View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/insme.org/insme_newsletter_issue221_september2023-1288860...) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Issue n. 217 ------------------------------------------------------------ News from INSME INSME’s workshop at the Annual Investment Meeting (https://www.insme.org/insmes-workshop-at-the-annual-investment-meeting-in-ab...) INSME's Secretary General, Giovanni Zazzerini, will hold a workshop titled “Bringing Innovation to the Market" at the 2023 edition of the Annual Investment Meeting in Abu Dhabi (7-10 May). Leveraging e-commerce for export (https://www.insme.org/leveraging-e-commerce-for-export/) INSME, in partnership with the MED SMEs Programme, is involved in organizing an online Workshop on May 4 for coordinators, managers, delegations from Med countries, Ministries of trade, export promotion agencies, SME development agencies, and many others. TRUSTFOOD Questionnaire (https://www.insme.org/trustfood-questionnaire/) INSME invites you to complete the Trustfood questionnaire, designed to gather opinions on the needs and expectations on a platform that will offer short-term training courses for upskilling and reskilling of the labour force about key digital technologies of Blockchain and their applications to the food supply chain sector. OECD SME & Entrepreneurship Ministerial Conference (https://www.insme.org/insme-will-participate-as-a-stakeholder-at-the-oecd-sm...) https://www.insme.org/trustfood-questionnaire/ INSME will participate as a stakeholder during the 2023 OECD Ministerial titled "Managing shocks and transitions – Future proofing SME and Entrepreneurship Policies" on 27-28 June 2023 in Paris. Updates and contributions from INSME Members WIPO's IP Diagnostics Tool (https://www.insme.org/wipo-ip-diagnostics-tool/) WIPO developed an IP Diagnostics tool: a free, self-assessment service that helps companies identify their IP assets and that provides useful recommendations and further information on business effectiveness. SECO continues supporting SMEs in developing countries (https://www.insme.org/seco-continues-supporting-smes-in-developing-countries...) SECO’s support to SMEs in developing countries keeps moving ahead thanks to an amount of 17 million euro financing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Small Business Initiative. Content of the month Going Beyond Profit - OECD for Social Economy (https://www.insme.org/going-beyond-profit-oecd-for-social-economy/) The OECD Committee for SMEs, Regions and Cities addresses, through their Youtube channel, the importance of Social Economy and Entrepreneurship: a more human-centred way of seeing business that is growing in the SME landscape. We are happy to receive your updates: share with us your projects, activities, and events: we will include them in the next INSME Newsletter and spread the information among our readers! Email us at secretariat@insme.org (mailto:secretariat@insme.org) ============================================================ Calls and opportunities This section is supported by: ** (https://www.developmentaid.org/home) ** The European Social Innovation Competition 2023 (https://www.up2europe.eu/calls/the-european-social-innovation-competition-20...) The competition supports EU innovators to develop their ideas into working solutions and facilitates a network of radical innovators shaping our society. This prize acknowledges social innovation as a potent approach for responding to societal challenges. Deadline: 30 May 2023 ** Intellectual property awareness-raising activities (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/grants-gr-003-23) This call is for public or private bodies or non-profit making private entities, registered in one of the 27 EU Member States that tackle IP awareness from all perspectives, this call also aims to raise the IP awareness of SMEs for the first time by including a dedicated strand for this purpose. It is divided into strands A, B, and C for different activities and expected results. Deadline: 31 May 2023 ** Global SME Finance Awards (https://www.smefinanceforum.org/awards-2023) This year the 2023 Global SME Finance Awards will take place on September 12-14 in Mumbai, India. The award categories are Product Innovation of the Year, SME Financier of the Year, Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Bond of the Year. Deadline: 31 May 2023 ** Interreg VI B IPA ADRION 1st Call for Proposals (https://www.up2europe.eu/calls/interreg-vi-b-ipa-adrion-1st-call-for-proposa...) Organisations from across the Adriatic-Ionian region are invited to submit transnational cooperation ideas and play an active role in contributing to the economic growth of the region. Deadline: 30 June 2023 ** Innovation Fund Small-Scale Projects (https://www.up2europe.eu/calls/innovation-fund-small-scale-projects_7641.htm...) This call for small-scale projects will further boost small-scale EU projects in the areas of renewable energy, decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage. These technologies should be sufficiently mature and have strong potential to achieve significant greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to conventional technologies. Deadline: 19 September 2023 ** EUIPO SME (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund) ** Fund 2023 (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund) The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is designed to help European small and medium enterprises in order to protect their intellectual property rights. If you are an SME and would like to receive financial support from the Fund for the registration of their trademarks and designs, click ** here (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund) and follow the steps for registration. Deadline: 8 December 2023 If you're interested in pursuing one of these opportunities together, drop us an email at ** secretariat@insme.org (mailto:secretariat@insme.org) Upcoming events 8 – 10 May 2023 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** The Investment Paradigm Shift: Future Investment Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Economic Growth, Diversity and Prosperity (https://www.aimcongress.com/) 11-12 May 2023 - Tallinn, Estonia ** EPO Patlib Annual Conference 2023 (https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/conferences/patlib2023.html) 22-26 May 2023 – Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt ** African Development Bank Group Annual Meeting (https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/sharm-el-sheikh-gets-...) 31 May – 2 June 2023 – Marrakech, Morocco ** GITEX Africa Tech & Startup Event (https://visit.gitexafrica.com/Visitor/Registration/SelectPass?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=Newsletter) 4 – 7 June 2023 – Ljubljana, Slovenia ** 2023 ISPIM Innovation Conference - "Innovation and Circular Economy" (https://www.ispim-innovation-conference.com/) 14-15 June 2023 - Brno Czechia ** EBN Congress (https://www.ebncongress.eu/) ** - "Innovation in uncertain times" (https://www.ebncongress.eu/) 15 – 17 June 2023 – Athens, Greece ** AECM Annual Event “The regulatory framework of SMEs: how close are we to the red line of red tape?” (https://aecm.eu/) 27-28 June 20223 – OECD Headquarters, Paris ** OECD - SME & Entrepreneurship Ministerial (https://www.oecd.org/cfe/smes/ministerial/) 27 June 2023 – Online ** World Trade Organization - 2023 Small Business Champions Competition: “Helping smallholder farmers go global” (https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news23_e/igmsm_16mar23_e.htm) 26 - 29 June 2023 – Barcelona, Spain ** Triple helix conference - “Entrepreneurial and engaged universities for sustainable development” (https://triplehelixconference.org/) 29 June 2023 – Online ** EPO’s HTB Forum 2023: “ (https://www.epo.org/learning/training/details.html?eventid=16101) ** Build-to-Sell (https://www.epo.org/learning/training/details.html?eventid=16101) ** ” (https://www.epo.org/learning/training/details.html?eventid=16101) 12-13 July 2023 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates ** 25^th edition of the IPR Gorilla Conference (https://www.theiprgorilla.com/) 12-14 September 2023 – Mumbai, India ** 2023 Global SME Finance Forum Annual Meeting (https://www.smefinanceforum.org/awards-2023) 7-9 November 2023 – Reykjavik, Island ** 26th TCI Global Conference: ‘New landscapes in cluster development’ (https://www.tci-network.org/events/26th-tci-global-conference-new-landscapes...) 13-15 November 2023 – Bilbao, Spain ** European SME Week 2023 – A Celebration of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/get-ready-european-sme-week-...) 30 November 2023 – Online ** EPO’s HTB Forum 2023: “IP strategy and management” (https://www.epo.org/learning/training/details.html?eventid=16102) ** Website (http://www.insme.org) ** Twitter (https://twitter.com/INSME_) ** LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/insme---the-international-network-for-small...) ** Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/INSME-The-International-Network-for-Small-and-Mediu...) 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