Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10:22
Nador – The City of Trades and Skills (CMC) of Nador hosted, on Saturday, the awards ceremony for the winners of the 5th edition of the national innovation competition “Innov Days 5”, dedicated to the best innovative projects of emerging Moroccan companies.
Organized by Cluster Valbiom Morocco, in partnership with the Office of Vocational Training and Labor Promotion (OFPPT), the CMC and the Oriental Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, this competition is part as part of the contribution to encouraging and supporting emerging businesses and innovative value-added projects.
Thus, the first prize was won by El Kettani Badreddine from the city of Rabat, for his “Safe touch innovation” project, which concerns two automatic disinfection products: the first dedicated to door handles and the second intended for escalators and treadmills, ensuring their cleanliness and disinfection continuously and automatically.
The second prize went to Saâd Eddine El Alami (Oujda) for his “Safety Driving” project, which is a warning system against road accidents that reacts at the appropriate time, guaranteeing safe driving.
The third prize went to candidate Oumaima Lhaïd (Casablanca) for her project “EDELSTER”. This is a machine that sorts textile scraps by separating cardboard, fabric and plastic.
Placed under the sign “Innovation at the service of national industry”, this event aims, according to the organizers, to promote innovation as a fundamental lever at the service of productive economic sectors.
In a statement to MAP, the president of the “Cluster Valbium Maroc” association, Mohamed Melhaoui, indicated that this annual meeting aims to support startups and innovative projects with added value by stimulating creativity, through the encouragement of Moroccan youth and the transformation of their innovations into concrete industrial projects, in addition to the promotion of innovation in the service of productive economic sectors and the encouragement of investments in the Oriental region.
This competition provides a dynamic and important platform for creative entrepreneurs to showcase their bold projects, attract investors and build relationships with various players and stakeholders in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, a- he added, noting that the focus on the green economy is part of efforts to find innovative solutions that respond to pressing environmental challenges and promote sustainable economic growth.
For his part, the winner of the first prize of the “Innov Days 5” competition expressed his pride in this achievement, stressing that this event, in addition to its contribution to stimulating creativity and innovation, is an opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge with the rest of the participants, discover successful experiences and seek support and funding for participating projects.
This ceremony was also marked by the awarding of prizes to the three winners of the 2nd edition of the “Gold Patent” competition, an initiative which aims to encourage project leaders to protect their innovations by filing patents, and to the 25 winners of the third edition of the “INNOV INDUS” competition, which aims to support Moroccan startups in the promotion of their inventions and to promote the transformation of ideas into concrete industrial projects.
