"Boosting the Competitiveness of Europe's Maritime Regions through Marine Science and Technology" (3.3)

The objective of the workshop is to synthesize and discuss the issue of the marine research infrastructures from a regional perspective. The following issues will be discussed:

- Marine research infrastructure gaps and needs and their link with the regional dimension: Insertion of marine research infrastructure in maritime basins;

- Socio-economic impact of marine research infrastructures at regional level: not only at the level of macro regions or at the level of maritime basins, but also at the level of the Regions themselves;

- Role of the European, national and regional authorities, science institutes and consortiums in the governance of the policy process around EU maritime infrastructures; the funding of maritime infrastructures – what are the Region doing today in the frame of their policies? Should and can the European Regional policy be used to support maritime research infrastructures?

P R O G R A M M E

Wednesday 19, 11:15-13:00

Room: Sala Casona (Laboral)

CHAIR: Jean-David Malo, Head of Unit Regions of Knowledge and Research potential, Directorate General Research, European Commission

Peter Herzig, KDM and IFM-GEOMAR Director of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany and German Marine Research Consortium (KDM)

Jacques Binot, Eurofleet Coordinator, IFREMER

Sorina Canea, Romanian Coordinator of the "Black Sea 2007-2013 Joint Operational Programme”

Anders Carlberg, Region Vastra-Gotaland, Sweden (Maritime Affairs)

(Lead: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions and German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) )