Maritime regional cooperation fostering Smart Specialisation and Innovation in the Sustainable Blue Economy (Topic 1)
Objective:
The objective of this call topic is to animate and underpin the S3 Thematic Platform for Sustainable Blue Economy with strategic interregional partnerships that develop and implement highly innovative solutions addressing priorities in the EU sustainable blue economy (i.e. decarbonisation of the blue economy sectors, energy transition, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, circular blue economy, new forms of aquaculture, including algae, coastal resilience and marine litter prevention, sustainable food systems, and green coastal and maritime tourism). This call for proposal is complementary to strand 1 (Interregional Innovation Investments) of the I3 Instrument.