We see our innovation in ability to sell our unique competence to:

• public institutions (awareness building seminars, training courses, simulation games for improving the planning documents from innovation perspective);
• business idea holders and start-ups (support for attracting financing for business development);
• venture capital investment funds (provide a flow of innovative business ideas – potential investment projects);
• innovation professionals (provide a joint platform for communication, experience exchange, visibility and common initiatives).

The topics covered by ZINIS experts

• Concept of innovation and its role in entrepreneurship
• Creativity and Innovation Culture
• My and team’s role in development of business idea
• Effective presentation techniques
• Innovation support system and tools
• Generation of innovative business ideas
• How to protect my business idea
• Cluster initiatives and development
• Practical implementation of knowledge economy
• Social innovation
• Innovation Management in SMEs
• Regional innovation strategies
• Simulation games on relevant topics

General competence of NGO

• knowledge about the structure and separate elements of the innovation systems in national, regional and local level;
• competence in designing the innovation policy planning documents and Action plans;
• competence in designing and implementation of the innovation support tools (according to the national legislative requirements);
• knowledge in scientific and research institutions capacity in Latvia;
• competence in public awareness building on innovation issues;
• practical experience in coordination of trans-national projects about planning and implementation of national and regional innovation systems;
• knowledge about national innovation systems in Scandinavian countries;
• competence in development of public procurement documentation and procedures.