MISTRAL INTERREG (DTA.AD002.351)

Thematic area

Earth system science and environmental technologies

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Department Earth system science and environmental technologies

Other structures collaborating in the research project

• Marine science institute (ISMAR)
• Institute of Marine Engineering (INM)
• Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine (IRBIM)
• Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino (IAS)

Project manager

ANTONELLO PROVENZALE
Phone number: 06 4993 3886
Email: direttore.dta@cnr.it

Abstract

The current Mediterranean (herafter MED) area innovation performance in the blue growth (BG) sector is behind the EU
average and there is a lack of transnational and transversal cooperation between the different quadruple helix actors in the BG.
The aim of MISTRAL is to promote and implement a transnational partnership made up of 7 countries (7 regions, 6 clusters
and 3 RTOs) in order to: i) make marine knowledge and sustainable innovation the key drivers for BG, ii) support MED
clusters to become an excellent intermediary of knowledge for increasing blue economy, iii) design and implement sustainable
development trajectories harmonised with the MED regions Smart Specialization Strategies. The strong partnership, thanks to
the open innovation approach, will act as catalyzer for cooperative sustainable innovation actions, placing MISTRAL in a
unique position to help the boost of the BG sector in the MED area responding to the programme challenges. A clustering
innovation service pack for BG cluster will improve the innovation performance of at least 300 SMEs with at least 100 experts
benefitting from the transnational activities and exchange programmes on capacity building.

Goals

The current Mediterranean (herafter MED) area innovation performance in the blue growth (BG) sector is behind the EU
average and there is a lack of transnational and transversal cooperation between the different quadruple helix actors in the BG.
The aim of MISTRAL is to promote and implement a transnational partnership made up of 7 countries (7 regions, 6 clusters
and 3 RTOs) in order to: i) make marine knowledge and sustainable innovation the key drivers for BG, ii) support MED
clusters to become an excellent intermediary of knowledge for increasing blue economy, iii) design and implement sustainable
development trajectories harmonised with the MED regions Smart Specialization Strategies. The strong partnership, thanks to
the open innovation approach, will act as catalyzer for cooperative sustainable innovation actions, placing MISTRAL in a
unique position to help the boost of the BG sector in the MED area responding to the programme challenges. A clustering
innovation service pack for BG cluster will improve the innovation performance of at least 300 SMEs with at least 100 experts
benefitting from the transnational activities and exchange programmes on capacity building.

Start date of activity

01/02/2018

Keywords

Blue Growth, Mediterranean, Innovation Strategy

Last update: 20/04/2024