The Free Zone of Cádiz has initiated today in Málaga "Blue Core on Route", a program of traveling presentations of its latest project of Blue Economy that will tour various cities in Spain, including Barcelona, Huelva, Seville, Almería, Murcia, Bilbao, Vigo, and Madrid. The tour will be carried out in partnership with allied entities of the Cádiz Consortium that are part of its Blue Economy ecosystem.
The initiative aims to present the Blue Core–Incubazul project on a national scale and strengthen the connection of the Cádiz Blue Economy ecosystem with other strategic territories of the country. The program of meetings is designed to bring the model developed by the Free Zone closer to various agents in the business, technological, institutional, and academic fields, with the intention of generating new alliances, attracting talent, promoting innovative projects, and positioning Cádiz as one of the main nodes of Blue Economy in Spain.
The Málaga capital has been the starting point of this calendar. The first of the presentations was held today at the headquarters of the Málaga Chamber of Commerce, organized together with the Maritime Cluster of Andalucía. The opening of the day was led by the president of the Cluster, Javier Noriega, along with the president of the Digital Economy Commission of the Chamber of Commerce, Ricardo Nandwani, and the managing director of Málaga Port, Pilar Fernández.
The State Delegate in the Free Zone of Cádiz, Fran González, has presented the Blue Core program, co-financed by FEDER funds, which continues the high-innovation incubator Incubazul and consolidates the strategic commitment of the Cádiz Consortium to Blue Economy as a vector for economic development, innovation, and the creation of qualified employment.
Fran González has explained that "we are present wherever the industrial, technological, and maritime future of the country is defined and we will continue leading and connecting the Cádiz blue ecosystem with the national territory." The head of the Consortium added that "Blue Economy is not a passing trend, it is one of the major growth vectors of Europe in the coming decades and in the province of Cádiz we have all the conditions to lead it. We are building a comprehensive model that creates, accelerates, and consolidates businesses, attracts investment, and generates qualified employment, in addition to positioning ourselves on the national and international map of blue innovation."
The day concluded with a debate panel of experts titled "Entrepreneurship and Digitalization in the Marine Maritime Ecosystem. Networking Experiences. Success Cases", in which Francisco Salas, managing director of Promálaga; Antonio Cordero, Tourism and Planning consultant of the Costa del Sol; Ingris Mateo, CEO of Microambiental and member of Equality and Entrepreneurship of the Maritime Cluster of Andalucía; and Juan José Sibina Calderón, managing director of the Association of Consignees and Port Companies of Málaga, participated.
The Blue Core project is funded 85% by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) under the Multiregional Operational Program of Spain 2021-2027, within the framework of priority P1A of the 4.0 Nurseries Program for High Technology Incubators, aimed at promoting a digital and smart transition.