Värmland spreading the word on improving gender equality

Region Värmland, Sweden, is spreading the word on the importance of gender equality and inclusiveness for SMEs' competitiveness on many fronts: the first regional stakeholder group meeting of Värmland was held in August and DEBUTING project was also presented at a local business fair in the early days of September.

Gathering together the Region's stakeholders to discuss two Interreg Europe projects

DEBUTING project's first Regional Stakeholder Group Meeting in Värmland was hosted by Region Värmland, the lead partner in DEBUTING project, and Paper Province cluster on August 31st. The RSG meeting was a joint meeting for DEBUTING and another Interreg Europe project, PLASTIX.  

The meeting brought together 32 participants, presenting both, the partners and stakeholders of the two projects. The topics covered in the meeting included Interreg Europe programme in general, the Regional Development Programme Norra Mellansverige, DEBUTING and PLASTIX projects and a number of Good Practices from Värmland.

During the next 3.5 years, Region Värmland will continue working together with regional stakeholders for inclusiveness and improved gender equality in industry. Emphasis will be put on sharing experiences, knowledge and good practices with stakeholders from all DEBUTING partner regions.

Presenting DEBUTING at the local business fair

Katarina Nordmark from Region Värmland presented  DEBUTING project at the regional business fair “Företagssalongen” at Elite Stadshotellet in Karlstad on September 7th. Katarina talked about the importance of gender equality as a competitiveness factor for SMEs. About 100 different companies participated in the fair and a great number of visitors stopped at the booth to hear about the project and the work on gender equality in Region Värmland.