Entitled “A Study on the Support of KICs (Knowledge Innovation Communities)
to the Development of the Blue Economy” the objectives of the study were
to:
1. Assess to what extent the current KICs cover
sufficiently the themes and activities related to the ‘Blue Economy’, and
how the current situation could/should be adjusted to ensure a sufficient
coverage and support in the future;
2. Consider and evaluate three
policy options in this regard, i.e.:
a. Establishing a new, ‘own’
Marine / Maritime KIC, which would concentrate its activities on the Blue
Economy;
b. Using the marine / maritime components of the current KICs
in support of the Blue Economy;
c. Creating new links between their
activities to create a ‘KIC Platform’ focusing on the Blue Economy.
The study and other relevant details are available online from the
European Commission. Please click
here.