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                 Advanced
                Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy 
                
               
              
              
             
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                 The partners of the consortium are based in Centro Region, Basque Country,
                Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Greater Dublin Area and Western Ireland. 
                
               
              
              
             
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                 The Blue
                Economy stakeholders from the Interreg Atlantic Area will
                identify the most pressing challenges in this region. Based on
                these challenges, ADT4Blue will launch 3 Open Calls (2024, 2025
                and 2026) directed at students, alumni, researchers and
                early-stage entrepreneurs (including seniors) from the
                inter-regional ecosystem that have an interest in the Blue
                Economy and in solving these challenges using ADT. Applicants
                will be encouraged to form multidisciplinary and inter-regional
                teams to work on their proposed digital solution; selected
                teams will integrate the ADT4Blue’s accelerator program,
                receive free training and mentoring, as well as support in
                finding initial funding and customers to develop their digital
                solution and bootstrap their ventures. ADT4Blue will also
                contribute to the creation of a thriving Atlantic Area Blue
                Economy Ecosystem, encouraging collaboration between
                inter-regional actors, promoting the development of innovative
                usages of digital technologies and facilitating the adoption of
                best practices. 
                
               
              
              
             
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                                       Irish Stakeholders Workshop 
                                       On June 25th, the Irish
                                      Blue Economy Challenges Workshop took
                                      place, organized by our partners CeADAR
                                      (University College Dublin), F6S
                                      Innovation, and the University of Galway.
                                       
                                        
                                       The workshop aimed to
                                      identify the current challenges faced by
                                      Ireland’s Blue Economy sector by engaging
                                      with key stakeholders. 
                                      
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                  
                                  
                                 
                                
                                
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                                     Open
                                    Challenges for Students 
                                     ADT4Blue is seeking
                                    students, alumni, researchers and
                                    early-stage entrepreneurs to help them
                                    transform their business ideas into
                                    marketable solutions within the Atlantic
                                    Area.  
                                     
   
                                     Pre-register your interest
                                    now to receive information about our
                                    upcoming events and opportunities. 
                                    
                                   
                                  
                                  
                                 
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                                     Blue
                                    Economy challenges 
                                     Do you
                                    own or work for a Blue Economy business?
                                    What challenges are you currently facing?
                                    Are you struggling to achieve success or
                                    scale?  
                                      
                                     At
                                    ADT4Blue, we support entrepreneurs in
                                    developing innovative digital solutions to
                                    address business pain points like yours and
                                    to help your company thrive.  
                                      
                                     We kindly
                                    invite you to participate in our short
                                    survey by clicking the link below. 
                                    
                                   
                                  
                                  
                                 
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                 ADT4Blue 1st Open
                Call 
                 The 1st Open Call will be launched in October
                2024.  
                 The
                application process consists of two phases: (1) a matchmaking
                event to form teams and develop proposals for digital solutions
                to specific challenges; and (2) the submission of proposals.
                The selected teams will then be integrated into the ADT4Blue Accelerator
                Programme, receiving tailored training and mentorship to
                enhance their skills and solutions, with opportunities to pitch
                for funding and finding initialcustomers. More info about our
                Accelerator Programme on our website. 
                
               
              
              
             
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