The project TECHERA has been funded by the Interreg Italy-Croatia Cooperation Programme 2014/2020 in the framework of Cluster 1 and arises from the capitalization of 6 previous projects ADRIREEF, FAIRSEA, ITACA, SUSHIDROP, PRIZEFISH and BLUE KEP that have tested data-driven innovative approaches and practices in the context of the blue economy.
The novel interfaces, data analysis procedures and acquisition methods developed in these projects will be pooled to showcase how they can converge in a unique "Infosphere" to compensate for the lack of marine data and improve the blue economy by ensuring cost-savings and sustainability.
Thanks to this knowledge TECHERA main goal is to pave the ground to the reduction of the carbon footprint of fishing fleets and seafood markets by data-driven optimization of fishing pressures and development of sustainable productions.
This goal will be pursued:
- encouraging the creation of new intersectoral clusters based on data sharing capitalizing the results and the methodologies of the FAIRSEA, SUSHIDROP and ADRIREEF projects.
- promoting the SMEs smart specialization in Adriatic region and the adoption of new and emerging technologies capitalizing the app developed in the framework of ITCACA and PRIZEFISH further to the ecological indicators set up for the seafood products certification
- promoting innovative professional paths and training opportunities in ICT for blue careers, capitalizing the exchange programmes and the education system and methods set up within the BLUEKEP and FAIRSEA projects.
Partnership:
- Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna - Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" – Lead Partner (Italy)
- ASSAM (Italia)
- Adriatic and Ionian Euroregion (Croatia)
- Municipality of Ravenna (Italy)
- OGS - National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (Italy)
- Veneto Agricoltura (Italy)
- Zadar County (Croatia)
- Ministry of Agriculture (Croatia)
ASSAM role: project partner
Duration: April 2022 – March 2023
Project total budget: € 600.000,00
Website of the project: www.italy-croatia.eu/web/techera