Training of Trainers on Freelancing for Host Vulnerable Populations and Refugees
Apr 29, 2022 / Highlight
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Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN)
5 Online Sessions : May 16, May 30, May 31, June 1, June 2.
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
Municipalities hosting refugees face the pressing need to create smart jobs for local and refugee communities. This need is further exacerbated by the growing youth unemployment rate in the MENA region...
[Dissemination event] 2021 CMI's Policy Paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility"
Feb 14, 2022 / Highlight
Objectives
The event will be structured around the presentation of the CMI policy paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility". Giulia Marchesini, Human Capital Senior Programme Manager at the CMI/UNOPS, will present and discuss the findings and recommendations of the paper with experts and representatives from Italian institutions and...
[Training Schedule] Digital Literacy
[Agenda] Building the Digital Capacity of Municipalities to Upskill Refugees and Vulnerable Communities in the Middle East and Turkey
[HMLN Training] Building the Digital Capacity of Municipalities to Upskill Refugees and Vulnerable Communities in the Middle East and Turkey
Nov 01, 2021 / Highlight
Context
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges in developing countries already dealing with the presence of refugees and displaced populations. In a situation of already high unemployment for refugees and vulnerable locals, the lockdown measures put in place in many countries led to the closure of businesses and the halt of...
[Agenda] Flagship report “Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA”
[Webinar] Flagship report: Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA
May 31, 2021 / Highlight
Virtual consultative workshop
Flagship report “Transforming Markets for More and Better Jobs in MENA”: Virtual consultative
Context
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, are organizing a virtual consultative workshop on June 7, 2021, to engage youth...
Digital Revitalization of the Agri-food Sector in Mashreq: Focus on Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon
May 28, 2021 / Library
Sustainably developing the agri-food sector in Mashreq countries is of paramount importance for food security, job creation, expanded export potential, and social stability and inclusion.Digital technologies could create a new momentum for economic development by accelerating the structural transformation process and by supporting the transition...
New Schools of Thought Innovative Models for Delivering Higher Education
Internationalization of Tertiary Education in MENA in the COVID-19 Context
Jan 11, 2021 / Highlight
Context:
In the Mediterranean, youth are bearing the brunt of the crises and undergoing exclusion on the economic, social and political levels, with high unemployment and a lack of opportunities to take part in public life. Nevertheless, they represent the Mediterranean region’s best opportunity. A massive investment in human capital is needed, in...
General Guidelines for CMI-FEMISE “COVID-19 MED BRIEFS”
[New Website] Dialogue of the Two Shores
Dec 14, 2020 / Highlight
Background & Context
The Summit of the Two Shores, an initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron took place in Marseille on 24 June 2019. Building on unprecedented consultations with Mediterranean civil society, this event aims to boost cooperation between countries in the Western Mediterranean by implementing projects that support...
A Digital Financial Education to Support the "New Normal“ in the Post-Pandemic Era
A Digital Financial Education to Support the "New Normal“ in the Post-Pandemic Era
A Digital Financial Education to Support the "New Normal“ in the Post-Pandemic Era
COVID-19, enseignement à distance et fracture numérique : Quelles mesures prendre pour la Tunisie?
Dec 08, 2020 / Library
Cette note de politique présente quelques résultats préliminaires de certaines études lancées récemment pour évaluer l’efficacité de la stratégie éducative d’e-learning, adoptée au milieu scolaire pour assurer la continuité pédagogique en période de crise. La fermeture des établissements universitaires en Tunisie en raison de la pandémie du COVID-...
A Digital Financial Education to Support the «New Normal» in the Post-Pandemic Era
Oct 20, 2020 / Library
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation strategy of firms, which have followed the technological path to support business continuity online, in response to government restrictions. The effectiveness of these business strategies depends on the familiarity and awareness of consumers with the use of online channels and...
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 19, 2020 / Library
Trade and integration—within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world—will be critical to lowering poverty, empowering the poor, and igniting economic growth in the post-Covid era, according to the World Bank’s latest regional economic update.
The report, titled Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and...
[Regional Workshop] Integrating University and Private Sector Development: The Role of STP’s
Jun 28, 2018 / Highlight
Context and Theme
In a joint effort to promote a knowledge-based economy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the European Investment Bank (EIB), through the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), and the Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) organized, in cooperation with a local consortium...
Le numérique pour l’inclusion des jeunes en Méditerranée (FR)
Jan 16, 2017 / Library
Avec une importante proportion de jeunes, et un fort taux de chômage des jeunes, la région Afrique du Nord et Moyen-Orient est confrontée à un risque de crise si de nouvelles sources de croissance dans des secteurs de l’économie à fort potentiel, comme les TIC, ne sont pas identifiées et exploitées. Dans beaucoup de pays de la région, l’...
Ministerial Session: Digital Technology for a Connected Mediterranean
Jan 03, 2017 / Library
In the context of the 10th Mediterranean Economic Week, CMI organized a ministerial session on “Digital technology for a connected Mediterranean” facilitated by Wala KASMI, president of the “Youth Decides” association (Tunisia) with the participation of ministers from Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia and representatives of Agence Française de...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Syria experience in Innovation & Incubation
Session 4 - Liscouski Robert - Achieving Cyber Resiliency In The Context of Multi-Hazard Risk
Press Book - Séminaire sur l'Economie du Savoir (fr)
Knowledge Economy Conference Report, Rabat, Morocco, June 24 2013
Agenda - Developing Innovation Scoreboard for the MENA
1.Regional workshop on the KE summary
Transforming Arab Economies (Condensed version)
