Month: September 2018

The Prince’s Government and the elected National Council are cooperating in introducing a new law to protect the interests of employees who work night shifts in the Principality.

The bill is expected to go before the National Council within a few weeks for a vote. The bill was originally proposed by the National Council, before the Government decided it would be worthwhile to be associated with its preparation and introduction.

At present, in terms of night-time work, there are only legal provisions in force to protect woman and children.

Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, said that there are around 9,500 employees in Monaco who are involved in working at night, and the new legislative bill “was worth working on.” The new bill is more ‘ambitious’ than the original proposals, and has been devised with the input of social partners, employees and employers.

Monaco’s Criminal Court has reached the conclusion that two colleagues of an employee of the gardens’ maintenance department are guilty of causing involuntary injuries, local French daily Monaco Matin reports.

The victim had swallowed weed killer that was in an empty drinks bottle, the court was told.

The two gardeners were sentenced to a fine of 2,000 euros each, suspended. The Director of Urban Planning and the Head of the Garden Section were acquitted. The incident took place on June 18, 2015. President Jérôme Fougeras-Lavergnolle said that a claim for damages had been dismissed.

The Prince’s Government, in partnership with Google and the Monaco Economic Board (MEB), will be holding Digital Workshops on September 17, 18 and 19 at the Auditorium of the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monaco.

These free workshops are offered by the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Digital Transition with the support of the Human Resources and Civil Service Training Department, and the training sessions, delivered by Coaches of the Google Digital Workshops, are aimed at all those who wish to acquire new digital skills and develop their projects, and in the case of students, obtain the ‘Google Digital Workshops’ certification.

The first two days will be dedicated to professionals from all sectors, including administration staff, while the third day is intended for students and people looking for a job. Six half-days lasting three hours will be devoted to different themes: Monday, September 17: 09:00 – 12:00: How to increase your store traffic; 14:00 – 17:00: How to prepare and build your digital project; Tuesday, September 18: 09:00 – 12:00: Develop your business thanks to natural referencing; 14:00 – 17:00: How to optimise your digital actions thanks to data analysis. Wednesday, September 19: 09:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00: Conferences and Introduction to Online Certification Google Digital Workshops – Recruitment Trends in Digital – Digital tools at the service of job search.

The number of places being limited, it is imperative to register online: Home Page of the Government of Monaco: www.gouv.mc

The startup news website eu-startups.com has taken a closer look at the growing startup ecosystem in Monaco and introduces 10 Monaco-based, or Monaco-incubated, startups that are “worth checking out.” The emphasis, according to author Gapur Tsorojev, was on promising startups than have been founded no later than 2015.

Afflurent is a platform dedicated to booking sports and luxury cars. The startup doesn’t own the cars but has partnerships with car companies. Afflurent aims to provides help and solve two problems: (I) comparing supercars rental prices in advance of the booking itself, (II) booking sports and luxury cars at the best possible price.

Founded in 2015, Defcom is on a mission to protect freedoms and rights of every person. They choose Monaco for its reputation of being one of the most protected states. They have built two communication products: DefTalk and DefMail, which are highly protected communication services with friendly user interfaces, secure connection over the world and a great amount of options.

Founded in 2017, Hyve is an event dedicated social network. Hyve is a mobile cross-platform application, allowing the purchase, the gift but also the resale of event tickets. An application that organizes your events from the beginning to the top. With its range of additional services, you can reserve your trip, a place to sleep, or use any other sharing service related to the world of events.

Lanéva was founded in 2018 and aims to design and develop electric and smart boats that fully integrate the concept of connectivity to offer a new boating escape. The Lanéva boat is an expression of the interpretation of the “Modern Luxury” concept: silent propulsion, sustainable materials and cutting-edge technologies. Lanéva designs and develops electric and smart boats that fully integrate the concept of connectivity to offer a new boating escape.

Mindus provides trend-breaking sustainable technologies. Founded in 2015, the young company has built the iizi platform to simplify the making of apps and give the opportunity for any individual to build an app with a single cross-platform development offering real-time services through streaming.

Founded in 2017, Monoeci is a cryptocurrency startup from Monaco. The Monacocoin project Monoeci will operate in Monaco’s shops, through payment terminals, smartphone apps for shops owners, credit cards and ATMs. In the near future, the startup wants to be accepted for all transactions within the Principality, from shopping to buying a car or an apartment.

ONHYS is a crowd simulation system that was founded in 2015. As cities are getting bigger it is of the essence that we re-think how we design them and ensure that people can move within them smarter and safer. ONHYS specialises in pedestrian simulation softwares, that assist city planners experience their makings before they get out of the ground, placing the people at the centre of concerns. This startup has raised €800k.

SKYdeals is the first digital solution of “Inflight Shoppertainment”. An e-commerce site, dedicated to connected travellers and offering temporary sales of exclusive, targeted and discounted products and services available at arrival or while transferring. In addition to offering exclusive deals to passengers, they developed a unique technology called the “dynamic commercial flight plan” that allows them to entertain passengers during their flight (Fly over offers / Group Buying offers / Instant sales).

Founded in 2017, SKYdeals is now deploying its solution with airlines in France, in the U.S., in the Middle East and soon in Asia. They have raised €500k and their ambition is to become the world’s largest in-flight ‘shoppertainment’ provider within three to four years.

Also founded in 2017, The Vegan Outfit is an online shop which connects vegan designers and manufacturers from all around the world with conscious consumers looking for high quality, and 100 percent animal cruelty-free products. The Beausoleil-based startup “The Vegan Outfit” might be a valid solution for anyone who believes in a better world but does not want to compromise on style.

YouStock was founded in February 2015, in Monaco, to offer a better storage solution to the market. The objective of Jacopo and Alexis, YouStock founders, is to propose a concept that can free space for personal and professional environments while saving time and money. They have built an application for ordering storage boxes of all sizes, storing unused items and storing them in secure premises for a specified period without moving from home.

Monaco’s Galerie Adriano Ribolzi will host a fascinating double bill of artists from October 4 until December 29, entitled ‘Landscapes of the Mind’ and featuring the work of Alberto di Fabio and Tobia Tobia Ravà.

“The works of the two artists represent different points of convergence. First of all, at first glance, the works of both are extremely attractive and captivating,” the Gallery says.

“If we then try to understand the work of study and research that underlies all their artistic production, we discover that there are many links with the scientific and philosophical world, the mysticism, the spirituality and the cultures of the Middle and Far East.

“Therefore, the artistic activity of both can be placed within the framework of aesthetic conceptualism, because the part of the strong and rigorous thought is expressed through techniques and images refined and meticulous, in order to create a sensory gratification.

“In both, we find references to the micro and the macrocosm, to the rational and intuitive sphere.”

Galerie Adriano Ribolzi is located at 3 avenue de l’Hermitage, Tel: +377 97 97 03 77.

The Ice Bucket Challenge was the last big social network fad that went viral and, this year, Stars’n’Bars hopes to inspire a new challenge to help cut Monaco’s carbon footprint in half.

Earlier this summer, the restaurant’s EcoHub Manager, Louise Svenssen, filmed and posted videos on the internet showing various Stars’n’Bars employees committing to simple eco-actions to reduce plastic waste and cut energy use.

These actions support the National Pact for Energy Transition whose goal is to sign up all Monaco residents and workers in a voluntary campaign to reduce the Principality’s carbon footprint.

Louise’s first videos called on other Monaco organisations to commit to eco-actions and post their own video challenge on Facebook and Instagram. First to respond were The Monaco Office of Tourism whose theme this year is “Green is the New Glam”, the Grimaldi Forum, Terre de Monaco, local business Groupe Expression and the Hotel Metropole.

This week, Stars’n’Bars released a new challenge that promotes carpooling in a comic one-minute video featuring a dozen employees exiting a Kia electric car. The employees are dressed as sports figures, cowboys and superheroes, all classic Stars’n’Bars icons. The KIA is one of the restaurant’s fleet of four-wheel and two-wheel electrically powered vehicles.

The new video nominates several local businesses to join the campaign but anyone can join the fun.

The principle is simple:

• Choose an Eco-guest for a sustainable future
• Film yourself
• Tag/Nominate 5 people or companies to do the same thing
• Post on social networks with the hashtag: #OnSengageAndYou? #Ecohub #ICommitAndYou?

This campaign will aim to raise the awareness of economic actors and the public, about simple eco-citizen actions to make a difference. #mcgreenglam  www.starsnbars.com