🌍🌱 Supporting the Next Generation of Sustainable Architects in Ghana SECO is proud to support the recently concluded 3rd IFC - International Finance Corporation EDGE Buildings Student Design Competition in Accra, #Ghana, as part of our ongoing commitment to promoting sustainable development. 🌱🏗️ This exciting competition brought together talented young architects and challenged them to create innovative designs that focus on #affordability, #energyefficiency, and #resourceconservation through Passive Design. Congratulations to all participants and winners! 🎉 Your forward-thinking solutions inspire us all, and we look forward to seeing how your ideas will shape the future of sustainable architecture. 🌟 #SustainableArchitecture
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Der Leistungsbereich Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung ist Teil des Schweizer Staatssekretariats für Wirtschaft (SECO). Wir nutzen unsere Wirtschaftskompetenz gezielt für die internationale Zusammenarbeit. So erreichen wir beispielsweise massgebende Wirtschaftsorganisationen, Regierungsstellen und Zentralbanken. Wir konzentrieren uns auf fortgeschrittene Entwicklungs- und Transitionsländer, die vor besonderen entwicklungspolitischen Herausforderungen stehen. Unsere Programme stellen wir auf nationale und internationale Entwicklungsstrategien ab. Wir sichern unsere Qualität systematisch, überwachen die Risiken und steuern unsere Programme resultatorientiert. So stellen wir sicher, dass unsere Massnahmen tatsächlich wirken. Seit 2000 sind wir ISO 9001 zertifiziert. Seit 2007 beteiligen wir uns auch daran, die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Ungleichheiten in der erweiterten EU zu verringern. Dieser Beitrag ist nicht Teil der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, sondern der Schweizerischen Europapolitik.
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🌍 The #AfricanDevelopmentFund (ADF) is making a real impact. During the #ADF16 mid-term review in #Benin, Switzerland and other delegates welcomed the encouraging progress in supporting Africa's poorest nations. Several key areas of focus – regional integration, infrastructure, addressing fragility, and climate action – are at the heart of the ADF. A great example is the Glo Djigbe Special Economic Zone in Cotonou, where the Fund’s support is boosting private sector development and job creation in Benin, backed by Swiss-made high-quality equipment. Switzerland's push for better coordination among multilateral development banks gathered broad support and will remain a top priority for Switzerland in view of next year’s #ADF17 replenishment negotiations. #ADFMTR16
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☕🌍 The coffee sector discussed at length the increasing importance of #sustainability at this year’s Swiss Coffee Trade Association (SCTA) Forum in Basel. Against the backdrop of increasing regulatory requirements and consumer expectations, SECO underscored the pivotal role the Swiss Sustainable Coffee Platform (#SSCP) will play for ensuring that medium and small-scale actors are not left behind. 🌱🤝🏽 https://lnkd.in/dQ9wdUGE #coffee #SCTAForum
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🌟 Supporting Ukraine’s Energy Needs 🌟 SECO has financed the transport of energy equipment donated by the Swiss energy and infrastructure company BKW Power Grid to #Ukraine. Thanks to the logistical expertise and preparation of the transport by Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit, the materials have safely arrived in the cities of Mykolaiv and Kalush. The equipment is crucial as Ukraine prepares for the upcoming #winter and continues to face an #energyshortage. For Mykolaiv in the South of the country, BKW’s donation includes cable and network construction elements, cable pulling machines, and transformers. Kalush, which lies in western Ukraine and treats many war-wounded, received solar panels to provide its hospital with a decentralized energy system. The installation of the panels was made possible by a project that was part of the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Rebuild Ukraine, organized by Berner Fachhochschule BFH and co-financed by SECO. Learn more about Switzerland’s support for Ukraine: https://lnkd.in/egBGcjer #SECOsupport #Winterization #EnergyForUkraine #RebuildUkraine
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📢 Are you a #startup or business that innovates towards sustainable economic growth, focuses on social change, and works for a better future? Become a #changemaker in addressing the #SDGs and apply for the #ICAward 2025! Become one of ten Swiss startups and businesses to gain the spotlight and showcase their innovations to a global audience at the #ICForumCH. 🗓️ SECO Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung and Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit look forward to receiving your applications by 30 November 2024 at the latest. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e_yaYgY7 ☄️ Let’s get TOGETHER, use our collective intelligence, and find DIFFERENT solutions to address the global challenges!
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🚋 🌍 Gestern wurde das erste Berner «Vevey»-Tram verladen und auf seine Reise nach Lviv, Ukraine, verabschiedet! Im Gegensatz zu anderen Tramtransporten erfolgt dieser über die Strasse, weil diese Trams zu lang sind für die Schienen. In ihrer neuen Heimat Lviv werden die Trams von BERNMOBIL noch viele Jahre zu einer umweltfreundlichen Mobilität beitragen. 🌱🚊Finanziert wird der Transport vom SECO. Für die Umsetzung des Transports ist RUBI Bahntechnik verantwortlich. 🤝💪 Mehr Informationen rund um den Verlad der Berner «Vevey»-Trams, hier: https://lnkd.in/edu8wqWf #NachhaltigeMobilität #Ukraine #Trams #Lviv #Bernmobil #SECO
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Last week, the Moldovan-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (MSIP) was launched in Chisinau. Financed by SECO and implemented by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) in cooperation with the Moldovan State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI), this project aims to support Moldova’s socio-economic growth by helping businesses use intellectual property (IP) more effectively and improving government IP services. It will focus on: - Legal and technical assistance for the Geographical Indications system; - Strengthening IP rights enforcement; - Supporting IP commercialization and helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). At the launch, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Moldovan and Swiss governments, marking a key step in their collaboration and on their commitment to support and promote the protection of intellectual property in the Republic of Moldova. Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) #IntellectualProperty #IPRights #Moldova #EconomicDevelopment
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🌍 Exciting Collaboration for Stronger Local Governance in Ghana! We are happy to announce the launch of the Participation, Accountability, and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD) program – a partnership between Switzerland, Germany, and Ghana. 🇨🇭🇩🇪🇬🇭 PAIReD takes a holistic approach to strengthening local governance and improving service delivery at the local level, focusing on: - Enhancing local public finance systems - Aligning development planning with spatial and budgetary planning - Strengthening accountability and transparency We look forward to deepening our collaboration with GIZ Ghana and to seeing the positive impact this program will have on communities across Ghana. #Decentralization #LocalGovernance #Accountability
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Switzerland advocates for resilient infrastructure projects in Asia and enhanced cooperation across multilateral development banks at the ninth Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on September 25-26, 2024 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. SECO is excited to enter a first-time partnership with the AIIB to support a piped water supply and sanitation project in Uzbekistan. For more information on the cooperation between Switzerland and the AIIB, click on the following link: https://lnkd.in/d8NqzJT6 #AIIB #Uzbekistan #SustainableDevelopment #WaterSanitation #GlobalPartnership
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🌱 Today is SDG Flag Day! 🌍 At SECO, we proudly join the global movement to raise the flag for the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) and reaffirm our commitment to the 2030 Agenda — a key framework for Switzerland’s international cooperation. Through our work in economic development and cooperation, we support several critical SDGs, closely aligned with our core competencies. Among them are: - SDG 1: No Poverty - SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities - SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production While these are central to our mission, we strive to integrate all SDGs into our activities for a sustainable global future. Discover more about SECO's efforts in advancing the 2030 Agenda here: https://lnkd.in/e9rCgbvk UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein #SDGFlagDay #SustainableDevelopment #GlobalGoals #SECO #2030Agenda #TogetherForSDGs