In Latvia, two European Digital Innovation Hubs* are open to companies to support their digital transformation. Each of them have differences that are relevant for businesses when accessing EDIH services, including the Digital Maturity Test and the Digitalisation Roadmap, and applying for different support programmes. Accordingly, the test needs to be completed at the EDIH responsible for the specific area of activity, e.g. if a company needs to digitise processes, the Digital Maturity Test needs to be completed at the Latvian IT Cluster, while if a company plans to develop digital innovations - at the Digital Accelerator of Latvia.
 
 

 
 
 
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Focus
Digital transformation of businesses and the public sector to create new business models and customer experiences through new digital products. Research and development of new digital platforms, products and services.

Areas of activity
R&D and digital innovation to create and deploy new digital solutions

Potential customers
  • Businesses and public sector institutions in need of R&D and digital transformation through new digital products

Current

Planned support for companies to start public support programmes
Recovery Fund:
  • Grant for new products and services for digital transformation
  • Design and development of new digital transformation products and technologies in RIS3 areas
  • Digital Skills for Businesses (if the project involves a new digital product)
Under the Structural Funds:
  • Support to digitalisation for the development of new products and services (if the project involves a new digital product)
  • Support for research and innovation in the development of new digital transformation products
  • Financial instruments for research and innovation in digital transformation
  • Digital skills development (if the project involves a new digital product)
Regional contact points
Riga, Liepaja, Jelgava, Rezekne, Valmiera and Ventspils

Examples of projects
  • Creation of a new web platform for a wide audience;
  • Development of a new digital solution (for production, accounting, sales, planning, employee records, etc.) to be commercialised and offered on the local or international market.
  • Creation of innovative new digital products
Focus
Development and implementation of business process digitisation and e-commerce solutions.

Areas of activity
Industry 4.0: integrating digital technologies in enterprises

Potential customers
  • Companies in need of digital transformation of a business process, marketing or organisation
  • Public sector institutions where digital transformation of processes is required or whose active involvement contributes to the digital transformation of businesses

Current
  • Financial instruments to support the digital transformation of businesses  
  • Support for digitisation of processes in business

Planned support for companies to apply for public support programmes
In the framework of the Recovery Fund:
  • Financial instruments to support the digital transformation of businesses
  • Support for the digitalisation of business processes
  • Digital skills for traders (if the project is related to basic technology skills, applications or digitisation of business processes)
Under the Structural Funds:
  • Financial instruments for digitisation
  • Support for digitisation for the development of new products and services (if the project is related to the digitisation of business processes)
  • Development of digital skills (if the project relates to the digitalisation of basic technological skills, applications or business processes)
Regional contact points
Riga, Valmiera, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Ventspils

Examples of projects
  • Development of e-shop, websites, marketing platforms.
  • Implementation of IT systems - for production, accounting, sales, planning, employee accounting, etc.
  • Introduction of automated equipment (packaging machines, sensor-equipped production conveyors, etc.)
  • Implementation of artificial intelligence solutions to improve internal company processes.
 
 

Co-financed by the European Union project "Digital Accelerator of Latvia", DAoL, ID no. 101083718 and the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility plan ID Nr. 2.2.1.1.i.0/1/23/I/CFLA/002.

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