ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR fosters dialogue and synergies between SMEs and startups to move forward the green transition in the tourism industry

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Since November 2023, Leancubator, the new Algerian sustainable hub for innovation and start-up generation, brings together SMEs and startups in the tourism sector as part of the Eco-Cruising FU_TOUR Project. Through different workshops held in different Mediterranean cities, such as Italy, Tunisia, Morocco and, for sure, Algeria, CEOs, researchers and experts from a wide range of sectors share their insights

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR Project boosts the green transition in the cruise sector through the new Capacity Building Programme

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR, the EU co-funded project aiming at exploiting the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean tourism SMEs, has taken a new step forward for boosting the transformation of the cruise sector into a more sustainable and bluer industry. The latest action launched to achieve this goal has been the kick-off of an outstanding training programme to provide

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Interview with Rim Siam, President of Economic Businesswomen Council at the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce: “My goal is to elevate businesswomen to the next level and expand it abroad”

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When talking about inspiring positive changes in gender equality in the Mediterranean we have to mention Ms. Rim Siam, President of Economic Businesswomen Council at Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Siam is an active Egyptian model who advocates for a better inclusion of women at all levels across the business, not only in the MENA region but globally, For the

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Blanca Sorigué, General Director of Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona: “We must support female leadership from the educational sphere to the workplace”

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One of the voices that has contributed most to the empowerment of women in the economic and business sphere, especially in the industrial and technological sectors, is that of Blanca Sorigué, the first woman to assume the position of Director General of the Zona Franca Consortium of Barcelona. Her commitment to the fulfillment of the SDGs by the Consorci led

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ASCAME participates at Barcelona Woman Acceleration Week (BWAW) with a session on multilateralism and gender equality

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Multilateral cooperation is more necessary than ever to ensure gender equality in both the economic and social spheres, a challenge that affects not only the Mediterranean region but is extensible to any country in the world. This was the main conclusion of the BMULTILATERAL session held on March 5 at DFactory Barcelona, as part of the ‘Barcelona Woman Acceleration Week’

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Interview with Ms. Sana Afouaiz, Founder and CEO of Womenpreneur Initiative: “There are lots of cultural norms that we need to defeat, to question, and to challenge”

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At just 25, Ms. Sana Afouaiz founded Womenpreneur Initiative, a network of 20,000 women entrepreneurs in 23 countries with the aim of advancing women’s place in the entrepreneurial scene, technology, innovation and society. Ms. Afouaiz also wrote the book Invisible women in the Middle East with one objective: shedding light on the invisible stories and the complexities of women in

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Empowering women leadership in the Mediterranean

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Businesswomen and women entrepreneurs are driving a positive change and shaping the economic landscape in the Mediterranean. For instance, one in three start-ups in the Mediterranean region is founded or led by a woman. This is a higher percentage than in Silicon Valley. In the Mediterranean region, women are becoming a force to be reckoned with on the start-up scene.

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Ms. Najoua Attia, President of the Cap Bon CCI (Tunisia) and President of ASCAME’s Women Entrepreneur Commission: “Chambers of commerce contribute to a more inclusive Mediterranean region”

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We interviewed Ms. Najoua Attia, a woman entrepreneur who is the President of ASCAME’s Women Entrepreneurs Commission and President of the Cap Bon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Tunisia. We talked to her about the main challenges that facing by this institution, such as the empowerment of women in North Africa, the key role of chambers of commerce in

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Interview with Mr. Daf Sehla DAF, Dr. of Diawling National Park (PND) in Mauritania, partner of the Reboot MED Project

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ASCAME is part of the Reboot MED Project, which aims to recover, experiment and boost ecotourism in the WestMed region. This is a 2-year flagship project, focused on the post-Covid-19 recovery of tourism in the Western Mediterranean. It is led by Petra Patrimonia Corsica and co-financed by the European Fund for Maritime Fisheries and Fisheries (EMFAF) and aims to generate

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Luís Roby, CDO & Board Vice-President of Grupo ÉRRE: “Public and private partnerships are crucial to foster cooperation among countries”

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Last year, ASCAME signed a collaboration agreement with Grupo ÉRRE, a Portuguese consultancy firm with a wide experience in advising companies from different sectors on TIC solutions, sustainable transition or communication services. In the following interview, we talk to Luís Roby, CDO & Board Vice-President of Grupo ÉRRE about sustainable transition, digital transformation, public-private cooperation in the Mediterranean. Let’s start

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