Riga’s role in driving digital transformation was highlighted at the recent Latvian-German local government forum held in Berlin. Linda Ozola, deputy mayor of Riga , emphasizes the city’s growing potential to lead the way in digitization, with Latvian companies seeing new opportunities to expand into the German market and forge key partnerships. Latvia and the Baltic States have emerged as frontrunners in digital innovation and data security, according to the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (IDAL) . In Latvia, 84 percent of internet users utilize government e-services and digital identification, and over 91 percent of public sector services are accessible online. Notably, Latvia stands out as the only EU member where the entire administrative process in the construction sector has been fully digitized. “The digitisation of Riga started intensively at the turn of the century, by setting up the first databases and e-services. A major challenge, but also an opportunity that we were able to take full advantage of, was the period of pandemic, during which we rapidly digitized our internal municipal processes and also found ways to deliver almost all municipal services remotely,” says Ozola. “Riga as the capital of Latvia should take the lead in implementation […]
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