The main aim of the East West Window project was to accelerate the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) development through better connecting of the existing potentials within the Region. Achievements: * Assessment of unused innovation potential in NW Russia and recommendations on policy improvements for innovations in NW Russia from the BSR perspective; * Identification of spatial problems generated by innovation and in/out sourcing in NW Russia and assessment of their potential for the BSR integration; * Assessment of accessibility and trade flow perspective of NW Russia; * Policy recommendations on contribution of NW Russia to the joint efforts to improve connectivity and accessibility of the BSR; * Recommendations for improvement of the transnational planning methodologies in the field of transport and ICT development in the BSR; * Assessment of legal framework for co-operation of NW Russia in transnational sea use planning and ICZM; * Sea use register in Russia with relevant maps/GIS application; * Policy recommendations on legislative changes leading to involvement of Russian institutions in the management system for sea use planning and ICZM at the BSR level; * Recommendations on upgrading the instruments and tools for transnational sea use planning and ICZM accumulated at the BSR level based on the completed pilot activities; * Proposals for future investments in NW Russia in the fields of knowledge-based economy, transport and ICT; * Acknowledgment of the results at the political level (e.g. Northern Dimension, BDF, Baltic 21, VASAB, CBSS summits); * Institutional framework for co-operation with other BSR countries in the transnational sea use planning and ICZM.