1. Pilot session: SIMCelt – exploring entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities
Innovative stakeholder engagement & public participation in marine planning

2. Welcome!
SIMCelt is…
An EU-funded programme designed to facilitate the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive in the Celtic Seas (OSPAR III + pink extension)
A 2-year project, ending in December 2017; budget of €1.8 million
A Partnership between Ireland, France and the UK (Scotland & Northern Ireland)
Designed to test aspects of MSP across borders and between countries at different stages of the marine planning process.

3. Stakeholder engagement: MSP Challenge – planning through playing
MSP Challenge & MSP Challenge 2050
Short Sea Shipping edition (February 2016)
Scottish Marine Region edition – for SIMCelt

5. Get ready, get set… Plan! Today:
Exploring cross- border relationships for marine planning!
Allocated roles – some strategic, some local
Different objectives
Feedback & observations

6. Roles Planner and Nature conservation advisor IN EACH AREA
Range of other marine-related activities across the other areas: mix’n’match
Economic development (“Blue Growth”) and environmental protection
Interactions between land and sea

7. Workshop objectives – Stakeholder engagement & innovation
To have fun playing the MSP Challenge games!
To understand more about the marine planning process they outlines, at different scales;
To see where and how MSP and marine activities might reinforce and benefit each other;
To be aware of where and how activities and ideas might get in each other’s way;
To consider whether marine activities and land/sea interactions are taken into account by MSP processes and responsible authorities;
To think about what can improve the alignment between MSP and those making use of marine and coastal resources;
To see the opportunities for innovation, business development and entrepreneurship in MSP.
PLEASE FILL IN YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK!