OCEANOPOLIS

ongoing

The Oceanopolis consortium is a group of entities with complementary expertise and experience with a not-for-profit objective. The project has a structured long-term relationship with local authorities, industrial clusters and associations, chambers of commerce, incubators/accelerators and the national representative of EEN. This collaboration gives the project a broad outreach to SMEs, start-and scale ups and public sector organisations (PSOs), which are crucial for the digital transformation in their respective sectors and regions. The project will also contribute to cross-sector transfer of digital solutions and especially transfer of high-tech technology from the Norwegian offshore sectors to coastal, smart cities, media, financial technology, property technology and ocean suppliers in established and/or emerging industries, assisting them in using digital technologies to develop safer, greener services and new business models. The consortium ecosystem represents a rich tapestry of skills, digital infrastructure for testing and finance to support the development of services and products from idea to market. The EDIH project will lose no time in getting started: the project will represent a gear shift for the ecosystem partners of the consortium. It will support further development of current services and enable development of new services and business models. The project will have a brokering role between PSOs and companies and actively take part in the coordination meetings of the Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA). The approach will ensure the support of the goals of the EU Green Deal, the EU Blue Economy, and the EU fit for the digital age, as well as national ocean strategies and regional smart specialisation strategies. The project will inform about and support the implementation of specific sectoral policies relevant for the focus areas of the Oceanopolis consortium.