RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. D 2.6 Based on the previous analysis, this section collects preliminary technical and strategic recommendations, for the development of the BLUEMED Implementation Plan. From the toolbox to the toolkit. The programmes/strategies Catalogue of this report and related analysis can serve as basis for developing a living matrix highlighting the SRIA-national programmes-policy frameworks correlation. This screening can help identify the main priorities towards which investment for economic, social and territorial development should preferably be directed, maximizing the benefits of a coordinated intervention in the different areas where national systems of research and innovation interconnect. Discussion on implementation options and potentials to be based on mapped programmes and initiatives of relevance, including research and data infrastructures, target sectors and groups, funding options and agencies responsible for the implementation, recent and ongoing relevant projects (not only for their results but also for the associated established networks). Timely impact on EU and national programmes and strategies that are regularly released promoting operational alignment. Overcoming the ‘which instrument’ issue, and allowing flexibility for the implementation of actions also by reinforcing bilateral cooperation. Towards a policy brief. Contribute to raise awareness in the Mediterranean Blue Growth community, and particularly in Institutions responsible for R&I programmes, on BLUEMED policy relevance. Provide fact based policy advice to decision-makers on key policy challenges in the Mediterranean Sea. Promote the blue circular economy in the Mediterranean, anchoring the economic drivers (food, energy, tourism, transport) to the frameworks of Ocean Governance and International cooperation. REFERENCES
