FRANCE: Cluster survey on the impact of COVID-19 crisis on businesses

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 18 May 2020.
The French cluster Digital 113 in the Occitanie Region has published a survey in order to measure the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on businesses in the digital sector in Occitania. Digital 113 has 207 members in the digital industry sector. The cluster's mission is to support companies to seize all the growth levers and breakthroughs in terms of turnover and access to new markets. It provides...
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In the current times of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry is preparing to reopen its doors to renewed economic activities with caution. At the time of presenting the package the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, expressed his views on how the European economy depends on the survival of SMEs and family-run businesses and the vitality of allowing these businesses to start functioning again.

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European Parliament study on digital services for the post-COVID-19 economic recovery

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 15 May 2020.
Digitisation is expected to play a major role in the economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis. Thus, at the request of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific, and Quality of Life Policies of the European Parliament has elaborated a study on the Development of New Digital Services concerning short-(2021), medium-(2025) and...
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European Institute of Innovation and Technology looking for solutions to COVID-19 challenges

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 15 May 2020.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), established in 2008, is an EU executive body that aims to strengthen Europe’s ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. In the recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIT Governing Board has decided to mobilise EUR 60 million of...
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The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting - C2C 2020 will be held on the 10th June 2020 in digital mode.

The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting is a summit gathering clusters from different regions and countries aiming at exploring common areas of interest, activating new partnerships with clusters and other innovation actors, and exchanging innovative models for cluster collaboration.

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UN Industrial Development Organisation 2019 Annual Report

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 14 May 2020.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has published the most recent Annual Report for the year 2019. The report illustrates the achievements of 2019 in several areas such as the progress which has been made in the advancement of the management objective to integrate and scale-up. The report utilises the new indicators of the Integrated Results and Performance Framework...
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NordicTalks webinar on circular economy in the post COVID-19 recovery

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 14 May 2020.
A free webinar will be launched by NordicTalks on the 18th of May 2020 at 14:00 CEST to reflect on current developments in the field of Circular Economy as the world now progresses to the next stage after the outbreak of COVID-19. This webinar will be one in a series conducted by the Nordic Chambers of Commerce in the Netherlands, the Nordic Embassies, and the European Commission Representation in...
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The European Commission has recently launched an expert group platform called ‘Fit for Future’ which will involve representatives of European Union Member States and key stakeholders from various policy areas (Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Competition, Consumer affairs, Energy, Enlargement, Enterprise, Environment, External Relations, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Food Safety).

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University Alliance Europe hackathon to tackle challenges in the post-COVID-19 world

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 14 May 2020.
The European Union is now looking beyond the current socioeconomic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to the new world is be created as a result of the global outbreak. To prepare for this and to gather the best solutions for the challenges which are and will be faced in the recovery stage by all Member States, the University Alliance Europe (UNA) set up an international hackathon in...
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Reshoring of regional manufacturing after the COVID-19 pandemic

Submitted by Tedora Aibu on 13 May 2020.
EnterpriseAI has published an article on the topic of reshoring regional production as a result of the current COVID-19 crisis. It details on the vulnerabilities of global supply chains exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic which have reignited calls for reconstituting regional production capabilities with the ultimate goal of reshoring manufacturing, mainly from China. However, this comes along with...
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