The Digital Ocean Forum 2025 is set to take place on November 27-28, 2025, in Brussels. It promises to be a key milestone in the co-development of the EU Digital Ocean platform. 
President von der Leyen's earlier announcement at UNOC3 underlined the EU's commitment to the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters: 

"The second announcement from Europe today is the incredible Digital Twin of the Ocean. I announced it three years ago in Brest. Today in Nice at UNOC3, we proudly present the first demonstration version. It is an amazing tool that helps us better understand the Ocean, from pollution to navigation, from risks for our coasts to biodiversity, you name it. And we will not stop here”.
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Hence this fourth edition of the Digital Ocean Forum aims at further co-constructing the EU Digital Ocean Platform in the frame of the EDITO project, building on the two EU Flagship Ocean Services: the Copernicus Marine and the EMODnet Services. The event is organized back-to-back the EMODnet Open Conference 2025. 

The Digital Ocean Forum 2025 is an event to share the advances of the European Digital Twin Ocean platform and further co-design it. Following the UNOC3 success of the European Digital Ocean Pavilion that welcomed over 27,800 visitors, this fourth edition is an opportunity to go back to work and further discuss how to achieve together a fully deployed Digital Twin Ocean platform. This event will bring together many EU Horizon Europe project leaders, experts and stakeholders in the co-design and co-creation of the European Digital Twin Ocean in the frame of the EDITO project.   
A high-level public event will open the scene with interventions from several European Commission’s Directorate-General (DG RTD, DG DEFIS, DG MARE, DG INTPA, DG ENV) showcasing how the EU Digital Ocean platform contributes to the implementation of the EU Ocean Pact, the Global Gateway and the UN Decade of Science for Sustainable Development. It will be followed by a technical workshop, to further engage EU Horizon Europe projects and onboard their innovative assets on the platform. The event is also an opportunity to gather feedback and requirements for future developments with a strong user-centric approach.   
The Digital Ocean Forum 2025 is organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), Directorate-General the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) and the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), with Mercator Ocean International, Flanders Marine Institute and SeaScape Belgium as the implementation partners in the frame of EDITO project.

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