The Regional Government of Andalucia represents AEBR in the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) since its constitution on the initiative of the CoR in 2010.
ARLEM’s 12th plenary session last 22 February appointed the Junta de Andalucía as rapporteur on Innovative ecosystems and start-ups in the Mediterranean as a means of recovering from the COVID-19 crisis.
Various coordination meetings and exchanges between the CoR, its framework contractor, Andalucía, and AEBR have taken place to prepare a consultation to ARLEM members, which was prepared in English, French, and Arabic. Interested AEBR members and partners can still contribute by sending their answers to info@aebr.eu. The CoR’s framework contractor (Case Research) has prepared a report, and Andalucía has elaborated further a draft report. There have been various contributions, but we are still receiving some more. We are particularly interested in the successful implementation of innovation ecosystems and start-ups in regional and interregional frameworks.
These are the 4 questions:
1. What are the main obstacles to entrepreneurship (in the Mediterranean region)? What is the impact of COVID-19 on the different actors within entrepreneurship ecosystems, especially on entrepreneurs and investors who are the main players to generate startups, jobs and development? How has COVID-19 transformed the relationships between the different actors of the ecosystem and what new challenges and opportunities have arisen?
2. Do you know of any good practices or success cases among entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology investment ecosystems within or outside your region or city that could be exportable at regional level in the Mediterranean?
3. Do you consider that there are initiatives underway at institutional level at supranational, national, regional, or local level that can strengthen the ecosystem of entrepreneurship, innovation, and technological investment in the Mediterranean?
4. What recommendations do you think ARLEM can offer to strengthen and achieve greater integration in the entrepreneurship, innovation, and technological investment ecosystems in the Mediterranean?
Please send your written reply per email to info@aebr.eu by the end of August 2021.
If you have any comments, please get in contact with us at info@aebr.eu.
Thank you very much for your contribution!
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