Digital Ocean Forum 2024

Unveiling the European Digital Twin Ocean: Join on June 13, 2024, for a high-level hybrid event under the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU. Discover the prototype, co-create its future, and explore its impact on sustainability and the Green Deal, and register for in-person attendance or online streaming. The third edition of the Digital Ocean Forum is organised by the European Commission under the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters with the support of Mercator Ocean International and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), the two main partners leading the development of EDITO-Infra on behalf of the Copernicus Marine Service and EMODnet, respectively.

The Digital Ocean Forum (DOF) 2024 Forum will showcase the capabilities of the EU Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO) as a Commission public service, building on existing EU marine data service capability and demonstrating the European DTO's role as an additional asset to drive applications and solutions for ocean resource management, ocean and climate change and a green transition and sustainable operations for the Blue Economy. Discover how the EU DTO aligns with the Green Deal and the UN Decade of Science for Sustainable Development.

The event, hosted under the auspices of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU, will bring together experts from EMODnet, Copernicus Marine Service, policymakers, European projects, wider stakeholders and interested citizens to take part in the co-design and co-creation of the European DTO.