PRESENTATION OF THE CCIT

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis is an economic

organization which has notably as objective: To promote the

economic activity in the district of Tunis through these missions:

1. Providing the public authorities and policy makers with

information, opinions and suggestions of SME’s (1100 members)

2. Providing the Tunisian companies with the useful economic

information and assistance in order to develop their business

mainly on the international scale

3. Organizing cycles and seminars of training

4. Assisting companies in the international trade operations and

contribute to develop partnership opportunities in the areas of

Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Small business through:

Managing partnership meetings, businessmen's missions abroad,

exhibitions, participate in international economic events…

Some of CCIT references in Mediterranean projects

• INVEST IN MED – Initiative ETINET (ANIMA):

The project seeks to achieve a transfer of know how, and to increase the volume of direct foreign investments from the European Union towards high added value tourism sectors in the rest of Mediterranean countries

• Meditour 2008 – Third edition of the Mediterranean forum of tourism (ASCAME): The objective is to develop the tourism in the mediterranean.

• The Academy of Business of the ASCAME /IMCI: The project seeks to develop e-learning and to establish a virtual campus ASCAME as well as the development of an economic observatory

• MED PORTS/ Cluster development of port logistics services in the Mediterranean Basin (ANIMA):

The objective is to strengthen the skills and services of Business Support Organizations to companies working in the sectors of logistics port services in the following concerned countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Italy.

Importance of the project

To exchange experiences and solar photovoltaic technologies between both shores of the Mediterranean

To increase the share of renewable energy sources in Tunisia

The Tunisian Energy Context is characterized by :

• High growing in international oil price.

• Limited potential of national hydrocarbon resources.

• Rapid increase in energy demand.

• Annual energy subsidy increase.

→ Tunisia’s government has undertaken steps to promote the development and use of renewable energy:

2005-2008: A law establishing an “energy conservation system” on energy management

2009: The first national Solar Energy Plan (2010-2016)

2010-2011: Prosol Elec Project (Roof top): Installing photovoltaic solar panels in 1000 units (homes and buildings)

Role and involvement of the CCITUNIS

• WP4 (Context Analysis): The CCIT will contribute to analyse the local context (local normative aspects, attitudes of the Tunisian energy stakeholders (citizens, policy makers, industrials, technicians) through survey instruments: Questionneres and in-depth interviews

• WP5 (Territorial Animation): The CCIT will contribute to the territorial animation activities through organizing and managing the acivities planned at local level involving local and international administrators and citizens

• WP6 (Competences Transfer): CCIT, through the technical and scientific committee (TSC) selected member, is supposed to:

- Manage training path at the local level for designers, SMEs and students

- Detect the local private sector needs (especially SMEs) in the field of solar energy (PV)

• WP7 (Pilot Projects): At the framework of the pilot project, CCIT will contribute to identify public building in Tunis in order to implement solar panel plant

With the appreciation of the CCITunis