23. develop and implement strategies and action plans to promote innovation and entrepreneur-ship in social and health care, based on a preventive philosophy and closely involving the health economy, and to consider the social welfare and health care dimension also in the innovative health economy when developing growth strategies;

24. strengthen and systematize cooperation within the Baltic Sea Region on social welfare and health care, including e.g. the exploration of the possibilities of elaborating and implementing joint strategies for social welfare and health care, transferable models for the provision of social welfare and health care, public procurement models and quality standards, and joint research and development endeavours;

25. further strengthen measures to ensure equitably available health care services, e.g. between urban and rural areas and between socio-economic groups; the development and application of modern communication technologies such as telemedicine is especially relevant in this regard;

26. provide continued support to the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being;