SBEP is a co-funded European partnership, developed under the Horizon Europe (HE) Framework Program, which brings together 60 partner institutions from 25 countries, enabling an unprecedented effort in joint investment in marine research and innovation and the alignment of national programs on a pan-European scale, considering the maritime basins (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North Sea) and the Atlantic Ocean.
SBEP aims to drive a fair, inclusive and necessary transformation towards a climate-neutral, sustainable and productive blue economy by 2030, while creating and supporting the conditions for a healthy ocean by 2050.
One of the main ambitions of this partnership will be the launch of six Joint Transnational Calls (JTCs), co-funded by the EU over a seven-year period, which will address the priority areas within the SBEP's Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda(SRIA) and allow the community to be mobilized in the transformation of the blue economy.
Representatives:
National Contact Point: Marta Norton(marta.norton@fct.pt), FCT
Involvement of the FCT:
- Support for the national community in participating in Joint Transnational Calls and other SBEP activities;
- Supporting the Call secretariat - Sending results to candidates, analyzing and compiling the results of the Call (1st and 2nd phase) including performance indicators.
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The initiative is supported by the FCT's Oceano Program.