Stratigon Finance

16/09/2026

Hands-on Validation & Co-Creation Roundtables - Jordan Tourism Innovation & Resilience Forum, Amman, Tuesday 8 September.

On behalf of Stratigon Finance, I had the honour of facilitating Roundtable 2 on the ReTour AI Brain: the intelligence behind the platform and the AI agents that interact with tourism businesses and their customers.

A genuinely exciting discussion with brilliant participants, and findings and recommendations worth acting on.

The bottom line: generative AI has shifted the ground beneath us, from AI that produces content to AI that takes initiatives and implements tasks.
That makes it urgent to help micro and small tourism enterprises become early adopters of agentic AI.

For an MSME, an agent is a productivity multiplier, an affordable digital assistant, and in practice a digital co-worker.



Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Interreg NEXT MED Programme Managing Authority.

14/09/2026

A proud moment in Amman this week. 🇯🇴

At the Jordan Tourism Innovation & Resilience Forum on 8 September, I presented the draft Mediterranean Resilience Community Manifesto on behalf of Stratigon Finance.
Ten principles proposed for co-creation with ReTour Interreg NEXT MED Project partners and tourism businesses and stakeholders across six countries.

Behind the title is a simple reality. The small hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, tour operators, guides, local food producers and so on, that make up most of Mediterranean tourism are facing overlapping crises every single year, usually with no continuity plan and no financial cushion.
The Manifesto is our attempt to write down, together, what practical resilience actually looks like for a business that size and to back every commitment with work the ReTour project is already planned to deliver.

It's an open, voluntary charter and still a working draft. The conversation in Amman was the start of the public discussion.



Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Interreg NEXT MED Programme Managing Authority.

16/07/2026

LearnChain's Transnational Project Meeting, was held on-line, on Monday 6th of July.

𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝟔 𝐝𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐥𝐡𝐨, 𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨́𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐮-𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨́𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐬! 📖🔗

Durante a reunião, os parceiros analisaram o progresso dos 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐬, o desenvolvimento do 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 e a criação da biblioteca de 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐜̧𝐨̃𝐞𝐬 𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢́𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬. Houve ainda tempo para discutir a futura série de 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 do projeto.

O consórcio coordenou também as datas para as próximas reuniões transnacionais na Eslováquia e na Grécia, previstas para 2027! ✈️🌍

𝘍𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢̀𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰́𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴!
🌐https://www.learnchainproject.eu/

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𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬! 📖🔗

During the meeting, partners reviewed the progress of the 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, the development of the 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, and the creation of the 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 library. There was also time to discuss the project's upcoming series of 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬.

The consortium also coordinated the dates for the next transnational meetings in Slovakia and Greece, planned for 2027! ✈️🌍

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴!
🌐https://www.learnchainproject.eu/

04/07/2026

🌍 LearnChain is officially in motion! 🚀
Following our initial project announcement, the teams behind LearnChain: Empowering Higher Education Students for a Sustainable Digital Future are fully immersed in the implementation phase! Funded under the Erasmus+ Programme (Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education / KA220-HED), this initiatives brings together a diverse, interdisciplinary partnership of 4 leading universities and 2 specialized SMEs across Portugal, Türkiye, Greece, and Slovakia working to bridge the digital skills gap:

🏛️ UNIVERSIDADE PORTUCALENSE INFANTE D HENRIQUE-COOPERATIVA DE ENSINO SUPERIOR CRL - Portugal (Project Coordinator) Universidade Portucalense UPT
🏛️ OSTİM Technical University -Türkiye Ostim Teknik Üniversitesi

🏛️ PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS (University of Thessaly - Greece Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας

🏛️ UNIVERZITA MATEJA BELA V BANSKEJ BYSTRICI - Slovakia Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

💼 VIRTUAL CAMPUS LDA - Portugal Virtual Campus

💼 Stratigon Finance Research, VET & Business Consulting SME - Greece Stratigon Finance

🎯 What we are building
The consortium is actively collaborating on innovative resources for undergraduate business and economics students, structured around three primary pillars:
Cybersecurity Awareness - Equipping students to recognize digital threats and manage data protection.
Theoretical Blockchain Concepts - Exploring the foundations of blockchain technology and its real-world impacts.
Ethical Internet Use - Educating tomorrow's leaders on responsible and inclusive digital citizenship.
✨ What’s currently in development?

We are moving forward with the design of the "Digital Foundations" training curriculum, interactive serious games via our upcoming gamified platform, expert podcast series, and localized industry matchmaking events.
Follow our page for regular updates as we co-design, co-learn, and co-build a safer, more resilient digital future! 🌐💡

LearnChain equips university students with essential digital skills...

02/07/2026

How can tourism SMEs become more resilient in an increasingly uncertain world?
Our latest research, in the 6 participating countries in ReTour project, explored the challenges, opportunities and training needs of tourism micro, small and medium enterprises across Southern Europe and the Middle East.

20/06/2026

Yesterday Friday, June 19th, we visited Develop Athens S.A. for a highly productive meeting as part of the European project ReTour – Building Resilient SMEs in the Tourism Industry (Interreg NEXT MED).
Develop Athens S.A., is the Development and Destination Management Agency of the Municipality of Athens, established to promote the economic, social and tourism development of the city. With a strong track record in EU-funded projects, including Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programmes, Develop Athens acts as a key interface between local government, businesses and European innovation networks.
Together with colleague Anastasios Zafeiropulos (Communication Manager, Lead Partner NTUA), we were welcomed by Mr. Giorgos Stefas, (Head of EU Projects) and discussed a mutually accepted framework for collaboration.
Develop Athens is participating in ReTour as Associated Partner, bringing the network of tourist businesses of the Municipality of Athens into the heart of the project.
The collaboration proposal has been agreed upon at working level. The specific activities in which Develop Athens will participate will be validated by the Develop Athens Board of Directors.
Next step? On July 3rd, Develop Athens joins an online meeting with the other 2 Interreg NEXT MED tourism programmes (ClusterAtlas4Med & CReSInMed) - and their own ERASMUS+ Alliances for Skills project, BET – Alliance for Skills, Sustainability, and Innovation in Emerging Tourism Types.
Four European projects, one agenda: greater impact for tourism in Attica, Greece and the Mediterranean.

02/06/2026

Bridging the Digital Skills Gap

LearnChain (KA220-HED-28DFDD74) is an Erasmus+ cooperation project in higher education running from September 2025 to August 2027. It addresses a critical gap: university students — especially in Business and Economics — are entering a digital economy without the technical literacy and ethical grounding they need to succeed.

The project brings together six partners from Portugal, Türkiye, Greece, and Slovakia to co-develop a comprehensive "Digital Foundations" training course and a gamified e-learning platform, ensuring sustainable impact well beyond the project's lifetime.

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22/05/2026

Mongolia lost 8.1 million animals in a single winter event in 2023–24, while one-third of Mongolia's population depends directly on livestock. On top of that, temperature rose 2.24°C between years 1940 – 2015, three times the global average.

09/05/2026

📩 ReTour Interreg NEXT MED Project has launched a Call for Expression of Interest for the development of its Digital Innovation Hub platform in Jordan🇯🇴

⏱ Deadline: 27 May 2026

Jordan University of Science and Technology JUST Europe in my region EU REGIO Interreg EU MedBridge Union for the Mediterranean European Union in Jordan Interreg TESIM NEXT Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο - National Technical University of Athens

🔗https://www.interregnextmed.eu/interview-with-mohammad-chreif-strengthening-lebanons-future-across-the-mediterranean/

08/05/2026

We are thrilled to share the official results of the Interreg NEXT MED Programme’s recent decisions for the Mediterranean region: 49 projects approved under the call for green transition. €113 million in EU funding allocated to support these initiatives. 331 organisations involved from 15 participating countries. €8 million newly allocated for the third call for proposals focused on sustainable tourism.Significant progress on the preparation for the new Interreg NEXT MED Programme (2028–2034).The strategic evaluation and verification of eligibility (STEP2) is moving forward, paving the way for a greener Mediterranean.

The B_T_3.1_0183 – ECOLEARN project has successfully passed the second stage of evaluation under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme. We are proud to share that it achieved a top score of 93/100, under: Priority 3 – A More Social and Inclusive Mediterranean SO3.1 – Equal Access to Inclusive and Quality Services in Education, Training and Lifelong Learning

Congratulations and special thanks to Professor Mostafa Ali Mostafa Ali and his dream team, for an extraordinary leadership and commitment. Jordan University of Science and Technology JUST.

📌 Full list of approved projects and more info here: /https://www.interregnextmed.eu/interreg-next-med-monitoring-committee-approves-49-projects-under-the-call-for-green-transition/

🔴BREAKING - Key outcomes from our latest Monitoring Committee

🌍49 projects approved under the call for green transition - €113 million in EU 🇪🇺 funding, with 331 organisations involved from the 15 participating countries

🗺€8 million allocated for the third call for proposals focused on sustainable tourism

⏭Progress on the preparation process for the new Interreg NEXT MED Programme for the 2028–2034 period

➕List of approved projects and additional information on our website: https://www.interregnextmed.eu/interreg-next-med-approves-49-new-projects-for-the-green-transition-in-the-mediterranean/

Europe in my region EU REGIO Interreg EU MedBridge Union for the Mediterranean Interreg TESIM NEXT Interreg Interact Programme