Credit: Wingcopter
Award-winning manufacturer of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) drones dedicated to humanitarian initaitives, Wingcopter, has secured $22 million (€18M) in Series A funding.
The financing round was led by Silicon Valley-based Xplorer Capital, a key investor in autonomous technologies, and Futury Regio Growth Fund, a Germany-based growth capital fund focusing on investments in globally scalable business models. In addition, Futury Ventures and Hessen Kapital III participated in this financing round.
WHY IT MATTERS
The Darmstadt-based drones company will use the funds to strengthen its focus on healthcare-related applications, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
In addition to selling drones, Wingcopter will expand its drone-delivery-as-a-service offerings. These services will allow customers to benefit from Wingcopter’s technology and its BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) flight operations of five continents, without having
GLX and Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance partnership announces top ten winners of the Grants for Tourism Resilience Programme
January, 27, 2021
In December 2020, Good Life X announced its partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance, initiating the ‘Grants for Tourism Resilience’ programme for SMEs in the tourism industry. An initiative supported by GIZ - SME Sector Development Programme Sri Lanka in cooperation with the Noah Foundation in Berlin, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to support SMEs navigate the challenging economic environment brought on by the current global crisis.
An online session was held in collaboration with the two parties to announce the grant opportunity to potential SMEs and to outline the selection criteria. The criteria ensured that the SME applications taken into consideration were registered Sri Lankan based businesses in tourism with sustainability at the heart of its business, and having been in
Reference No. 83373487
GIZ-Office, Ethiopia would like to invite all interested bidders who are eligible to participate in this open tender, are herewith requested to submit technical proposals only
“To supply and install a comprehensive access control system for the main GIZ Country Office”.
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Background
GIZ has been working for more than 40 years in bilateral cooperation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); thus, extending cooperation and support to the Ethiopian government. In order to enhance operational integrity as well as enhance the safety and security of GIZ staff, the procurement and installation of a comprehensive access control system for the main GIZ Country Office is planned.
Summary
North African countries such as Morocco and Tunisia can help Europe meet its carbon emissions targets and strengthen its position in the face of fierce competition from China for economic and political influence.
By encouraging European investment in renewable energy, the European Green Deal can increase local workforce opportunities, promote development, and stabilise migration, enhancing stability in the region.
The EU should promote green hydrogen projects in Morocco and Tunisia. These would contribute to its climate neutrality goals and develop both European industrial leadership and local economies.
The EU should also promote new electrical interconnections across the Mediterranean, to foster an integrated electricity market.
Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs (PAFA) and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje
PARAÑAQUE CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) Governments, business sector, local governments, youth, and civil society groups working for the protection of migrant workers across the globe called for greater cooperation on skilling migrant workers for employment as a strategic response to COVID-19 pandemic.
At the 13th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit’s Roundtable Discussion on Skilling Migrants for Employment co-chaired by the Philippines and the United Kingdom, stakeholders pushed for concerted action of the international community in developing policy responses for effective skilling of migrants and ensuring their rights and contributions are addressed.