Europe’s ocean knowledge now has a clearer route to the people who make decisions about the sea. OCEANITY is a 36-month Innovation Action funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-08, Grant Agreement No. 101295787). It is coordinated by CMCC and builds user-driven applications on EDITO, the European Digital Twin of the Ocean, contributing to the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters.
The project couples physics-based ocean models with self-learning AI emulators to deliver three relocatable applications: Coastal & Urban Resilience, Marine Spatial Planning and Sustainable Maritime Operations. These will be validated through 10 use cases across all four European sea basins.
The kick-off meeting, hosted by the University of Bologna on 13-14 October 2026, brought the consortium together in person for the first time. Partners agreed on the work plan and the first milestones: the project website, the recruitment of the User Committees and Advisory Board, and an introductory webinar in December.
The OCEANITY mission
Maritime and coastal data in Europe is abundant, but it is scattered across many sources. Meanwhile, Europe’s seas are busier and more vulnerable than ever. OCEANITY will bring this data together into tools that authorities, industry and citizens can use to protect coastlines, plan the use of marine space and make shipping more sustainable. What-if scenarios will let decision makers test their options before acting.
The 19 organisations from 10 countries in the consortium left Bologna with a clear direction. Each application will be co-designed with the people who will rely on it. Data, models and infrastructure are designed to work as one system. Results will be shared as the project progresses, not only at its end. Priorities for the first six months are agreed, roles are assigned and risks are mapped.
Trust-IT’s Role
Trust-IT leads the communication, dissemination, outreach and exploitation work of the project, together with its affiliated entity COMMpla. The team is responsible for the project’s communication strategy, four targeted outreach campaigns, the OCEANITY website, the social media channels and the editorial plan. It also organises and promotes OCEANITY events, from webinars and workshops to the final dissemination event. In addition, Trust-IT contributes to the policy briefs and the Exploitation Plan that will support the long-term uptake of the project’s results.
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