RICERCA
Supporting the development of innovative SMEs in Lebanon
A strategic-consulting and training project carried out in Lebanon as part of a United Nations programme to develop innovative SMEs.
Project summary
The Lebanon Host Communities Support Programme (LHCSP) is a United Nations project aimed at developing an ecosystem of innovative SMEs — in the manufacturing and agritech sectors — in the Lebanese areas most affected by the presence of refugee communities.
In November 2017, Chirale delivered consulting and training activities at the Berytech research, development and FabLab hub in Beirut, addressed to the UN staff involved in the project.
The focus of those activities was the definition of a development model for a network of Active Spaces and FabLabs capable of supporting the LHCSP goals.
- Business-model analysis
- Strategic consulting
- Training
Deliverables
Over the course of the project, at the Berytech site in Beirut, courses and consulting were delivered on:
- Innovation ecosystems
- Local-area FabLabs and Active Spaces
- Digital fabrication
- Additive manufacturing
- Rapid prototyping
Results
The project enabled the UN staff involved in the programme to acquire specific competencies on the FabLab model and on the related approaches to business incubation and acceleration.