Digitalization of products and services
Ventspils High Technology Park – contact point of the European Digital Innovation Center (EDIC) in the North Kurzeme region.
We raise awareness of digitalization, help assess digital maturity, support digital transformation and development of new digital solutions.
- Grant for new digital transformation products and services
- Development of new digital transformation products and technologies in the fields of RIS3
- Digital skills for merchants (if the project is related to a new digital product)
- Support for digitalization for the development of new products and services (if the project is related to a new digital product)
- Support for research and innovation in the development of new digital transformation products
- Financial instruments for research and innovation of digital transformation
- Development of digital skills (if the project is related to a new digital product)
- Creation of a new internet platform (e-shop, website, marketing platform, etc.) intended for a wide audience
- Development of a new digital solution (for production, accounting, sales, planning, employee records, etc.) that is planned to be commercialized and offered on the local or international market
- Creation of new digital innovative products
- Companies and public sector institutions in need of research and development and digital transformation through new digital products
Testing, expertise, technological consultations
We conduct an audit of the digitalization status of the organization. We create digital transformation strategies (initial validation, digitalization road map development, as well as digital product, service development and drawing up of process digitalization projects. We develop new digitalization projects, provide technological consulting, prototyping and testing, including verification, experiments with digital technologies and access to testing and experimentation equipment and software.
Improving skills and raising competencies, training
We provide training and skill development classes. We organize both intensive digital skills courses for highly qualified company employees (in the fields of MI, HPC, cyber security, etc.) and digital transformation courses for company management. We also provide digital innovation introductory courses and internship to promote digitalization and strengthen the company ecosystem.
Fundraising
We attract funding from financial institutions, investors and the European Union funds. We provide financing strategy consultations, project preparation and monitoring.
Innovation ecosystem, networking, collaboration projects and partnerships
We promote development of the innovation ecosystem and organisation of networking events. We organize activities to promote legislative changes, local and international "roadshows", thematic digital transformation and innovation events and ensure international cooperation.
"The world has changed – high technologies are not only for IT companies and electronics manufacturers. Digital technologies already are crucial in all industries, from healthcare to manufacturing and construction. One may ask why some companies grow and acquire the market faster than others. These are usually companies that are already leveraging digitalization, automation and business models based on digital platforms. In the future, companies that do not transform digitally will be significantly left behind. It is important to promote the wider creation and implementation of new digital products in Latvia, as well as to encourage innovation in all areas of the public sector and business."
