"İnnovasiyalar Mərkəzi" və "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzinin tərəfdaşlığı ilə “Qarabağ və Şərqi Zəngəzurda Sərmayə İmkanları” layihəsi çərçivəsində keçirilən “Karabakh GreenTech” hakatonu başa çatıb.

Layihənin əsas məqsədi gəncləri “Azərbaycan 2030: sosial-iqtisadi inkişafa dair Milli Prioritetlər”inə əsasən həyata keçirilən tədbirlərə dəstək olmaq, işğaldan azad edilmiş bölgələrdə biznes subyektlərini inkişaf perspektivləri, investisiya imkanları, vergi güzəştləri, yaşıl sahibkarlıq, texnologiya transferi və digər mövzular ətrafında maarifləndirməkdir.

"Karabakh GreenTech" hakatonunun ilk mərhələsində 14 komanda öz ideyalarını təqdim edib. Bu ideyalar arasında yaşıl texnologiyalar, aqrar texnologiyalar, alternativ enerji mənbələrinin səmərəliliyinin artırılması və minaların təmizlənməsi üçün texnoloji həllər kimi sahələr yer alıb.

İlk mərhələdən uğurla keçən 8 komanda 24 saat ərzində ASAN İnnovativ İnkişaf Mərkəzində kiçik canlı məhsullarını (MVP) hazırlayıblar və yekun mərhələdə 6 komanda iştirak edib. Onlar arasından 3 komanda qalib seçilib. Seçilən komandalara hədiyyə və diplomlar təqdim edilib və "COP29" da iştirak etmə fürsəti qazanıblar. Qaliblərə "COP29" konfransınadək biznes inkişafı üçün mentorluq və kovörkinq istiqamətində dəstək göstəriləcək.

The delegation of Startup Estonia and the “Garage 48” Acceleration Center, established upon the initiative of the Estonian government, got acquainted with the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Wide information on operating Co-working, Incubation, Acceleration and IT Training, as well as the startups residing within the center, was delivered to the guests.

Then, the Memorandum of Collaboration was signed between parties.

The Memorandum of Cooperation involves the establishment of an entrepreneurial support ecosystem as well as the creation and development of investor opportunities in the relevant regions for local technology startups. Furthermore, it covers the adoption of mutually agreed measures such as an effective exchange of incubation and acceleration programs and exchange of information on the attraction of local and foreign investors and etc.

According to the agreement reached within the memorandum signed with the "Startup Estonia" Center, the initial assessment of the regional applications sent to the “Startup Estonian Visa” program will be implemented in Azerbaijan. Startups applied to the relevant program from the regional countries such as Russia, Georgia, Mongolia, Iran, and Afghanistan will be initially assessed by the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center. Only startups that have successfully completed the initial stage will be able to move to the next stage of the program. This will play a significant role in attracting regional start-ups and projects to our country and increasing the success potential of the startup ecosystem.

The “Startup Estonian Visa” Program was established in 2017 on the joint initiative of the Estonian Startup Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia. The main goal of the program is to facilitate the entry of successful startups and projects of non-EU countries to Estonia. Thus, successful startups sent their applications to the “Startup Estonian Visa” Program are provided with a special code through which the applicants and their team members may obtain a permit to live up to 5 years in Estonia.

"INNOLAND" Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan will start a Joint Acceleration Program with AzerGold CJSC. The goal is to bring together the precious metal industry's most emerging startups to stimulate inter-industry innovation, increase the effectiveness of processes and establish a new standard for this industry in Azerbaijan and the region. 

The startups eligible for this batch can be focused on:

• optimizing processes

• enhancing capabilities

• enhancing skills

• utilizing leading technologies

 within the precious metal industry and provide solutions that can be adapted to the needs of AzerGold CJSC. 

Along with innovative solutions for the precious metal industry, startups can offer solutions suitable for AzerGold’s organizational needs including:

• Mining

• Industrial

• Geology

• HR 

• Database / Digitalization

• Legal

• Finance

• Ecology

• HSE, etc

Criteria 

Other than being relevant to AzerGold CJSC’s activities, the selection criteria include:

1.Team: Minimum 2 People (No solo founders)

2. Minimum physical full-time presence on-site 1 Team member with good knowledge of English

3. Product: Developed or are developing a minimum viable product (MVP), Proof of concept

4. Market: Identified market and target segments

5. Pitch Deck needed 

6. Qualification and experience in the field of precious metals will be considered as a big advantage

7. Research for export opportunities and readiness to enter new markets

For registration: https://forms.gle/8YqYx6mh6d1J7sXd8