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Kickstarting businesses and development in !!!emerging!!! markets

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The lot programme

Find out how sustainable and profitable business models are created in lab of tomorrow programme and where you can get involved.

Development challenge
A local development challenge with business potential is the starting point of any lab of tomorrow programme.
Understand local needs
Unmet needs of the local population and business opportunities are discovered.
Ideate solutions
Products and services that tackle unmet needs are co-created by interdisciplinary teams.
Incubate business
Market-ready products and services are developed through the newly established joint ventures.
Sustainable business
Impact-driven ventures owned and driven by the private sector.

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Join a process

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How it works

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How it works

Ventures

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The lab of tomorrow

An unique tool for customized business solutions.

The mission of the lab of tomorrow (lot) process is to turn business opportunities in developing countries into profitable businesses. We are convinced that only viable businesses will have a long-term impact on sustainable development.

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  1. The lot drives business
    We bring access to new markets, local expertise and business opportunities in developing countries
  2. The lot builds relevant networks
    We match businesses, non-profits and political decision makers from the EU and developing countries to co-create and co-own products
  3. The lot creates social impact
    The new products and services contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our track record

The lab of tomorrow has been the programme of choice by GIZ projects, the Austrian and the Swiss Development Agencies as well as companies to solve specific development challenges all over the world.

22
Running & completed programmes
438
Companies participated
52
Promising Concepts
24
Ventures preparing market entry
15
Businesses active in the market
Siemens
Fopo–Bayer
TÜV Rheinland
Tui
Merck
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bayer
SAP
Roche
Africa Works
DHL
ibes

Your opportunities

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Develop 
your business 
in emerging markets

Solve your development
challenge


Initiate a lab of
tomorrow process to:

  • Generate innovative and viable business solutions addressing a challenge.
  • Join forces with actors from the EU and local emerging markets, from the private sector but also politics and science.
  • Profit from their expertise, access to markets & technologies as well as available resources.

Develop 
your business 
in emerging markets

Solve your development
challenge


Initiate a lab of
tomorrow process to:

  • Generate innovative and viable business solutions addressing a challenge.
  • Join forces with actors from the EU and local emerging markets, from the private sector but also politics and science.

Invest in solutions and support innovations

Solve your development
challenge


Initiate a lab of
tomorrow process to:

  • Generate innovative and viable business solutions addressing a challenge.

How it works

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How it works

Any questions?

Become a partner or mentor

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Ready to create impact?

Toolkit

Conducting your own lab of tomorrow process and needing the right tools?

The toolkit supports you in conducting your own lab of tomorrow process by giving you all the materials you need.

Currently running challenges

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E-commerce | Western-balkans
LOT
21

Improving cross-border e-Commerce services in the Western Balkans

This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business

How might we make cross-border delivery services more reliable, faster, cheaper and climate-friendly for businesses and consumers?

E-Commerce is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the Western Balkans. On average, more than 10% of products and services are purchased online today. However, compared to markets in the EU, the great economic potential of e-Commerce remains untapped. Hindering factors for local businesses are, for example, the lack of transparent, fast, reliable and affordable cross-border delivery services. There is also a growing awareness of climate-neutral business practices.

To address these challenges, GIZ initiated the 21st lab of tomorrow programme, which focuses on improving delivery services for inter-party e-Commerce in the Western Balkans region. 

Partners

01

Understand

Embarking on this journey within lab of tomorrow we will look for the opportunities how might we increase reliability and transparency of the delivery process, how delivery process could be become more energy efficient while reducing the total cost of this service or how can we decrease the time of delivery as well as the number of damaged packages due to the inadequate delivery.

Tackling these issues would not only lead to a decrease in the time and cost of delivery, but also to an increase in consumer trust in e-commerce and a rise in the competitiveness of the entire Western Balkan region in doing business on a global level.

Business Opportunities

02

Ideate Solutions

19
Participants
19
Companies
4
Ideas developed
4
Proven Business Models

03

Incubate business

2 ventures successfully completed the Incubation Phase.

04

Sustainable Business

FlexiBA

FlexiBA consolidates eShop orders, cuts costs, and carbon footprint. Operating B2B with transaction fees, aiming to reduce 50kg CO2 per shipment. Developing MVP, expanding from local to Western Balkans.

BALKANHOP

BalkanHop streamlines customs and cross-border trade for B2C e-commerce. As a Merchant of Record (B2B), it consolidates shipments and prepares customs documents. The team will develop an MVP and refine it through testing in the Western Balkans.

More information

Downloads
E-commerce | Western-balkans
LOT
21

Improving cross-border e-Commerce services in the Western Balkans

This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business

How might we make cross-border delivery services more reliable, faster, cheaper and climate-friendly for businesses and consumers?

E-Commerce is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the Western Balkans. On average, more than 10% of products and services are purchased online today. However, compared to markets in the EU, the great economic potential of e-Commerce remains untapped. Hindering factors for local businesses are, for example, the lack of transparent, fast, reliable and affordable cross-border delivery services. There is also a growing awareness of climate-neutral business practices.

To address these challenges, GIZ initiated the 21st lab of tomorrow programme, which focuses on improving delivery services for inter-party e-Commerce in the Western Balkans region. 

Partners

01

Understand

Embarking on this journey within lab of tomorrow we will look for the opportunities how might we increase reliability and transparency of the delivery process, how delivery process could be become more energy efficient while reducing the total cost of this service or how can we decrease the time of delivery as well as the number of damaged packages due to the inadequate delivery.

Tackling these issues would not only lead to a decrease in the time and cost of delivery, but also to an increase in consumer trust in e-commerce and a rise in the competitiveness of the entire Western Balkan region in doing business on a global level.

Business Opportunities

02

Ideate Solutions

19
Participants
19
Companies
4
Ideas developed
4
Proven Business Models

03

Incubate business

2 ventures successfully completed the Incubation Phase.

04

Sustainable Business

FlexiBA

FlexiBA consolidates eShop orders, cuts costs, and carbon footprint. Operating B2B with transaction fees, aiming to reduce 50kg CO2 per shipment. Developing MVP, expanding from local to Western Balkans.

BALKANHOP

BalkanHop streamlines customs and cross-border trade for B2C e-commerce. As a Merchant of Record (B2B), it consolidates shipments and prepares customs documents. The team will develop an MVP and refine it through testing in the Western Balkans.

More information

Downloads
E-commerce | Western-balkans
LOT
21

Improving cross-border e-Commerce services in the Western Balkans

This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business

How might we make cross-border delivery services more reliable, faster, cheaper and climate-friendly for businesses and consumers?

E-Commerce is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the Western Balkans. On average, more than 10% of products and services are purchased online today. However, compared to markets in the EU, the great economic potential of e-Commerce remains untapped. Hindering factors for local businesses are, for example, the lack of transparent, fast, reliable and affordable cross-border delivery services. There is also a growing awareness of climate-neutral business practices.

To address these challenges, GIZ initiated the 21st lab of tomorrow programme, which focuses on improving delivery services for inter-party e-Commerce in the Western Balkans region. 

Partners

01

Understand

Embarking on this journey within lab of tomorrow we will look for the opportunities how might we increase reliability and transparency of the delivery process, how delivery process could be become more energy efficient while reducing the total cost of this service or how can we decrease the time of delivery as well as the number of damaged packages due to the inadequate delivery.

Tackling these issues would not only lead to a decrease in the time and cost of delivery, but also to an increase in consumer trust in e-commerce and a rise in the competitiveness of the entire Western Balkan region in doing business on a global level.

Business Opportunities

02

Ideate Solutions

19
Participants
19
Companies
4
Ideas developed
4
Proven Business Models

03

Incubate business

2 ventures successfully completed the Incubation Phase.

04

Sustainable Business

FlexiBA

FlexiBA consolidates eShop orders, cuts costs, and carbon footprint. Operating B2B with transaction fees, aiming to reduce 50kg CO2 per shipment. Developing MVP, expanding from local to Western Balkans.

BALKANHOP

BalkanHop streamlines customs and cross-border trade for B2C e-commerce. As a Merchant of Record (B2B), it consolidates shipments and prepares customs documents. The team will develop an MVP and refine it through testing in the Western Balkans.

More information

Downloads

Challenge in spotlight

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LOT
21
e-commerce | western-balkans

Improving cross-border e-Commerce services in the Western Balkans

How might we make cross-border delivery services more reliable, faster, cheaper and climate-friendly for businesses and consumers?