Ideas for Action Youth Contest
Jan 26, 2018 / Highlight
Are you between 18-35- years-old?
Are you struggling with a daily problem?
Do you have an idea to solve this problem, support the development of your country and advance your society?
Do you have at least one friend who shares your idea and your dream?
If your answer is “YES” to all four questions, be positive and participate in one of the...
Med Expertise, Transformer les Erreurs en Indicateurs d’Apprentissage
Med Expertise, The impact of Creation and Dissemination of Indicators on the Learning Process
Med Expertise, It is about Time We Prioritized Infrastructure in the School System
Med Expertise, Information Alone is Not Enough!
Med Expertise, Life-long-learning Students are the Product of Life-long-learning Organizations
Med Expertise, Information is Crucial for Accountability
Med Expertise, Education is a Mutual Responsibility
Med Expertise, Transparency and Accountability, The Australian Example
Youth Cam: Raye7 Turning Cairo's Traffic Jam into a Business Opportunity
The CMI Participates in the 21st Conference of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences
Oct 16, 2017 / Highlight
The Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), in collaboration with the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and Necmettin Erbakan University, organized the 21st Conference of the Islamic Academy of Science (IAS) under the theme “Science, Technology and Innovation for Global Peace and Prosperity” between October 8th and 11th, 2017 in Konya,...
Education, Innovation, Employability
#WaterHeroes أبطال المياه#
Mar 28, 2017 / Highlight
Youth has an important role to play in working towards water security and increased water awareness. We asked young people who are involved in innovative water-related projects around the Mediterranean to speak up and share their message, these are the results.
للشباب دور مهم في الأمن المائي وزيادة الوعي حول قضايا الثروة المائية....
[Regional Workshop] Performance Indicators for Arab Technology Parks, Innovation Cities and Clusters
[Regional Workshop] Performance Indicators for Arab Technology Parks, Innovation Cities and Clusters
Feb 23, 2017 / Highlight
Background
Science and Technology Parks (STPs), Innovation Cities, or Innovation Clusters constitute regional innovation ecosystems, where actors from the public, private, financial, and academic sectors (sometime called the Quadruple Helices) co-exist in a synergetic way, benefitting from shared infrastructure and the physical proximity. If...
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’...
Education, Innovation, Employability
Nov 29, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the southern Mediterranean.
Partners
AFD; CMI; EIB; Islamic Development Bank (IsDB); Union for the Mediterranean (UfM); and the World Bank.
Regional Context
The quality of education remains the number one challenge to building inclusive Arab societies that are cohesive and stable. The pattern is...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Can Entrepreneurship Education Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
Oct 18, 2016 / Library
Education is usually seen as a route for improving people’s employment opportunities, but this hasn’t proven the case in many developing countries. As the World Bank’s 2013 World Development Report highlighted.
Access to Talent for MENA'S Entrepreneurs
Oct 06, 2016 / Library
In 2015, unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stood at 12%, the highest regional unemployment rate in the world. Estimates suggest that the region must create 85 million jobs by 2023 to be on par with global average unemployment rates. Governments and private sector institutions are pointing to entrepreneurship as a way to...
[National Experts Meeting] An Innovation Barometer for the MENA Region
Sep 28, 2016 / Highlight
Innovation Barometer ”"لوحة مؤشرات الإبتكار for MENA Countries:
Following-up on the last innovation scoreboard workshop held in Amman in 2015, the 12 national experts (including Palestine, Iraq and Oman) and institutional partners of the program (ISESCO, ALECSO, ESCWA, UNESCO, AIDMA) met to finalize an Innovation Scoreboard for the MENA region...
Digital Technologies for Economic Development in the Mediterranean
Sep 26, 2016 / MDF
Starts: Nov 4, 2016 Ends: Nov 4, 2016
Location: Villa Méditerranée, Marseille, France
A multi-partner dialogue to try to answer the following questions: What is the impact of digital technologies on economic development? How can digital technologies provide solutions to operational improvements to promote growth, employment and fight...
Summary Report: National Experts Meeting - Towards an Innovation Scoreboard for the MENA Region
Young Tunisian Entrepreneurs Push to Change Attitudes to Jobs
Apr 27, 2016 / Blog entry
Five years after its political revolution, Tunisia’s government has acknowledged economic challenges, including a lack of foreign investment and a high unemployment rate. Many Tunisians call for a second revolution, this time for economic opportunities, including entrepreneurship and the employment it creates. Although being an entrepreneur in...
Compendium on Good and Innovative Practices in the Regional Response to the Syria Crisis
Start-Up Youth: Summary of Discussions
From Beirut to Lebanon PowerPoint
Start-Up Youth: Successes and Challenges
Dec 11, 2015 / Highlight
Young MENA Entrepreneurs Discuss with CMI Successes and Challenges
Marseille, France, 30 November, 2015
Four young entrepreneurs from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia steered a discussion at the CMI seven annual meeting on successes and challenges of young social enterprises in the MENA region, with the participation of high level...