Report on joint actions and their implementation status

This deliverable will synthesize the activities of Task 32 Transnational Joint Actions Lead BSEC The transnational joint actions will be concrete mutually agreed actions that will involve at least three of the riparian counties in the Black Sea The actions will serve to demonstrate in a pilot scale how blue growth research and innovation strategy will be implemented As soon as the Black Sea CONNECT is launched the efforts towards establishing joint actions will commence based on the first draft of the SRIA SRIA will indicate priority actions that the Black Sea Blue Growth Initiative prefers to have implemented The priorities based on past EU project results such as PERSEUS COCONET etc will also be considered The Black Sea CONNECT will develop proposals on the joint actions that will be approved and endorsed by the Black Sea WGGSO The Black Sea WGGSO in liaison with the Task Leader BSEC will facilitate the realization of the action The CSA will then build the mechanism to deliver the action to the community The topic of the actions will include at least three actions on three general themes As the main themes and basis for discussions education ecosystem and innovation are selected by the Black Sea CONNECT consortium based on the Burgas Vision Paper