WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF
BLUESLINKS?
Blueslinks aims to address some of the key challenges faced by businesses
operating in the Blue Economy through a series of actions, including:
- Creation
of an "Innovation Hub Network" in the Blue Economy and maritime
sectors;
- Survey and
analysis of the needs of SMEs in the Blue Economy;
- Networking
activities between SMEs, schools, and training centers;
- Exchange
of best practices and innovative experiences, focus groups;
- Information
and knowledge transfer services for traditional Blue Economy sectors
targeted by the project (aquaculture, small-scale fishing, fishing
tourism, boating, and related services);
- Match-making
activities between SMEs and graduates/start-ups (through events,
hackathons, career days, information desks);
- Dissemination,
communication, and study visits targeting younger generations and schools.
Link to the website: https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/blueslinks/
WHY AN INNOVATION HUB NETWORK?
The world of the Blue Economy is complex and diverse, requiring strong
collaboration between all stakeholders—public and private, from both the
productive sector and the research, education, and training sectors. The
network aims to foster relationships that, through various steps of the
project, will help identify the current situation, needs, and potential
solutions, as well as actions to achieve higher levels of innovation and
employment.
WHY PARTICIPATE IN THE INNOVATION
HUB NETWORK?
Participation in the Innovation Hub Network is free of charge, with no
financial commitments, obligations, or restrictions. It provides the
opportunity to be included in an information exchange network where you can
express your opinions and needs, ensuring that project activities are aligned
with the requirements of its stakeholders.
By joining the INNOVATION HUB NETWORK, you will have:
- The
opportunity to be part of a cross-border network with key players in the
Blue Economy and participate in networking and events dedicated to the
Blue Economy;
- A
proactive and active role in a network focused on identifying the services
needed by stakeholders and actors in the Blue Economy to achieve higher
levels of innovation, development, and employment;
- The chance
to contribute actively by providing input and feedback on what
information, training, and consultancy actions are needed to promote
employment in the sector and/or engage younger generations in the Blue
Economy;
- The
possibility to establish new relationships, fostering innovation and
potentially creating new business/commercial contacts;
- The
opportunity to contribute to and actively participate in the process of
defining the development strategies of the territory, as shaped by its key
stakeholders.
HOW TO JOIN
To join the Innovation Hub Network, please complete the document “Annex I - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO JOIN THE INNOVATION HUB NETWORK.”
To join, please provide your information by filling out the form at THIS LINK: https://forms.gle/XjBXdeQxJPxig5xbA
or download, fill in and send it back to euprojects@poloaa.it:
ITA:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pyA7TIwTiiXo2yY39YPCVikagmO2vvfQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102339519253629328844&rtpof=true&sd=true
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