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Exploring the potential for cross-border hospital services in the border region

gpollak — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:21:49 +0000

The overall aim of this project is to ‘identify how cross-border hospital services can provide mutual benefits for the people of the border region’. It is in two strands.

The report of the first strand, carried out by CCBS [...]

BORDER PEOPLE (PHASE TWO)

Webmaster — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:07:05 +0000

This is the second phase of the Border People (www.borderpeople.info) information website, being developed in a continuing partnership with the North/South Ministerial Council. This project is led by the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ IT manager, Joe Shiels, assisted [...]

Pilot Impact Assessment Toolkit for cross-border cooperation in Ireland

gpollak — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:55:13 +0000

As part of the integrative work of a cross-border observatory, the Centre is undertaking the development of a pilot Impact Assessment Toolkit (PIAT) for practical, mutually beneficial cross-border cooperation in Ireland. The pilot toolkit is intended to guide policy-makers [...]

The Cross-Border Spatial Planning and Training Network (CroSPlaN)

gpollak — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:14:47 +0000

This network, organised by the Centre’s sister organisation, the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD), brings together an alliance (CroSPLaN) of planners, economic development officers, local authority officials, councillors, and community and business interests on both sides [...]

NORMAL BUSINESS RESTORED: Reviving the border economy in a new era of peace and devolved government

gpollak — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:57:54 +0000

The aim of this package of four closely inter-related research projects is to find ways of understanding and increasing the accessibility, size, transparency, competitiveness and profitability of Irish border region markets in a context where peace and normality have [...]