📋 Tender Overview
Strengthening The Capacity For Excellence Of Slovenian And Croatian Innovation Ecosystems To Support The Digital And Green Transitions Of Maritime Regions
Big Digital And Green Transitions For Two Of Europe’S Smaller Countriescroatia And Slovenia Are Neighbours And Among Europe’S Smaller Countries. They Are Also United Along The Adriatic. In This Context, The Eu-Funded Inno2Mare Project Will Boost Maritime And Connected Industries. Specifically, It Will Support The Digital And Green Transitions In Western Slovenian And Adriatic Croatian Innovation Ecosystems. Implementing Three Pilot Projects, Inno2Mare Will Address Some Of The Key Challenges Related To Maritime Education And Training, Security And Safety In Marine Traffic As Well As Energy Conversion And Management Systems’ Efficiency. In Addition To Supporting The Engagement Of Citizens In The Innovation Process And Smart Skills Training, The Project Will Reduce The Innovation Divide By Connecting The Innovation Actors Within The Ecosystems.
Funded Under
Widening Participation And Spreading Excellence
Total Cost
€ 4 985 150,00
Eu Contribution
€ 4 985 150,00
Coordinated By
Univerza V Ljubljani
Slovenia
Start Date
1 January 2023
End Date
31 December 2026
Objective
The main goal of INNO2MARE is to strengthen the capacity for excellence of Western Slovenian and Adriatic Croatian innovation ecosystems through a set of jointly designed and implemented actions that will support the digital and green transitions of the maritime and connected industries. Based on an in-depth mapping of the ecosystems and needs & gaps analysis, the consortium will formulate a long-term R&I strategy aligned with regional, national and EU strategies, as a visionary framework, and a joint action & investment plan, with concrete steps for building coordinated, resilient, attractive and sustainable maritime innovation ecosystems. To support the joint strategy and provide a model for the future collaborative R&I of the ecosystems’ actors, the project will implement three R&I pilot projects that address some of the key challenges related to maritime education and training, security & safety in marine traffic as well as energy conversion and management systems’ efficiency. These pilots will be the basis for further development, scale-up and translation of the generated research results into innovative business opportunities through the coordinated mobilisation of public and private funding. The consortium will also implement innovative programmes that will support the engagement of citizens in the innovation processes, knowledge transfer for mutual learning, entrepreneurship & smart skills training and attraction of best talents, involving more than 1.000 participants across the Quadruple Helix. In all the project activities, the two ecosystems will strongly benefit from the sharing of best practices of the Flemish ecosystem, one of the most developed maritime innovation ecosystems globally. The project will
