Christopher Meyer

Wismar University of Applied Sciences | HS Wismar · Wismar Business School - European Project Center

Smart Specialisation Strategies, their planning and implementation are becoming more important in Europe's transition but also bring up several challenges, especially when it comes to complex innovation processes and requirements arising from the call for sustainable development on several levels. Even though the concept of Smart Specialisation has...

The present research points to an alternative concern against the mainstream research of future ports’ development by taking a transdisciplinary approach of a Living Lab (LL) concept for a better sustainability and innovation record in Small and Medium-Sized Ports (SMSPs). Deploying qualitative research for the examination of this new phenomenon of...

Despite the highest competition among the big EU seaports – gateways and hubs, such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg or Valencia, etc. which stand for the Core Ports in the European Union (EU) Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Core and Comprehensive Network, the present paper addresses challenges and raises potentials immanent in Small and Med...

European ports are facing high political pressure through the implementation of initiatives, such as the European Green Deal or IMO's 2030 targets (Fit for 55). However, Small and Medium-Sized Ports (SMSPs) face even higher challenges compared to bigger ones due to lower capacities in various fields such as investments, infrastructure, Human Resour...

The thesis aims at examining and improving understanding of Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) set-up and its positioning within Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) design and implementation, thus enabling regional sustainable development. S3 as well as Research and Innovation Strategies on Smart Specialisation (RIS3) receive increasing inter...

Despite the highest competition among the big EU seaports – gateways and hubs, such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg or Valencia, etc., which stand for the Core Ports in the European Union (EU) Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Core and Comprehensive Network, the present paper addresses challenges and raises potentials immanent in Small and Me...

This book was developed by TRAIN-ECO project to offer materials on eco-innovation for electric and electronic equipment production professionals and entrepreneurs from SMEs and start-ups. Electric and electronic equipment (EEE) refers to devices that include the following criteria: ● need electric currents or electromagnetic fields to fulfil at lea...

(1) Background: Regional Innovation Strategies on Smart Specialisation (RIS3) receive higher attention due to the start of the new European funding period 2021–2027. Compared to the previous period, RIS3 will focus more attention towards social needs and challenges in their design and implementation to commit themselves towards sustainable regional...

Sustainable tourism is one of the key sectors in the South Baltic Sea Region (SBSR), which belongs to the role model for sustainability—the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). In this context, resilience, recovery and sustainability become key common threads calling for new approaches mitigating negative impacts, upscaling resilience capacity and boosting rec...

Nowadays, ports are actively seeking ways to improve their safety and operational activity. An essential driver in this context is digitalisation. Since seaports are also key actors for the sustainable development of coastal regions, it is important that they transform into smart port ecosystems. Hence, the automation and digitisation of ports' ope...

Multifunctional agriculture holds several potentials for applying new technologies and innovative processes to reduce its environmental impact in line with the European Green Deal. Though, new cooperation concepts are a sufficient tool to enhance these potentials, using interdisciplinary and cross-border approaches. Hence, Regional Innovation Strat...

Since the last three decades Creative industries (CIs) have seen a sharp rise in their development. They became a central element of modern economy. Nowadays, discourses on CIs are mainly led by their distinctive contribution to different spheres of social and economic activity: economic growth, new jobs, social cohesion, innovation and competitive...

Small and medium-sized ports in the Baltic Sea Region find themselves in a dilemma to participate in the governance of innovation policies such as Smart Specialisation. The Smart Specialisation policy introduced by the European Commission supports regional economic and innovation development focusing on regional strength through selection of define...

Small and medium-sized ports (SMSPs) in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) are caught in a dilemma of less financial support by the European funding programmes due to their peripheral position in the TEN-T Core Network. Most of the BSR ports belong to the TEN-T Comprehensive Network, which is rationally less important in the topical financial, infrastruct...

One of the key challenges related to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic is preservation of employment and protecting staff who are working in port operations and struggling to keep ports operating for ship calls. These activities performed by port labour are deemed to be crucial for the EU and European ports, since 75% of the EU external tra...

South Baltic Sea Region (SBSR) is one of the EU cross-border regions that due to the patchy development patterns qualifies for EU financial support reinforcing innovation capacity and promoting collaborative and competitive mindset. Historically shaped by international collaboration patterns across the Baltic Sea, the SBSR turns into maritime or bl...

Despite high competition among big EU ports, such as Rotterdam, Hamburg, or Valencia, acting as Core Ports in the Trans-European Transport Core and Comprehensive Network (TEN-T), this paper addresses the marginalized decision-making capability for environmental and digital transition immanent in the Small and Medium-Sized Ports (SMSPs) ecosystems i...

The next research paper under development is soon to be launched on addressing challenges and potentials in EU Core and Comprehensive Small and Medium-Sized Ports within the TEN-T Policy Framework, in particularly, shedding the light on strategic choices and clear perspectives underpinning environmental and digital transition.

Maritime SMEs of the Baltic Sea Region face challenges to conquer with competitors on international level. To increase competitiveness and market shares building cluster is one contemporary main strategy to use the obtained synergies and strengthen the position on international markets. Other European regions are already supporting maritime SMEs th...

Small and medium-sized ports (SMPs) in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) are caught in a dilemma of less financial support by the European funding programmes due to their peripheral position in the TENT Core Network. Most of the BSR ports belong to the TENT Comprehensive Network, which is rationally less important in the topical financial, infrastructura...

The current funding period of the European Union 2014 – 2020 advocates the application of the Smart Specialisation approach that has to be implemented on regional level. European NUTS-2 regions shall evaluate and reconsider their regional strategies for the upcoming funding period. Due to the high differences among the regions in terms of existing...

Smart Specialisation is dedicated to be a key driving force for entrepreneurial discovery and innovation in the European innovation policy paradigm in line with the European Strategy 2020 and the funding period 2014-2020. At the current stage, all EU NUTS-2 regions are monitoring their individually developed Regional Innovation Strategies on Smart...

Blue Economy Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Due to the recent pandemic of early 2020 known as COVID-19, key topics have been on changes in physical and social interactions and trading structures, importance of in-tertwining physical and virtual worlds. In addition, there is an urgency in identifying new digital business models that are feasible, which is on the priority lists for many actors...

Forthcoming series of research output publications having theoretical and practical contributions

Marketing Strategy presentation within the INTERMARE South Baltic Project

Smart Specialisation approach is regarded as one of the key pillars in the funding period 2014–2020 of the European Union in order to enhance innovation capacity in Europe. The NUTS-2 level regions evaluate their implementation and rethink their individual strategies for the upcoming funding period 2021–2027 by using their individually developed mo...

Ports are vital to the global economy, as up to 90% of goods are transferred through seaports. With increasing vessel sizes, cargo volumes and higher demand for supply-chain optimization, seaports are required to be more efficient and competitive. In the present study, a proposed solution incorporating IoT and Blockchain is considered into automati...

The Baltic Sea Region (BSR) stands for a flagship maritime region in Europe with dominating SME sector. Nevertheless, compared with other European regions, the cooperation and promotion activities of companies that belong to the Blue Economy in South Baltic Sea Region (SBSR) are not sufficient. As a response to this, the EU-project INTERMARE South...

Since the introduction of the amended Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) regulations in 2015, the Baltic Sea has witnessed high compliance rate. However, a closer look to the experiences in the Baltic Sea reveals that the currently preferred compliance strategies depend on low oil price, where ship owners shun investments in abatement and mariti...