Staff from Vest-Agder County Council, Aust-Agder County council and the coastal municipalities of Lindesnes, Farsund, Arendal and Tvedestrand (9 persons in total) met in order to discuss key activities within Hericoast.

• As part of work with the territorial analysis developed by Vest-Agder, each municipality presented their view of the current situation with an emphasis on future challenges. The discussion that followed gave  input on what could be the possible content of the future action plan scheduled for semester 5.

• Vest-Agder County Council presented initiatives for improvement of the policy instrument Strategy for the cultural heritage sector in Vest-Agder. Two applications for additional projects had been submitted to national authorities. One with a focus on the value creation/economic development and one with a focus on evidence-based governance.

• Plans for the 3rd interregional workshop were presented in Valladolid and there was a discussion on how to involve staff from stakeholders in these events. An average participation of 2 stakeholders pr. event is expected.