{"id":8841,"date":"2026-10-30T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:01:46","slug":"connecting-the-textile-sector-with-new-opportunities-for-collaboration-between-europe-and-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/en\/connecting-the-textile-sector-with-new-opportunities-for-collaboration-between-europe-and-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the textile sector with new opportunities for collaboration between Europe and South Africa."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8838 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tecnotex.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NTT-enrico-ok.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1020px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1020\/1020;\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>From <strong>17 to 19 November 2026<\/strong>, <strong>Enrico Venturini<\/strong> will represent <strong>Tuscany Fashion Cluster<\/strong> at the EU\u2013South Africa Matchmaking Event in Cape Town, bringing the textile and fashion of Europe to the African technology ecosystems to create synergies and explore new joint pathways for the circular transition of the sector.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The initiative is organised by the European Commission through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), in collaboration with South Africa\u2019s Department of Small Business Development and the Enterprise Europe Network, in the context of Africa Tech Festival 2026.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Meetings between clusters and businesses, knowledge exchange and site visits will be at the heart of three days focused on building relationships and exploring opportunities for collaboration between European and South African ecosystems. Textiles and clothing are among the event\u2019s priority sectors, alongside digital technologies, clean technologies and transport.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>For Tuscany Fashion Cluster, this will be an opportunity to share expertise, establish new connections and contribute to discussions on the future of textile innovation.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>\ud83d\udccd Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>\ud83d\udcc5 17\u201319 November 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Find out more:<\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/www.clustercollaboration.eu\/content\/eu-south-africa-matchmaking-event-cape-town-2026<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 From 17 to 19 November 2026, Enrico Venturini will represent Tuscany Fashion Cluster at the EU\u2013South Africa Matchmaking Event in Cape Town, bringing the textile and fashion of Europe to the African technology ecosystems to create synergies and explore new joint pathways for the circular transition of the sector. \u00a0 The initiative is [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,20,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news-2","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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