The closing event of the SharEEN project in the Canary Islands

 

The closing event of the SharEEN project in the Canary Islands

 

 

The Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC), a centre ascribed to the Department of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Canary Islands Government, held last 19th of February in Tenerife the Conference 'Experiences in Collaborative Economy', an event that puts the closure to the SharEEN project, a pilot action financed by the European Parliament that promotes the collaborative business model in Europe.

This business meeting has favoured the exchange of experiences and business opportunities between project promoters and collaborative work networks of the islands. It has also generated a space for debate on new trends in participatory ecosystems and collaborative uses of the economy, user empowerment and the democratization of production models, as well as their advantages for opening up new markets and access to audiences of interest.

Several entities benefiting from the training and coaching services offered by the ITC, through SharEEN and the Enterprise Europe Network, intervened as examples of good practice of operations developed in an open and participatory ecosystem. These were Arca de Babel, a collaborative work space managed by a community of entrepreneurs and the venue for this event (Tenerife):

 

MiPlaza, an application that connects neighbours and encourages citizen participation among members of a community (Gran Canaria); Tenwork, a multi-sector coworking space (Tenerife) and Wikívitas, a platform that encourages collaboration among users to share resources and common projects (Fuerteventura):

Recognition was also given to the experts who have been involved in accompanying these four initiatives, including Mara Esteban (Generando Talento), Moisés Santana (Asociación Emerge):

Eduardo Guillén (AJE Tenerife):

and OuiShare Spain. During the conference, students who have completed the online training "Online training for building your sharing economy business" as part of the SharEEN project also received their diplomas.

 

 

Shareen

SharEEN is an European pilot project on “Opportunities for European Entrepreneurs in the Sharing Economy”, co-funded by the European Commission under the Call: 251-G-GRO-PPA-16-9953. Grant agreement SI2.763745. The objective of SharEEN is to identify and link-up with collaborative economy platforms, exchange experience with all relevant stakeholders and help European SMEs, social enterprises and other relevant actors to exploit the opportunities offered by the sharing economy.  In particular, the project aims at building knowledge and capacity among Enterprise Europe Network partners’ staff and other stakeholders on sharing economy, and help them define and deploy supporting services for their SMEs.

 

SharEEN map of regional sharing economy initiatives

The map is based on the results of the surveying activity carried out by the SharEEN project in 2018. It includes a brief geo-referenced description of a set of sharing economy initiatives, platforms and companies, operating in the eight European regions covered by the project.

 

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