Patrice LEFEU

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• Patrice LEFEU
• CEO, Europe Foundation

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Interreg III B Atlantic area
An opportunity to make Europe a global
cluster On maritime and environmental security
GASD Project Green Atlantic for Sustainable
Development
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The GASD Project
1- The issues at stake 2- Strategy of
Green Atlantic for Sustainable Development 3-
Project details 4- Schedule 5- Consortium
Partners 6- Conclusion
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The Maritime security policy challenges
How can territories become the first
recipient of their added value knowledge and
experience? How can we use maritime security
as a key driver for regional development?
How can we make maritime security issue a
concrete sustainable development policy
initiative? How capitalizing on European
regional experience and know how in maritime
security can connect Europe to the global
knowledge networks and enable Europe to become
a key player in that field How to compete
with the Maritime security global players?
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The Green Atlantic Strategy is think
global Because Maritime safety security
is global Risk is global Players are
global The solution needs to be global
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Think global for the GASD project means
1- Looking at Maritime Security and
Environmental issues (MSE) as an expansive and
complex problem and going forward through 4
structural key issues Environment and
security Economic development
Innovation and research Education and
training
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Think global for the GASD project means 2-
Gathering within Europe (firstly in the Atlantic
area) initiatives, experts, experiences and
know how Having a global view over Atlantic
European data bases, surveys,analyses
Identifying gaps and defining new fields of
initiatives Setting up a strategy for
enhancing EU performances in terms of MSE
(Maritime Security and Environmental issues)
through priorities Designing an
experimentation policy for EU for MSE
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• Think global for the GASD project means
• 3- Reaching the critical mass
• By being connected to international expert
  networks and global public and private
  players, by linking our initiatives and
  attracting outside know how
• For competing with the best players in the
  world and and attracting foreign investments,
  researchers, experts, corporate interest

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MAKING EUROPE MORE ATTRACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE

• Building the first European platform, with
  global reach dedicated to Maritime Security
  and Environmental issues
• with a worldwide visibility

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The challenge Think global regarding players,
solution and outcome means a global project
which needs to be A vertical and horizontal
integration platform To pay attention to
ongoing initiatives, programs and policies
and set up transversal views To identify new
or ignored issues To bring coherence
To select priorities To design and to
implement a global and dynamic strategy
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Agenda This ambitious project will developed in
2 stages 1- A configuration step (2007 - First
term 2008) To identify key players
needs To design 20 experimental projects to
bring sustainable answers to local and
regional maritime authorities 2- An
Implementation step (2008 - 2013) To set up
the first European cluster dedicated to Maritime
Security and Environmental issues
by implementing 20 experimental
projects though public private partnerships
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14 partners representing 5 member states
France Brest Technopolis Iroise (Brittany
Area), the Western Atlantic and Nantes
Metropolis (Areas of the region of the Loire and
Poitou-Charentes), ARESE (Network of the
Atlantic CESR France). Spain The Canaries
(Region), Galicia (Region - CETMAR), Gijon
(Asturias Region) Portugal CCDRN (Northern
Region), Porto (Harbour Authority APDL) Great
Britain SW England Region through the
University of Plymouth Ireland South West
Regional Authority (the National Maritime
College, The Marine Resources and Coastal
Research Centres for  Ireland) and West
Regional Authority European networks Europe/EBN
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This project is based on the diversity of
partners Regions Metropolitan
areas Universities Research
centers Technopolis Regional
development agencies Ports Business
Innovation Centers
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Expectations 1- This project will link the
current Interreg IIIB - Atlantic area Program
and the next one 2- It will be an experimental
policy for other Interreg maritime areas 3-
It will be a front office for European know how
in maritime security and environmental
issues 4- It will be the first global cluster
initiated at European level 5- It will be a
concrete example of sustainable development
policy
GASD MAKING EUROPE MORE ATTRACTIVE
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Why the GASD project can boost your networking
potential

• Trans-regional cooperation International
  exchange
• Learning potential Knowledge, know how,
  practices, tools, methods, ideas,
• Experiencing new models business models,
  management models, benchmarking models
• Sharing the effort work, investment, risk,
  rewards
• Help taking the decisions dynamic decision
  making process
• To share values ethical, reputation,
  integrity
• Potential Business Development Opportunities
  
• for clients

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GASD FIRST STEP CONFERENCE JUNE 27 - LA BAULE

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• THANK YOU !