A component within SwitchMed that focuses on Sustainable Blue Economy. It was added in 2020 and includes specific activities to be performed under the demonstration component of SwitchMed. The following activity of the Blue Economy additional component concerns the identification of opportunities & stakeholders for sustainable entrepreneurship in the Blue Economy sectors.
The purpose of the Blue Economy is to strengthen the Switchers Support National Partnership (SNP) and the Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) to specifically address the Blue Economy (BE) sectors. This component has been added to the SNP national strategy for sustainable business creation and development.
It aims to demonstrate that sustainable entrepreneurs can be active actors in greening the Blue Economy, providing circular business solutions to environmental and social challenges faced by the Blue Economy. It capitalized on the Switchers Support National Partnership (SNP)’ added value in order to maximize the impact of the Blue Economy pilot activities.