LLATVIAN ATVIAN TTECHNOLECHNOLOOGICAL CENTER GICAL CENTER

(LTC)

2008EVITA

Networking

IASP (International Association of Science Parks), EBN (European Business and Innovation Center Network)ADT (Federal Association of German Technology and Business Incubation Centers), SPICE (Science Park and Innovation Centers Experts), NBIA (National Business incubation Association, USA),UKBIA (United Kingdom Business Incubators Association, UK), UKSPA (United Kingdom Science Park Association, UK), PBICA (Polish Business and Innovation Centers Association), BASTIC (Baltic Association of Science/Technology Parks and Innovation Centers), LTICA (Association of Latvian Technological Parks, Centers and Business Incubators.)

Facts about LTC: The first innovation support

structure in Latvia

Established in June 3, 1993

supported by Ministry of Education and Science

Legal Status – non-profit Ltd, Foundation (2006 - )

LTC Founders:

Founders:- Latvian Academy of Sciences- Municipality of Riga- Institute of Physical

Energetics- National QualityAssociation

Goals:

to encourage cooperation between institutions of higher education and research and industry

to stimulate a formation and development of high-tech technology based small and medium sized enterprises

to encourage small and medium enterprises for transnational cooperation to produce competitive high quality products and to create new jobs for qualified specialists and researchers

Activities:Activities:

• business incubation (till year 2007)

• business acceleration (from year 2007)

• innovation related projects

• international cooperation

• science communication

• expertize of the state programmes on innovation

Business Incubator / Accelerator

Location – “Campus of Academy of

Sciences” About 25 tenant companies, 210

employees (average per year) High State’s revenue rate (1:7) ~ 2 000 sq.m. space

The Main Technology branches:

instrumentation for medical and biotechnological applications

electronics, electrotechnics and telecommunications, industry automation

IT

environment protection

Specific Consultations:

Partner search using LTC cooperation networks

International Technology Transfer (IRC/EEN)

Support and information on the participation issues on thematic exhibitions, brokerage and matchmaking events, company visits

Consultations on Financial support:

EC RTD programmes Cooperation with investment

companies, banks, funds, etc. Other international SMEs and

innovation support programmes

What’s else?

Participation and coordination of specific innovation promoting international projects

Organization of conferences, workshops, brokerage events, etc.

Participation in the development of State’s innovation policy

FP5/6/7 National Contact Point for Innovation-SME’s Programmes

PARTICIPATION in EU PROJECTS

• IRC LATVIA ( IRC Network) – EEN Latvia

• RIS LITHUANIA (RIS for NAC)

• F2F

• Innovation Circus (Pro-INNO)

•RESCUE (ETI)• SMEsGoLifeSciences (ETI)

• SMEs2 LEAD• Innov8Gate

• SINCERE

• RIS LATVIA

LTC has demonstrated itself as reliable partner in more than 30 different European

programme projects (FP5&FP6 projects, INTERREG, Leonardo da Vinci, etc.)

Previous LTC experience in INTERREG projects:VBN InnoReg, INTERREG IIIB, 01.02.2006-

31.12.2007FINESSE, INTERREG IIIC, 01.01.2004-31.12.2006

Hanse Visits/Hanse Passage , INTERREG IIIC, 01.01.2004-31.12.2006.

INTER-a, INTERACT Programme (01.11.2004-31.10.2006)

NEW PROJECTS (2009-2011): EVITA (INTERREG IVC) and BSR InnoReg (BSRP)

Why EVITA is important for Latvia?

The expected results for Latvia would be:

• an improvement of relevant regional policies on SME support for the use of e-business opportunities;• an improvement of e-skills in SMES and the increase in IT use and adoption e-business practices • in the long term - sustained impact on innovation and competitiveness policy and economic growth in Latvia

• Participation in the Study Visits to get experience and information on the project subject and then a transfer of knowledge to Decision Makers in Latvia

• Distribution of the “ best policy measures guide” and the Latvian “IT training strategy report” in the Latvian IT community

• Organization of 2 focused Workshops for Policy Makers with a goal to influence decision makers to put the objectives of the Information Society higher on their political agenda

PLANNED ACTIVITIES 1/2:

• Development of a Latvian “e-business training content”

• Development of a Latvian version of the interactive e-learning platform

• Creation of a taskforce of Latvian e-tutors, ready to deliver hands-on training courses to SMEs’ professionals

• Pilot seminar for SMEs to improve computer and e-business skills

• 2 dissemination events in Riga and in Liepaja.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES 2/2:

Contact us:

21 Aizkraukles, LV-1006, Riga, LatviaPhone.: +371 67558771; +371 67557919 (LTC);

Fax: +371 67541218 (LTC);

E-mail: ltc@latnet.lv; dianak@edi.lvWebsite: www.innovation.lv/ltc;

Managing Director - CEO: Dr. Janis Stabulnieks 

Project Manager – Diana Krievina