Friday , March 11, 2016 the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation Tozeur has organized in the said governorate an info day to promote the National Innovation Competition. It is in fact , the second edition 2016 of the National Innovation Competition organized by the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry in association with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and in collaboration with professional national organizations.
A full range of products , made by local startups and craftsmen and craftswomen, had been exhibited in margin of the info day mainly in field related to dates & palms derivatives. It should also be noted that the Pole Djerid took part in the event and intervened to report on the state of progress of the Innovation Project, Economic Development and Employment (IDEE), coordinated by the Pole Djerid and implemented by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines (MIEM) and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and dedicated to promote the value chain for Dates and Derivatives & Palm derivatives within a participatory approach that involves stakeholders in both governorates of Tozeur and Kebili.