📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2024.2168.3
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
3600 North Africa
Contact person:
Susanne Hartmann susanne.hartmann@giz.de
Partner countries:
Africa NA, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia
SUMMARY
Goals:
The institutional and operational framework for inclusive e-commerce and digital trade in the Southern Mediterranean region has improved.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
local partner ministries
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
11,800,000 euros
Current project:
11,800,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
European Union (EU): 6,000,000 euros
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
November 25, 2024 - April 30, 2029
Current project:
01.02.2025 - 30.04.2029
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
33110 Trade policy and administration
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
Digital commerce (e-commerce) offers considerable economic potential for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the southern Mediterranean region.
However, the sector faces many challenges due to a lack of or incomplete national framework conditions. This leads to trade barriers, legal uncertainty for online companies, and inadequate consumer protection. Furthermore, there is a lack of political cooperation between countries to harmonize regulatory requirements and technical standards so that companies can trade digitally across borders.
Objective
The institutional and business framework conditions for inclusive digital trade in the southern Mediterranean region are improved.
Approach
The project operates regionally to facilitate dialogue, exchange of experience, and cooperation between the countries in the region. To this end, it organizes training courses, study tours, and an innovation laboratory, among other things. The cooperation aims to harmonize digital trade within the southern Mediterranean region and promote regulations that are aligned with the European Union (EU), thus improving trade with Europe.
The project trains government institutions, private sector associations, and companies to gain professional expertise in regulatory frameworks. This will enable them to support digital commerce and establish coordinated systems, such as those for online payments.
