Project

Objectives

Even though in the Southern Mediterranean countries there is a growing need for resource efficiency (RE) services (consulting, engineering and operations) to deal with the pressure on the environment, the RE supply persists at low levels. This is essentially due to the lack of a proper innovation process that would be able to identify the needs, structure the creative solutions and commercialise them.

The MAIA TAQA project aims to boost the promotion of innovative Resource Efficiency services in the Mediterranean area, more effectively and concretely. The project will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment based on EU-MED networks, identify innovative and more needed services in the field of Resource Efficiency; improve the capacities of the supply and the demand of innovation; improve the technology level within the business relations North-South MED; create a more enabling environment for innovation in Resource Efficiency including financial instruments.

Partners

Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (Greece)

Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Spain)

Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations (Egypt)

QUIPO (Italy)

Jordan Chamber of Commerce (Jordan)

Industrial Research Institute (Lebanon)

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (Egypt)

UTILITALIA (Italy)

Sectors

• Education
• ICT
• Innovation & Research
• Youth Entrepreneurship

Target groups

• Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
• Decision-makers (local, regional and national levels)
• Education & Research
• Experts
• Interest groups
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Beneficiaries

• Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
• Decision-makers (local, regional and national levels)
• Education & Research
• Experts
• Interest groups
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Budget

90% – European Union (ENI CBC MED)
10% – Project co-financing

Timeline