STRATEGIS Maritime ICT Cluster

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The Strategis Maritime ICT Cluster (SMICT) located in Piraeus with a global perspective, includes a network of companies, public and private organizations, research & academic institutions, and other stakeholders from the Greek Shipping Hub that focuses on emerging technologies enabling the Digital Shipping, Smart Ports, and sustainable growth in the Blue Economy. With the vision to become a world-class maritime cluster & technology flagship of the Greek Shipping industry in the Shipping 4.0 era, Strategis offers 21st century maritime services and synergies for growth enabling Smart Sea – sustainable business opportunities. The mission of Strategis is to create effective business ecosystems in Digital Shipping and the Blue Economy; expand the competitive advantage of Greek Shipping; and contribute to the sustainable development of the Marine & Maritime sector in the Southeastern Europe (SEE) region and the Mediterranean. Strategis also supports mechanisms facilitating cooperation between local research, SMEs, the public sector, and social organizations to stimulate innovation & entrepreneurship, leading the way to 4-helix clustering. To achieve the strategic objective of consolidating shipping and Blue Economy as a key factor of regional development, Strategis focuses on: Research and Development in frontier Maritime & Smart-Sea ICT technologies; strategy and innovative business models for the Blue Economy; raising the creative human capital of the region; infrastructure development supporting smart, sustainable growth (smart sea, smart ship, smart port, and smart city technologies); and international standardization activities, policies and regulations facilitating efficient collaboration of stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.