Latvia (LV)

General Information

  • Capitarl city icon Riga
  • Region size icon 64.573 km2   (2015)
  • Population icon 1.875.757 (2022)
  • Regional GDP icon 33.695,90 (2021)
  • % of the National GDP 100,00 (2021)
  • % of Unemployment 7,10 (2022)
  • Regional GERD (%) 0,69 (2021)
Urban Data Platform

S3 Thematic Platforms

S3 Priorities

2014-2020

Name Description
Knowledge intensive bio-economy Sustainable and productive forest growing in changing climatic conditions; Full use of wood biomass for chemical processing and energy; Innovative, risk-reducing plant and animal breeding technologies; Development of innovative high value-added niche products from wood, traditional and unconventional agricultural plant and animal raw materials; Technological solutions for the use of plant and animal breeding and processing by-products; Food safety
Biomedicine, medical technologies and biotechnology Chemical and biotechnological methods and products for the production of pharmaceutical and bioactive substances; Development and research of new and existing human and veterinary medicinal products; Molecular and individualized treatment and diagnostic methods and cell technology; Functional foods, therapeutic cosmetics and bioactive natural substances
Smart materials, technology and engineering Implant materials, composite materials, thin layers and coatings, equipment, machinery and working machines, glass fiber products and smart glass-based materials
Advanced ICT Innovative knowledge management, system modeling and software development methods and tools; innovative sectoral ICT hardware (hardware) and software (software) applications; cyber-physics systems, language technologies and the semantic web; bulk data and knowledge infrastructure; information security and quantum computers; computer system testing methods
Smart Energy Development of smart grids - development of demand-supply systems, smart buildings, home, appliances and home automation systems; Development of next-generation technologies for energy from renewable energy sources; Increasing energy efficiency - energy efficiency of building structures, energy efficiency of residential infrastructure elements; Sustainable energy for transport - new technologies, accelerating their implementation, electric mobility

You can obtain more detail following this link: EYE@RIS3 Priorities

Digital Innovation Hubs

Technical Competences

Services Provided

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You can obtain more detail following this link: Digital Innovation Hubs Tool

Contacts

S3

  • Email: lauma.sika@izm.gov.lv
  • Phone: 00371-67047778

S3

  • Email: Kristaps.Soms@em.gov.lv
  • Phone: 00371-67013299