Network’s support for SMEs in the Nautical sector of the Adriatic-Ionian Region PLUS
The overall objective of the ECO-NautiNET PLUS project is to further maximize the effectiveness and wide spread, on ADRION level, of the innovative ECO-NautiNET Cooperative Network of SMEs, Research & Technology Institutions, Business Support Organizations of the Nautical sector and enhance the practical transferability of this collaboration, network and management system to other related cross-cutting blue sectors.

In particular, the project objectives are:
-to tackle the low collaboration among SMEs, Research Institutions and Business Support Organizations across the Adriatic-Ionian area, by using, better exploiting, enhancing and transferring the common Joint Management System, the Network and the Web Platform developed and tested under ECO-NautiNET
-to enhance the realization of concrete new possibilities of cooperation among SMEs and RTOs of the Nautical and blue cross-cutting sectors in the ADRION zone in terms of process and products innovation
-to increase the applicability and transferability of the Joint Management System, the Network and the Web Platform to additional cross-cutting blue sectors as an efficient approach for collaboration, innovation and internationalization

In order to achieve these objectives, the ECO-NautiNET PLUS project aims to:
-Promote the ECO-NautiNET project outcomes and results: the Joint Management System, the ECO-NautiNET Network of stakeholders in the Nautical sector, the Web Platform for collaboration and innovation among the 3Helix of Innovation stakeholders to National, Regional and ADRION level through Public events to partners’ regions
-Promote the practical use and application for collaboration, innovation and internationalization of the Joint Management System, the Network and the Web platform to SMEs, BSOs and RTOs on National, Regional and International level through Training Workshops, manuals and Stakeholders’ events to partners’ regions
-Promote the transferability of the Joint Management System, the Network and the Web platform and its practical application to other cross-cutting blue sectors such as shipping, maritime etc. inviting stakeholders to the Training Workshops, Stakeholders’ events and Public events
-Improve, update, enhance and promote the ECO-NautiNET Joint Management System, the Web platform and the Network to ensure their resilience to COVID-19 and the consequent economic crisis and that of the key actors and especially SMEs of the nautical sector and other cross-cutting blue sectors that have been directly affected.