This workshop will explore how the EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism as a “transversal” initiative could further support the uptake of valuable skills for the blue economy and greater ocean literacy by local communities across the EU Sea Basin Strategies.
This is in fact a topic for which the different Presidencies/Coordinators of each Sea Basin Strategy have expressed an interest for greater cooperation, both at the policy and importantly at the technical level.
The workshop will offer an opportunity to briefly present some of the state of play in this area by the EU Sea Basin Strategies, while further exploring the opportunities and untapped potentials in capitalising the experience in these fields as promoted by relevant initiatives; Such initiative will include the EU4Ocean support to literacy and education for the blue economy, Irish local practices in blue skills and literacy for blue economy innovation and support to local communities, as well as the estate of pay of the ongoing study on blue skills promoted by DG Mare and CINEA.
Suggestions from the audience as part of the interactive Q&A session will also allow to finetune the work of the EU Sea Basin AM for the years to come, including for the cross-fertilisation event foreseen during the EU Macro-regions and Sea Basins Day which will take place in September 2025 in Brussels.
The experts
This workshop will feature several distinguished experts:
Matteo Bocci: Central team Member of the EU Sea Basins Assistance Mechanism, who will moderate the workshop, contribute to discussions on enhancing cooperation and explore synergies between the strategic blue economy initiatives.
Olga Mashkina: (ACTeon) coordinator of the EU4Ocean Coalition who will emphasise the role of ocean literacy by involving younger generations and training educators.
Alessandro Pititto: (Cogea) will present the recent study for a Framework on Blue Skills and Competencies across the EU | Preliminary results
Paul Hegarthy: Head of the National Maritime College of Ireland who will focus on the importance of providing agile education and training for skills development by collaborating through partnerships
Date: 23 May 2025 from 13:30 to 14:45
Local: European Maritime Day 2025, Cork Irelend
More information: here