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95% of the country´s surface waters have a good or excellent quality, the highest ever recorded

2021-04-28T15:16:34+01:0022/03/2021|

The quality of surface waters –in other words rivers– in 2020 was either excellent or adequate in 97,5% of the control stations located around the Principality. The percentage is of 95% if we only take into account those stations which gave a quality result of excellent or good, better results than those obtained last year and the highest ever registered since sanitization infrastructure has been available. This was stated and explained, thanks to the latest report carried out, by the Director for the Environment and Sustainability, Silvia Ferrer and the area head of Environment and Sustainability, Laura Coll, who made [...]

Andorra successfully organizes the triathlon world championship with Norway as the main highlight

2021-03-22T09:45:43+01:0022/03/2021|

The day started chilly and windy in Naturlandia, and with the course covered with sheets of ice that forced some changes and a small delay of the start of the competition, and with 12 teams aligned at the start of the 2021 World Triathlon Winter Mixed Relay Championships in Andorra. And once again, Team Norway proved that they have arrived to the sport in great shape, claiming the gold medals both in the Elite and the Junior Relays. Current World Champion Sandra Mairhofer was the one in charge of leading the Italian team in the first leg of the Mixed [...]

Andorra will host for the first time the World Triathlon Winter Championships from March 19th to the 21st

2021-04-28T15:20:28+01:0004/03/2021|

For the first time Andorra, more specifically the Lauredian resort of Naturlandia, will be the stage for the World Triathlon Winter Championships, a world triathlon winter competition celebrated between the 19th and 21st of March. It was presented, on the 4th of March, in Sant Julià by the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, the Mayor of Sant Julià de Lòria, Josep Majoral, and the regional director for IRONMAN in Southern Europe, Agustí Pérez. Over 170 athletes from 16 countries will take part in the competition, accompanied by their technical teams, who will arrive in the Principality to compete [...]

Andorra initiates the genome sequencing process of some of its species thanks to an agreement between Actua Innovation and the Genome Regulation Centre

2021-05-11T10:52:39+01:0001/03/2021|

Actua Innovació and the Genome Regulation Centre (CRG) signed on Monday, March 1st, a collaboration agreement positioning Andorra for the first time on the international map of genome sequencing, which among other things allows some of the country´s living beings to become a part of the international catalogue of biodiversity, following recommendations made by the European Commission in the fields of sustainability and ecosystem conservation. On behalf of the Principality, the agreement was signed by the Secretary of State for Economic Diversification and Innovation, Marc Galabert, with the attendance of the director of Actua Innovation, Marc Pons. Galabert explained that [...]

Mentoring program for Sports startups

2021-05-11T11:01:24+01:0025/02/2021|

Actua and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft have launched the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge, a project looking to detect the best innovative solutions applied to winter sports, mountains and cycling. After completing this open innovation project, we want to continue adding value to the sports industry, offering support to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Principality of Andorra. For this reason, we want to invite you to apply for the mentoring program for sports startups that will start in March and run until May. [...]

The fire department creates a specific drone support group that will work jointly with Actua Innovation, OBSA and the CENMA-IEA

2021-05-11T10:56:01+01:0022/02/2021|

The fire department, within the framework of the drone laboratory promoted by Actua Innovation, the Observatory for the Sustainability of Andorra (OBSA)and the Centre for Snow and Mountain Studies in Andorra (CENMA) of the Andorran Studies Institute (IEA), are expanding competences within the corps to work with this technology in emergency situations. In fact, in the near future their intention is to train 3 more pilots, thus, adding to the already existing one. Drones allow higher speed and resolution of various emergency services such as house fires, mainly on rooftops or chimneys, forest fires, rock fall, avalanches and search and [...]

An all year-round ski training ground wins the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge promoted by Actua and Microsoft

2021-10-25T12:01:31+01:0017/02/2021|

The Global Sports Innovation Center promoted by Microsoft (GSIC) and Actua, with the support of SPSG Consulting, joined forces to identify the most disruptive innovations and latest technologies from around the world in order to position Andorra at the forefront of technological innovation for winter and mountain sports as well as cycling. As a result, 64 startups from 18 different countries presented their candidacy for the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge, a competition aimed at entrepreneurs able to contribute, with their technological innovation, to improving user experience and to “de-seasonalize” Andorra´s sports and tourism offer. Following an exhaustive triage process, the [...]

Andorra is working on a digital strategy plan with the e-Governance Academy of Estonia

2021-05-31T13:33:11+01:0005/02/2021|

The Minister of Finances and Government spokesperson, Eric Jover and the Minister of Civil Service and simplification of the Administration, Judit Pallarés, along with the Comissió Digital d’Andorra led by the State Secretary for Telecommunications and Infrastructure, César Marquina, took part on Friday in a workshop session with the e-Governance Academy (EGA) of Estonia, within the framework of the Andorran Digital transformation Program (PdTDA). The session, which took place online, was attended by over 20 people from different entities in the country, and was centered around contrasting the adequate focus of some of the more structural initiatives to potentially be [...]

Fitch Ratings re-affirms the Principality´s BBB+ rating and stable outlook despite the situation created by the pandemic

2021-05-31T13:27:44+01:0001/02/2021|

Ratings Agency Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Andorra´s BBB+ rating and stable outlook. In the note published by the agency on Friday January 29th 2021, the evaluators gave a positive assessment to the Principality´s entry into the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last October. The agency indicates that this provides, on the one hand, a safety net for the country; and on the other, provides access to technical assistance in different points. Regarding the economic effects derived from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Fitch Ratings highlighted that the rise in unemployment numbers had been modest, despite the profound economic contraction. This is due in [...]

Humanium International University, also lands in Andorra with the support of Actua Empresa

2021-05-31T13:22:53+01:0026/01/2021|

The Minister of Education and Higher Studies, Ester Vilarrubla, presented on Tuesday the creation and opening of a new higher education center in the Principality: the Humanium International University. As the Minister stated, the center wants to offer studies for Degrees, Masters and PHDs within a semi-attendance based format and in the fields of Music and the Humanities. Vilarrubla highlighted that the contacts to establish themselves in the Principality started in 2017 through Actua Business, who helped the center´s promoters with the process – especially considering that education is one of the strategic sectors in enhancing the country´s economic diversification–. [...]

The Trail 100 Andorra-Pyrenees of the Multisport Festival expects to gather 2.500 athletes who will enjoy spectacular courses

2021-03-19T12:06:11+01:0018/01/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, the Mayor of Ordino, Josep Àngel Mortès, and the director of operations for Ironman in Southern Europe, Ferran Giménez, presented on Monday January 18th the Trail 100 Andorra-Pyrenees at Casa de la Muntanya, one of the races taking place within the Andorra Multisport Festival. The competition will take place from the 24th to the 27th of June 2021 and will be a four-day event with four races, going from least to most in distance: 7,5 km, 25 km, 55 km and 125 km. Gallardo highlighted that “without [...]

Actua Empresa creates the tourism product club for Andorra Health

2021-03-19T12:01:18+01:0012/01/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, the Tourism Minister, Verònica Canals, the Director of Actua Business, Judit Hidalgo, and the president of the board forAndorra Health Destination (AHD), Joan Muro, presented on Tuesday January 12th, the AHD promoted by Actua Empresa with the support of Andorra Tourism at the Innovation Space in Andorra. Gallardo explained that Andorra Health Destination “is a public-private project so as to jointly promote Andorra as a Health tourism destination for companies in the sector ready to receive clients from abroad and able to offer an experience of the [...]

Actua Innovation impulses a Doctorate scholarship at the Centre de Regulació Genòmica of Barcelona

2021-08-26T08:51:57+01:0011/01/2021|

The scholarship starting in September 2021, offered by the Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG) of Barcelona is impulsed by Actua Innovation within the collaboration framework of both institutions so as to foment research in the field of sciences of life, with the aim of promoting formation for young investigators and, thus, support research groups. The student will be able to carry out his or her Doctorate studies at the CRG, an International biomedical research center made up of over 400 researchers from 44 different countries and recognized by the European Commission as a center of excellence in research having been [...]

The Andorran Association of Electronic Sports is now a reality

2021-03-19T11:45:06+01:0029/12/2020|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, the mayor of La Massana, Olga Molné, and the president of the Andorran Association of Electronic Sports (AAEE), Sergi Segado, presented on Tuesday December 29th, in La Massana the entity born with the aim of positioning companies, teams and players with a will to cooperate and wanting to develop the sector from Andorra. Gallardo highlighted that “we firmly believe that our country´s economic diversification involves promoting technologically based sectors with a high added value, with international projection and which benefit from the competitive advantages that [...]

The Andorra Sports Startup Challenge by Actua and GSIC powered by Microsoft select the 10 finalists among the proposals for startups from 18 countries

2021-03-19T11:39:41+01:0023/12/2020|

Invest in Andorra / Innovation Hub Andorra (Actua) and the Global Sports Innovation Center promoted by Microsoft (GSIC), have the pleasure of announcing the 10 finalists of the Andorra Sports Startups Challenge, a project looking to identify the most disruptive solutions and latest technologies worldwide through a startups tender to help improve user experience and loyalty so as to deseasonalize the sports and tourism offer in Andorra. Almost 70 companies from 18 countries applied to the process in order to offer their solutions for segmenting and personalizing content for an objective public, optimization of the client´s experience by combining and [...]

A project to reduce the ecological footprint at Vallnord wins the fifth edition of the Tàndem Actua Empresa project

2021-03-15T17:30:38+01:0017/12/2020|

The fifth edition of the Tàndem project, promoted by Actua the ministry of Education and Higher Learning of the Government of Andorra, ended on Thursday December 17th, with the grand finale held in the auditorium of the Center for Professional Formation in Aixovall. The objective of the project is to implicate the FP´s educational community in Andorra in innovative projects being developed in companies and increase students´ talent. The three finalist teams, made up of 6 students each, had 10 minutes to present their innovative solutions to the challenges posed by the Andorran Red Cross (how to increase the entity´s [...]

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