Private: THE NEXT SOCIETY is looking for expert(s) – Consultation in Tunisia

In close collaboration with the Innov’I- EU4innovation project, THE NEXT SOCIETY is about to start a new technical assistance mission in Tunisia.

Like the 6 previous missions already carried out by the project, this new one is implemented at the national level as a direct follow-up of the public-private dialogue conducted during the advocacy panel meetings initiated by the project to contribute to the implementation of policy measures or instruments in the field of innovation and competitiveness.

In August 2020, the Tunisian legislator adopted the law on “Crowdfunding” regulating participatory financing practices. This law, which aims to “provide the necessary financing to projects and companies in order to promote investment, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation”, provides a legal framework for practices that have already emerged in Tunisia but were hampered by the lack of regulation until now.

In full expansion in other countries, crowdfunding is still embryonic in Tunisia even though it seems to be adapted to meet the challenges of human, social and economic development of the country, accentuated recently by the Covid19 crisis.

This is why THE NEXT SOCIETY has decided to support the implementation of this law by supporting the regulatory authorities in defining the exact economic and commercial potential of crowdfunding in Tunisia. The objective is to better understand the market demand for these new modes of financing, define the terms of approval of new platforms and accompany them in their journey as operators of the law.

Coordinated by the Tunisian partners of the project CONECT and APII, and in close connection with the work already initiated on the subject by the Innov’I project, THE NEXT SOCIETY launches a consultation to recruit the expertise necessary for this mission. 

The technical and financial specifications of this consulting mission are detailed on our website in the terms of reference of the call (in french only).

The consultancy is open for Tunisian experts or those with excellent knowledge of the local context.
Applications should be sent to THE NEXT SOCIETY coordination team at welcome@thenextsociety.co before August 30, 2021.