BluAct second wave

Starting up the Blue Economy

01/06/2021 01/12/2022

Ongoing

Following the success of the first generation of the Urbact BluAct Transfer Network - in which 6 European cities were supported to transfer a Good Practice in Blue Growth Entrepreneurship from the city of Piraeus between 2018 and 2020 - a further four cities have now also been given the opportunity to learn from the Piraeus Good Practice. The new partners in the BluAct Network will benefit from the rich experience of the city of Piraeus and will work alongside a nominated lead expert who led the original Transfer Network. With much of the hard work already done to break down the Good Practice into understandable blocks, it should be easier second time around to apply the URBACT transfer method.

BluAct second wave

Timeline

  • SEPTEMBER / Kick-off meeting (hybrid event)
  • NOVEMBER 2021 / Ocean Hachathon in Boulogne sur Mer
  • JANUARY 2022 / TNM#2 / Location: Metaverse
  • MARCH 2022 / TNM#3 / Boulogne sur mer, France
  • JUNE 2022 / TNM#4 / Koper, Slovenia

Lead Partner : Piraeus - Greece
  • Gdańsk - Poland
  • Liepaja - Latvia
  • Boulogne sur mer - France
  • Koper - Slovenia

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