Latvian entrepreneurs within construction, interior design, IT and medical spheres encouraged to participate in business mission |
The EU Gateway Programme aims at facilitating the access of European companies to the Japanese and Korean markets and providing EU companies co-financing. During the first year of the EU Gateway programme 220 companies have participated in 9 different business missions, 6 in Japan and 3 in Korea. For those companies that have participated, Deloitte in the Japan and Korea office have set up almost 900 business meetings with interested counterparts during the business missions. The results of the missions have been encouraging: the participants expressed their satisfaction with the received services and 88% of the companies want to return on a new mission in the future.
The Business Missions include the following activities:
Pre-departure coaching: selected companies participate in a coaching meeting with their local EU Gateway Coach, where they receive a thorough briefing about the target market and the organisation of the business mission.
Business Mission Week: one week from Sunday to Friday in the target country.
Follow-up coaching: At their return from Japan or Korea participants are advised on how to follow-up with potential Japanese and Korean business partners.
Business missions to Japan:
| Sector | Subsector | Application deadline | Business mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction and Building Technologies | Technologies and materials related to the engineering, the design, the construction, the fitting, the arrangement, and the finishing of public and private buildings and infrastructure works (roads, airports, ports, etc.) | 22 April 2011 | 12-16 September 2011 |
| Interior Design | Interior lighting, small furniture, finished textiles, wallpaper, carpets, curtains, blinds, scroll screens, decorative items such as clocks, pottery, high-end design tableware and cutlery | 3 June 2011 | 24-28 October 2011 |
| Information and Communication Technologies | Software and hardware related to the functioning of information processing, communication by electronic means, transmission, monitoring and control of data or processing; equipment for detection, measuring, checking or controlling physical phenomena or process. Innovative products in e-learning and services hosting. | 15 July 2011 | 5-9 December 2011 |
Business missions to Korea:
| Sector | Subsector | Application deadline | Business mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare and Medical Technologies | Technologies, techniques and products within healthcare and medical industry (assistive technologies, medical equipment, ICT for healthcare, telemedicine and remote health monitoring, nanotechnology healthcare and dental products) | 6 May 2011 | 26-30 September 2011 |
Information on the new EU Gateway Programme can be found on the campaign website: www.eu-gateway.eu , please apply on-line: http://www.eu-gateway.eu/go.php?nID=21&page=How_to_Apply . Programme operators in the Member States are available to provide companies with more detailed information about the programme and the individual EU Gateway sector events. For any additional information on Programme, please contact Deloitte consultant Natalja Šaburova, (ph.+371 67074149, e-mail: nsaburova@deloitteCE.com).
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