Year: 2020

Minister of Culture Appoints Specialist in Creative Industries and Cultural Start-ups

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New Minister of Culture, Shiraz Latiri, has appointed a new advisor in her cabinet: Ahmed Amine Azzouzi. He is in charge of the major issue of the economy of culture, cultural and creative industries. Azzouzi will also be in charge of monitoring the file of Startups active in the Cultural and Creative Industries. Ahmed Amine Azzouzi has conducted several studies on the Creative and Cultural Industry, especially for Startups since the classic business model does not apply with this type of company. TunisianMonitorOnline

ISESCO pledges $200,000 for coronavirus vaccine development

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The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has pledged $200,000 for the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, the organization’s Director-General Salim Al-Malik said. According to him, the organization set such an award to prevent the spread of coronavirus as soon as possible. The ISESCO urged all states, international organizations, and civil society institutions to tackle the virus. The new coronavirus outbreak was first recorded in late December 2019 in Wuhan, the most populous city in Central China.  TunisianMonitorOnline

18 Japanese companies delegation on three-day visit to Tunisia

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A delegation of 18 Japanese companies active in the sectors of new technologies, renewable energies, health and agribusiness began, on Monday, a three-day visit to Tunisia to explore business opportunities, said President of the Tunisian-Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hedi Ben Abbes. “It is the first time in years that we receive such a number of Japanese companies that are not established in Tunisia and who come to learn about the opportunities offered by the Tunisian market, but also, the prospects of a triangular cooperation between Tunisia, Japan and…

Tunisia introduces new rules for self-consumption, net metering

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The new regulatory framework includes the option to sell electricity to large energy consumers through bilateral PPAs. Tunisia has issued a decree that will allow private companies to produce renewable energy for self-consumption purposes, with excess power to be sold to Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) under net metering rules, in addition to the right to sell electricity to large energy consumers, PV-magazine reports The authorities did not specify the maximum limit for the sale of surplus power. The new rules set out the conditions under which national…

Fourth edition of Tunisian “Phare de l’Entrepreneuriat”

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The Fourth edition of Tunisian “Phare de l’Entrepreneuriat” will be held on Saturday, February 29 in the UTICA premises in Tunis at the initiative of JEY ‘Entrepreneurship. The event will include a competition meant for young Tunisian job seekers and project leaders. A call for projects is launched on social media and then a selection is made according to several criteria. JEY Entrepreneurship is a student association of Kedge Business School based in Marseille. The students of this association organize every year since 2016 an entrepreneurship contest, in partnership with…

“Éloge de l’ombre”, Exhibition of Artist Safouane Ben Slama, his Premiere in La Boîte for Contemporary Art in Tunis

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In spring 2018, Safouane Ben Slama travelled through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Exploring the vast expanses and endless horizons of the Moroccan desert and the Tunisian seaside, he has also travelled the streets of Algiers to meet the people of the city. ” Éloge de l’ombre” is a careful observation of the light. Often changing, at sunset, the sky takes a central place in Safouane Ben Slama’s exhibition. But the foreground is often the direct environment, whether natural or urban, where the effects of this ongoing transformation are perceptible. The…

ICT: Partnership agreements signed between Smart Tunisia programme and 8 companies

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Partnership agreements were signed, Friday, in Tunis, between the Smart Tunisia programme and 8 companies operating in the sector of information technology and digital economy (ICT), for the creation of more than 800 job opportunities for young graduates over the next three years. “These agreements will allow the development of investments in the digital sector and the growth of the hiring capacity of higher education graduates in this field,” said Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy Anouar Maarouf. The “Smart Tunisia” programme has led to the creation of nearly…

MoU inked between Tunisia and ZIG to support water sector

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In order to support the water sector in Tunisia, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked Friday by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). This MoU, signed by Director General for Planning and Water Balance Hamadi Hbayeb and regional cooperation in the water sector in the Maghreb (CREM)-GIZ Programme Coordinator Manfred Matz, aims to secure the good management of water resources based on the provisions of the Water Code. The project rests on four axes, which provide namely for enhancing…

Second edition of SMART Industrie starts

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The second edition of the SMART Industrie exhibition started on Wednesday in Tunis with the slogan “Industry 4.0 in Tunisia, a transition underway”. Organized by the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) in collaboration with the Ministries of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Communication Technologies and Digital Economy, this event aims to publicise the concept of intelligent industry (the fourth revolution or industry 4.0) and to encourage industrial companies and economic operators, in general, to take advantage of the opportunities that this new industrial revolution offers. Exhibitors…

First edition of Red Sea International Film Festival

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The Red Sea International Film Festival announced Monday the programme details, competition lineup and industry initiatives of its first edition at a press conference held in Al-Balad Historic Jeddah, Bait Qabil. Set to take place March 12-21 at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Festival will shed light on local talent as well as bringing a diverse selection of films to Saudi Arabia. Festival Director Mahmoud Sabbagh and Artistic Director Hussain Currimbhoy announced a total of 107 features and shorts that will screen in the Festival. The selection contains 16…