Hartmut Bercher
GIZ Tunisia, Tunis
About Make-IT in Tunisia
Make-IT supports the Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy of Tunisia and TunisianStartups — an association bringing together Tunisian start-ups — with the aim of facilitating their day-to-day business and professional activities in building an ecosystem with successful local enablers and empowering tech entrepreneurs to get better access to the African markets.
Most importantly, in 2018, the Tunisian parliament unanimously passed a new start-up law that offers unprecedented privileges for start-up founders, including up to 8 years of tax exemption, simplified stock distribution and liquidation, and special customs procedures. Widely celebrated, the Start-up Act is intended to be a catalyst of start-up creation, especially in the hightech sector, making innovative entrepreneurship in Tunisia more competitive internationally and potentially increasing economic growth and employment, notably among youth.
In Tunisia, Make-IT’s approach is aligned with the Ministry’s Start-up Act mission: “To unleash and realize the full potential of entrepreneurship in Tunisia.”
About the local ecosystem
With more than seventeen tech hubs and a portfolio of initiatives supporting entrepreneurship, Tunisia is one of the more dynamic locations for startups on the African continent. The 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) ranking, measuring the quality, health and dynamics of entrepreneurship ecosystems at a national and regional level, placed Tunisia 1st in Africa, 6th in MENA, and 40th worldwide.
Our Team in Tunisia
Abdallah Souissi
Technical adviser
GIZ Tunis, Tunisia
Norman Schraepel
Component Head
GIZ Tunis, Tunisia
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Pan-African | High-Level Announcement and Panel on EU D4D Flagships and the EU-AU Partnership on Digital Transformation
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Exciting news will be shared next Tuesday at the "High-Level Announcement and Panel on EU D4D Flagships and the EU-AU Partnership on Digital Transformation". The announcement will be made through
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Exciting news will be shared next Tuesday at the “High-Level Announcement and Panel on EU D4D Flagships and the EU-AU Partnership on Digital Transformation”. The announcement will be made through an online event by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as well as Heads of States from Belgium, Estonia, France and Luxembourg.
The High-Level Announcement will be followed by a High-Level Panel on the future of the European Union – African Union Partnership on Digital Transformation. Participants of this panel include representatives of the African Union, Smart Africa, tech companies and civil society from the digital ecosystem. The event will take place in virtual format on Tuesday, 8th December 2020 from 17:00 to 18.45. Please note that you can participate without registration on http://d4dlaunch.eu/.
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(Sunday) 10:00
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Pan-African | The ii2030 #Africa4Future Edition The first virtual ii2030 event took place in 2020, bringing a diverse group of participants together from 26 countries, 65% of whom hailed from the
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Pan-African | The ii2030 #Africa4Future Edition
The first virtual ii2030 event took place in 2020, bringing a diverse group of participants together from 26 countries, 65% of whom hailed from the African continent. Using virtual whiteboards, participants worked through various solution designs with virtual post-its, icons, creative drawings, and analytical rankings. The ii2030 #Africa4Future Edition aims to increase collaboration among innovators from corporates, startups, the public sector, NGOs, and the scientific community. ii2030 #Africa4Future Edition is being implemented in close collaboration with Airbus BizLab, UP42, CcHUB and Make-IT in Africa.
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(Tuesday) 14:47
202012nov10:00TUNIS | Startup Gate Summit 2020Country:Tunisia
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TUNIS | Startup Gate Summit 2020 The Startup Gate Summit is designed to promote Tunisian, African and Middle Eastern Startups and to support governments to build an ecosystem based on knowledge
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TUNIS | Startup Gate Summit 2020
The Startup Gate Summit is designed to promote Tunisian, African and Middle Eastern Startups and to support governments to build an ecosystem based on knowledge and SMEs with high innovative value. Make-IT in Africa supported Startup Gate Summit with organizing two challenges and the startup village. The event took lace from 12th to 13th November.
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(Thursday) 10:00
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Cultivate Africa is an event organized by the Africa Union Commission in partnership with Hallpax. Its main objective is to unlock a concerted multi-stakeholder partnership toward a sustained and effective response to potential
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Cultivate Africa is an event organized by the Africa Union Commission in partnership with Hallpax. Its main objective is to unlock a concerted multi-stakeholder partnership toward a sustained and effective response to potential adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition and food systems. Against this backdrop, GIZ and Mercy Corps AgriFin invite to the side session “Scaling AgTech Innovation through Digital Platforms”, which will give insights on how technology innovators in the agriculture sector in Africa can be supported in scale and operational viability by engaging with emerging models of digital platforms in order to maximise impact for smallholder farmers.
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(Tuesday) 10:00
Pan-African | Make a difference in emerging countries’ start-up ecosystems: Make-IT Day 2020, 24.09.2020
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As a part of Make-IT Alliance’s commitment to build up international start-up ecosystems, they have teamed up with AsiaBerlin Summit to host the Make-IT Day 2020 on 24 September. This
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As a part of Make-IT Alliance’s commitment to build up international start-up ecosystems, they have teamed up with AsiaBerlin Summit to host the Make-IT Day 2020 on 24 September. This online-only event should be a top priority for anyone interested in getting more deeply involved in the development of start-up ecosystems in emerging economies.
Participation is free and registration is still possible. Register for the Make-IT Day 2020 now!
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(Monday) 10:00
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PAN-AFRICAN | Make-IT in Africa: Newsletter jUne, JUly/August 2020: Focus Ecosystem Collaboration "It takes a village to raise a child – and it takes an ecosystem to raise a start-up”: This
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PAN-AFRICAN | Make-IT in Africa: Newsletter jUne, JUly/August 2020: Focus Ecosystem Collaboration
“It takes a village to raise a child – and it takes an ecosystem to raise a start-up”: This is the motto of Make-IT in Africa. In order to strengthen ecosystems, Make-IT works with different players in each of our five partner countries: such as political partners, ministries or innovation hubs. The goal: to promote knowledge exchange, offer capacity building for organisations, and promote multi-stakeholder dialogue.
Our newsletter this summer dives deep into the exciting progress made in nurturing business ecosystems – particularly for the digital and high-tech sectors.
Read more and subscribe!
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(Friday) 8:07
PAN-AFRICAN | Capacity Development for AgTech Start-ups - Get Platform ready: Open Call for Applications until July 20, 2020
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Capacity Development for Agtech Start-ups - open call for applications The new initiative Digital4Agriculture offers a unique training program that could be the next step for start-ups
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Capacity Development for Agtech Start-ups - open call for applications
The new initiative Digital4Agriculture offers a unique training program that could be the next step for start-ups to level up and get platform-ready. We are looking for AgTech Start-ups that are keen to integrate their product or service onto a digital platform and want to expand their user base or open new revenue streams for their business.
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All Day (Monday)
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#Africa4Future Showcasing Event: Join Airbus Bizlab, GIZ and CcHUB on June 11, 2020
On Thursday, June 11th, 2020, the virtual showcase of the third edition of the Africa4Future will unveil 10 newest African companies from the programme using remote sensing technology (satellite imagery) to address the food insecurity and infrastructure deficit challenges across the continent. The online Event, will bring together investors, corporate executives and stakeholders from all around the world. .
Request an invite and be part of Africa4Future Showcase 2020 and learn more about the startups:https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/stories/Africa-4-Future-2020.html
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(Wednesday) 8:00
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Tech by Her Accelerator Programme: MEST and Make-IT in Africa announce 2020 Cohort
We are pleased to announce the first cohort of the Tech By Her accelerator program. The initiative, which was launched earlier this year, called for female technology founders in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya to apply for one of the ten (10) slots available for a 3-month intensive accelerator program for technology-based start-ups. It was organised by MEST - in cooperation with Make-IT in Africa.
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(Monday) 10:00
202015apr20:00TUNIS | Rise to the challenge – #KillTheCoronaCountry:Tunisia
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Rise to the challenge – #KillTheCorona Under the motto “crisis, the mother of all inventions”, the #KILLTHECORONA challenge aims to discover and promote startups, who are inventing new approaches to combat
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Rise to the challenge – #KillTheCorona
Under the motto “crisis, the mother of all inventions”, the #KILLTHECORONA challenge aims to discover and promote startups, who are inventing new approaches to combat this global crisis. It also highlights how new technology can offer sustainable solutions for everyday applications. Finally, the competition arose from a desire to supervise innovators and help them prepare for an eventual launch of their solutions on the market.
Read more about the challenge!
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(Wednesday) 20:00
TUNIS | The Healthtech Challenge: Early support for made-in-Tunisia solutions in the fight against COVID-19
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The Healthtech Challenge: Early support for made-in-Tunisia solutions in the fight against COVID-19
The Healthtech Challenge in Tunisia is a call for innovative solutions to help in the fight against COVID-19. The winning projects, TUNIRESP and SMARTBOX CONTAINER INDUSTRY, received 55,000 euros in funding. All nine of the shortlisted projects received mentoring to help them on their journey to counter the effects of the coronavirus crisis in Tunisia.
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March 26 (Thursday) 9:02 - April 21 (Tuesday) 9:02
202019jan0:00Factory of The Future - Application Deadline: 19th January 2020Country:Tunisia
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For Tunesian Start-ups: Apply Now for the Factory of the Future. Deadline: 19 January 2020. For more Informationen: Click on the link provided below.
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For Tunesian Start-ups: Apply Now for the Factory of the Future. Deadline: 19 January 2020.
For more Informationen: Click on the link provided below.
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(Sunday) 0:00
201924sepallday26TUNIS | Startup Africa Summit (Afric'Up) 2019Hotel Laico TunisCountry:Tunisia
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More than 3.700 people from 32 African countries participated in the Afric'Up 2019 summit. This event brought together different players in the Startup Ecosystem on a pan-African level in Tunis.
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More than 3.700 people from 32 African countries participated in the Afric’Up 2019 summit. This event brought together different players in the Startup Ecosystem on a pan-African level in Tunis. Make-IT in Africa is delighted to support several Startups who participated in the conference.
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september 24 (Tuesday) - 26 (Thursday)
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Hotel Laico Tunis
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The Startup Act is part of a broader initiative “Startup Tunisia” that aims to make Tunisia a startup nation with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, in the southern shore of the Mediterranean, the MENA region and Africa.
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Anouar MaaroufMinister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy
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