Latvia - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Latvia.
- Virtual eSignature - Remote application enabled for smart card-based eSignature holders
- ePractice.eu, 7 February 2012. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Multi-channel Delivery. "The holders of the smart card version of the secure Latvian eSignature (eParaksts) can now apply for a virtual eSignature and receive it from the comfort of their home, the Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LSRTC) announced on 13 December 2011.
The virtual eSignature certificate allows one to sign a document electronically on the Latvian eSignature portal www.eparaksts.lv without having to use a smart card..."
- eSignature portal provides document sharing tool for multiple eSignature
- ePractice.eu, 4 November 2011. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Infrastructure. "As part of an effort to enhance the functionality of the Latvian eSignature portal, a document sharing tool has been made available to the users of the virtual eSignature, the Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LSRTC) recently announced.
A person who signed a document electronically with a virtual eSignature now has the opportunity to use the short-term online virtual document storage tool on the eParaksts portal; the document is stored automatically after it has been signed by its author, who can then invite others to sign the document by sending them the link where it is stored, after selecting the desired level of security..."
- Latvia’s society has enormous power
- Baltic News Network, June 22, 2011. "The society of Latvia is very active and has enormous potential and power that should be made use of, Jānis Erts, author of the public initiative platform ManaBalss.lv (My Voice) admits in an interview to the business news portal BNN.
The idea to create the platform originated about a year ago. I myself worked in the advertising industry, while my colleague Kristofs Blaus – at an information technology company. At that time, we felt helpless to influence the ongoing events in Latvia. So we started to think how to change this, Erts says..."
- Turning open government petitions into policies in Latvia, using online banking to authenticate citizens
- eGov AU - Craig Thomler's professional blog - eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Monday, June 27, 2011. "It can be difficult to get a perspective on the Government 2.0 activities in non-English speaking countries.
However thanks to Francis Irving, who posted an account in the My Society email list in the UK, forwarded to the OpenAustralia Community list in Australia, here's a very interesting mini case-study on one initiative in Latvia.
In this case the initiative was created outside of government, however has become part of their parliamentary and law-making process.
It involves using online banking accounts to identify users, in partnership with the major local banks..."
- Latvia puts ehealth services online
- e-Health Europe, 11 November 2010. "Latvia has made its first eHealth services available online to provide users with information on their own or their family's medical health..."
- First eHealth services available at the national eGovernment portal latvija.lv
- ePractice.eu, 22 October 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, Health portals, Personal Health Systems, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "Since 1 September 2010 the first eHealth services have been made available online at the national eGovernment portal 'latvija.lv'. The eHealth services include..."
- Municipalities support achievement of the one-stop-shop principle
- ePractice.eu, 19 October 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Policy, Regional and Local, User-centric Services. "The Latvian Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments (MRDLG) carried out a survey, which shows that many of the country's local government authorities wish to comply with the one-stop-shop principle..."
- Access to public electronic services via Mobile-ID solution
- ePractice.eu, 17 August 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Multi-channel Delivery, Policy. "The holders of a Mobile-ID provided by a Latvian telecommunications company can access a number of electronic services of the national eGovernment portal 'latvija.lv'..."
- Plan for the development of the eProcurement system approved
- ePractice.eu, 21 June 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic eProcurement, Services for Businesses, Legal Aspects, Policy. "On 22 April 2010 the Latvian Council of Ministers approved the plan for the improvement of the use of the Electronic Procurement System (EPS) for 2010-2012. The plan has been designed under the Information Society Development Guidelines 2006-2013..."
- Public consultation on the Electronic government development plan 2010-2013
- ePractice.eu, 31 May 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eIdentity and eSecurity, eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting,Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Legal Aspects, Policy, Regional and Local, User-centric Services. "The public consultation on the 'Electronic government development plan 2010-2013' will remain open until 15 June 2010... The aim of the plan is to promote the exchange of electronic data among public administration institutions and local government in order to enhance the efficiency of government and reduce its administrative costs..."
- Public consultation on the Electronic Skills Development Plan 2010-2013
- ePractice.eu, 14 May 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eInclusion; Topic Digital literacy and competencies. "The Latvian Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government is currently preparing the Electronic Skills Development Plan 2010-2013 and encourages the public to contribute with their suggestions via an open consultation. The plan constitutes a concrete set of actions and targets aiming to improve citizens' digital skills and to foster the use of information and communication technology (ICT) via a series of training courses..."
- eGovernment development - Major achievements of the 2005-2009 period
- ePractice.eu, 13 April 2010. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking | Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Policy, Regional and Local. "On 23 March 2010, the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government presented to the Latvian Cabinet an information report on the implementation of the eGovernment Development Programme 2005-2009..."
- Latvian Point of Single Contact operational
- ePractice.eu, 17 February 2010. Country Latvia, EU Institutions; Domain eGovernment; Topic Services for Businesses, High Impact Services with Pan-European Scope, Infrastructure, Interoperability, Legal Aspects, Policy, Regional and Local. "Since 28 December 2009, the Latvija.lv portal has become the one-stop shop for entrepreneurs who seek for online information and advice regarding the start-up of a business in Latvia..."
- Ministry of Education approves open source software for schools
- ePractice.eu, 7 December 2009. Country Latvia; Domain eGovernment; Topic Open Source. "Open source can be used to teach computer science classes to secondary school pupils, Latvia's Ministry of Education announced on 1 December 2009..."
- One stop-shop egovernment services
- ePractice.eu, 17 November 2009. Country Latvia; Domain
eGovernment; Topic Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Interoperability, User-centric Services. "The Latvian Minister for Regional Development and Local Government stated that in the next few years the government services will act as a one-stop shop for citizens' needs..."
This category last updated: 9 February 2012