The Knowledge Department opens it this September 4
The awards organized by Extenda are awarded in the Export Initiation modalities; International Ecommerce; Exporting Company; Foreign Implementation and International Trajectory.
La Ministry of Knowledge, Research and University Opens this Tuesday, September 4, the call for participation for the XIV Alas Awards for the Internationalization of the Andalusian Company 2018, to recognize the work of the companies of the foreign sector of the community that, with its work in the international markets, strengthen the Andalusian economy and contribute to generating wealth and employment.
Companies that want to apply for these awards will have until October 19 to submit their applications. The Wings Awards They are granted in five modalities: Export Initiation; International Ecommerce; Exporting Company; Foreign Implementation and International Trajectory.
Andalucía lives the best moment of its modern history in foreign trade, as second most exporting community in Spain, being the first that contributes the most to the growth of national exports. With the last known data, Andalucía has exported more in the first six months of 2018 than in all of 2009 – only 10 years before –, reaching 17.225 million euros, 7,6% more year-on-year, with a surplus of 999 million euros.
These data reinforce those of 2017, which closed as the best year in history, with 30.913 million, 15,3% more than in 2016, and in which the second consecutive trade surplus of the 10st century was recorded. Figures never before recorded, which are well above national growth and that of the main advanced economies and which confirm the best decade in history, with the export bill having doubled for the first time in less than 114 years, with 2009% more exported between 2017 and XNUMX.
This evolution of exports It represents the greatest change experienced in the Andalusian economy in the last decade, having doubled its weight in the regional GDP. Likewise, it contributes to the creation and viability of companies and to generating quality employment. In the last year, 1.044 new export companies were added, 229 of them regular exporters (which have been exporting for at least four years), and jobs linked to exports increased by 38.173, reaching a total of 381.859 positions in Andalusia. of work in the foreign sector, 21.871 exporting companies and 5.040 regular exporters.
With these data, it is more necessary than ever to recognize and set an example for the entire society of the work carried out by companies active abroad and their professionals, a task that has been recognized by the Andalusian Government since 2000 when they were launched. march the Wings Awards, which are currently convened biennially.
Companies that want to apply for these awards will have until October 19 to submit their applications.
Five types of prizes
In its 14th edition, the Alas Awards will be awarded in five modalities:
Initiation to Export, for companies that begin their international activity.
Exporting Company, which recognizes firms with consolidated foreign sales that are opening markets.
Implantation abroad, for companies with international investment.
International Ecommerce, for companies that systematically and plannedly use electronic commerce or 'ecommerce' in the development of their foreign activity, with technology as the method and purpose of marketing.
International Career, is divided into two categories, one for companies and the other for institutions or people that have consolidated their presence and recognition in international markets, having also contributed to publicizing Andalucía worldwide.
The Wings Awards They lack financial resources and their organization is developed by Extenda, with the special collaboration of the Territorial Delegations of Knowledge and Employment from the Junta de Andalucía in the eight provinces.
Provincial and regional phases and juries
The development of Wings Awards It consists of a deadline for the presentation and selection of candidatures; election of provincial finalists and election of winners in their different modalities. Juries (provincial and regional), prestigious companies, media and business representatives from all provinces, as well as the Administration itself, actively participate in its development.
The candidatures that are presented to the modalities of 'Initiation into Exporting', 'Exporting Company' and 'Foreign Implementation' They will access a first provincial phase, in which their respective territorial juries will be able to designate a finalist for each province in each of these three modalities.
In a second phase, the main jury, equally participatory and chaired by the Minister of Knowledge, Research and University, Lina Galvez, in her capacity as president of Extenda, will designate the winners for each modality, choosing among the provincial finalists of the three mentioned categories.
In the case of the category of 'International Ecommerce', the main jury will decide the winner directly among all the applications that have been submitted throughout Andalucía. Furthermore, it is up to this main jury to award the two prizes in the 'International Career' category, choosing from among the candidates proposed by its own members, both for the company category, as well as for the institution or person category.
Bases and registration of candidatures
Starting tomorrow, September 4, companies that want to participate in the Wings Awards You will be able to download the complete rules and the registration bulletin on the Extenda website and on the Extenda blog. Wings Awards of the professional network 2.0 of Extenda Plus internationalization .
The Wings Awards They lack financial support, although each edition they gain the prestige granted by the entity of the companies that obtain them. Some of the latest editions have been: Alvic Group; Galgus (formerly Aoifes Solutions); Torrent Olives; Premium; Taller; Ghenova Engineering; Alhóndiga La Unión; Seabery Solutions; And & Or; Medina Group; Genera Mobile Solutions; Xtraice; Agro Seville; Antonio Leyva; Acesur; Cunext Cooper; Cosentino; Núñez de Prado; Sierra Nevada Fish Farm; Hydral; o Bronpi Heating. Also for two editions, the trajectory has been recognized, as relevant entities in foreign trade, Andalusian Marble Business Association (AEMA) and the Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Andalusia.
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