In each edition of the MSP Challenge, countries are coded by colours. This is to help users to distance themselves a bit from the real-life countries and assume a more playful mode - one where they are in control and can try out new things. The idea is to make plans for a managerial area without thinking too much about the how the real-life politicians and policy-makers from the actual country might think about it. Thus, the countries profiles are explained to the users for context and objective specification only. It is up to the users to decide what they want to achieve in MSP Challenge and how.
Click on the tab corresponding to the edition you are interested in and check the profile of the yellow country in that edition.
Country yellow has a relatively small marine presence in the North Sea relative to country size, with a traditional focus on commercial fishing, shipping and oil and gas. In later years, however, the commercial fishing and oil and gas sectors have become less important in favour of green energy forms at sea, particularly wind and wave energy forms, and conservation, between which there are conflicts because of interest in same areas.
For the country's regional authorities, who are responsible for the country's North Sea area, sustainable exploitation of marine resources is important. New opportunities may also appear, as there currently is talk about phasing out oil- and gas rigs, which will results in new marine space to plan new activities.
Country Yellow's domestic case concerns planning for a scenario where oil- and gas rigs gradually are phased out over 10 years in favour of renewable energy forms. At the same time, there is competition with conservation efforts and shipping, which are both prioritized as well and cannot be compromised. A challenge at the moment is growth strategies in neighbouring countries, especially country Blue. The country needs a new plan for its area, with special attention given to the needs of the following three sectors:
The country needs to be mindful about international traffic at sea, both shipping lanes and passenger traffic (i.e. should not/cannot be changed). In addition, any national defensive needs must be left unchanged. Finally, attention needs to be paid to environmental conditions and ecological qualities in the area, e.g. wind speed, currents, various species, pressures, biodiversity, etc. that may affect marine activities.
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