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Andorra becomes the first country in the world to approve a Strategic Plan for Electronic Sports

2021-06-21T14:14:04+01:0010/05/2021|

The Government of Andorra and Actua Business, with the support of Auren, have developed a strategic plan to place Andorra as an International reference in the sector of electronic sports (eSports). In this way, the Principality becomes the second European country and fifth in the world in passing a law to regulate this sector, and the first in approving the development of a strategic plan. In this sense the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, and President of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, in the presentation that took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Congress Center in Andorra la Vella, [...]

Gallardo explains to the business people of the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona why Andorra is of such interest in diverse international economic sectors

2021-06-21T14:07:33+01:0003/05/2021|

The arrival of Grifols in Andorra, the Ibero American Summit recently celebrated in the country, the managing of the Covid-19 crisis, the innovative projects and business opportunities in the Principality, were the center of the intervention given on Monday afternoon by the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, to the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona. In attendance were the delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalunya, Teresa Cunillera, the president and the vice-president of the Círculo Ecuestre, Antonio Delgado and Enrique Lacalle, as well as over 40 business people from the Catalan capital, who also showed interest in the [...]

Grífols arrives in Andorra with the support of Actua Empresa and the Government, and will open an Immunology Research Center

2021-05-07T13:38:48+01:0028/04/2021|

The Government and the multinational pharmaceutical company Grífols have agreed to jointly wok on establishing a center in Andorra, dedicated to research in immunology. The memorandum of understanding allows the launching of this public/private initiative with the participation of Actua Business that aims to position the Principality in the front lines of international scientific research. The construction of the headquarters for the Immunology Research Center of the Pyrenees is planned to take place on the Casa Rossell lands in Ordino, currently owned by the government. The Head of Government, Xavier Espot, celebrated the agreement formalized today during the Board of [...]

You can now register for the second Edition of the Growth program for company development promoted by Actua Business

2024-07-23T13:27:00+01:0027/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, and the director of Actua Business, Judit Hidalgo, presented on Tuesday, April 27th, the second Edition of the Growth Program, a support initiative for those companies having a high growth potential. After the prior edition´s success, Actua Business informed that this year 15 companies will be able to enjoy this program, which among other things includes 80 hours of specialized knowledge, provided by professionals from the business world, a tailor made growth plan which includes a 33 hour mix of individual mentoring in work areas such as [...]

Andorra hosts the XXVII Ibero-American Summit with great success

2023-02-07T14:04:07+01:0022/04/2021|

The Head of Government, Xavier Espot, qualified the celebration of the XXVII Ibero-American Heads of State and Government summit as a “great success” hosted on Wednesday April 21st in Soldeu, Andorra. He expressed this sentiment during the press conference following the plenary meeting in which the Ibero-American Secretary General, Rebeca Grynspan, and the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, also participated. Espot showed himself to be completely satisfied with the results of the Summit with the final declaration, the engagements reached and the 16 special announcements that had been agreed upon. He recalled that under Andorra´s mandate a total [...]

Andorra closes an agreement with Leitat in order to boost 4.0 industry

2021-04-27T13:43:35+01:0019/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for the Government of Andorra and president of Actua Innovation, Jordi Gallardo, and the general director of Leitat, Jordi Rodríguez, signed, on Monday in Andorra la Vella, an agreement to collectively study the potential of 4.0 industry in the territory. The agreement will allow collaboration between the Technological center and the Andorran administration in investigation and development projects (I+D), given Leitat´s leadership in this field, and the putting into practice of initiatives Connected to 4.0 industry. Specifically, in the last few years, Leitat has launched initiatives linked to 3D printing in order to [...]

Andorra declares sport to be a Sector of National Interest to promote during the pandemic

2021-04-27T13:47:12+01:0015/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, the Health Minister, Joan Martínez Benazet, the Tourism Minister, Verònica Canals and the Minister for Culture and Sports, Sílvia Riva, presented on April 15th the declaration of Sport as a Sector of National Interest. The event was actively participated in by both Josep Marticella and Gemma Riu, from the Andorra Esports Clúster, organization which promoted the request to be of national interest. Among other aspects, the declaration allows the sector to know in accordance with each pandemic risk level, which sporting activities and tourism sports are permitted, and which protocols must [...]

Andorra and Israel will work together on developing the innovation and startup ecosystem in the Principality

2021-04-13T17:14:23+01:0013/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for the Government of Andorra, and president of Innovation Hub Andorra, Jordi Gallardo, and the general director of the Israel Innovation Institute, Jonathan Menuhin, signed this afternoon a collaboration agreement to foster the development of the Andorran innovation and startups ecosystem. The aim of this agreement is to work together in several areas that could materialize into support and assessment projects in the definition and developing of the Andorra´s Innovation and Startup Ecosystem, as well as collaborating on specific projects and initiatives related to the fields of specialization of each institute, such as [...]

The IMF positively assesses the managing of the pandemic and Andorra´s perspectives for economic recovery

2021-06-28T11:27:51+01:0012/04/2021|

The International Monetary Fund published the preliminary conclusions of its technical staff extracted from meetings that took place within the framework of periodic consultations of the organism´s member states. In the publication they highlighted the managing of the health crisis carried out in the Principality and the capacity to react by passing mitigating economic measures to the effects of the pandemic. They also signal the good outlook for economic recovery, the stability of some sectors and the diversification strategy. The Finance Minister, Eric Jover and the State Secretary of International Financial Affairs, Marc Ballesta, explained that this preliminary report is [...]

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 [...]

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