Published: 16 Oct, '24

Innovation Week by DIGITAL CONNECTORS in the Dominican Republic

Deadline: 01 Nov, 24 4:30pm closed
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  • EU-LAC Digital Accelerator’s Digital Connectors offers expert support to Dominican companies in their digital transformation through open innovation.
  • Participating companies will gain access to business opportunities with innovation ecosystems in Europe and Latin America.
  • The program’s activities will guide Dominican companies to apply for in-kind services from EU-LAC Digital Accelerator valued at €40,000.

EU-LAC Digital Accelerator introduces its new innovation program, DIGITAL CONNECTORS, in the Dominican Republic. This program is designed to drive open innovation in Dominican companies, providing expert support in identifying digitalization challenges and generating business opportunities by connecting them with innovation ecosystems in Europe and Latin America.

Innovation Week, driven by Digital Connectors, will take place from Monday, October 28 to Friday, November 1, aiming to facilitate connections between the corporate needs of Dominican companies and the innovative talent of startups from Latin America and Europe. This internationalization of the Dominican business ecosystem will create a positive impact both in the country and the region, transforming the innovation landscape and generating key development opportunities.

Highlighted activities of the Digital Connectors program include workshops and specialized support designed for companies to outline their digital challenges and explore innovative solutions to optimize their processes, improve their competitiveness, and advance their digital transformation. The identified challenges will focus on specific company problems and will be addressed using the latest trends and emerging technologies.

Through the Digital Connectors program, participating Dominican companies will receive the necessary support to apply for in-kind acceleration services valued at up to €40,000, tailored to their needs. These services, provided by experts from EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, include a personalized acceleration roadmap, the design and implementation of a proof of concept, validation of their business model, and assessment of their readiness for growth and subsequent investment.

About EU-LAC Digital Accelerator

EU-LAC Digital Accelerator is a project funded by the European Union and the Global Gateway initiative under the EU-LAC Digital Alliance. With a five-year duration, it focuses on fostering collaboration among multiple stakeholders and the private sector, competitiveness, digital skills, and innovation through the establishment of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator. TECNALIA leads the initiative, involving key international figures in entrepreneurship and innovation from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, such as IESE Business School, WAYRA Hispam, European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), European Business Angels Network (EBAN), Expertise France, OCTANTIS, Inter-American Development Bank BID-Lab, TECNALIA-Colombia, and Caribbean Export Development Agency.

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Funded by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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