{"id":2494,"date":"2026-01-20T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/club17curacao.com\/?post_type=local&#038;p=2494"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:53:06","slug":"curacao-innovation-technology-institute","status":"publish","type":"local","link":"https:\/\/club17curacao.com\/nl\/local-impact-initiatives\/curacao-innovation-technology-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Curacao Innovation &#038; Technology Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cura\u00e7ao Innovation and Technology Institute \u2013 Lokale innovatie stimuleren voor een duurzame toekomst<\/p>\n<p>Het Cura\u00e7ao Innovation and Technology Institute (CITI) is een drijvende kracht achter de transitie van het eiland naar een creatievere, veerkrachtigere en duurzamere economie. Het instituut zet innovatieve idee\u00ebn om in praktische, langetermijnoplossingen door middel van programma&#8217;s die jongeren, ondernemers, volwassenen en senioren ondersteunen.<\/p>\n<p>CITI is opgericht door het Ministerie van Economische Zaken en fungeert als expertisecentrum voor innovatie en technologie. Het instituut stimuleert kansen voor Cura\u00e7ao om concurrerender, inclusiever en duurzamer te worden, en sluit daarmee direct aan bij mondiale doelstellingen zoals <strong>SDG 8 Fatsoenlijk werk en economische groei<\/strong>, <strong>SDG 9 Industrie, innovatie en infrastructuur<\/strong>\u00a0en <strong>SDG 13 Klimaatactie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Van vaardigheidstraining tot ondersteuning van ondernemerschap, CITI biedt programma&#8217;s die zijn ontworpen om mensen van alle leeftijden te helpen bij het navigeren door digitale veranderingen en het ontwikkelen van een toekomstgerichte mentaliteit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Innovatie- en Ondernemerschapsprogramma&#8217;s:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cura\u00e7ao Innovation Award<\/strong><br \/>\nEen jaarlijkse prijsuitreiking ter ere van innovators, ondernemers en creatieve probleemoplossers op Cura\u00e7ao. De prijs belicht prestaties in categorie\u00ebn zoals duurzaamheid, digitale innovatie, bedrijfsinnovatie en jonge innovatie.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Startup Launchpad<\/strong><br \/>\nEen programma dat ondernemers helpt bij het ontwikkelen en opschalen van bedrijfsidee\u00ebn door middel van innovatie, technologie en professionele begeleiding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>X-Lab Vakantieplan<\/strong><br \/>\nEen praktijkgericht innovatie- en technologieprogramma, speciaal ontworpen voor jongeren, dat creativiteit en probleemoplossend vermogen stimuleert tijdens schoolvakanties.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cura\u00e7ao Island of Learning<\/strong><br \/>\nEen digitaal ecosysteem dat badges en leertrajecten gebruikt om levenslang leren en de erkenning van vaardigheden op het hele eiland te bevorderen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CITI fungeert ook als een verbinder en brengt partners, innovators en organisaties samen om het innovatie-ecosysteem van Cura\u00e7ao te versterken. Door samenwerking en strategische begeleiding ondersteunt het instituut de sociale en economische ontwikkeling en stimuleert het het gebruik van technologie om de levenskwaliteit op het eiland te verbeteren. Deze basis van lokale zelfredzaamheid ondersteunt vooruitgang en veerkracht op de lange termijn.<\/p>\n<p>Met een focus op creativiteit, samenwerking en toegankelijke technologie stelt CITI mensen in staat om de toekomst van Cura\u00e7ao op zinvolle wijze vorm te geven.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\u260e\ufe0f <strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc64 Cura\u00e7ao Innovation and Technology Institute<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Riffort Village 503 and 504, Willemstad, Cura\u00e7ao<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcde +599 9 738 6299<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 <a href=\"mailto:info@citi.cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@citi.cw<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/citi.cw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.citi.cw<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1818\" src=\"https:\/\/club17curacao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CITI-Logo-Square.svg\" alt=\"Logo of Club17 Cura\u00e7ao Partner CITI\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2491,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[54,35,36,49,37,38,45],"tags":[113,114],"class_list":["post-2494","local","type-local","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions-nl","category-4-quality-education-nl","category-5-gender-equality-nl","category-8-decent-work-and-economic-growth-nl","category-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure-nl","category-10-reduced-inequalities-nl","category-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities-nl","tag-community","tag-initiative"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Curacao Innovation &amp; 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