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The MolenGeek Tech Ecosystem
Pierre SOUDAN
Head of International Unit
Marrakech
18-19-20 of April 2018
WAPES World Congres
Summary
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PRESENTATION
OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES
NEXT STEPS FORWARD
CONCLUSION
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• MolenGeek is a Tech ecosystem based in
Molenbeek, Brussels
• To promote entrepreneurship in the municipality
• Created in 2016 by Ibrahim Ouassari and Julie Foulon
• The aim : accessibility to new technologies and
entrepreneurship, especially for young people without
academic background nor IT Skills
• Today, the community has about 800 members
Overview of the activities
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The Incubator
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• MolenGeek offers an incubation program
• It provides workshops and face-to-face meetings to
give insights on what are the challenges of self-
entrepreneurship
• It also makes available a working space for all the
people that want to develop IT projects and/or
services to work together, sharing ideas and helping
each other.
The Coding School
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• Organization of long-term trainings of 6
months
• The aim : to acquire fundamental IT skills
in order to find a job in the IT sector or to
create their own startup.
• No need for the students to have prior IT
education
• 50% of the students in 2017 were NEETS
• 100% of positive outcomes with the first
classes
The Factory
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More than 25 Startups incubated and launched
Promoting IT with Schools
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• This “InnoGeeks” program introduces pupils to coding, robotics, safety on internet and
entrepreneurship. This project started in 2018 and targets 800 pupils until June.
• Coding Week during holidays for teenagers aged between 11 to 18 years old, with or without Tech
prerequisites learn IT skills to be able to create their first website.
Organization of events
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March 2018 - IoT challenge by SamsungApril 2017 - BrusselsTechCareMay 2016 - MolenHack
• Organization of “Hackatons” to promote new technologies to beginners, youngsters in
particular and to encourage the creation of new startups projects
• Organization of 4 events each year, that last a week-end, gathering about 80 people
• MolenGeek also organizes trips to international Tech Hubs such as the Silicon Valley
Organization of events
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December 2017 – BeMor(e) Start Up Camp – Oujda, Morrocco
• The objective of this event was to connect the Moroccan and Belgian startups ecosystems during a
weekend of innovation and creation
• In partnership with Startup Morocco, APEFE, and the Min Ajliki program
Next Steps forward
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• Expansion of the workin space in
Molenbeek
• Expansion of the long-term trainings (5
classes in 2018)
• Organization of short-term trainings on
specific IT skills with ACTIRIS
• New antenna focused on the New Media’s
thematic to provide trainings around
community management, copywriting,
videos, but also post production
Conclusion
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Conclusion
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The MolenGeek Tech ecosystem gives the opportunity to a young person to develop his
project and ideas and where they can also get training to either gain or improve their IT skills
This project creates confidence between a young person and employers but also with public
institutions
It supports the socio-professional insertion of young people thanks to the professional
opportunities offered by new technologies
The project is an excellent example of how new technologies and IT skills can be tools to find
new employment opportunities (either employed or self-employed) for young people who lack
qualifications and for NEETs
Merci !
Thank You !