OpenMED - Supporting innovation and socio-economic exchange, creating quality jobs and open access for the fashion ecosystem between Egypt and Italy
Egypt
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€ 1,763,039
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€ 0
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Description
"OpenMED" is a 36-month initiative led by Progetto Sud ETS that will be carried out in Egypt, in the Governorate of Cairo, designed according to an integral logic and strategy that aims to stimulate a systemic change within the Egyptian socio-economic environment by exploiting the high development potential derived from the textile and leather-leather manufacturing sector and the digital and sustainable innovations that accompany it. The Project with the support of a strong international consortium of Egyptian organisations (NRC, IMC, Cairo Univ, Italian Chamber of Commerce for Egypt, Made in Egypt Eco&Green, UIM Egypt) and Italian (PIN, Sercam and Link Campus) organisations coordinated by ProSud, aims at activating new partnerships and strategic alliances between public and private actors of the Egyptian socio-economic system, creating exchange relations and synergies between Egypt and Italy. So that the beneficiaries of the project (women and vulnerable/disadvantaged youth, aspiring entrepreneurs unemployed and/or informal workers - 18/35 years old) will be empowered to increase their opportunities for decent and sustainable work through vocational training (VET and work-based learning), the creation/strengthening of MPIs through forms of access to micro-credit systems, and orientation to work/mobility. Starting from this assumption, the initiative is structured as a follow-up action of the 'Open Factory' project (ENI/2019/413-550) funded by DG-NEAR (EU), with the aim of fully implementing the three fundamental pillars of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental) through the application of the Just Transition concept combined with an approach focused on the development of skills related to digitalisation systems and 'green' technologies applied to production processes and products of the textile and leather/leather sectors. In order to achieve these results, a needs assesment phase (A.1.1) with multi-sectoral stakeholder (public, private, university, research) involvement will be launched to delineate the instrumental and programmatic resources (A.1.2) necessary and functional for the training (VET) (A.1.3) theoretical-laboratory path implemented by NRC and IMC, integrated by a ToT course for local trainers and by a focus on circular economy (with cooperative learning methodologies). In parallel to the VET, a robust incubation programme (A.2.1) will be implemented, offering the opportunity to create and upgrade sustainable and innovative business models, with the support of experts at all stages, including through the provision of access to forms of microcredit to support the business idea. Furthermore, the pillar of work orientation will have two crucial moments identified in the opportunity to carry out an internship period (A.2.2) (work-based-learning) at the companies identified and selected (via PRAG) by CCIE - in the target sectors and members of its network - with the provision of in-company tutors and WBL Scholarship assignment (in cash-for-work modality), as well as in the possibility of using a wide-ranging service (A.2.3) Mobility Help-desk (UIM Egypt) in which services will be provided for "training and/or work" mobility at institutions and/or companies located in Italy. Finally, to ensure maximum promotion of the products and processes developed during the project, it will be created the OpenMED Community and the existing e-commerce platform (A.3.1) will be strengthened by expanding the network of clusters and enterprises in the sector (MED area). Furthermore, the Consortium will work to consolidate synergies between the Italian and the Egyptian System through the realization of two study visits in Italy (Textile District of Prato and Fair/Expo sector) for delegations of young entrepreneurs (A.3.2) and the participation of the OpenMED Community in an international exhibition in Egypt on Circular Economy and Fashion System (A.3.3)
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| Year | Committed | Used |
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| 2025 | € 1,763,039 | € 0 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
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| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
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| National NGO | PROSUD - PROGETTO SUD ONG/ON | 22000 |
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