2nd Transnational Meeting in Limassol
In the framework of the work of the European program DIFILIM (Digital Financial Literacy for Microenterprises), the 2nd Transnational Meeting of the project partners was held in Limassol, which was hosted at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). The pioneering and innovative program is two years long and is part of the European Union's financial tool Erasmus+ KA220. DIFILIM aims to strengthen digital financial literacy and digital skills in small and medium-sized enterprises for the new financial instruments and tools. Therefore, online training seminars will be held, which will be offered free of charge to the business world. The online training seminars will take place in 2023 and are expected to start in May. Welcome and short greeting before the start of the meeting was addressed by CUT, Professor Dr. Christos Savva and Associate Professor Dr. Panagiotis Andreou.
During the two-day meeting, presentations were made by the representatives of the participating organizations of the program, regarding the 1st year of project implementation, such as: the general management, the current activities and the evolution of DIFILIM, the research carried out with the participation of enterprises about the needs and impact of digital financial literacy, the steps for preparing a guidebook for businesses, the development of the website and the online educational platform and the strategy for promoting the project and its results.
The most important activities of the project are briefly mentioned below:
1. Pilot surveys to identify digital and financial literacy needs.
2. Analysis of best practices and development of guidelines for their implementation.
3. Transfer of best practices to the local context and development of implementation guidelines adapted to local needs.
The project consortium consists of the following organizations:
Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Lead Partner). Latvia
TURIBA University. Latvia
Technological University of Cyprus. Cyprus
Magnetar Ltd. Cyprus
Forma Camera. Italy
Amadora Inova. Portugal
Incubator Leeuwarden. Netherlands
