The THING Project - THing sites International Networking Group

Programme 2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The THING project is based on the Thing sites that are the assembly sites spread across North West Europe as a result of the Viking diaspora and Norse settlements. The objective is to exchange knowledge, specify, develop and test new and improved services for sustainable management and business development at the Northern European Thing sites. The project results should also contribute to a future nomination process of a serial inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List of the North Atlantic Thing sites.

Achievements (EN):

Products and services: Title: Web based interregional service model Description: An online resource and guidance to communicate the THING project outcomes and engage with the wider community. It incorporates branding and marketing strategies, recommendations for sustainable site management, a report on UNESCO process and achieving recognition for sites, details of Web 2.0 Services tested and implemented and descriptions of case studies. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.thingproject.eu Title: Thing Sites website and Web 2.0 services Description: A website and linked Web 2.0 services to share and disseminate knowledge, attract and inform visitors and engage the wider community regarding thing sites. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.thingsites.com Title: Common Strategy for UNESCO Description: Guidance that provides an introduction to UNESCO World Heritage Status, requirements to be accepted on the UNESCO World Heritage List, an overview of the process required to achieve serial nomination, a summary of other potential options for achieving international recognition for thing sites and recommendations. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.thingproject.eu Title: THING Project Tourism and Marketing Strategy Description: Guidance on how to raise the status and awareness of thing sites, collectively and individually, develop a tourism concept and joint marketing and product packaging to increase and manage visitor numbers in a sustainable way. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.thingsites.com Title: Thing Sites Geo Tour Description: A themed transnational geo tour linking partner sites, i.e. a global treasure hunt using GPS, aimed at encouraging tourists to visit and explore landscapes. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.geocaching.com Title: Thing Sites interregional influence and history (Thing Story) Description: Print products (leaflet and book) introducing things and each partner site, giving local tourism contact details and a map placing the sites in the context of the wider Viking world. It also includes QR codes to link to websites and Thing Sites GeoTour. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.thingproject.eu

Website: http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/home/

Expected Results (EN):

A variety of interests would benefit from what can be achieved through the project. The main demand is for more in-depth information about the Thing sites and their history and better methods of documentation and dissemination. The outcome of the project will be vital to the tourism industry at local and regional levels. During the project, regional operational services will be improved, re-implemented also as inter-regional services and evaluated, and the conclusions used to improve practices that will be summed up in the concluding inter-regional service model. The concept "service model" is used to describe the added value and the set of new inter-regional services that is the result of the cooperation. This THING project will jointly develop a trans-national service model based on the Thing Sites heritage of 6 regions in the Northern Periphery. It will be documented, specified, delivered and marketed in a transnational fashion by the partners.

Thematic information

ICT and digital society Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Sogn og Fjordane County Administration

Address: 6863 Leikanger, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Gulen Municipality

Name: Gulen Municipality

Address: 5966 Eivindvik, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Kunningarstova, Tourist Information Centre

Name: Kunningarstova, Tourist Information Centre

Address: 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: n/a

Thingvellir National Park

Name: Thingvellir National Park

Address: 800 Selfoss, Iceland

Legal status: n/a

Shetland Amenity Trust

Name: Shetland Amenity Trust

Address: Lerwick, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Highland Council

Name: Highland Council

Address: IV3 5NX Inverness, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Department of Archaeology, Orkney College

Name: Department of Archaeology, Orkney College

Address: KW15 1LX Kirkwall, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Gulen Municipality

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Kunningarstova, Tourist Information Centre

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Sogn og Fjordane County Administration

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Thingvellir National Park

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Shetland Amenity Trust

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Highland Council

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Department of Archaeology, Orkney College

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Summary

Project name (EN): The THING Project - THing sites International Networking Group

Project acronym: THING

Project start date: 2009-07-01

Project end date: 2012-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 989 002.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 485 378.00

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Financing programme

2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2015-12

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

47 / 47 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

331 / 331 (100%)

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