1. Prototype module for data gathering to create a database of companies in the maritime sector
Challenge owner: Klaipeda ID
To implement the strategy of the city of Klaipėda 2030, it is necessary to follow and analyze the changing indicators in the defined sectors: maritime economy, bioeconomy, advanced industrial and creative, and service economies – which all benefit from the seashore.
However, the current Classification of Economic Activities (EVRK) system is not effective in identifying companies’ activities and assigning them to specific sectors, such as marine. So, we cannot objectively evaluate benefits, progress, and challenges in these sectors.
One of the solutions steps is to initially identify companies according to their targeted activities. We are looking for a very clear AI solution where from a given list of companies through their web pages AI is searching by provided service keywords.
So basically, AI solution with web scraping. Ideally, the final company list could be integrated with Sodra’s open data, which would immediately return meaningful economic data on these sectors.
2. An alarm system for all extreme wind sports enthusiasts and recreational boat owners
Challenge owner: KU Marine Research Institute
Climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure affect sandy coasts. Both processes and coastal accumulation and erosion can be unfavourable for the socio-economic activities on the seashore. Klaipeda is an example of this process. The Port of Klaipeda, with its jetties, strongly affects coastal processes. In the Port of Klaipeda jetties from 2005 till now, intense coastal erosion was observed in the direct impact zone. The shoreline moved inland by more than 50 m. At the same time, this coastal erosion created a favourable spot for windsurfing at the SE Baltic Sea coast.
The same meteorological conditions, strong (more than 20m/s) westerly winds, with the increased water level, are dangerous for the Port of Klaipeda activities and desirable for the windsurfers. Can you create an alarm system for all extreme wind sports enthusiasts and recreational boat owners to warn them about favourable wind conditions for the wind sports and dangers for the operation boats in the Port of Klaipeda aquatorium? Requirements for the alarm system: collect data on the wind gusts, water level, wave height, predominant wind, and wave direction and analyse available data to prognosis the conditions we are interested.
3. Reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted during the construction (transportation and installation) phase of the offshore windfarm development
Challenge owner: Ignitis Renewables
For transportation from the marshalling yard to the site and installation of various offshore wind farm components (WTG, foundations, offshore substation platform, etc.), vessels that are capable of consuming up to 50 tons of fuel per day are used.
By investigating the current industry practices, transportation methods, and installation processes that contribute to CO2 emissions to develop innovative and sustainable alternatives or modifications to existing practices that can significantly reduce CO2 emissions during offshore windfarm construction. Consider aspects such as logistics optimization, renewable energy use, and technology advancements.
The solution providers are asked to estimate the environmental benefits of your proposed solutions in terms of CO2 emissions reduction and calculate the potential reduction in CO2 emissions over the construction phase of offshore windfarm development.
Also, assess the feasibility of implementing your proposed solutions within the existing offshore windfarm construction industry. Consider factors like scalability, regulatory requirements, and industry acceptance.
4. Risk Assessment for offshore energy projects in the Baltic Sea region
Challenge owner: Blekinge Institute of Technology
Situation. Increased subsea and offshore energy asset usage may result in additional expensive operations, higher environmental impact, and risk for human resources.
Data-mining excellence. Use data mining approaches to forecast risk, costs, or best time window availabilities for an offshore project development. Find the solution based on historical data and generate a data model as a support tool to measure efficiency and cost reductions for offshore developments.
Input:
1. Cargo vessel traffic dataset (AIS dataset, resolution 10 mins )
2. Baltic Sea region on the map (Lat_min: 54.5, Lat_max: 55.4, Lon_min: 13.0Lon_max: 13.5)
5. Data mining excellence – forecasting vessel emissions
Challenge owner: Blekinge Institute of Technology
Ports by using data mining approaches demonstrate excellence in forecasting cargo vessel arrivals for a specific port. We are looking for a solution that designs a data-driven model as a support tool to predict CO2 emissions. The data-driven model should be integrated with external data sources:
- Cargo vessel unloading time
- Cargo vessel CO emissions in parking mode
- Cargo vessel energy consumption while unloading in Kwt/hour
Dataset:
All registered port calls to the following countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland.
Vessel’s type: all cargo and all tankers (> 65 meters)
Fields: Port ID, Port name, LOCODE, MMSI, IMO, Vessel name, Vessel destination, Vessel type, Time of arrival, Time of departure
6. Online environmental monitoring of water in port areas
Challenge owner: Oslo Metropolitan University
There is a lack of solutions that allow monitoring of water quality and environmental parameters in port areas in a continuous and cost-effective manner. As a result of this data gap, it is very difficult to determine changes in the environment or to document whether certain environmental policy measures are having a real impact. This includes data such as temperature, turbidity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll, underwater noise, images, video, and many more.
To develop a prototype of online environmental monitoring of water in port areas.
7. Automation and digitization of the calculation of cargo units (Big bags)
Challenge owner: Stevedoring company BEGA
Recently, Klaipeda Stevedoring Company BEGA, Klaipeda Seaport operator, has become the gateway to the supply of fertilizers for Lithuanian farmers. BEGA not only unloads bulk fertilizers from the vessels and stores them, but also provides value-added services such as blending components to produce the final products, also, bagging bulk fertilizers into big bags and preparing them for delivery to the final recipient by trucks (24 t/truck). As the number of big bags has been increasing rapidly recently (3000-6000 big bags of different weight – 0,5 / 0,6 / 1 t – per day), BEGA is looking for a solution of a technology or system to automatically count big bags and to “recognize” the sort of cargo in them.
8. Elaboration of Prototyped Database for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Klaipeda
Challenge owner: Lithuanian Maritime Academy
Implementation of sustainable urban mobility principles is a key action in order to achieve harmonious interaction between Klaipeda City and Klaipeda Port, and to sustain a bond of environmental, economic, social and technological factors that affect ensurance of clean and healthy environment for local inhabitants. Klaipeda City experiences a plenty of traffic flows borne by the circulation of the freight transport, which goes to the port area and backwards from the port areas through urban areas of Klaipeda. These processes cause a plenty of negative impacts on the circulation of public transport, it forms traffic jams of private vehicles in particular during the rush hours. Port cargoes are being transported by tracks and by trains and a circulation of freight transport leaves a significant CO2 and NO2 emissions in the air of residential districts. Due to intensive flows of traffic the roads experience an intensive amortisation and are needed to be repaired and improved permanently. The schedules of the trains passing through urban industrial areas are not adjusted and also it causes plenty of traffic congestion.
The overall objective of the challenge: to elaborate a prototyped database of indicators for measuring the efficiency of sustainable urban mobility processes in order to plan new and innovative solutions based on strategic planning decisions.
Implementation of sustainable urban mobility principles in the form of actions requires creating the monitoring system in the form of a database with a set of absolute and relative indicators with spatial and non-spatial attributes. Elaboration of prototyped database is required to measure sustainable urban mobility processes and to create the action for strategic sustainable urban mobility planning with application of KPIs (key performance indicators) to solve the problems and to maintain a better and healthy environment for local inhabitants.
9. Digitalizing Port fees calculation
Challenge owner: Port of Oslo
Traditionally, calculating port fees for ships has been a laborious and time-consuming process. The Port of Oslo is seeking innovative solutions to digitize and simplify this process for its customers.
In this presentation, we will discuss the challenges of the current manual system and the potential benefits of digitalization.
Participants are challenged to create a user-friendly digital solution for calculating port fees for ships docking at the Port of Oslo. The digital calculator should take into account various factors, such as ship size, duration of stay, and specific services used. It should also be accessible via a web application or mobile app, making it easy for customers to use. The solution should streamline the fee calculation process and enhance transparency for port users.
The prices are given in the booklet. The booklet can be found here.
10. Automating CO2 Emission Reporting
Challenge owner: Port of Oslo
The City of Oslo’s Port Authority is committed to reducing emissions from land activity (infrastructure projects, maintenance, port handling) by reporting emission data three times a year. Currently, this process is manual and time-consuming, involving the compilation of emission numbers for fuel, biogas, and electricity into Excel sheets. The challenge is to develop a digital solution that streamlines and automates this reporting process, making it more efficient and accurate.
Challenge Scope: Participants are tasked with creating a digital platform or application that enables the Port of Oslo to report emissions from land activity in a more efficient and automated manner. The solution should encompass the following aspects:
•Data Collection:
•Develop a mechanism for collecting emission data in a standardized format.
•Implement real-time data acquisition if feasible and applicable.
•Data Entry:
•Create user-friendly interfaces for data entry to input emission figures for fuel, biogas, and electricity.
•Allow for data validation and error-checking to ensure accuracy.
•Automated Reporting and visualization:
•Automate the generation of reports for emissions.
•Develop tools for analyzing and visualizing emission data over time.
•Provide insights and trends to support decision-making for emission reduction strategies.
•Optional:
•Implement user roles and permissions for different stakeholders involved in the reporting process.
•Ensure compatibility with industry standards and protocols for emission reporting.
•Design an idea of a secure database system to store emission data for each reporting period.
THE CHALLENGE LIST WILL BE UPDATED.
Registration for teams (3-5 members) or individual participants: https://bit.ly/Portathon2023Participants
Registration for mentors: https://bit.ly/Portathon2023Mentors
Challenge registration: https://bit.ly/Portathon2023Challenges
The project BLUE SUPPLY CHAINS co-financed by Interreg Baltic Sea Region helps drive the transition to a green and resilient Baltic Sea region.
This article was prepared with the financial support of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region. Klaipėda Science and Technology Park is responsible for the content of the article. Under no circumstances can it be taken to reflect the opinion of the Programme.
Want to meet people, brainstorm, discuss, design, code, experiment, have fun and make great games? This is exactly the event for you!
LT Game Jam 2023 is a game jam event where participants have a task to develop a game from a rough idea to a working prototype. LT Game Jam 2023 is a part of the Global Game Jam event.
LT Game Jam 2023 is an excellent challenge for aspiring and seasoned game makers to balance creativity with time management, teamwork and game production skills. Participation requires focus and stamina, involving 48 hours of innovation, experimentation, collaboration, and fun.
You can expect to build life-long friendships and future career opportunities as well as valuable skill-building experience.
To join the LT Game Jam site on Global Game Jam, please use this link: https://globalgamejam.org/2023/jam-sites/lt-game-jam.
Big thanks for all support to our sponsors and partners: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Nordcurrent, Estoty, TutoTOONS, Wargaming, SneakyBox, Nesnausk!, Gaidelis, all event team and volunteers!
More information about LT Game Jam 2023 on our website: https://www.gamejam.lt/
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Lithuanian port city aims to maximise its strategic location and vibrant resource base to become a key hub for the nascent offshore wind industry in the Baltic.
The Marienborg Declaration signed in August saw heads of government and energy ministers from Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and Germany commit to closer collaboration in developing new offshore wind volumes in the Baltic Sea, which has estimated wind potential totalling 85-95 GW.
Ensuring energy security
With its strong maritime base, talent pool and innovation sector, Klaipeda’s ambition is to establish itself as a regional hub for an industry that is taking off amid the current energy crisis.
The Lithuanian government earlier announced the location for a 700-MW wind park off the coast that could potentially cover 25% of the country’s entire power demand. The tender process is set to take place in early 2023 with a view to construction completion by 2030.
Various projects elsewhere in the Baltic are currently being evaluated alongside the now in-development Baltic Power project offshore Poland, which with total capacity of 1.2GW is expected to power over 1.5 million homes from 2026.
With wind farms set to play a key role not only in reinforcing energy security and affordability, but also in combating air pollution, huge opportunities exist for the Klaipeda’s established manufacturers and suppliers, as well as its startup ecosystem, to build and entrench local competence.
‘Bold collaboration’ required
Hannah Mary Goodlad, Head of Baltic Sea Area Development at Equinor, speaking during a panel session on renewable energy at the Klaipeda Manifesto Blue Economy Conference 2022, stressed the need for local stakeholders to engage in “bold collaboration across borders towards 2030” to achieve the city’s ambition.
Romana Hartke, Senior Business Development Manager at Aker Offshore Wind, emphasised Klaipeda’s already strong foundation: its strategic location, good hinterland infrastructure and short distances to all Baltic markets. She flagged up the Port of Mukran in Sassnitz, Germany, which has positioned itself as a base port for wind installation and service operations, as a good example to follow.
Independence ‘a great showcase’
Hartke added that the LNG FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit) Independence, which has been up and running in Klaipeda since 2014, is “a great showcase for international investors who recognize that Klaipeda is willing to go the whole way in developing as an offshore wind hub, as it has done in LNG”.
Installing the symbolically named FSRU was an extremely prescient decision given Russia’s cutting off gas supplies to Europe. In doing so, Lithuania was the first country in Europe to unchain itself from Putin’s ‘gas needle’. Locally based oil and gas terminal operator Klaipėdos Nafta (KN) is set to acquire the unit by the end of 2024 when its current lease terminates. The long-term LNG import solution contributes to reliable electricity supply not only for Lithuania, but also for consumers inLatvia, Estonia and Finland.
The panelists’ call to move swiftly from messaging to action was echoed by the Mayor of Klaipeda, Vytautas Grubliauskas, who flagged up the city’s Klaipeda 2030 Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan as one of its greatest strengths. “But we have to live our strategy. We must plan and coordinate concrete activities to maintain our direction regardless of future changes in politicians,” he said.
Funds for decarbonisation
Marius Vascega, Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Vilnius, stressed that offshore wind is a crucial element in reaching the EU’s Green Deal decarbonisation goals, and that funds now coming on stream as part of the Next Generation EU Covid-19 recovery fund will help to support viable solutions.
Dalius Krinickas, advisor to Lithuania’s prime minister, highlighted Vilnius’s recent ‘breakthrough package’ to remove all procedural barriers to assess and install renewables projects and secure the required investments, while Erling Rimestad, state secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, added that financing avenues also exist through the EEA and Norway Grants programme.
Strategic partnerships
As well as renewable energy, the Klaipeda Manifesto conference addressed other key Blue Economy topics including EU and national Blue-Green Economic Policy, Investment, Digitalisation and Maritime tech, Cyber Security, Maritime Startups and Seafood Trade and Production. Feedback from delegates praised the informative content, diversity of speakers and lively panel debates. It also provides a networking platform for investors and maritime businesses with a view to fostering cross-border partnerships between Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean and Fisheries, said that in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “it is more important than ever that we keep building links between our countries and across our region. That will help us stand together in the face of this new reality and move closer to our vision of a sustainable Blue Economy driven by innovation and green and digital transformation.”
Elijus Čivilis, a former vice-minister of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation and current General Manager of national investment promotion agency Invest Lithuania, added that speaker participation from Norwegian and local stakeholders provided “very good perspectives from different angles”.
Norwegian Ambassador Ole T Horpestad commented: “With Klaipeda Manifesto we have created a new brand that we want to develop further to promote knowledge exchange and solutions for shared blue growth.”
“We believe Klaipeda Manifesto will become the signature event for the city, and we have already started planning for the 2023 event. Despite the current turbulent situation, there is a lot of optimism,” concluded Diana Manko, Head of Investment and Business at city development agency Klaipeda ID.
She adds that maritime stakeholders interested in finding out more on doing business in Klaipeda should get in touch with the Klaipeda ID team for a free e-consultation (please visit www.klaipedaid.lt for contact details).
About Klaipeda Manifesto
The hybrid conference was hosted both in the Klaipeda Culture Factory and online by organizers Klaipeda ID and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Vilnius, in partnership with Klaipeda University, Association Klaipeda Region, Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, the Norwegian-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in Vilnius and its equivalent in Oslo, and the Shipping & Offshore Network also in Oslo. Chief sponsor was RWE Renewables GmbH alongside the EEA and Norway Grants, Klaipeda Free Economic Zone, Höegh LNG and Nordnix.
Videos of the entire conference are available on Youtube here.
Klaipėda will once again invite to create advanced solutions for the ports of today and the future. The hackathon “Portathon 2022” organised for the 4th time will bring together the teams from business companies, innovators and start-ups from Lithuania and abroad.
The hybrid event will take place on the 30 September – 2 October at Klaipeda Science and Technology Park (Lithuania) & on virtual platform. Hackathon participants traditionally dedicate 48 hours to generating solutions.
Experts, students, innovators, startups! Teams and individual participants! We invite you to join us and accept our challenges in these thematic categories: logistics, energy, wellbeing/ sustainable environment of ports and port cities, cyber security. CHALLENGE INFORMATION
Please note: not only IT or engineering enthusiasts are welcome. Maybe your super power is design, business management or marketing? We are open for the talents from various fields.
Prize pool: several teams, whose presented solutions will be recognized as the best, will be awarded 1,000 EUR cash prizes.
Organisers: Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, Lithuanian Maritime Cluster, Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, Klaipeda University.
In cooperation with: EU-CONEXUS, Liquid Energy, DigiTechPort and Decade2030.
Why to attend?
- It’s a great opportunity to get to know challenges of the ports and meet enthusiasts that have the same interests as you and that care about the same technologies.
- You will work with people that come from different fields, with different ideas and interests. All working together to solve the challenges – you can achieve an unbelievable result.
- This is a great add up to your CV: you will be getting some real tech experience and you can win prizes.
- During the hackathon you increase your knowledge and gain team work experience.
- Participation Portathon shows a lot about your personality. It is a proof that you are a person that takes initiative, seeking to have a deeper knowledge and that enjoys challenges.
- The main idea is to solve a challenge by providing solution. So, you end up with a product or service. And if not, you at least know what worked out and what didn’t.
- Our experience shows that many participants build lifelong contacts and relationships from a hackathon and have the chance to showcase their skills.
Registration for participants HERE
Join us as mentor!
- We expect to meet you during Friday Portathon presentation (30 September from 3 PM to 5 PM) and on first teams pitch on Saturday (1 October from 11 AM to 1 PM). Also, you are welcome to initiate individual meetings with teams during all hackathon time.
- The purpose of the mentors during the meeting with the team is to contribute thoughts, broaden attitudes, and encourage more ambitious problem solving. Mentors can initiate meetings / discussions with teams themselves. The meeting can last from a few to several tens of minutes at the mentor’s time schedule.
- The mentor is an expert who wants to share his/her knowledge and expertise with hackathon participants who are enthusiasts of technology.
- During the hackathon mentors could find interesting solution and talents to work together in the future.
Registration for mentors HERE
Businesses are welcome to submit their challenges in the following areas: Port logistics/ Port Energy/ Port Cyber security/ Port Environment & Wellbeing. Email us: erika@kmtp.lt
Practical information
Date: 30 September – 2 October, 2022.
Hybrid format: teams and mentors are welcome to meet online (ZOOM platform). Also we provide physical location if they want to meet with teammates face-to-face.
Address: Klaipeda Science and Technology Park; Vilhelmo Berbomo st.10, Klaipeda 92221.
Important note regarding team-making: only teams from 3 to 5 members are allowed to participate in the hackathon. If you do not have your team – you are welcome to register by yourself and organizers will combine team with members with the same interest.
Event is free of charge. Event language: English.
Coordinator contact: innovaton manager Erika Zavackiene erika@kmtp.lt
This article was prepared with the financial support of the European Union (EU). Klaipėda Science and Technology Park is responsible for the content of the article. Under no circumstances can it be taken to reflect the opinion of the EU.
Dynamic Lithuanian port city gears up to showcase what it can offer as an ideal business-friendly destination for Nordic investors and maritime solutions providers looking to expand their sphere of operations.
Cross off 15-16 September in your calendar for the Klaipeda Manifesto: Blue Economy Conference. The two-day event will share insights into the status of ocean industries in the Baltics and explore opportunities for Klaipeda’s future growth as one of Europe’s leading Blue Economy cities.
“Our aim is to strengthen awareness of our strong maritime cluster and the benefits we can offer as an affordable and easily accessible hub for maritime operations,” says Diana Manko, Head of Business at city development agency Klaipeda ID.
According to the European Union (EU)’s Blue Economy Report 2022, the maritime industry including transport, ports, fishing, aquaculture and coastal tourism accounts for 4.45 million direct jobs in the EU and generates close to EUR 670 billion in annual turnover. “Klaipeda is uniquely placed to seize opportunities in this burgeoning sector that is essential for human welfare and prosperity,” Manko adds.
Comprehensive agenda
The conference will focus on partnership potential between the Scandinavian and Baltic regions, explore the potential of the Blue Economy and provide a networking platform for investors and businesses. “Klaipeda Manifesto will bring together leading policymakers, academic scientists and business entities to exchange and share their experiences and results on all aspects of the Blue Economy. It also provides an outstanding interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns. Overall, it will be a great opportunity to consider practical challenges and solutions for the Blue Economy and Blue Growth,” says Manko.
The conference will feature over 200 participants from Norway and Lithuania, more than 30 prominent keynote speakers and three in-depth panel discussions. It will address nine core topics including Seafood Production and Seafood Trade, Renewable Energy, Blue-Green Economic Policy, Maritime Startups, Cyber Security, Digitalization and Maritime Tech, Investment and Baltic Blue Economy Unicorns.
For the convenience of the delegates, Klaipeda Manifiesto will be a hybrid event held both in the Klaipeda Culture Factory and online. Capacity for in-person participation is limited, and places will be filled according to order of registration. The event is free of charge, but registration is compulsory.
A wealth of benefits
Klaipeda’s vision is to become a globally acknowledged Blue Economy hub offering rapid solutions as the best place to live, work, rest and invest in the Baltic region. “Reflecting the Klaipeda 2030 Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan, Klaipeda has the capability to provide services and develop advanced technologies to advance the Blue Economy alongside Nordic partners. Our job is to advise on how to get established, plug into the ecosystem and access incentive schemes,” Manko says.
As well as robust ICT and LNG communities, the city’s maritime cluster has strong traditions in shipbuilding, repair and engineering/design, logistics and stevedoring. The region’s higher education institutions, which offer the full range of maritime studies from shipping and port engineering to marine hydrology and biotechnology, ensure a continuous inflow multilingual, creative young professionals to help companies grow. “Incorporating in Klaipeda ensures you get high-quality personnel at a cost that leaves space for profit. Setting up a business also involves minimal bureaucracy. Things have changed massively over the last 20 years,” adds Manko.
Unparalleled connectivity
Klaipeda enjoys excellent transport connections. The Palanga international airport serves business hubs in Scandinavia and Europe, while Klaipeda Port is the top EU port in the Baltics in terms of shipping volumes. As Lithuania’s main shipping gateway, it can accommodate large ships of all kinds, with a strong focus on paperless customs procedures and flexible loading tariffs and port fees. Manufacturing, logistics and shipbuilding all benefit from its ice-free services 24/7/365.
Klaipeda is also home to the most successful Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in the Baltics with a flexible fast-launch pathway, special tax advantages and new sites constantly available.
The nascent offshore wind sector in the Baltics also offers great scope for maritime suppliers. With land-based wind farms already a major renewable energy source in Lithuania, in June the government announced the location for a 700-MW wind park off the coast that could potentially cover close to 25% of the country’s entire power demand. The development tender process is set to take place in early 2023 with a view to construction completion by 2030.
Cross-border collaboration
Klaipeda Manifesto is hosted by Klaipeda ID and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Vilnius, in partnership with Klaipeda University, Association Klaipeda Region, Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, the Norwegian-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in Vilnius and its equivalent in Oslo, and the Shipping & Offshore Network also in Oslo. The event is sponsored by RWE Renewables GmbH (the main sponsor), the EEA and Norway Grants, Klaipėda Free Economic Zone, Höegh LNG and Nordnix.
“Building on the solid ties between our countries, our objective is to highlight Klaipeda’s untapped potential as an affordable and convenient business destination. There’s a lot to discover,” says Tom O Kleppesto, general manager of the Shipping & Offshore Network, underscoring that hundreds of Norwegian companies are already active in Lithuania.
View the agenda and register for Klaipeda Manifesto at www.klaipedamanifesto.com
What’s new in the Liquid Energy project? What has happened in the past six months? At what stage are the partners’ project activities? Achievements and successes, photos of investments and reports on the implementation of projects – you will find all this in the Newsletter No. 5.
Do you have questions about the activities we carry out? Contact Us!
Download newsletter PDF HERE
Introducing the new Rocket Cluster Ambassador, Coordinator of the Lithuanian Maritime Cluster and Business Development Manager at Klaipėda Science and Technology Park, Andrius Sutnikas!
Given that Lithuania is a small market, clustering processes are crucial to help our products and services enter foreign markets. To offer something that is competitive in Europe or on a global scale, we need knowledge, as well as a critical mass of high-level professionals who can use that knowledge, and a substantial investment. Companies that have access to large amounts of these resources have a competitive advantage in this respect.
However, by teaming up, smaller businesses, engineers and scientists can undoubtedly channel these partnerships into the development of innovative solutions to successfully penetrate the international market. Clusters speak the language of business, not bureaucracy, which also speeds up the journey to reach the desired outcome.
A partnership culture and efficiency are the hallmarks of successful clusters – and Rocket Cluster is undoubtedly among them. We believe that by bringing together high-level professionals in engineering, business and research, Rocket Cluster will provide the environment for the development of high value-added products and services that will successfully expand into foreign markets.
Learn more about Rocket Cluster https://rocketcluster.com/
Learn more about the Lithuanian Maritime Cluster https://www.maritimecluster.lt/
Maritime Business and Policy Forum “Klaipeda in the Maritime Europe” that will be held in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania on 20 May 2022, invites to celebrate the European Maritime Day.
The organizers and partners of the event are Lithuanian Maritime Cluster, Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, Association of Lithuanian Stevedoring Companies, Lithuanian Shipowners’ Association, Klaipėda University and Klaipeda Science and Technology Park celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Maritime Business and Policy Forum targets professionals from businesses, governments, public institutions, NGOs and academia.
Join the forum to catch up on the current state of play on a broad range of issues Lithuanian maritime business and maritime innovation ecosystem. Analyzing challenges, discussing solutions, exploring the potential of Klaipėda Seaport and shaping the future for the development of the sustainable blue economy – the event will ensure an engaging program and great networking opportunities.
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/KlaipedaJurinejeEuropaRegistration
We look forward to your participation!
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date: 2022 May 20 (Friday).
Start of the event: 10:00 AM (EEST Time Zone)
Venue: Conference Hall of the 3rd Chamber of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (2nd floor), Gedimino Ave. 53, LT-01109 Vilnius.
Contact person for practical information: Erika Zavackienė: erika@kmtp.lt; +370 684 50212.
Event language: Lithuanian.
Attention: only those who have registered and received registration confirmation by e-mail will be granted permission to participate in the event. Have an identity document with you when you arrive at the event.
We would like to inform you that an image will be captured at the event for public information purposes, so you can be seen in the photos and videos. Photos and videos of the event will be posted on the event organizers’ websites and social networking accounts and distributed in a variety of media. The organizers can provide more detailed information on the processing of personal data.
The security of the ports and shipping that ensure the smooth processes of the transport and logistics is becoming extremely important in the context of today’s geopolitical events. The cyber security strategy for the maritime industry in the South Baltic region proposes legislation and recommendations that can help defense against attacks.
Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (KSTP), participating in the international project SECMAR, has led the formation of the strategy together with experts from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Poland. Last autumn, a workshop was held in Vilnius, during which cyber security professionals simulated various situations, identifying the most vulnerable areas of the maritime and offshore industry and designing protections and solutions against cyber attacks.
During this two-day session, many insights were used to generate the strategy: A revised assessment of trends and changing modes of attacks that are exposed due to increasing surface exposure are explored, as well as new configurations for collaborative defense are proposed. Scenarios offer pathways for industry development and raise concerns over current ways of developing and implementing cybersecurity, and can be extracted from the report and put to use in organizations for anticipating and simulating responses.
“It is very important to assess the risks, because due to their specificity and significance, the assets of the maritime industry can become the targets (and weapons themselves) of dangerous attacks causing disruptions, which can lead to critical situations and damaged supply networks”, said Andrius Sutnikas, Development Manager at KSTP.
The main users of the cyber security strategy are maritime executives, and policy makers within the South Baltic region. “There is need not only for a clear policy on cybersecurity, but also need for the maritime businesses to engage seriously with the risksin order to educate their staff and deepen their skills in order to avoid possible risks”, – said Sutnikas.
The strategy is available HERE
www.bluesciencepark.se/secmar-eng/
Maritime Cybersecurity in the South Baltic Sea
With all the world expressing solidarity with Ukraine, project “TechHub“ at the Agency for Science, innovation and Technology (MITA) together with “Vilnius university TechHub” “ChangeMakersON“ and “StartupBrand DNR“ invites teams, individuals and mentors to join the „TechHub Hack for Ukraine“ held on March 18-20th online. The registration to the event ends on Thursday morning.
“In the face of this ruthless war, tools need to be developed as soon as possible to help Ukraine and its people. So the goal of the hackaton is to find real solutions in three days, even small ones, that can make a real contribution to solving various problems related to the consequences of the war. During the event, the teams will be able to consult and present the developed tools to the representatives of various organizations that help the people of Ukraine,” says Gediminas Rumšas, “TechHub” pre-accelerator manager.
The teams are invited to develop their ideas in two main topics. First of all – information and communication war. The teams will look for solutions that combat fake news in global and local media, removes fake news sites in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and tools to spread news about the situation in all of those countries.
Another topic – administrative tools and humanitarian aid. The teams will look for solutions to administer refugee information packages, create apps to connect refugees with housing, food and other necessities, gain access to psychological help, receive information about integration and employment opportunities, gain matchmaking support and facilitate cross-organizational sharing of information and other recourses.
Other ideas related to helping Ukraine are also welcome. The organizers also invite to look for the solutions from broader perspective and to apply the projects that need some extra manpower to make them work, solutions that could be adapted to Ukrainian needs and initiatives that could be integrated with existing ones.
“A team of experienced mentors will help the teams participating in the event to turn their ideas into at least minimally viable products, that can start being used immediately or with a little bit of additional work. Therefore, we also invite experts from various fields to fill in a separate registration form if they would like to volunteer to help the teams develop those solutions by providing advise and support,” says G. Rumšas.
Registration is open until Thursday (March 17) 9AM.
The hackathon will start on March 18th 4PM and continue until March 20th. At the end of the event all teams will present what they created during the weekend. The information to the registered teams and mentors will be sent individually on Thursday.
Registration form for teams and individuals
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