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EU-South MED call for expression of interest now open!

We are pleased to announce that the call for expression of interest for the EU - South MED Cluster Matchmaking event is now open!

The EU – South MED Cluster Matchmaking Event will take place virtually on 12-13 October 2021 in the context of the ‘TechDays – Match Up!’ event by THE NEXT SOCIETY.

The event will be organised by the European Commission, THE NEXT SOCIETY’s partners ANIMA Investment Network and Ceipiemonte - the Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism, and the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP).

The overall objective of the event is to promote information exchange and networking opportunities for European cluster organisations and their members with counterparts from Southern Mediterranean (South MED) countries.

The goal of this series of events is to facilitate collaborations between South MED and EU innovators with clusters playing a key role in the value chain.

Participants should be based in the following focus areas:

• Agriculture and food industry

• Creative industries and tourism

• Digital solutions

• Sustainable energy and greentech

• Transport and mobility

This call is addressed to clusters, business network organisations and SMEs that are interested in engaging in collaboration activities with South-MED counterpartsThe ECCP encourages European cluster and business network organisations to disseminate this opportunity among their SME members and contacts, who, if interested, should apply independently.

The deadline for this call is 30 September at 23:59 CEST.

Find the full details of the call here.

Apply here.