Priorities to promote innovation activity in Latvia are tightly related with the challenge to strengthen weakest chain links in the Latvian innovation system. This includes activities for improvement of scientific activity, development of necessary R&D infrastructure, creation of conditions for improved technology transfer, strengthening ties between researchers and entrepreneurs to boost the commercialization of research results, supporting the expansion of innovative and technology-oriented companies as well as offering new financial instruments (seed and venture capital) for companies, especially innovative SMEs.
Information about the EU funding programmes within the competence of Ministry of Economics
For more information about the EU funding programmes please visit:
web site of the Central Finance and Contracting Agency
web site of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
official web site for the EU funds information
Information about the financial engineering instruments for companies can be found in:
the JSC Development Finance Institution Altum web portal
Web site about innovation and technologies in Latvia: