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On behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research, Geomedia conducted an analysis with the objective of proposing potential locations for state gymnasiums on the municipality level in Harjumaa county (incl. Tallinn city districts). This objective was approached by two scenarios: the first scenario takes into account the effectiveness and...

In cooperation with Tartu city and the local governments bordering it, Geomedia prepared the document “Tartu urban area sustainable development strategy 2015-2020”. For the implementation of the vision of “Tartu urban area as the best urban living environment with growing population and high internal cohesion, which is recognised as a...

On the 8th of December 2015 Geomedia PhD student Bianka Plüschke-Altof held a public lecture at the Slovak Technical University (STU) in Bratislava. The lecture was held under the topic “Images of the Periphery impeding Rural Development? The concept of Peripheralization” and took place as part of a 4-months secondment...

On September, 20.-21. 2014 the event “Community speakers” in the framework of the project „Big Peter and small Peter“ takes place in the Vastseliina community house. 90 representatives of county cooperation association are expected from different regions all over Estonia. It is positive that free associations and/or village elders’ associations...

In cooperation between Geomedia and the Estonian Ministry of the Interior the participation of county governments in international cooperation organizations and networks was mapped out. The payment of membership fee (CPMR, B7, ESIN, IIGA, NGO Euregio Pskov-Livonia and the economic cooperative of Valge county and Jämtland, Sweden) was taken as...

On 10.-11. December 2015 Geomedia consultant Rivo Noorkõiv conducted a 2-days training on “Strategic Management and Local Government Development Planning” for local government leaders. The seminar focused on holistically managing development processes, forming multi-level governance and on development documentation systems as leadership tool for local governments. On the example of practical cases concrete solutions to...

On the 26th of August 2014, Geomedia in cooperation with OÜ Cumulus Consulting implemented an internal evaluation training with Leader action groups. The objective was to support the establishment of a monitoring- and internal evaluation system, lead the discussion on that topic and introduce the participants to opportunities for the...

Geomedia prepared the development plan of Tallinn Public Transport Ltd (Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS, TLT for short) for the years 2015-2024. TLT’s core activity is the organization of passenger transport by bus, trolleybus and tram within the united ticketing system of Tallinn, based on the passenger transport public service contract with...

On 21st of January 2016 Geomedia PhD student Bianka Plüschke-Altof took part in a workshop on regional polarization held at the Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (CERS HAS). Among researchers and students from Békéscsaba and Szeged in Hungary, Germany and Canada she...

At the reading of Ahja parish council on 17th September 2014, the amalgamation of the local government was part of the agenda. Part of the discussion is the Estonian Ministry’s of Interior advisory program, which is directed to support the voluntary amalgamation of local governments. At the meeting, Geomedia consultant...