The Hackathon WestMED Palermo: Blue economy contribution to the Summit of the Two Shores was held on 14 May 2019 in Palermo, Italy.

This event facilitated the exchange of project ideas and promote concrete project development among stakeholders in the Western Mediterranean region operating in the maritime sector: businesses, researchers, institutes, national and local authorities.

The exchange took place place in the framework of 6 different parallel sessions and was focused on Illegal fishing (IUU), Aquaculture, Plastic Litter, Clean Transport, Clusters and Tourism.

The parallel working sessions were held as a ‘hackathon.’  This meant involving selected practitioners across the western Mediterranean (and beyond) with the purpose of taking existing project ideas to the next level, strengthen project partnerships and further develop the project concepts in line with the available funding opportunities for the region.

The morning sessions  showcased of a number of funding programmes/initiatives and project ideas relevant for the themes and topics that were discussed.

The complete PDF, containing the morning presentations, is accessible here.

You can access the gallery of pictures here.