WESTMed Event

🌊 On October 3rd, the #MedBANProject participated in the #WestMED Hackathon in #Portugal, organized by the WestMED Assistance Mechanism team in cooperation with the DGPM - Directorate General for Maritime Policy, CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, and DG MARE.
This was the third edition of the event, aimed at facilitating the exchange of project ideas and promoting concrete project development among stakeholders operating in the #BlueEconomy in the western #Mediterranean.
During the plenary session, Lorella Ciuti, a representative of Fórum Oceano, Portugal’s Blue Economy Cluster, presented #MedBAN, highlighting its main features ⬇️
🔹 Acting as a catalyst for change by mobilizing Blue Economy SMEs through financial support.
🔹 Helping to build a resilient ecosystem in alignment with #EUGreenDeal objectives and strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy.
🔹 Fostering international collaboration.
Finally, #MedBAN was emphasized as a key driver for clusters to more effectively incorporate #SMEs and multiple stakeholders into a collaborative ecosystem. This ecosystem could lead #startups and companies to achieve sustainable goals by implementing innovative, cutting-edge technologies and processes aligned with digitalization and the twin transition 🚀