th Session of the Baltic Assembly and the 16
th Baltic Council took place in Riga (Latvia). The two main topics of the Session were joint health care projects in the Baltic States and safe society and the quality of life.
Alongside the Session of the Baltic Assembly, the 16
th Baltic Council, a cooperation platform for parliaments and governments, was convened.
During the Session, the Baltic Assembly Prizes for Literature, the Arts and Science as well as the Baltic Innovation Prize were awarded.
Programme of the Session here
Documents adopted during the Session
Final Document
The Baltic Innovation Prize is established by the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Association of Science/Technology Parks and Innovation Centres. Regulations on the Baltic Innovation Prize were adopted on 22 October 2010.
The Baltic Innovation Prize is an annual prize awarded to the most innovative company (enterprise) in the Baltic States in order to demonstrate the mutual interest of the Baltic States to support implementation of outstanding achievements in innovation and new technologies, as well as to strengthen the cooperation of the Baltic States in innovation and technological development.
The goal of the Baltic Innovation Prize is to recognise and hold up as an example the Baltic entrepreneurs who have implemented new economically successful developments in their product(s), service(s) or business model(s). The Baltic Innovation Prize is awarded for innovative products, services or business models introduced to the market during the last three years. Innovative products, s
The State-of-the-Art Technology Park in Islamabad Special Technology Zone (STZ) will Generate Revenue of $200 Million and Create 5,000 New Jobs in the Next Five Years.
New Technology Park in Islamabad to Create Thousands of Jobs
The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) and Rapidev DMCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Technology Park in Pakistan’s first Special Technology Zone (STZ) in Islamabad, a state-of-the-art development that will facilitate a high-tech business environment.
The signing ceremony was held in Islamabad and attended by members of both the organizations, technology sector professionals, and government officials.
According to the MoU, both the organizations will work together to achieve high-tech industrial growth, create job opportunities, upskill the youth, and attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) through the development of a knowledge ecosystem driven by research, innovation, and collaboration.