Marimar Villagarcía

MacaronesianResearchStrategy

European Maritime DaysGothenburg, May 21-22, 2012

Macaronesia (from greek macarion=island & nesoi=fortune, Fortunate Islands)

Biogeographic region (sharing fauna and flora)

Archipelagos ofAzores

CanariesCape Verde

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The Size and Characteristics of the European Macaronesian Archipelagos

Produce many barriers to compete in an effective way in the ERA and international scientific

context

MaReS: Institutions

Madeira Tecnopolo

PLOCANFundo Regional

da Ciencia e Tecnología

MONITORING AND OBSERVE

PRODUCE AND USE RESOURCES

GENERATE SPECIALISED SERVICES

TRAINING AND OUTREACH

What IS PLOCAN?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO “COLONISE” THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT”

The Initiative

Conservation of Marine Fauna and Flora

Management of Marine Resources Systematics of Marine Organisms Reproduction of Endangered

Marine Species Energy storage tests Pollution in the Marine Environment Climatic Change and CO2 Trace Metals in the Marine

Environment Mineralogy and Mineral Resources Marine Renewable Energy tests

Geology, Sedimentology Vulcanology Geomorfology and Geology

applied to Industry, Oceanography: Physical,

Chemical and Biological Chemistry, Biology Ecophysiology, Ictiología Modelisation and Applied

Satelite Detection Fisheries Management Underwater Maritime Law …

MaReS: Main Goal

Common Tool of analysis, coordination and identification of opportunities to assumme the sustanaibility challenges, through a strategy based on competitive research and development in the Atlantic European island regions

MaReS: Main Objectives

1. Establishment of a strategy to make use and impulse synergies among areas of greater potential and complementarity of the Macaronesian R&D and Innovation systems

2. Prepare the operational basis and start with some examples of the strategy

ACTIVITY 1• Operational management, coordinación local coordinatioin at each region and global and local

management of finances.

ACTIVITY 2• Creation and devolopment of a virtual coordination entity and identification of a common

R&D&I strategy to facilitate the identificationj of complementary strategic areas of research, devlopment and innovation in the 3 regions.

ACTIVITY 3• Define a common R&D&I plan for the 3 regions, to strengthen the development of research,

technology, innovation and society of information.

ACTIVITY 4• Promote the mobility of students and researchers among the Macaronesian regions, to increase

the collaboration among the researchers of the Institutions present in each region.

ACTIVITY 5• Prepare a common Living Lab environment for research and innovation in the identified areas.

ACTIVITY 6• Promote MaReS in the global fora of research and knowledge, reinforcing the international

position in common interest environments.

PLOCAN TRAINING

CENTREMOBILITY

PROGRAMME in MaReS

TRAINING CALL FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

CALLS1st October 2010: 15 students, 3 months (50 hours in situ, 20 hours tutorial for final work (TW).2nd February 2011 : 15 students, 3 months (50 hours in situ, 20 hours TW).3rd February 2012 9 students, 4 months (60 hours in situ, 20 hours TW)

Smart Grids Seminar in Azores

Main Objectives

Diseminate the projects that are being developped in the Macaronesia

Put into context the Macaronesian activities and possibilities in the Portuguese, Spanish and European environments

Provide a contact opportunity between the Macaronesian agents (researchers and companies) and other relevant stakeholders

Detection of R&D areas where researchers and companies involved in R&D have synergies and competitive advantages.

PLOCAN GLIDER SCHOOL, 16-27 JULY 2012

Previous Experience: March 2011, 5th EGO (European/Everyone’s Gliding Observatories, 150 experts)

Analysis of the R&D&I in the Macaronesian region

104; 19%

87; 16%

74; 14%

23; 4%

163; 30%

4; 1%90; 17%

MARINO-MARÍTIMA

ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES

TICs

MULTIÁREA

SIN ÁREA DE INTERÉS

ÁREA NO IDENTIFICADA

PROYECTOS NO MAC-ARONÉSICOS

ANALYSIS: THEMATIC AREAS OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECTS

Marine-Maritime

Renewable Energies

TICs

Multiarea

Without an area of interest

Unidentified area

Non-Macaronesic Projects

13; 12%

20; 19%

22; 21%21; 20%

12; 11%

2; 2%15; 14%

MARINE-MARITIME AREA

FP7FP6FP5FP4FP3FP2OTROS

1; 1%3; 3%

32; 37%

15; 17%16; 18%

20; 23%

RENEWABLES ENERGIES AREA

FP7FP6FP5FP4FP3OTROS

ANALYSIS: IDENTIFIED AREAS BY FRAMEWORK PROGRAM

Peak in FP5, Decreasing since

OTHERS

OTHERS

4; 6%

10; 14%

25; 35%12; 17%

7; 10%

4; 6%

9; 13%

TIC AREA

FP7FP6FP5FP4FP3FP2OTROS

NUMBER OF PROJECTS BY FP

Renewable energies

Marine-Maritime

TICs area

OTHERS

Peak in FP5, Decreasing after

OTHERS

121; 57%

24; 11%

5; 2%

32; 15%

30; 14%

THEMATIC AREAS OF THE INTERREG PROJECTS

NINGÚN ÁREA DE INTERÉSTICsENERGÍAS RENOVABLESMARINO-MARÍTIMAINDETERMINADA

40; 38%

11; 11%6; 6%

18; 17%

29; 28%

ÁREAS THEMATIC AREAS OF THE MAC PROJECTS

NINGÚN ÁREA DE INTERÉS

TICs

ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES

MARINO-MARÍTIMA

INDETERMINADA

INTERREG and MAC projects increased

Non-specific area of interest

TICs

Renewable Energies

Marine-Maritime

Indetermined

Non-specific area of interest

TICs

Renewable Energies

Marine-Maritime

Indetermined

SELECTED COMPLEMENTARY AREAS

CANARIESMARINE-

MARITIME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MADEIRATICs

AZORESRENEWABLE

ENERGIES

Developing a Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Area (COM(2011) 782 final)

“An Atlantic Forum will be set up that will allow Member States, Parliament, regional authorities, civil society and representatives of existing and emerging industries to contribute. It will include a set of workshops focused on the challenges and opportunities outlined above and a think tank to suggest options for achieving the objectives.”

Challenges and opportunities grouped in 5 themes Implementing the ecosystem

approach Reducing Europe's carbon footprint Sustainable exploitation of the

Atlantic seafloor's natural resources Responding to threats and

emergencies Socially inclusive growth

140 participants, 40 speakershttp://atlanticforum2012.plocan.eu

http://www.macsimar.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7:boletines&catid=7:boletines&Itemid=6

Macaronesian Marine Marítime Bulletin B3M

Appears as a joint initiative of some marine-maritime projects from the first PCT-MAC call

It is set up as a coomon expression and outreach element, intended to remain beyond the end of the projects that produce it

Constitutes a cooperation mode among the projects and a tool that reinforces the common Macaronesian value in the R&D&I marine-maritime area

The first number was published in April 2010 and 6 numbers have been produced from them (the latest in April 2012)

Next Steps

• Seminar in Madeira (24 & 25 of May 2012)

• Seminar in Azores (June 2012)

• Practical work for University students (ongoing)

• MaReS glider school (Canaries, 16- 27 July)

• Programme for mobility of students, Summer 2012 (Azores,

Canaries)

• Living Lab common environment for research and innovation in

the identified areas

• Researchers mobility call

First Net-Biome Joint Callhttp://www.netbiome.org/

Rroposals evaluated:

32

Funded projects:

7

Partners involved:

5246 from Public

Institutions6 from private

sector

Demanded

Funds14M€

Demanded Funds 3.6M€

Financed funds3.1M€

Mean of 448.000€ per project

First Net-Biome Callhttp://www.netbiome.org/

Macaronesia lacks leadership

First Net-Biome Joint Callhttp://www.netbiome.org/

Macaronesian regions need leadership in general:• Azores: 19 projects (6 as

leader)• Canaries: 32 projects (3 as

leader)• Madeira: 16 projects (0 as

leader)ORs and OCTs are mostly islands but the ocean is not very much studied

The ORs should head towards growing in an intelligent, sustainable and integrative mode as stated by the UE 2020 Strategy. This should also translate for these regions into an economy more supported by knowledge and innovation, greener and more open to the world.

“Bring together research efforts to face the challenges in ocean management”

OCEAN.2011-1: Multi-use offshore platforms

Develop new and innovative designs for multi-use platforms

Assess the technical, economic and environmental viability to build, set into motion and dismantle multi-use platforms, together with the related transport issues

Platforms should focus on renewable oceanic energy, in particular:

Offshore wind

Aquaculture

Services related to maritime transport

Objectives

JOIN

T CALL

Directorates concerned:

• Transport• Energy• Food, Fisheries and

Biotechnology• Environment

Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources. Contract 288192

H2OCEAN: Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources.

MERMAID: Innovative Multi-purpose off-shore platforms: planning, design and operation

TROPOS: Modular Multi-use Deep Water Offshore Platform Harnessing and Servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical Marine and Maritime Resources

COLLABORATION

COLLABORATION

Consortium

18 Partners

1 Public

Consortium

1 Association

7 Universities

3 Research Organizations

2 Enterprises

4 SMEs

ObjectivesDetermine ideal locations for multi-use offshore platforms in

tropical, subtropical and Mediterranean regions.

Research integration renewable energies (wind), offshore aquaculture, maritime transport and recreational activities.

Develop an innovative design for a Multi-use Offshore Platform that enables the integration of these activities.

Study the new platform’s logistical requirements: security, installation, operation, maintenance, etc.

Asses the economic feasibility and viability

Develop environmental impact methodology and assessment.

Configure THREE COMPLETE SOLUTIONS:

Mediterranean, Subtropics and Tropics scenarios.

Artistic representation

TARGET

TARGET

Stakeholders from aquaculture, marine renewable energies,

recreational activities, maritime transport

ARE VERY WELCOME!

We appreciate your opinion and

suggestions!!!If you wish to be a

TROPOS stakeholder, please

contact tropos@plocan.eu

for details

Work Packages

Canaries unemployment peaks to 32,2%,

288,752 people in April 2012 !!!!

ESTOC-European Station for Time Series in the Ocean Canary Islands

2011-2015 subsea spending worth US$139bn, World

Subsea Hardware Market Report, Douglas-Westwood.

Grow blue economy! Be creative and adaptive!

Renew your focus in other areas to increase

work opportunities and social benefits

!

Thank you for your attention!http://www.plocan.eu

marimar.villagarcia@plocan.eu