DistanceLAB

Project objective: The objective is to increase the resilience of the businesses in Baltic Sea Region by providing tools, skills and capabilities of thriving in remote business environments by the following measures:

• Improving the DIS of staff and administration
• Providing tools to change location-based business into remote business in suitable ways. This enables companies to reach their existing customers in a modern way and reach new, international markets
• Reducing the need to travel. As the energy crisis demands a global change in work culture, sustainability and traveling, remote activities will reduce the need for business travel and work-home travel, which decreases the cost for both an individual and the company. Reduced travel will have a positive impact on the environment
• Creation of a hub for public and private organizations to communicate and exchange their knowledge
• Developing strategic guidelines for improvement of company resilience and ability to adapt to the global changes

There are 9 project partners from 6 countries of the Baltic Sea Region. The Lead Partner: Centria University of Applied Sciences (Kokkola, Finland). Project partners:

• Finland: Centria University of Applied Sciences (Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu oy) and LAB University of Applied Sciences (LAB-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy)
• Norway: More and Romsdal County Council (Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune)
• Latvia: University of Latvia and the Ventspils High Technolog Park
• Lithuania: Kaunas Science and Technology Park (Kauno mokslo ir technologijų parkas) and Public Institution Lithuanian Innovation Centre (Viešoji įstaiga Lietuvos inovacijų centras)
• Poland: Rzeszow Regional Development Agency (Rzeszowska Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego S.A.)
• Sweden: Skellefteå Science City (Skellefteå Science City)