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Knowledge and Innovation Society is a non-governmental organization established in June, 2009. The founders and members are professionals with remarkable experience in development and implementation of state innovation policy.

 

Our mission is to contribute to development of the knowledge economy in Latvia.

 

Our goals

- Public awareness building on innovation concept and its role in competitiveness and social welfare;

- Contribution to innovation policy in local, regional and national level;

- Encouragement of our target groups to use creative solutions in achievement of professional and individual goals.

 

Our direct beneficiaries

- Innovation professionals;

- Planning regions and local authorities;

- Business idea holders and entrepreneurs that are ready for growth and looking for professional support.

 

What we do

- Training programs for unemployed and start-ups;

- Free of charge consultancy at early stage of business idea development;

- Raising up entrepreneurial spirit among society members, esspecially unemployed persons;

- Consultancy for municipalities and planning regions in development of regional innovation systems;

- Revising the development planning documents from innovation perspective.

 

What makes us different from others?

We give people the opportunity to believe their own efforts, by presenting success stories of local companies and social initiatives, which started from the "round zero". Through our activities participants change their assumptions about the way in which information can be delivered in an attractive way. More than 80% of visitors in ZINIS trainings recognize that the training experiences has given great confidence in their abilities to be engaged in an innovative business.

 

Our contribution to the knowledge-based society

Since establishment of the society (June 2009) we have brought “innovation light” to many local authorities in the planning regions, appeared to give lectures and dynamic training in more than 50 different events for different target groups - the unemployed, government workers, youth, scientists, representatives of creative industries, business start-ups, entrepreneurs, school teachers, students and other interested parties (a total of nearly 2000 people) who want to identify their internal resources of creativeness for being competitive in business or personal growth. ZINIS expertise is required not only in Latvia - we have gained appreciation for the performances in Russia (Moscow, Voronezh), Turkey (Ankara), Estonia (Tartu) and Lithuania (Kaunas). Currently we are involved also in revising of state innovation policy and also in creating the practical regional innovation strategies in Latvia.