David Murphy Manager Knowledge Management 2 nd Technical Consultation on Marine Information Management and Dissemination in Europe Lisbon, 9 th November

AquaTT Who are we? AquaTT is an international foundation supporting the European Marine sector by providing project management and services Mission Statement To bridge the knowledge gap between the dynamic RTD environments and the progressive commercial sectors

Our Profile AquaTT’s strengths: Excellence in proposal writing Experienced and motivated team Experience in all aspects of a Project Lifecycle High rate of success in competitive EC funding calls** (**2009 to date 100% written by AquaTT (3), 83% as a partner, 5/6 projects) AquaTT’s core activities are: Project management Facilitation Communication and Dissemination Education and Training Technology Transfer

Thematic Areas Foundation Activities Innovation Service Provider Strategic Activities Pilot projects Experimental activities Push boundaries Networks Services Project partner Communication Outreach Education Build Constituency Promotion Strengthen

Initiatives Foundation Activities Innovation Service Provider Strategic Activities Aquamed AquaInnova Co-Exist MarineTT

Case Study 1: Ongoing Services E-Newsletter and Calendar Free monthly e-newsletter on training, education and events with more than 4,500 international subscribers Spec: Use a CMS system to design and send out s PiscesTT Jobs Free online recruitment service for aquaculture and related sciences with more than 1,800 subscribers 300 registered employers Spec: Use a custom built site with CMS and RSS feeds

Case Study 2: Aqua-TNET AQUA-TNET is the European Education thematic network for aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resource management >120 partners from 25 countries, representing universities, training organisations, associations and research performers (>60 HE institutes)

Annual Event, Girona 10/09 >120 partners from 25 countries, representing universities, training organisations, associations and research performers (>60 HE institutes)

Highlights Specific WP’s - “Innovation in Teaching” and “ICT in teaching” European Masters Portal – To enable access, a DB of Masters courses in network domain European PhD portal – To increase transparency and exposure, portal to upload PhD Thesis, stream defences Mobility portal – To facilitate mobility, a dynamic DB listing opportunities and placements using a google map as the interface Student RSS Feed – networking tool for students to network and interact

Case Study 3: Aqua-RET 2 Aqua-RET is a project focussing on Marine Renewable Energy Technologies Aqua-RET 1 (2006-8) set out to show the user, in straightforward steps, how these technologies work (Run of River, Tidal Impoundment, Tidal Stream, Wave and Offshore Wind) Aqua-RET 1 Deliverables: E-learning Tool available online and CDROM available in English, Greek, Romanian and Portuguese 5 Technology Posters available in English, Greek, Romanian and Portuguese Interactive graphics

Aims and Objectives of Aqua-RET 2: 1 ) to identify the labour market needs of the marine renewable sector and ancillary businesses 2) to select, adapt and further develop existing material from Aqua-RET 1 3) to design and pilot new training programmes 4) to facilitate the transfer of skills from ancillary sectors to the marine renewables sector

Case Study 4 - MarineTT Type of funding scheme: Coordination and Support actions (supporting) Work programme topics addressed: ENV Knowledge transfer and uptake of EU-research results Funded: 2 nd out of 15 applications under this call Partners: AquaTT & EUROCEAN Budget: ~€950,000 Duration: 24m

Justification The European Union (EU) 6th Framework Programme ( ) funded 458 marine research projects worth more than €848 million in grant-aid 124 marine research projects (grant-aid €297 million) funded under the FP7 (2007 – 2013) to date. Although research effort is significant, not all of the new knowledge has had the expected impact, perhaps because of the “well-known obstacles impeding knowledge transfer between research institutions and third parties”* *‘Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe’ (Com (2007) 182 final).

KM Challenge cultural differences between the business and science communities; lack of incentives; legal barriers; fragmented markets for knowledge and technology Ref: Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe: embracing open innovation – Implementing the Lisbon agenda (COM (2007) 182 final).

MarineTT Approach A change of focus from the promotion of research projects per se to singling out research outputs those end-users can adopt and/or exploit. The clustering and impartial assessment of knowledge potential The incorporation of sustainability factors in judging the benefit of knowledge exploitation to society (to ensure that economic growth does not result in environmental degradation) Analysis of the potential impact of transferring knowledge Measuring the impact of any knowledge transferred;

AquaTT Summary AquaTT, an experienced knowledge management partner; dissemination of information and results from EU research and technological development (RTD) programmes; E-newsletters on latest EU developments in education and training; development of vocational training methodology and resources; coordination of thematic networks; sector-specific surveys; end user training courses & workshops; Effective Stakeholder consultation needs analysis; glossaries and multilingual teaching materials; online training materials and courses

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Case Study 3: VALLA VALLA will develop and pilot methods of recognising and accrediting lifelong learning in the aquaculture sector via the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) European aquaculture is a fast-growing innovative industry, its success relying on a joint practical and theoretical knowledge base Knowledge acquired through training (work placements, on-the-job training, and short-term learning courses etc.) falls outside current credit systems EQF links national qualifications systems, acting as a translation device to make qualifications more readable (8 levels defined through learning outcomes – knowledge, skills and competence)

 Using best practice Module/Course Unit Learning Outcome Knowledge & Skills Competences Evidence Required Assessment Other Information Learning Outcome Unit

VALLA is building a prototype online tool for evaluating and validating short- term training Step by step tool to gather and organise the necessary information to describe a module/course in terms of units Users can publish and obtain a “complete” module description to define course/ workshop/ placement training Users will obtain a range of administrator tools and a private repository for their courses Modules described in this “common language” can be assessed and possibly credited within existing systems