The 6th Annual Forum of the European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), will take place between the 15^th and the 16^th of June in Jūrmala, Latvia. This year title - "Achieving e-Quality by Connecting the Region" will provide the opportunity for the region’s stakeholders to discuss and analyse the current and future challenges that the BSR is facing in the fields of competitiveness and digital connectivity; how information and communication technology is transforming the region and changing peoples' lives. The stakeholders are regional experts, government officials, and businesses, representatives from non-governmental organisations (NGO), students and academics.

The Forum will include thematic session on implementation of maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea countries.