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Day: 5 October 2019

MonacoTech shows start-ups how to join ‘The Family’

by: Stephanie Horsman
05/10/2019

Start-up incubator MonacoTech has hosted a day of conferences featuring talks by leaders from The Family, enlightening budding entrepreneurs about the pitfalls and advantages to running their own business.

Since 2013, The Family has provided services, support and capital to entrepreneurs with great ideas and strong business sense. The company has backed nearly 600 new ventures, 275 of which are still viable companies and 10 of which are valued in excess of €100 million.

Co-founder and director of The Family Oussama Ammar and Mathias Pastor, the 23-year-old wunderkind who launched and sold his first company at age 15 and is also a director, spoke to students and hopeful business leaders of tomorrow.

Mr Pastor, along with a panel of entrepreneurs, answered questions about the common mistakes made by every person new to business, and ways to avoid them.

Later, Mr Ammar gave those present, including Inter-ministerial Delegate for Digital Transition Frédéric Genta, his vision on what benefits The Family has to offer.

“We must convince ourselves of certain truths, entrepreneurs often exist because they had no other choice than to create to get out, always worn by a wind of freedom,” he said in an impassioned speech. “Their primary quality is to rebel against the static state of society in general. This has always existed, the difference today is the speed of this development that creates a shock, like Uber. Finally, the relationship to money has changed. It becomes more complicated because everything becomes less and less expensive to create but proves more and more difficult to launch.”

 

 

Monaco targets 20% less traffic within a decade

by: Stephanie Horsman
05/10/2019

The government’s ambitious plans to bring traffic and emissions down to levels not seen in Monaco since the 1990’s include more electric bike stations in neighbouring towns and the use of real-time smartphone traffic apps. 

At a recent press conference, Minister of Equipment, Environment and Urbanisation Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, along with Frédéric Ganta, Inter-ministerial Delegate for Digital Transition, laid out the latest developments of the government’s much-anticipated ‘Smart Mobility’ plan.

Photo: Michael Alessi/Stephanie Danna

The goal is to reduce automobile traffic by 20% by the year 2030, thus lessening the strain  on those making the daily commute into and out of the Principality and reducing CO2 emissions.

“With a target of 23,000 vehicles per day less, we would return to the threshold reached in the 90s,” said Ms Gramaglia. “This includes the implementation of infrastructure such as strengthening the rail service, the development of public transport on site, the gondola project at the future car park at the western entrance to the Principality, as well as the maritime shuttle project.”

Mobility and traffic circulation has been a major preoccupation of the Prince’s government. In addition to the improved plans mentioned above, they have encouraged many businesses and organisations to help in the process by asking employees to switch from motorised vehicles to bicycles, telecommuting and carpooling as ways of reducing the traffic jams seen on Monaco’s roads.

Photo: Monaco Government

By the end of the year, three new MonaBike stations for electric bicycles will open in Beausoleil car parks. Mobee Monaco, the free floating car service launched in 2014, will be updated to include the renewal of Twizy at the beginning of 2020, diversification of the service, and immediate and simplified registration from a smartphone.

The Smart Mobility policy also involves integrating taxis and the Italian train service Thello into the Citymapper mobile app.

Photo: Monaco Government

By 2020, Monaco will also join the Waze Citizen Program to better inform motorists on issues such as detours and road blockages.

“Digital is in everyone’s pocket, it is its great strength when it comes to reaching the entire population, to help move and inform in real time,” said Mr Ganta.

“This approach, which consists of offering personalised transport solutions in real time, is truly beneficial: it guides you and therefore contributes to a better quality of life, it facilitates transportation and makes your trip more pleasant,” he added.

 

 

Monaco Pavilion recruiting for Dubai”

by: Stephanie Horsman
05/10/2019

The Principality is on a recruitment drive to find staff to work at the Monaco Pavilion during the Expo 2020 Dubai.

Managing Director of Monaco Inter-Expo (MIE) Albert Croesi was in Dubai last week speaking to candidates who have applied to join the event.

He was accompanied by Mireille Pettiti, President of MIE, and Isabelle Bonnal, Director of National Education, Youth and Sports. Individual interviews were conducted with the aspirants who would, if hired, be part of the team from October 2020 until April 2021.

Monaco Pavilion recruitment. Photo: Charly Gallo

Similar presentations will be on offer once a month to give applicants a chance to discover the Monaco Pavilion 2020 and provide a full rundown of the various positions available during the exposition.  

The Monaco Pavilion will be a “kaleidoscopic experience” inspired by the streets of Monaco, where visitors can experience the sights and smells of the Riviera. The site will house two main exhibition areas. The Garden of Opportunities will allow visitors the chance to be a part of the sunny warmth of the Principality through interactive experiences and the Kaleidoscope will highlight Monaco’s culture, art, food, innovation and history.

Positions currently available are for guides, bar and catering staff, souvenir shop personnel, laundry workers, stage managers and public relations specialists. For those interested in being part of the exhibition, CV’s and letter of motivation can be sent to staffpavilionmc@mie.mc.