IWT Funding best practices

What did we learn - SCOPE
Most financial schemes focus on specific techniques, which narrow the
scope and create the illusion of excluding options/innovation/the market.
Recommandations:
Broaden the technical scope
à e.g. aiming at a certain goal to be achieved instead of a technique to answer to
à focus on modular innovative techniques, creating a ‘no regret decision’ for vessel
owners – e.g. electromotor with modular/adaptable energy source – e.g. state of the
art techniques such as STAGE V
à clear approach for retrofitting and another one for newly built vessels
Broad innovative scope means technical neutrality for the vessel owner, supporting
technical manufacturers, such as digital innovation, noise reducing measurements,
IWT automation, logistic efficiency measurements, etc.
Being as inclusive as possible