Innovation

Latvian prime minister proposes new AI Centre

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has posted on Twitter to say that a key priority for the minister of smart administration and regional development, Inga Berzina, will be the establishment [..]

Latvia has great potential in the field of AI

Latvia has great potential in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). This was declared by the vice president of Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT), Ingmārs Pukis, on Thursday at a conference [..]

TalTech signs cooperation agreement with tech co Jio

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has signed a cooperation agreement with one of the world’s leading technology companies, Jio Platforms Limited. Jio, the India-based technology company, focuses on innovations in [..]

World’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars inaugurated in Estonia

Listed Estonian car-sharing company Elmo and the charging solution provider Elonroad have inaugurated the world’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars in Tallinn, Estonia. Elmo’s road-legal teledrivable Nissan [..]

The State Must Continue Creating Conditions to Support Science-Intensive Companies

Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema, Head of the Latvian Innovation and Technology Representation in Brussels Latvia can be proud of its talented and intelligent individuals, both in science and business. The most courageous [..]

Kati Kusmin: we must develop our products and export them worldwide

Ain Alvela, Editor of TööstusEST, interview with Kati Kusmin, Chairman of the Management Board of The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS). Kati Kusmin, which was recently created with the [..]

Switzerland provides EUR 7 mln for conservation innovation in Estonia

An initiative titled “Biodiversity Program,” sponsored by Switzerland and launched on Wednesday, will provide funding for four years of work to improve wildlife monitoring and the effectiveness of biodiversity protection [..]

Modern industrial incubator to be established in Narva

The state will direct almost 8.5 million euros from the European Union’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) to the construction of an industrial incubator of nearly 7,000 square meters in the [..]

New Ambassador to Italy committed to developing economic cooperation in smart specialization sectors

The new Latvian Ambassador to Italy Elita Gavele is committed to developing economic cooperation between the two countries in smart specialization sectors. As the ambassador told LETA, this will also [..]

Estonian oat drink wins top health product award at Dubai Gulfood 2024

YOOK, an Estonian oat drink producer, has won the main award in the health products category at the Gulfood 2024 international food fair in Dubai. YOOK Production AS launched the [..]

Latvia to allocate at least EUR 10 million for drone coalition

Latvia will allocate at least EUR 10 million for the development of the so-called drone coalition within a year, the Defense Ministry informed LETA. On Wednesday, member states of the [..]

Inspired by nature – NATO supports scientists developing new technologies

On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet two researchers whose curiosity and love for the natural world inspired outstanding careers in bioengineering and biophotonics. [..]

Estonian law firm: 2023 was time of adjustment for tech sector

2023 can be considered a period of adjustment in the technology sector, especially in venture capital, Estonian law firm Ellex Raidla said in its annual Tehinguradar (Transaction Radar) report. The [..]

Rinkevics would like to see more investment in science and research

Investments in science and research are an investment in Latvia’s competitiveness, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday after his meeting with Saeima speaker Daiga [..]

Circle K launches new automatic charging service in Estonia

Starting from Monday, all Circle K ultra-fast chargers across Estonia allow “plug and charge Autocharge” charging, a new convenient and easy way to charge an electric vehicle and pay for [..]

Germany, Baltics to collaborate on innovation to compete with China and other innovation giants

Germany will collaborate with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the field of innovation through the new Innovation Club, an initiative launched by German Minister for Digitaland Transport Volker Wissing. “We [..]

Northway Group set to launch construction of Bio City in Vilnius

Northway, a group of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies owned by scientist and entrepreneur Vladas Algirdas Bumelis, is launching the construction of Bio City, the largest biotechnology complex in Europe, in [..]

Estonia: Biotech enterprise Icosagen Cell Factory named Company of the Year 2023

On Saturday evening, the Best Estonian Companies 2023 awards gala recognized the most noteworthy companies — the title of Company of the Year was awarded to the Tartu biotechnology enterprise [..]

1 billion for the Lithuanian economy. Ministry of the Economy and Innovation invites to implement digital solutions in the public sector

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation announces a second call for the digitalisation of public sector services, worth around €19 million. The first call already selected 55 projects from [..]

Commission recommends carrying out risk assessments on four critical technology areas: advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnologies

The Commission adopted a Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU’s economic security, for further risk assessment with Member States. This Recommendation stems from the Joint Communication on a [..]