On World Intellectual Property Day, April 26, the Patent Office awarded prizes in the nomination “Knowledge-based SMU product/ service” at the student enterprises’ (SMU) event “OTHER BAZAAR in Spring” organized by Junior Achievement Latvia (JA Latvia).
The award in the primary school group went to Roam Dynamics from Dobele Secondary School No.1 for offering IT coding services, while in the secondary school group – to No Gravity Charger from Riga State Gymnasium No. 2 for a revolutionary and innovative wireless charger that makes a mobile device levitate while charging.
The annual event "OTHER BAZAAR in Spring" brought together 270 SMUs, who have proven themselves as the best in Latvia. During the bazaar, a wide range of products developed by schoolchildren was available for purchase - beauty products, products for home furnishing, technology products, as well as toys, jewellery, textiles, and food products.
After 3 days of interviews and trading via the SMU e-catalogue at https://jalatvia.lv/katalogs, the winners of the JA Latvia cooperation partners' sympathy awards and the main winners were determined in 9 nominations:
- SMU Business potential
- Environmentally friendly SMU product/ service
- Technologically innovative product/ service
- Best SMU sales team
- Socially responsible SMU
- Knowledge-based SMU product/ service
- Social media communication award
- SMU product/service ready for international business
- Best advertising video
“OTHER BAZAAR” is carried out in the frames of the ERDF Innovation Programme implemented by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia. It is co-financed by the European Union and organized by the largest Latvian educational organization JA Latvia in cooperation with its long-term sponsor Swedbank.
More information on the event is available on the website of JA Latvia at https://jalatvia.lv