MedSNAIL in Lebanon organises a mock market to identify the marketing potential of women´s producers
The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (American University of Beirut), MedSNAIL partner in Lebanon, has collected the testimony of several women producers who have participated in a "mock market" organised in the Chouf region early March 2023. These women received a training session on marketing and pricing in the framework of the work developed by MedSNAIL in Lebanon.
MedSNAIL in Spain organized a farmers' market in Laujar de Andarax
The Andalusian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FAMP) has organised in the framework of the MedSNAIL project and during Laujar de Andarax Wine Fair (Almería,Andalusia) on the 29th and 30th April 2023, a farmers' market to enhance the value of the agri-food system of the Andarax Valley, its MedSNAIL pilot area in the region, and to promote proximity between citizens and local producers.
IPMED in Tunisia organized a conference tackling Intellectual Property Rights
The conference was held at the end of February 2023 as one of the main activities of IPMED project which aims at contributing to the development of the intellectual property of start-ups, SMEs and women entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean region but also to the capacity building of stakeholders especially young and women entrepreneurs by raising their awareness of the principles of intellectual property rights.
During the conference, entrepreneurs were awared sub-grants to develop their business ideas.
U-SOLVE prompting a cultural and artistic life in Bethlehem, Palestine
U-SOLVE subgrant applicant in Palestine works to modernize traditional clothes using technology
Meet one of U-SOLVE subgrant applicants from Palestine, Dania Salamah. She and her team work on their project called "Embracing New Technologies with Heritage" which aims at modernizing traditional Palestinian clothes and accessories using new technologies.
CRE@CTIVE Labs: Heri-L@B in Prato, Italy!
In order to tackle the challenges facing the traditional textile, leather and footwear sectors in the Mediterranean region, CRE@CTIVE created a network of 6 L@Bs across Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia, Italy, and Spain, each specializing in a specific field to foster growth and innovation.
U-SOLVE in Greece interviews an expert opinion on cultural and creative industry
U-SOLVE in Greece interviews architect Antonios Moras who discusses how Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI)can contribute to the challenges of modern urban challenges.
U-SOLVE in Italy holds a workshop on urban mobility in the city of Palermo
In the last few months U-SOLVE in Italy held several focus groups addressing challenges of sustainable development in the city of Palermo.
U-SOLVE in Italy explores green infrastructures challenges in the city of Palermo
"The care and usability of public spaces and in particular of the city's green areas is a very relevant issue for the future of Palermo".
In this video, Professor Giuseppe Barbera, from the university of Palermo, tells U-SOLVE how the University of Palermo, in the context of its research projects, is among the realities in the field of imagining and designing models of management and restitution of these areas, also thanks to the new funding opportunities provided on a national scale.
SME4SMARTCITIES presents its web platform to connect, train and gather all relevant info related to urban challenges
This video presents the SME4SMARTCITIES web platform: https://sme4smartcities.eu/ in which any person interested in taking a course related to smart solutions to adress cities´ challenges is more than welcome to join. The person can also acess to a data base to connect with city representatives, SMEs and experts. It includes funding opportunities and useful info about already developed ideas to address Mediterranean urban problems.