Collaboration, Technology, and the Blue Economy: Interview with Marilou Suc, Blue Connection

Digital tools are changing how the blue economy monitors, manages and protects the ocean, but technology only makes a difference when it solves a real problem and is within reach of the people expected to use it. Marilou Suc, founder of Blue Connection and host of the podcast BlueTech Around the World, has built her […]

CSEIs – A New Motor for Rural Innovation. Preliminary Overview of Existing Projects

This report provides an overview and analysis of existing Clusters for Social and Ecological Innovation (CSEIs) in rural areas across Europe. Drawing on case studies from several European countries, it examines their governance models, social, environmental, and economic resources, funding mechanisms, innovation approaches, and contributions to sustainable rural development, identifying key success factors, barriers, and […]

Redirecting Capital for the Blue Economy: Lessons from the German Living Lab

Why the blue economy needs the social economy — Findings from two days on the water at German Living Lab in Kiel   In June, Bluedots partners and companies met in Kiel for the Living Lab and the Waterkant Festival. During these two days, our partners shifted the narrative from “how to attract more capital to the blue […]

Cooperatives, Digital Transition, and the Blue Economy: Interview with Rosario Coronado, COCETA

Building the conditions for digital transition in the blue economy requires more than access to technology. It demands organisations capable of translating strategic objectives into concrete opportunities for cooperatives and SMEs working on the ground. Rosario Coronado at COCETA, the Spanish Confederation of Worker-Owned Cooperatives, brings to the Bluedots project a deep grounding in cooperative […]

Rural women’s empowerment through green social entrepreneurship in Romania

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Rural women’s empowerment through green social entrepreneurship in Slovenia

WEGREEN

Inspiring entrepreneurial journeys: empowering stories and support programs

WEGREEN

Study on the opportunities for impact investing to promote the social and green economy in the southern neighbourhood

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Social entrepreneurship, social protection and decent work: building gender transformative policies for a post-COVID MENA economy

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Women and social entrepreneurship: a regional perspective in the southern Mediterranean countries

MEDUP