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«European Partnerships» Programme offers the opportunity to local organisations to participate in transnational research and innovation projects in sectors and thematic areas of high importance for Cyprus. Furthermore, the Programme promotes the extroversion of local enterprises and research organisations, and their collaboration and networking with foreign organisations through their participation in projects implemented in the frame of the European Partnerships in which the country participates.

European Partnerships are initiatives where the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector jointly commit to support the development and implementation of a programme of research and innovation activities. Partnerships will:

• address complex challenges outlined in «Horizon Europe» Programme, such as accelerating the transitions towards a society and economy that are climate neutral and circular,
• support the achievement of EU priorities, such as the European Green Deal, a Europe fit for the digital age, an economy that works for people, and a stronger Europe in the world,
• be impact-driven by deploying a broad range of R&I activities, from concept to demonstration and validation, to those supporting market, regulatory and societal uptake, and contribute to a stronger European Research Area (ERA), by avoiding the duplication of efforts, creating critical scales of investment and enhancing synergies between programmes.

SBEP is realised as a co-funded European partnership of more than 60 partners from 25 countries to invest in R&I. SBEP’s vision is to plan, steer and support an equitable and inclusive transition to a regenerative, resilient and sustainable blue economy. SBEP aims to boost the transformation towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, productive and competitive blue economy by 2030, while creating and supporting the conditions for a healthy ocean for the people by 2050.

This Call covers the following five topics:

• Planning and managing sea uses at the regional level
• Development of offshore marine multi-use infrastructures to support the blue economy
• Climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable and resource-efficient blue food and feed
• Green transition of Blue Food production
• Ocean Digital Twin (ODT) test use cases at EU sea-basin scale and the Atlantic Ocean

Priority: Competitive, Smart and Digital Economy

Policy Objective: A more Competitive and Smarter Europe

Project Type: Grant Scheme

Geographical area covered by the invitation: All Cyprus

Further details:

EP_SBEP-0223_Call_EN

Final version SBEP CALL TEXT

ANNEX D_Pre-Proposal form_VF