On the 31st of May 2022 was held at the Venice International Boat Show the dissemination event, named “INDUSTRY 4.0 AND INNOVATION FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY. THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERREG PROJECTS FUTURE 4.0 AND INNOVAMARE”.

The event was organized by the LP of Adrion FUTURE 4.0 project, Veneto Region, jointly with the Union of the Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Veneto, partner of the project Italy-Croatia INNOVAMARE.

The scope of the joint meeting was to tackle and address the topics of Blue Economy and Innovation from a wider perspective, looking for synergies between two Interreg projects with many common aspects, engaging as much as possible the stakeholders and operators of the Innovation system based in the Adriatic and Ionian regions, building in this way relations and bridges useful for further developments and applications of Eu funded projects in maritime fields.

The main topic addressed were:

  1. Blue Economy potential in the Adriatic and Ionian regions – the Sustainable Blue Economy;
  2. Experience and results of FUTURE 4.0 and INNOVAMARE – how advanced technological applications for the industry are enabling a sustainable growth and and how important it is to build and strengthen the innovation ecosystem in the EUSAIR macroregion;
  3. New EU funding opportunities in Interreg maritime programs (IPA ADRION, EURO MED, ITALY-CROATIA) and updates on EUSAIR Strategy.

The event, in hybrid mode, was attended by more than 50 participants, with a large engagement of cross border authorities and institutions belonging to the Academia, University, and Research sector.

The expert and speakers involved in the event were:

  • MARTINA M.P. ROSSI, Cluster Manager –  Maritime Technology Cluster FVG S.c.ar.l. “The Blue Economy potential for local growth. New mindsets”
  • GABRIELLA BETTIOL, Innovation Manager –  Confindustria Veneto SIAV Spa “The project ADRION FUTURE 4.0: experimental methodology of knowledge transfer for innovation to support SMEs’ transition toward Industry 4.0”
  • MATEO IVANAC, Head of Innovation System Department –  Croatian Chamber of Economy “Innovation ecosystem for blue technologies InnovaMare”
  • FEDERICO ROSSET, EUSAIR and Maritime Programs Officer –  Veneto Region – ETC and European macro strategies “The Blue Growth dimension in the Interreg maritime 21/27 and EUSAIR framework”
  • ELISA BERTONI, EU Project Manager Veneto Region – Industry Crafts Commerce Internationalization – Moderator of the event

All the Presentation are available here:

1. Industry 4.0 and Innovation for the Blue Economy_M.Rossi_31.05.2022

2. Industry 4.0 and Innovation for the Blue Economy_G.Bettiol_31.05.2022

3. Industry 4.0 and Innovation for the Blue Economy_M.Ivanac_31.05.2022

4. Industry 4.0 and Innovation for the Blue Economy_F.Rosset_31.05.2022

5. Industry 4.0 and Innovation for the Blue Economy_E.Bertoni_31.05.2022