EU-Singapore Matchmaking Event 2023: Highlights from Singapore

EU-Singapore Matchmaking Event 2023

The European Commission (EC) organised the EU – Singapore Matchmaking Event as part of Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology (SWITCH) and Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia 2023, both were held on 31 October – 2 November 2023. The EU – Singapore Matchmaking Event itself took place on-site in Singapore on 30 October – 1 November 2023. The event was jointly organised by the European Commission and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) - with the support of the EU Delegation to Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry and facilitated by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). The EU – Singapore Matchmaking Event brought together cluster organisations, SMEs, Start-Ups and European Industry Associations from the European Union (EU), non-EU COSME countries, and Singapore. It provided participants an excellent chance to promote Cluster to Cluster (C2C), Cluster to Business (C2B), and Business to Business (B2B) collaborations. The overall objective of the event is to promote the exchange of information and provide networking opportunities for European cluster organisations and their members with counterparts from Singapore, particularly in the fields Agrifood, Health Care and Biomedical Tech, Digital Tech, Smart Cities and Urban Solutions, Advanced Manufacturing, Green Tech.

EU-South Africa Matchmaking Event 2023

The European Commission (EC) organised the EU – South Africa Matchmaking Event in the context of Manufacturing Indaba which was held on 24 October – 26 October 2023. The EU – South Africa Matchmaking Event itself took place on-site in Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 October – 26 October 2023. The event will be jointly organised by the European Commission and The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) of South Africa - with the support of the EU Delegation to South Africa and facilitated by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). The EU – South Africa Matchmaking Event brought together cluster organisations, SMEs, Start-ups and European Industry Associations from the European Union (EU), non-EU COSME countries, and South Africa. It provided participants an excellent chance to promote Cluster to Cluster (C2C), Cluster to Business (C2B), and Business to Business (B2B) collaborations. The overall objective of the event is to promote the exchange of information and provide networking opportunities for European cluster organisations and their members with counterparts from South Africa, particularly in the fields of Agri-food, Green Industries, Chemicals and Metals, Tourism, Transport (Maritime and Automotive), Digital Tech, Textile and Leather.