On November 30, in Riga, the "Cleantech for Baltics" initiative was officially launched at the sustainability innovation award ceremony, which will promote demand in the public sector and among merchants to accelerate the implementation of innovations. The goal of "Cleantech for Baltics" is to strengthen the region of the Baltic States by creating a connection [...]
At the end of the last week, the hackathon "School for the student" took place, in which students from all over Latvia solved current school challenges and created ideas for promoting students' well-being, self-growth and a "greener" school. The author of the most successful idea and the winner of the main prize was Bauska 2nd [...]
In November 24 and 25, 9th to 12th grade students from all over Latvia will gather in Liepaja, Riga, Valmiera and Daugavpils to solve current school challenges and create ideas for promoting students' well-being, self-growth and a "greener" school. The most active students of Latvia are invited to register their participation by November 16, by [...]
On June 17, 2022, the European Commission (EC) accepted the association "Digital Accelerator of Latvia" as one of the two Latvian European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) in frames of project No. DIGITAL-2021-EDIH-INITIAL-01. The implementation of the project will start on September 1, 2022 and will last until August 31, 2025. As part of the project, [...]
The global conference GoGlobal.Green will take place online from March 22 to 24, with the aim of showcasing places in the world where environmentally friendly and sustainable business has been successfully developed, as well as giving participants an insight into international markets and export opportunities. Furthermore entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to share their experiences [...]
Over the weekend, the “kick-off” of the third and final cycle of the project “Be The Future” took place in the premises of “Impact Hub Liepāja”. For the next 6 months, participants will work in international training companies, developing and testing their business ideas. The event brought together 75 girls both in person and remotely [...]
An interactive webinar "Life cycle assessment - key to a sustainable future" will take place on February 4th online from 3 pm. Young people from 15 – 30 years old are invited to participate in the webinar by filling in the application form. Apply here The event will be in English. At the event, [...]
Until January 23, girls aged 15-18 are invited to apply for the third and final six-month cycle of the project “BE The Future”. Application form here The Be The Future project aims to raise awareness of entrepreneurship as a possible career path and to encourage young women to put their business ideas into practice. During [...]
Last week, the second "CASSINI hackathon" took place in ten European countries, including Latvia. In Latvia, the hackathon took place online and, by using European Union space data, 35 participants addressed critical challenges in the Arctic region. The team "STOL" developed a navigation system for sea-based earth observation data and was recognized as the best [...]
In Climathon - Green, Smart Municipalities, in which 14 interdisciplinary teams sought solutions to the challenges offered by Latvian municipalities, team’s “Mademoselle” project to reduce waste and promote the circulation economy in Ventspils was recognized as the best. The Climathon in Latvia, developed by the Climate-KIC community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology [...]
