. The tasks of regional management in an overview:

Services
for regional planning organisations and communities for other project holders in important regional projects support for regional activities of official government departments

Apart from these task fields the future of our rural areas will be highly influenced by the following programmes:

Platform activities
Networking of regions and their decisive organs Informational transfer and its use Crossborder and transregional cooperation

Decrees, strategic guidelines and regulations of implementation from the federal government, the provinces government and the EU Austrian programme of the development of rural areas LEADER Focus 4 in the Austrian programme of the development of rural areas Target 2: Competitiveness and employment Programme of strengthening economic and social cohesion

Realization
Participation in the initiation and development of projects Holders of projects in special cases Participation in realization of EU regional aid programmes

Target 3: INTERREG Programme of crossborder, transnational and international cooperation Various topic related aid programmes

Development of strategies
Development of an integrated regional developmental strategy Corresponding connection between bottom-up and top-down impulses

All task fields are centered and worked upon in regional management. This is to guarantee that regional responsibility is actively applied.

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Ten years of the LEADER-association

Ten years of the LEADER-association in the Pillerseetal/Leogang are an equivalent of a ten-year success story in translating regional projects into action. In these years many ideas of different fields could be realized. The range covers the educational offensive, the field of agriculture, tourism and the support of regional economy. The LEADER-organization has also contributed a lot to regional thinking in the Pillerseetal. Kaspar Mettler Mayor of St. Ulrich am Pillersee The last ten years of LEADER have been very successful for the region Pillerseetal and above all have supported the idea of regional thinking among the local people. Waidring became a member of the LEADER-association in the year 1999. Fewer problems within the fusion of the touristic cooperation were an important result of this membership. My thanks especially go to Daniel Wibmer and the chairman Gnter Kofler, who found most projects worth of supporting and thus brought much money into the region. I hope that our region will go into a bright future. Heinz Kienpointner Mayor of Waidring

Regional cooperation: a side topic ten years ago, today a central issue. The whole region has rapidly moved away from local thinking towards common projects in cooperation with others. The LEADER-association and the company of regional development apart from the regional touristic organisation have mainly contributed to this success story. The engagement in this regional group also guarantees promising projects in future years.

Herbert Grander Mayor of Fieberbrunn

I think I can say that all LEADER projects in the last ten years have been very successful in our crossborder region and that they have been realized under the intelligent guidance of the LAG-management in the very spirit of LEADER, far beyond a mere organization of subsidies. Together with the multisectoral approach of LEADER this has led to a strengthening of regional thinking not only among the active participants, but also among a big group of interested local people. And this is a basis we can build on in many ways. Therefore we look forward to a new chapter of regional development supported by the EU in our region! Sebastian Eder Mayor of Hochfilzen Member of the National Council

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Ten years of the LEADER-association

The chairman of the LEADER-association Gnter Kofler had the good idea to invite the neighbour community Leogang to participate in the LEADER-association Pillerseetal. The community of Leogang has never regretted this membership on the contrary, we are very proud of the fact that we are part of one of the most active LEADERregions in Austria. This cross-party and crossborder cooperation enabled us to translate innovative and sustainable projects into action. The highly professional work of the chairman Gnter Kofler and the managing director Daniel Wibmer guarantee that we will realize more projects and tightly cooperate in future. My thanks go to everyone who has actively contributed to this success. The tenth anniversary of the LEADER-organisation is the perfect moment for me as the mayor of St. Jakob i. H. to proudly look back on the many regional projects which have been realized so far. The LEADER-organisations has strengthened the feeling of belonging together among the communities in the Pillerseetal, which has had a positive effect on the whole region. My thanks go to everyone who is responsible for the success of LEADER in our region. Leo Niedermoser Mayor of St. Jakob in Haus

Helga Hammerschmied Mayor of Leogang

Gnter Kofler, Leo Niedermoser, Sebastian Eder, Herbert Grander, Kaspar Mettler, Heinz Kienpointner and Daniel Wibmer celebrate a toast to ten years of LEADER-association in the region.

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Cofinanced through the European Union, Programme LEADER+ and the federal state of the Tyrol