E-Aqua Project

"Analysis penetration of ICT & Promotion of e-commerce in SMEs of the aquaculture strategic sector of the Atlantic Area"

Co-ordinator: CETMAR (Spain)
Start: September 2003
Duration: 20 months
Funding: Interreg IIIB Measure Atlantic Area

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Project Aims:
The project aims at increasing ICT effectiveness in the traditional sector of the Aquaculture industry in the Atlantic Area.
The main endeavour of the project is to promote participation in the information society by the aquaculture Atlantic Area SMES

Project Focus:
Aquaculture SMEs from the Atlantic regions:

FRANCE (Britanny)
IRLELAND
SCOTLAND
SPAIN (Galicia)

Project Partnership:
Centro Tecnologico del Mar-CETMAR (Spain)
MADE in B (France)
CEMPAMA (France)
Bord Iascaigh Mhara/ Irish Sea Fisheries Board -BIM (Ireland)
AQUA TT (Ireland)
Scottish Aquaculture Training Association-SATA (Scotland)
Supercomputing Centre of Galicia-CESGA (Spain)
University of A Coruna -UDC (Spain)
ATOS ORIGIN (Spain)

2nd Project Partner Meeting
April 2004, Dublin

Project Activities:
WP1 Project Management
WP2 Observatory: Analysis of ICT penetration and usage in the aquaculture sector of the Atlantic area
WP3 Training
WP4 ICT Consultancy: Feasibility assessment for the implementation of e-commerce in a precise number of Atlantic regional SMEs
WP5 Dissemination at the international, national and regional levels

Project Expected Results:
Gaining reliable knowledge on the current ICT development of the Atlantic aquaculture sector.
Opening new business channels that complement the traditional existing ones and reinforce the global presence of aquaculture SMEs in the Atlantic Area.
Obtaining better-trained entrepreneurs.
Facilitating the essential tools to foster farmers' partnership to compensate for the lack of economy of scale of small farms

Project Website:
http://www.e-aqua.org

Project Information:
Lead Partner: CETMAR
Contact person: Rosa Chapela
E-mail: rchapela@cetmar.org