Widening Impacts Spring 2025 Webinar Series
INNO2MARE’s Story
From Idea Conception to Post-Project Ambitions and Vision
Date: Friday, 14 Mar. 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 CET
Presenter: dr. Marko Simic
Registration: Link
Abstract: INNO2MARE: Strengthening the capacity for excellence of Slovenian and Croatian innovation ecosystems to support the digital and green transitions of maritime regions is a European Union Excellence Hubs (EH) project funded under the Horizon WIDERA call. The objectives for this webinar are to:
- Support the formation of an EH Community;
- Increase awareness of and support for INNO2MARE specifically, and EH projects and the Widening Programme more generally;
- Catalyze new collaborations;
- Disseminate best-practices and lessons-learned from elaborating the INNO2MARE proposal and executing the INNO2MARE project.
The primary target audiences are:
- Other EH projects and their external stakeholders;
- Stakeholders involved in the digital, green and blue transitions;
- Stakeholders for the EU Widening Program, including those with interests / activities in writing EU proposals and executing EU projects.
The webinar will begin with the proposal background that led to the INNO2MARE concept and consortium creation, cover the development of the proposal and execution of the project to date, and conclude with the post-project ambitions and vision. The webinar will include key characteristics of the project including lessons-learned and how the consortium will convert the challenges into solutions. The webinar is intended to consist of a ~35 min. presentation and ~15 min. of Q&A and open discussion.
INNO2MARE has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101087348. Views and opinions expressed are those of the project only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
About INNO2MARE
Strengthening the capacity for excellence of Slovenian and Croatian innovation ecosystems to support the digital and green transitions of maritime regions
Croatia and Slovenia are neighbours and among Europe’s smaller countries. They are also united along the Adriatic. In this context, the EU-funded INNO2MARE project will boost maritime and connected industries. Specifically, it will support the digital and green transitions in Western Slovenian and Adriatic Croatian innovation ecosystems. The two ecosystems will strongly benefit from the sharing of best practices of the Flemish Innovation Ecosystem, one of the most developed maritime innovation ecosystems globally.
Implementing three pilot projects (Improved fire evacuation VR model of a ship engine room; Digital twin with AI for sustainable and efficient energy management and Autonomous shipping technology supported by AI), INNO2MARE will address some of the key challenges related to maritime education and training, security and safety in marine traffic and logistics as well as energy conversion and management systems’ efficiency.
In addition to supporting the engagement of citizens in the innovation process and smart skills training, the project will reduce the innovation divide by connecting the innovation actors within the ecosystems.

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Project information
Acronim: INNO2MARE
Full Title: Strengthening the capacity for excellence of Slovenian and Croatian innovation ecosystems to support
the digital and green transitions of maritime regions
Grant agreement ID: 101087348
DOI: 10.3030/101087348
Start date: 1 January 2023
End date: 31 December 2026
Coordinated by: UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
info@inno2mare.eu