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Welcome to the latest edition of Dublin Chamber Weekly. This week's issue has a special focus on the work of the Chamber's Enterprise Europe Network.

Plus, there are details of all our upcoming virtual events and lots of member company news.

We hope you enjoy it and please let us know if you would like some of your own company's news featured in Dublin Chamber Weekly.

Last month Dublin Chamber along with its international project partners from Ireland, Spain, Greece and Poland launched the Retail Project Digital Learning Platform.

This free to access online platform delivers innovative training and practical education in the area of developing digital and sustainable business models for the retail sector. 

The platform's online courses cover: 

• Innovation and leading change
• Marketing communications, digital marketing and customer behaviours
• New retail business models
• Internationalisation, and cultural difference for digital marketing
• Sustainable business, green circular economy and ethics
• E-Commerce
• Retail & HR management

Discover more about the platform here.

Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), a top global incubator in the heart of Dublin City, in the presence of Leo Varadkar TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has launched its new 100,000ft2 space following a €10M expansion project. A €1M phase two investment has now been announced and will commence immediately. Due to strong demand, the GEC has already committed 80% of its additional capacity to start-ups and expects to be at full capacity by early 2022.

Representing €11M in total investment, the expansion was funded by the GEC; Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF);) the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment' Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) administered by Enterprise Ireland; Dublin City Council; Diageo; and Dublin BIC. It consists of two additional floors at the GEC’s home in Dublin’s Liberties and is enabling a 75% increase in net floor space with capacity for 762 start-up employees.

On October 27th, DIGITALEUROPE launched a new report “Digital Action = Climate Action”. This report shows 22 case studies and outlines eight recommendations for EU policymakers to accelerate this potential.

Technologies like artificial intelligence, data analytic's and smart grids are helping to decarbonise our traditional sectors, while creating sustainable jobs and economic growth.

Read the full report here.

The European Commission following on from an initial feedback period have launched a consultation on "Tourist services - short-term rental initiatives".

The consultation aims to develop responsible, fair and trusted growth in short-term rentals, as part of a well-balanced tourist ecosystem.

It also aims to ensure a level playing field for all accommodation service providers and to respond to the many requests from interested parties for EU wide action in this area. This will involve offering balanced solutions for cities, peer and professional short-term rental providers and platforms, while benefiting in particular small and medium-sized firms.

The consultation will remain open until 13th December 2021 (midnight Brussels time). Your input will be taken into account as the Commission further develops and fine-tunes this initiative. 

You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire, find out more here.

You can now listen back to our recent recovery series recordings. The recovery series was a series of events brought in partnership with the Enterprise Europe Network that looked to assist companies to recover and become more resilient in light of Brexit and Covid-19. 

Watch now: 

• Change Management 
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Access to Finance

We've got a whole host of great events coming up over the coming weeks including training workshops, online networking, and policy briefings. Simply click on the links below to find out more about each event and to book your place.

24th Nov: Sustainability Academy ¦ Towards Net Zero: Climate Strategy & Decarbonisation. Book here.

25th Nov: European Innovation Day with Huawei. Book here.

30th Nov: Sustainability Academy ¦ Green Public Procurement. Book here.

2nd Dec: Dublin Chamber Annual Lunch. Book here.

8th Dec: Sustainability Academy: Circular Business Models to Grow your Business. Book here.

For a full listing of all our upcoming events please head over to our website here.

*Some of our events are only open to specific member categories.

Earlier this week EirGrid revealed its Shaping Our Electricity Future plan. The final plan is the result of a 14-week consultation across all sectors of society and two years of research by industry experts and tens of millions of technical simulations. The end goal of this initiative is to make the grid ready to carry 70% of Ireland’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Dublin Chamber welcomes any feedback you may have on the Shaping Our Electricity Future Plan, the full road map can be accessed here. Please send your feedback to ellen@dublinchamber.ie