Participation in the Jordanian Entrepreneurship Summit, which was held within the NEX-LABS project
Jordan University of Science and Technology by the center of excellence for innovative projects has participated in Jordan Entrepreneurship summit, which was held under NEX-LABS project.
This project aims to support the implementation of clean technologies for sustainable and resilient growth of agri-food sector production based on a more efficient use of energy (renewable/solar solutions) and water (wastewater treatment, water harvesting or reuse solutions) in Mediterranean Partner Countries region thanks to the contribution of ICT technologies such as blockchain, Internet or the Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Big Data.
With an international partnership spanning over Spain, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, Egypt and Cyprus, the project main objective is to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and resilient ago-food sector based on NEXUS driven Open Living Labs (NDOLL) approach, thus strengthening technology transfer, cooperation between industry and academia, increasing commercialization opportunities and innovation-driven growth.
Prof. Muhannad Quwaider, the director of Center of Excellence for Innovative Projects has participated in the opening panelists, the panelists have discussed the key-enablers for green startups and SMEs. Prof. Quwaider has discussed in details the challenges that are facing the entrepreneurs and the possible solutions.