Migrants and refugees often encounter a variety of barriers when it comes to establishing a business in Europe. This is why the European Migrant Entrepreneurship Network - EMEN project wants to place the spotlight on migrant-led organisations that support migrant and refugee entrepreneurs in setting up and developing their business in Europe through the [...]
This week, four French development agencies in France shared their successful experiences in combating the crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. They shared their experience through the weekly webinar organized by the European Innov-AL project and coordinated by INFYDE. Mr Benon, Director of the development agency CEEVO95 of the Val-d’Oise metropolis, explained the importance of having a solid network of international contacts. The economic relations [...]
Launched in 2015, the first edition of EURADA’s summer course welcomed to the city of Brussels the active participation of young professionals eager to learn more about what they can do for the organisations and regional development agencies they represented. The event has since been an annual consolidate tradition for EURADA but for the first time since [...]
Last Monday 29th of June, over 100 people joined us for the online conference “SME support for the post-Covid era” in which we heard from a diverse array of speakers on the topic of policies for supporting SMEs. This included not only guest speakers and the results of the Interreg Europe project ESSPO, but also a visit from the Programme Director of Interreg Europe himself, [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Nicolas Brien Elected as President of the European Startup Network Find here a biographical sketch of the new President of the ESN. The European Startup Network (ESN) now has a new president after the election of Nicolas Brien. Nicolas defines the ESN as “the leading platform for European startups”. As an organisation, it was established in September of 2016 and is composed [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 European Innovation Scoreboard 2020: Assessing the Performance of the EU Countries The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2020 was released on the 23rd of June 2020. Together with the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS), these tools provide a benchmark of the research and innovation performance of EU Member States, regions, and selected third countries, helping to target the areas of each country which [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Decarbonisation: The launch of the Just Transition Platform and start of the project ENTRANCES The transition to zero-carbon energy sources and technologies means new opportunities, but also brings many challenges with it. Ultimately, this process does not only affect regional, national, and European economic agents, but it impacts the whole economic fabric of Europe. This move is a complex one and must be managed and [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Socioeconomic Impact of Sodena’s venture capital activity (1984-2018) On the 23rd of June, the Director of the Business and Economic Development department of the Regional Government of Navarra, Manu Ayerdi, and the General Director of Sodena, Pilar Irigoien, unveiled the update and results of the report Socioeconomic Impact of Sodena’s [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Cybersecurity Digital innovation Hub responses to COVID-19 crisis This solidarity initiative originated from within the local ICT sector itself: AEI CIBERSEGURIDAD (National Cybersecurity Cluster) and AETICAL (ICTs Regional Association), and ICE (Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León , a public entity devoted to promote Business Competitiveness in the [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Wendy de Jong - New General Manager at Oost NL Wendy de Jong is the new General Manager of the development agency of Oost NL. On the 23rd of April De Jong was officially appointed by the General Assembly of Oost NL and on the 1st of July she will take over the position of Marius Prins. Wendy de Jong will start as General Manager of Oost NL on 1st July. [...]
