SPICI is the new member of the “Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership” of the European Commission

Africa and Europe enjoy a long-standing partnership and trade relations, and in more recent times the two continents are gradually strengthening their cooperation also in the field of research, innovation, and sustainable development.

In the last two decades, the great importance of Africa-Europe relations has been highlighted by numerous programmes, alliances, and institutional initiatives such as the European Union and African Union's “The Africa-EU Partnership” or the more recent “Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs”, launched by the European Commission in 2018.

In this context, and at the behest of the European Commission, The Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership was created, of which we at SPICI are honoured to be a part of.

The alliance was defined to support the activities of technology incubators, accelerators, and innovation operators, promote new cooperation agreements, and facilitate the implementation of scientific research and entrepreneurial development programmes on the Europe-Africa axis, with the Mediterranean as its meeting basin.

After the partnerships developed in recent years, especially in Europe and Asia, the one with African partners will be a strategic alliance for us to encourage new investments and support projects aimed at reducing inequalities and ensuring sustainable and inclusive development.