Entrées par Egbert Hoogstad

Open call to acceleration programme in digital technologies for Blue Economy projects | Deadline 28 May 2025

The ADT4Blue project, launched a new Call for submissions to an acceleration programme in digital technologies. This initiative is designed to accelerate innovation and sustainability in the Blue Economy through the adoption of Advanced Digital Technologies. The Call is open to innovative SMEs, entrepreneurs, individuals and startups developing digital and sustainable solutions within key sectors of […]

Webinaire Webinaire au Maroc « Innovative blue skills et renforcement des capacités de la société civile

Le 20 juin 2025, dans le cadre de la semaine bleue, l’AESVT Maroc (Association des Enseignants des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre) et l’AMCDD (Alliance Marocaine pour le Climat et le Développement Durable) ont coorganisé un webinaire sur le thème « Innovative blue skills et renforcement des capacités de la société civile […]

Major milestone for youth and the blue economy in Tunisia with a certified training program in naval welding – A Tunisian-Italian partnership

The Tunisian Maritime Cluster is proud to celebrate a major milestone for youth and the blue economy in Tunisia! On May 19, 2025, an official ceremony was held to award certificates to 20 young « naval welders, » the first beneficiaries of the « Building the Future » project — a pioneering and innovative cooperation initiative between Tunisia and […]

WestMED Tunisia presents maritime cluster actions during CallmeBlue event

On 14 October 2024, WestMED’s National Hub Tunisia particpated in a workshop organised by the Cluster Maritime Tunisien, titled  ‘Maritime clusters, catalysts for the development of the blue economy’. This workshop was part of the European CallmeBlue project, which aims to strengthen synergies between maritime clusters in the North and South and to promote regional […]

European MSP Week | 22-24October 2024 | Marseille, France

Be part of European MSP Week 22nd – 24th October 2024! This series of dynamic events is dedicated to Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and offers a unique opportunity for stakeholders from industry, civil society, the public sector, and academia to come together. Reflect on the achievements made in MSP across European seas, discuss current policies, and strategise […]

Le WestMED accueille sa nouvelle coprésidence portugaise – Un message de la coprésidente

À partir de 2024, le Portugal coprésidera le comité directeur de WestMED pendant deux ans. Il le fera avec la Mauritanie qui avait déjà assumé cette fonction en 2023. Ceci est conforme au principe de rotation entre les pays participants à l’Initiative WestMED. Le Portugal prendra le relais de Malte qui a coprésidé avec succès […]

Service Portal Mission Ocean and Waters launched!

The Mission Ocean and Waters service portal serves as a comprehensive one-stop-shop for stakeholders, offering essential tools, contacts, knowledge, matchmaking, financing, and support for the successful execution of the Mission. The platform ensures access to knowledge for all citizens while extending support and technical assistance to Mission Partners actively involved in the Mission Ocean and […]

Bring European Maritime Day to your country in 2024!

The European Maritime Day (EMD) 2024 is taking place again as a fully-fledged physical event, in Svendborg, Denmark on 30-31 May 2024. As every year, this will not be the only action to celebrate our seas and oceans and the sustainable blue economy. EMD In My Country 2024 events will also take place all over Europe from […]

The Launch of Smart Specialisation (S3) Observatory

Launched as part of the Smart Specialisation Platform, the S3 CoP Observatory is a collaborative initiative involving DG REGIO G1, DG REGIO country desks, and the S3CoP Secretariat. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as Generative AI and entity extraction, the project team extracted and classified Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) priorities from regions’ and member states’ […]