Iain Shepherd

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Presentation to The Greenwich Forum

• Iain Shepherd
• Chairman of Marine South East
• 4th June 2009

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ENHANCING THEENVIRONMENT ECONOMYTHROUGHCROSS-
BORDER CLUSTERING
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Marine South East

• Not for Profit Company supported by SEEDA (SE
  England Development Agency)
• Diverse Board with Industry Lead
• Stakeholder Working Groups Shaping Direction
• Leading to Improved
• Profit
• Productivity
• Promotion

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Marine SE a Regional Marine Business Consortium
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PROJECTS

• Waterfront Strategy Spatial Planning
• PATCH
• Algal Bio-Fuels
• Waste Derived Fuels
• Hydroscience Facility
• 5 Axis Milling Machine
• Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Facility

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PROJECTS with PARTNERS

• E-MOTIF
• PREPOSSE
• PROTTEC
• EMSAC
• EDS NET
• 3d CAD Training Pool 2
• Technology Skills

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Exploiting Europes Maritime Capabilities

• Regional maritime clusters in many parts of
  Europe
• Marine SE interacts with more than 2,500 maritime
  companies and leading centres of research
  technology
• Stimulates economic development (with regional
  development agency)
• Cross-border networking can create integrated,
  business-winning capability
• Focused on market growth opportunities
• Supported by world-class research technology
• ARC Manche EMDI

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Legislation DrivingMarket Opportunities

• Construction operations management
• Clean Shipbuilding, leisure marine, marine
  equipment
• Shipping, logistics, safety
• Asset maintenance intervention planning
• Marine environmental risk management
• Coastal zone ecosystem management
• Risk assessment remediation
• Marine security resources (EEZ) management
• Monitoring resource extraction (energy,
  aggregates etc)
• Resource mapping surveillance

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Regional Research-Driven Clustering Approach

• FP7 Capacities Programme
• Strengthening the research potential of European
  regions, in particular by encouraging and
  supporting the development, across Europe, of
  regional research-driven clusters associating
  regional authorities, universities, research
  centres, enterprises and other stakeholders.

Maritime RRDC 1
Business
Research
Development Authority
Align, extend cooperate
Maritime RRDC 2
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European Marine Science Applications Consortium

• Goal (initial)
• Develop solutions to degradation of estuarine and
  coastal waters, in line with EU Maritime Strategy
  and Water Framework Directive
• Exploit the knowledge-base through collaborative
  working between businesses research centres
• Stimulate investment in commercialisation,
  contributing to regional economic growth
• Status
• Invited to open negotiation with EC on a proposal
  submitted under Jan 2009 Regions of Knowledge
  call
• Participation
• Core cluster partners Marine SE, Pole Mer PACA,
  Pole Mer Bretagne, Mare Novum Sweden