1. “MarChain”

2. BSR Star Dust
The overall objective of the StarDust project is to force transnational collaboration linking strong research environments, clusters and SME networks – creating a number of globally-leading research and innovation hubs in the BSR

3. The project’s core are the 5 transnational pilots operating in fields of cleantech & future energy, wellbeing & health, future transport, and digital business & services.

4. Strategic Idea
“MarChain” idea is to develop a virtual communication and cooperation environment for business, knowledge and competences by connecting the national maritime transport clusters into united communication and business support structure.

5. Project structure WP1 Cluster development Activities:
National marine competence and technological capacity study development;
Identification of operators for national marine clusters;
Regional marine competence and capacity study development.
WP2 Communication and cooperation environment-communication system
International cooperation and communication strategy for marine cluster integration;
ICT based networking tool technical conditions;
ICT tool development.
WP3 Cooperation through competence building
Training program development;
Training program implementation.

6. Key activities
to develop and integrate national maritime clusters in to the unite BSR communication and cooperation system – “MarChain”
to investigate technological and production capacities
to establish an innovative ICT-based tool to transfer technology and business knowledge
to implement international competence building program

7. From Top down Cluster coordinator No1 Cluster members
Communication

8. To bottom up Communication Specialization Outsourcing Innovation
Cluster members
Cluster members
Communication
Innovation
Specialization
Outsourcing
Cluster leadership group
Cluster coordinator No1
Cluster coordinator No2
Communication

9. “MarChain” success factors
Critical mass
Social glue
Communication durability
Innovation network
Monitoring tool
Cluster Internationalization – BSR maritime cluster

10. Why BSR ?
Global growth potential of the area
Project activities are focused on a better quality and cost efficiency of the marine products developed in the BSR, connecting the R&D based ideas in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, etc. to the production capacities in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, etc

11. Partners LT – Klaipeda Science and Technology Park (LB);
DE- Business Development and Technology Transfer Corporation of Schleswig- Holstein - WTSH
PL –Maritime Academy Gdynia;
EE – Marine Systems Institute at Tallinn University of Technology;
LV – Latvia Logistic association ;
FI – Turku University;
SE – Swedish Maritime Forum;

12. Klaipeda Science and Technology Park
Thank You
Roma Stubrienė
Andrius Sutnikas
Klaipeda Science and Technology Park