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In the State Chancellery’s procurement for the development of digital public service design, the lowest bid was submitted by the company of the imprisoned businessman Ceruss

In the State Chancellery’s procurement “Development of the design of state administration digital services. Stage 2.” the lowest bid was submitted yesterday by the company “Corporate Consulting” owned by the arrested businessman Ceruss, according to the bid opening record of 23 March. In total, nine companies have submitted bids in the tender, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Emergn, Civitta Latvia, CUBE Agency, Raccoonery, SDSI studio and TRY Riga. The bid prices range from 27,888 euros to 33,000 euros. […]

One of those detained in the EPPO criminal proceedings could be the Deputy Director of the State Social Insurance Agency, Arvis Širaks

One of the 21 persons detained in the criminal proceedings initiated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) may be Arvis Širaks. He cannot be reached on his mobile phone today, and the VDAA landline is also disconnected. His deputy Jolanda Mustermane is also unreachable – there is silence on both of their phones. According to information available to Inc., Širaks has not come to work today. A VDAA representative of the Administrative […]

An innovative system for bird protection in wind farms is being developed in Latvia

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) and JSC Latvenergo have launched a research project aimed at developing a technology unique in Latvia for the automatic detection and identification of birds in wind turbine parks. This solution will help reduce the risk of bird mortality while promoting the sustainable development of wind energy and compliance with environmental protection requirements. The project is an important step for innovation and nature protection in Latvia, because so far […]

Wants to restrict solar panels on agricultural land

Members of the Saeima faction of the United List want to achieve amendments to the law “On Land Privatization in Rural Areas”, which would significantly restrict the placement of solar panels on agricultural land. Such a draft law has been submitted to the Saeima Presidium. According to the intention of the draft law’s author, Edgars Putra, it should be prohibited to install solar panels on agricultural land if its quality assessment is higher than 30 points and the solar panels would occupy […]

The solution for obtaining biometric data for Estonian e-residents will be developed by a Latvian company

Latvian software developer X Infotech has won the tender for developing a technical solution to capture e-residents’ biometric data using mobile devices, announced the Information Technology and Development Center of the Estonian Ministry of the Interior (SMIT). Starting from 2027, the application under development will allow e-residency applicants to securely confirm their identity using a smartphone app. Submitting biometric data via the mobile app will make e-residency […]

Artificial intelligence will facilitate communication between the Baltic republics

A new artificial intelligence (AI) technology platform provides speech-to-text and text-to-speech conversion, helping organizations automate various tasks in Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian. The Lithuanian artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics technology company Neurotechnology, which specializes in deep machine learning solutions and high-precision biometric identification technologies, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence platform for natural language processing (NLP) tasks […]

New technology will help prevent power grid overload

To streamline the management of production and consumption capacity in the power grid, the Latvian energy technology startup Engycell, in cooperation with AS Sadales tīkls, has developed an innovation – a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) algorithm that enables dynamic management of BESS charging and discharging decisions depending on the real-time situation of the distribution transformer in the power grid. The aim of the pilot project is to find new solutions for how to use digital technologies to efficiently utilize all […]

BlockBen will issue the first cryptocurrency in Latvia

The financial technology company BlockBen, which very recently received a license from the Bank of Latvia to provide crypto-asset services, will issue the first patented cryptocurrency CrowdX in Latvia and the European Union for the crowdfunding service provider SIA CrowdedHero. This cooperation marks a new era for blockchain-based crowdfunding in the European Union, since in Latvia no such token has been issued so far – neither before nor after […]

The war in Ukraine – not only devastation, but also a business opportunity

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has created for Latvia not only a substantial challenge in increasing its military capabilities, but also the necessary conditions for our military industry to develop rapidly. The company Belss and its owner Tālis Ziediņš seem to have been the best prepared for this turn of events and are now reaping the fruits of 30 years of work since the company’s founding. At present, Belss and its partner Eraser’s drones […]

1 of 1000: An innovative Latvian technology company joins a prestigious European programme

The Latvian innovation startup SIA P-Agro Minerals was the only company from Latvia to be included in the European Commission’s Women TechEU programme, where only 40 out of 1107 applicants received funding of 75,000 euros – surpassing the 4% success threshold. Women TechEU is a two-year European Union funded initiative that supports women – founders and managers of knowledge-intensive companies across Europe. The aim of the programme is to create gender […]