KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR BLUE GROWTH

This book comprises 48 COLUMBUS stories of Knowledge Transfer activity. Please note that these are still draft versions at the time of publication (24 January 2018) and will be further updated. The entire collection of finalised COLUMBUS stories will be made available at the end of the project (28 February 2018).

For some time now, the private sector has been namechecked by marine observatories and public data-sharing initiatives as a target-user of their resources and/or as a potential source of data, with little concomitant targeted development by these initiatives to facilitate this. Experiences in the framework of the Europe Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) reveal that the current business-as-usual scenario is not effective for marine observatories and public data-sharing initiatives to actively engage industry, either as users or providers of data.

Over the course of successive EU Framework Programmes, the European Commission has made a significant investment in research and innovation projects designed to advance ocean observing and monitoring capacities through the development of marine environmental sensing technologies. There have been varying levels of transfer of intellectual property arising from these projects towards market/application and the reasons for this are both complex and varied. This guide considers some of the success stories as well as common challenges and bottlenecks along the value chain from research project to market/application and proposes, where possible, some recommendations.

This dossier provides a broad overview on how the knowledge generated from the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) mainly and from other programmes such as H2020, LIFE, INTERREG, etc. funded by the European Commission, have addressed the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)-Descriptor 10. Marine Litter.

This dossier provides a broad overview on how the knowledge generated from, mainly, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) has addressed the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)-Descriptor 11. Energy including underwater noise.

This handbook provides a step-by-step guide through the COLUMBUS Knowledge Transfer Methodology: collect, analysis and transfer. The participants will be guided through these steps during the internal capacity training.

This report is based on a collection of recent intergovernmental and international strategies (since 2007) in the marine and maritime sector. Each of the overarching (intergovernmental, international and EU-level) strategies analysed follows a different format and focuses on different issues, e.g. tackling specific challenges, bottlenecks, knowledge gaps and needs.

The research funding landscape in Europe and even worldwide is diverse and fragmented, but some key statements can be made with regard to European knowledge needs in marine and maritime research.

This document is providing an overview on common gaps and needs in the marine and maritime field. Based on the feedback from the Competence Nodes (CNs), which represent the COLUMBUS focus areas, linkages and common needs have been identified between nearly all CNs.

This document identifies relevant research results, known as Knowledge Outputs (KOs), that could support Blue Growth and the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD; the environment pillar of the Integrated Maritime Policy) and the revised Common Fisheries Policies (CFP).

Marine data portals and repositories provide users with access to data, metadata and derived data-products. In addition, these data and information systems are also important users of knowledge outputs from research projects. As such, they play a crucial role in marine knowledge creation and application, contributing to open innovation and delivering growth in the blue economy.

The vital aim of the Knowledge Supply step is to collect relevant Knowledge Outputs from EC research projects, the cornerstones of the COLUMBUS project, to inform WP5 and WP6 as to promote the transfer of those with higher potential to realise an impact in the context of the Blue Growth and Marine and Maritime Governance.

This report aims to illustrate how the Knowledge Output Pathway (KOP) informs COLUMBUS decision to move a Knowledge Output down through the pathway to achieve impact. It will be explained the relevance of KOP components to decide to go ahead with the next step in the transfer process or not, and how the KOP should feed the design and implementation of a Knowledge Transfer Plans.

The COLUMBUS Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (DEP) describes the activities to be performed and the dissemination and exploitation means to be used in order to promote COLUMBUS, and to disseminate and exploit the project objectives, activities and results.

The COLUMBUS project partners believe that by implementing an award system that rewards added value and increased efforts by researchers, it can initiate a change that also motivates and incentivises researchers to want to carry out and transfer research knowledge for societal benefits.

This report contains a review of traditional and current metrics of success for researchers and research performing organisations to understand the current landscape. It also contains interviews of representatives from progressive organisations responding to the broader role of science in society. The identification of roles and responsibilities of researchers in carrying out KT has been explored as well as any incentives and recognition for effective KT work.

Findings in this report are based on a compilation of answers, provided by a variety of end users across the EU, which were collected through an online survey, a stakeholder workshop and one-to-one interviews with selected key individuals within the marine and maritime sector.

On Wednesday 2nd March 2016, 57 attendees were welcomed to the 1st COLUMBUS Annual Conference, held in Brussels, Belgium.