The opening ceremony of the Sumgait Innovation Hub, established with the support of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IRIA), partnership of "SYSLAB" LLC and sponsorship of "PASHA Holding", was held. The event was attended by state officials, well-known technology bloggers, ecosystem players, startups and members of the ICT community as guests.
In his opening speech, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Samir Mammadov said that the creation of the Sumgait Innovation Center is the next stage of a unified innovation network across the country. "This center will play the role of a place where ideas that add value to the formation and strengthening of the innovation culture in the country are created. The center aims to develop the startup ecosystem with a comprehensive infrastructure network and generally raise a new generation with innovative thinking," - S. Mammadov noted.
Then, the First Deputy Head of the Executive Power of Sumgait, Teymur Samadov, made a speech. He noted that the establishment of the Sumgayit Innovation Center is a significant event in the social life of the city's youth and expressed his confidence that the Center will become an excellent place for Sumgayit youth to share their innovative ideas in the future. T. Samedov also thanked IRIA and other organizations for supporting this initiative.
During the following speeches, the head of the Azerbaijan Innovation Center Elvin Hajiyev and the head of the Sumgayit Innovation Center Ilgar Adgozalov provided detailed information about the conditions created in the Center, office spaces, future plans with the Center's partner organizations, and upcoming events.
It should be noted that the Sumgayit Innovation Center, with a total area of 750 square meters, includes office spaces, co-working, computer and meeting rooms, a prototyping laboratory, meeting and presentation rooms, event halls, and recreation areas. Various innovation-oriented projects will be implemented in the Center. Startups will have the opportunity to participate in incubation and acceleration programs, present their projects, hold meetings with companies and create partnerships. For this purpose, joint activities with supplier universities and technoparks are planned. More detailed information about the Sumgayit Innovation Center can be obtained on the website https://innovationhub.az/.
