The Agence Nationale de Promotion de la Recherche Scientifique (ANPR), responsible for managing PPI4MED in Tunisia, and Expertise France, represented by Mr. Mazen Al-Kassem and Mrs. Sonia Zgarni, respectively, met on October 24, 2022.
A potential agreement of collaboration was the main topic covered during the meeting. An activity for training in public innovation procurement based on the Tunisian context will be jointly organized by Expertise France and ANPR.
PPI4MED collaborates with a different EU project to promote creative public procurement in Tunisia
Additionally, there will be significant collaboration in educating the public about the PPI4MED project and its activities
The European Union has funded Expertise France to carry out the 5-year INNOVI, EU4Innovation project, which aims to strengthen Tunisia's ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation.
This project aims to support the development of three axes that will strengthen, structure, and sustain Tunisia's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem:
- Support the improvement of service offerings for startups and entrepreneurs through the support of support structures in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Support the establishment of a regulatory and financing framework favorable to innovative entrepreneurship and startups.
- Respond to the absence or inadequacy of fin.
Through activities that share common goals, the PPI4MED and INNOVI projects see a perfect opportunity in their collaboration agreement. Their collaboration will be the best way to boost Tunisia's innovation and competitiveness.
