20 December, 2018

Bakcell started cooperation with "INNOLAND"

Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and the Fastest Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan signed a cooperation agreement with the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan.

At the official signing ceremony, held on December 20th at the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, Bakcell CEO Nikolai Beckers has pointed out that application of innovations and supporting startups is one of the main priorities of Bakcell strategy: “It is a known fact that Bakcell is one of the first companies in the country to support various projects aimed at development of startups. Our “AppLab” incubation center is one of the rare environments where some of the country’s most interesting projects are accumulated. I’m confident that our cooperation with the newly opened INNOLAND center will contribute largely to development of the country’s entire startup ecosystem and will become one of the most successful partnerships in the area of innovations”.

Director of the "Innovation Center” Tagi Taghi-Zade spoke about the importance of this cooperation, being a public-private partnership. It was noted that the main goal of this partnership is to support entrepreneurship ecosystems for technology startups in our country and to implement high-level cooperation that serves the needs of emerging technology entrepreneurs. Cooperation between parties will have a great significance in terms of establishing a startup culture in Azerbaijan, developing a spirit of innovative entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems, supporting existing initiatives, creating conditions for the application of innovative initiatives in the current economic processes of the country, forming a motivating factor for the development and creation of various discoveries and other innovations.

It should be noted that INNOLAND is an incubation, acceleration and research center created to develop the private sector, promote innovation and expand the startup movement both in Azerbaijan and beyond its borders. INNOLAND consists of the Co-working, Incubation, Acceleration and IT Training and Education Center.

The AppLab program of Bakcell will from now on function as an Acceleration Center to continue supporting the startup project in a broader format. Since the year 2014, local startups and developers engaged in creation of various hardware and software receive support from Bakcell for implementation of their ideas.

Being a known leader in innovation, Bakcell constantly supports the local startups, as well as project implemented in the area of education, science and technology.

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The winning teams of “EESTech Challenge Baku’25” will represent our country at the international final!

The winning teams of the “EESTech Challenge Baku’25” competition will represent our country at the international final!

The “EESTech Challenge Baku’25” was organized by EESTEC JLC Baku, with the support of the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center, the “STEAM Azerbaijan” project, and the “Bir Könüllü” Student Cooperation Public Union.

The main purpose of the competition is to promote innovative thinking and technical approaches to solving real-world problems among students studying engineering and seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in this field.

The competition received more than 100 applications, from which 10 teams — a total of 30 participants — were selected. They demonstrated their knowledge and skills in creatively solving various technological challenges. As a result, the team “AirVive” took first place, and the team “Montyorlar” took second place.

The winning teams will represent Azerbaijan at the international final of the “EESTech Challenge”, to be held on May 13–16, 2025, in Trieste, Italy.

It should be noted that the “EESTech Challenge” is an international competition held in various cities across Europe and aims to foster the development of engineering and innovation among young technology enthusiasts.

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Green Hackathon 2024 davam edir

“Green Hackathon 2024” proqramının iştirakçıları üçün təlimlər davam edir.

Təlimdə iştirak edən gənclərə "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzinin rəhbəri Nicat Əmiraslanov hakatonun gedişatı və ümumi prosesi haqqında məlumat verib.

Daha sonra “Bilişim Vadisi” texnologiya mərkəzinin ekspertləri Serhat Duyar və Qamət Kərimov müsabiqə iştirakçılarına “Sahibkarlığa giriş: ideyadan startapa” mövzusunda danışıb.

Həmçinin əsas sahibkarlıq bacarıqları, komanda qurma, idarəetmə və liderlik, "lean" startap, qloballaşma, fikirdən biznes modelinə keçid mövzularından bəhs olunub. İştirakçılar komandalara bölünərək qrup işi həyata keçirib.

Qeyd edək ki, "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzi hakatonun təşkilatçılarındandır.

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“Green Hackathon 2024” müsabiqəsi ilə bağlı infossesiya təşkil olunub

Dövlət İdarəçilik Akademiyasının tələbələri üçün “Green Hackathon 2024” müsabiqəsi ilə bağlı infossesiya təşkil olunub. İnfosessiyada tələbələr yaşıl innovasiyaların əhəmiyyəti, texnoloji trendlər barədə məlumatlandırılıb, müsabiqənin formatı, iştirak şərtləri haqqında geniş informasiya təqdim olunub, iştirakçıların sualları cavablandırılıb.

Qeyd edək ki, proqram ADB Azerbaijan, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti yanında Vətəndaşlara Xidmət və Sosial İnnovasiyalar üzrə Dövlət Agentliyi, İqtisadiyyat Nazirliyi və "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzinin birgə təşkilatçılığı ilə AİB-nin yerli texnoloji startapların inkişafına dəstək verən Texniki Yardım layihəsi çərçivəsində təşkil olunur.

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