Latvian IT Cluster

Latvia: Latvia

Overview

Latvian IT Cluster DIH is tech community with a strong focus on internationalization, cross-sectoral collaboration and digitalization.  Latvian IT Cluster advocates the development of sustainable industries through digital tools. IT Cluster  manages different international and local projects in partnership with companies, clusters, universities and public organisations. Competences and know-how of Latvian IT Cluster are formed from more than 30 implemented projects and export activities performed. Developed know-how and cooperation with RTD partners and universities in the field of smart solutions for customers and partners, as well as firm background of IT companies and cross-sectorial approach are ensuring high level competencies that can be attracted additionally to the existing capacity.
The mission of the DIH is to support businesses, particularly manufacturing SMEs, and public administration, to boost their competitiveness and reduce the existing digital gap. DIH is a crucial support mechanism for digital transformation, acquiring necessary skills, and access to important expertise and infrastructure.
LITC is a platform for further development of innovative IT solutions and products in Latvia and all around the world for various industries. Latvian IT Cluster has experience in running productivity workshops, hackathons, tech trainings and various awareness events between ICT and industries. Fostering technology usage in manufacturing industries has been set as one of key priorities for Latvian IT Cluster for the next years. Promotion of digital capabilities, business and manufacturing transformation according to the modern technology trends and available opportunities is the key competence of Latvian IT Cluster which we are keen to share with partners and involved SMEs. LITC has been selected to take part in "Smart Factories in the new EU Member States" project to become a national Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) leader to foster digital innovations and takes active part of various European DIH networks.
As regional digital innovation hub LITC serves as a go-to partner in digitalisation projects, playing a major role in increasing the digital competitiveness of Latvian companies and driving the global competitiveness by spreading the set of digital competences of DIH ecosystem. Latvian IT Cluster as a DIH takes the leading possition/ acts as a facilitator within the ecosystem which has been built in collaboration with universities, scientific institutions, government, corporates, industry and local champions (Operating in traditional and high potential industries ). Core DIH focus is on digital transformation in agrifood,manufacturing, healthcare industries, artificial intelligence and advanced digital skills.
Our possition as a DIH is AI & Industry 4.0 Think Tank and Coordination Center, our goal is to  encourage small  and medium-sized  companies to make  a digital  transformation in local and international level. 
To achieve our goals, we have created sustainable and strong network nationally with biggest Universities of Latvia, Research and innovation centres, sectoral associations, technology providers, Knowledge sharing  organisations, Regions of Latvia and internationally with strong communities and networks such as  BOWI, EU DATA HUB, AI DIH NETWORK, IOT NETWORK, BDVA - i-Space.
The core partnership with Riga Business School is a main driver to develop and implement Latvian Advanced Digital Strategy - develop actionable frameworks & conditions for the digital industrial revolution and national data strategy, including digital skill and advanced digital skill development strategy and implementation in cooperation with governmental and academic partners.
As a cluster LITC is awarded Cluster Excellence Silver Label since 2016.

 

DIH interacts with companies in 3 levels of “Digital paths” – 1) companies without experience and digital knowledge 2) companies with a digital knowledge and 3) companies with advanced digital skills. All three offer packages consist of different services provided by DIH. Services include starting from mentoring services to trainings and raising of knowledges and continuing with technology testing and innovation creation.  See more - https://dih.lv/lv/musu-pakalpojumi/digitalas-attistibas-celi

DIH is managed in order to help local companies to acquire digital skills, new technology, innovation and business solutions, as well as to improve overall digitization level of Latvian SMEs. Latvian IT Cluster DIH core focus is on small and medium manufacturing companies, to support in their digital transformatin journey. Technology focus is on Industry 4.0 technologies and Artificial Intelligence.

Latvian IT Cluster is a membership based non-profit organization, operating as legal organization since 2008 with objectives to facilitate technology industries growth, support research and development, tech knowledge and digital transformation of SMEs, and serve as voice of industry in communication with public authorities. Transparency, ethics, non-profit perspective and sustainabality have been core values for organization; importance of which is shared and passed on the whole potential future EDIH consortium lead by Latvian IT Cluster.

  Digital technologies.

Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities - Silviculture and other forestry activities - Fishing and aquaculture - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - Water supply; sewerage; waste managment and remediation activities - Water collection, treatment and supply - Sewerage - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery - Remediation activities and other waste management services - Financial and insurance activities - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of basic metals - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of paper and paper products - Printing and reproduction of recorded media - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Other services activities - Activities of membership organisations - Repair of computers and personal and household goods - Other personal service activities - Other manufacturing - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Technology
Communication networks - Cyber physical systems - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Mobility & Location based technologies - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Logistics - New media technologies