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- NUCLEP), Amazônia Azul Tecnologias de Since 2021, the cluster is open for oth- of its municipalities facing the sea, with an short, medium and long-term to ensure
Defesa S.A. (Blue Amazon Defense Technol- er companies to join. In its Strategic Plan, estimated population of 11 million people, synergy of the institutions’ efforts in imple-
ogies - AMAZUL) and Condor Tecnologias it is expected that it will be a reference to which represents 67% of Rio de Janeiro. menting the vision of the future, as well as
Não Letais (Condor Non-Lethal Technolo- be replicated along the entire length of the State of Ceara (CE) the identification of priority technologies es-
gies), CTN-RJ was founded in 2019, with vast Brazilian coast, aiming at the consoli- sential for competitiveness. In this way, the
the mission of consolidating cooperation be- dation of a large Brazilian Maritime Cluster. The potential of the sea of Ceará was priority agenda and the portfolio of high-im-

tween government, academic and business In addition, as a result of debates promot- previously addressed as a thematic axis pact projects for the economy of the sea
sectors and contributing to the development ed by the CTN-RJ, the state government of in the development of the strategic plans were collectively co-created, relevant drivers
of economic activities related to the sea in RJ published Decree Number 47.813/2021, Fortaleza 2040 and Ceará 2050, which of the work of the institutions that make
the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The CTN-RJ which created the State Commission for the helped to highlight the importance of up the governance created jointly with the
is aligned with the Development Map of the Development of the Economy of the Sea “Ceará Azul”. This “Ceará Azul” goes be- Ceará Development Agency (ADECE).
State of Rio de Janeiro 2016-2025, formu- (CEDEMAR), responsible for the elaboration yond the 149,000 km² of the “Terrestrial Among the various projects already im-
lated by the Federation System of Industries of public policies for the sector. Linked to Ceará”, that is, over 249,000 km² of a plemented with an impact on the activities
of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN), which the State Secretariat for Economic Devel- vast submerged territory, which integrates that make up the Blue Economy, the At-
has among its objectives to increase the par- opment, Energy and International Relations the Brazilian maritime space known as the las of Renewable Energy of Ceará stands
ticipation of the private sector in the vari- (SEDEERI), the commission will have repre- Amazônia Azul (Blue Amazon). out, an online tool that mapped Ceará’s
ous sectors of the economy and strengthen sentatives from the Legislative Assembly, The Federation of Industries of the State offshore wind potential, contributing to its
management, governance, and productivity FIRJAN, SEBRAE, Fecomércio, CTN-RJ, uni- of Ceará System (FIEC System) prepared and positioning among the three states of Bra-
in companies in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). versities and infrastructure and logistics, oil executed a portfolio of inter-institutional proj- zil with the highest number of generation
It was born from the perception that Rio and gas, tourism and fisheries. In the same ects for the development of sectors that have projects in this modality.
de Janeiro concentrates production chains year, the Legislative Assembly of the State a future for Ceará, with emphasis on the The FIEC System formalized its portfolio
related to the design and integration of of Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ) approved Bill Num- economy of the sea. Started in 2014, from for the Blue Economy in the Ceará Mar de
naval resources systems, planning and ex- ber 4,698/21, creating the State Policy for the prospective project that brought together Oportunidades Program, implemented in
ecution of logistical support, construction, the Economy of the Sea, whose text maps more than two hundred decision makers in partnership with the Brazilian Micro and
repair and maintenance of ships and sup- thirty groups of economic activities related each of the seven Ceará mesoregions in ex- Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE),
port vessels, infrastructure of Shipyards, Na- to the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The measure pert panels, the FIEC System’s support work with the objective of promoting and sup-
val Bases and Navy Arsenal, industries that encourages the State Government to artic- for the development of the economy of the porting the automation of processes in the
supply basic inputs (steel, metallurgy, plas- ulate the approval, in the National Council sea began with a survey of technological, fish processing industry and in aquaculture,
tics, rubber and wooden furniture), parts, of Finance Policy (Confaz), of an agreement social, and marketing trends that culminat- the elaboration of the Marine Atlas of the
equipment and equipment for naval use, in for tax incentives to activities related to the ed in the prioritization of this sector in all state of Ceará and the certification of fish-
addition to having in its territory some of the economy of the sea and also provides sup- four Ceará mesoregions that have a coast. ing boats in the state.
most renowned universities in Brazil, military port to scientific institutions that develop In continuity, it implements the Sector Under the coordination of the public sec-
schools and skilled labor. In accordance with initiatives related to the theme. Strategic Routes 2025 project (FIEC System, tor, in March 2022, the initiative of the Ceará
its Business Development Plan, for the bien- Data from the state government in- 2017). To optimize the operation process, Coastal and Marine Observatory (OCM Cea-
nium 2021/2022, the focus segments were dicate that the economy of the sea rep- in this project the 17 sectors identified as rá) was announced, led by the Secretariat for
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established: shipbuilding and repair, decom- resents 44% of the state’s GDP, from artis- promising for the development of the State the Environment (SEMA), through the Chief
missioning and dismantling of platforms and anal fishing to the naval and oil industries, were regrouped in 13 strategic routes, Scientist for the Environment, a program
ships, maritime services, exploration and ex- including economic activities that do not among them, the Strategic Route for the developed in partnership with the Ceará
ploitation of renewable and non-renewable have the sea as a raw material, but are car- Economy of the Sea, with a roadmap built Foundation for Support to Scientific and
resources in the sea, defense and security. ried out in its vicinity. The state has 27% collectively containing the actions over the Technological Development (FUNCAP) and

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