ARGONAUTA INVITES: JOIN THE NETWORK OF INNOVATION CENTERS.
The Argonauta Association is a partner in the BLUESLINKS project, Blue Economy New Skills, financed through the Italy-Croatia 2021-2027 program. This project aims to promote innovation processes and smart specialization in blue economy sectors through activities designed to enhance business innovation, workforce qualifications, and facilitate the matching of supply and demand between SMEs, schools, vocational training centers, and job seekers in the blue economy. In addition to Argonauta, seven other partners from the cross-border regions of Italy and Croatia are involved.
We hereby invite you to join us in achieving the goals of this project and to express your interest in joining the “Network of Innovation Centers.”
WHY THE NETWORK OF INNOVATION CENTERS?
The blue economy is complex and diverse, requiring strong cooperation among all stakeholders – public and private, from the real sector to research, education, and development sectors. The Network of Innovation Centers aims to foster relationships that, through the various phases of the project, will help identify the current situation, needs, and potential solutions, as well as actions to achieve higher levels of innovation and employment in the blue sector.
WHY PARTICIPATE IN THE NETWORK OF INNOVATION CENTERS?
Participation in the Network of Innovation Centers is free of charge, with no financial obligations or restrictions. The network provides an opportunity to join an informal community for exchanging information and expressing your interests and needs related to your business/activities in the blue economy.
By joining the Network of Innovation Centers, you will gain:
- Access to an informal, cross-border network of key stakeholders from Croatia and Italy in the blue economy, with opportunities to participate in online events dedicated to the sector.
- A proactive role in identifying services within the blue economy that are necessary to achieve higher levels of innovation, development, and employment within your organization.
- The opportunity to contribute actively to the network, providing feedback from the field and sharing the educational and advisory needs of your company/organization. This could include promoting employment in the blue sector and/or involving younger generations in the blue economy.
- The potential to establish new partnerships and collaborative relationships, fostering innovation and creating new business/commercial opportunities with Croatian, Italian, and international companies/organizations through network activities.
- An opportunity to contribute to and participate in strategic planning for cross-border cooperation between Croatia and Italy in the blue economy.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE NETWORK OF INNOVATION CENTERS?
The network is open to:
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the blue economy
- Universities, polytechnics, and secondary schools
- Regional and local government units
- Public institutions, research/innovation centers
- Sectoral associations, and other relevant organizations
HOW TO JOIN?
If you would like to express your interest in participating in the Network of Innovation Centers, you can do so by filling out your details in the Google form available here.
For additional information regarding this Call and the BLUESLINKS project, please contact Sanja Kovačev at sanja.kovacev@argonauta.hr.
