The Key to Success - Norway Grants

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia(LV)
Bilateral initiative number:
LV-INNOVATION-BI006
Status:
Completed
Initial cost:
€19,647
Actual cost:
€19,647
Initiative Types:
Conference
Exhibition
Matchmaking event
Workshop or seminar
Partners:
Innovation Norway(NO)

Description

During the conference, the participants will be able to familiarize themselves with the success stories of the project promoters of the Programme, view the new products and prototypes developed in the projects at the EXPO, familiarize themselves with the essence of Norwegian grants, as well as participate in the industrial design workshop “From Idea to the Product”, which will be hosted by Anders Mellberg, the senior designer of the design company EKER DESIGN AS. There also will be held a panel discussion on the topic of achieving the climate change goals. The event is held in Riga, Latvija. 

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Summary of the results

The programme''s mid-term event was attended by more than 70 people, which means from all 1000 participants in the Deep Tech Atelier, more than 5% participated in the mid-term event. Additionally, the mid-term event was broadcast live on LIAA and EEA&NorwayGrants Facebook pages, where 700 people gathered to watch it remotely. 
During the event, participants were able to establish 13 new contacts, from which 7 include potential cooperation and 2 of them include long-term cooperation. 
In total 14 Project promoters presented their project stories during the event, and 6 Project promoters addended EXPO, where they had the opportunity to present their products and prototypes to DTA participants. 8 teams from Project promoters participated in the workshop, led by EKER DESING senior designer Anders Mellberg.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.