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PREMI

Smart Sea Regional Platform

The PREMI – Smart Sea Regional Platform operation aims to ensure the effective development and operation of the Regional Smart Specialisation Platform for Marine Resources and the Blue Economy (PREI REM), supporting CCDR-Norte in the entrepreneurial discovery process and the definition of investment priorities in this domain.

As a platform for cooperation and engagement among regional stakeholders, PREI REM promotes the identification of innovation opportunities, the mapping of scientific and technological infrastructures, the identification of technological and market gaps, and the valorisation of marine resources and related value chains.

Through stakeholder engagement and capacity building, the identification of strategic projects, skills development and connections with national and international networks, PREMI contributes to strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem, supporting the definition of investment priorities and enhancing the competitiveness and specialisation capacity of the Northern Region in the blue economy.

Main Goals/Activities

Foster the development of PREI REM, supporting CCDR-Norte in the entrepreneurial discovery process and the definition of investment priorities in the field of Marine Resources and the Blue Economy.
Assess, map and promote the protection and valorisation of marine resources, both living and non-living, and map the region’s existing scientific and technological infrastructures.
Engage and build the capacity of regional stakeholders to identify R&D needs, technological and market gaps, as well as opportunities for innovation and investment.

Strengthen smart specialisation value chains through the definition of strategic priorities, guidelines and flagship projects, and the promotion of internationalisation.
Identify skills needs and propose training programmes and ocean literacy initiatives.
Promote communication and dissemination of results, strengthening cooperation and collaboration among the different stakeholders within the regional innovation ecosystem.

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Consortium:

CIIMAR Fórum Oceano B2E – Blue Bioeconomy CoLAB CeNTI INESC TEC Universidade do Minho Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo