Ventasbalss.lv: Kurzeme Democentre opens interactive exhibition „What is music?”


Today Kurzeme Democentre officially opened the new interactive and fascinating exhibition for everyone “What is music?”.

Along with new exhibition, also the existing most popular stands of Democentre – a mobile photo stand and game of mind power – can be seen. All residents and guests of Ventspils are welcome to visit the exhibition with their families, friends, and colleagues.

Delfi.lv: Youth in Baloži Secondary School will make fly-mobiles and wind generators

Thursday, on April 18, from 9.30 to 15.00, Baloži Secondary School in Ķekava region will host Technical creativity workshops for already the second year in turn, informed representatives of the municipality.  

This year visitors of Technical creativity workshops will have an opportunity to carry out experiments in small rocket workshop, discuss rocket history and future development, make an aircraft model by them own, as well as gain knowledge about basics of chemistry and make a flubber by them own.

Ventspils.lv – Lembergs: Very interesting project promises to turn Ventspils into IT capital

„There is good news – Ventspils has been chosen as a project development place by a capital company that will test software in the IT field. It is a very interesting project promising to make Ventspils the IT capital not only in Latvia but also in the Baltic States”, said Aivars Lembergs, Chairman of Ventspils City Council, at his weekly press conference.

Db.lv: Ventspils will attract tourists by help of interactive science centre

The interactive science centre managed by Kurzemes democentrs Ltd. of the Ventspils High Technology Park this summer could become one of the most attractive tourism objects in the northern part of Kurzeme.

Ventasbalss.lv: large-scale IT project in Ventspils

In the territory of the Ventspils free port at the High Technology Park, foundation for a software testing laboratory being created through cooperation of University of Latvia and one of the leading Latvian IT enterprises is in building process.

Although it will be just a little container-type building from the outside, investment in technologies will reach 3.5 million lats and create new work places.

Ventasbalss.lv: VHTP expands

Currently there is busy time for establishment of a software testing laboratory in the Ventspils High Technology Park.

Decision to establish the laboratory in territory of the Ventspils free port leased to the Technology Park was made by one of the leading in Latvia information technology enterprises, DPA, in cooperation with the University of Latvia.

Latvijasradio.lv: Ventspils – the best place to get acquainted with opportunities of space technologies

Many households in Latvia use satellite television but day to day people hardly think about its direct relation with the space. Practical application and production of space technologies here, in Latvia, is one of the goals provided by the agreement with the European Space Agency signed by the Ministry of Education and Science. The best place where to get acquainted with the space field is Ventspils, High Technology Park where the Kurzeme Democentre is located.

Talsu Vēstis: To meet the spring and start working sooner

The article published on a newspaper “Talsu Vēstis”, on February 25, 2013.

A major part of society waits beginning of the spring not only due to warm weather but also because of beautiful green areas that to great extent have become almost our visit card. Making the green areas is a part of services provided by “Janvāri” Ltd. The Chairperson of the Board of the enterprise, Ieva Bērziņa, tells about its offer and done in the last year.

Kasjauns.lv: Current leader of the most popular products of Kurzeme – cherry stone pillows


The home page of the exhibition of products made in Kurzeme, “Elements 2013”, holds a voting for the most popular product. After a week of the voting, the major leader is a production of cherry stones made by an enterprise from Ventspils, “ECOtex”.

Nekrize.lv: Good team – a request to develop business idea

This week started with a registration for the international event of information technology (IT) business ideas exchange and development Garage48 taking place from May 10 to 12, Ventspils. Within it, participants divided in teams in 48 hours will develop functional products or services based on their business ideas in the field of web and mobile applications. Natālija Nudga, the Project Manager of the VHTP Business Incubator, tells what the main benefits for the participants are and how does the IT field in Ventspils develop these days.