Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has launched a joint project with MIT Technology Review Insights, the university publication’s customer research and content arm, to create an index ranking the ocean-tech ecosystems in 60 countries.
The index, called the Blue Technology Barometer, will rank innovation rates, regulatory structures and commercial activity. Its stated goal is to identify where ocean-tech is being used to reduce ocean pollution, cut maritime carbon emissions and make the marine sector more profitable and environmentally friendly.
“Based on the work we have done to create the Green