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Riga Invests in Innovation: Seven New Projects Receive Support from the Innovation Fund to Advance the Smart City
The Riga City Municipality Innovation Fund continues to support innovative projects that promote the development of Riga as a smart city. The 2025 Innovation Fund budget enables municipal institutions to […]
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Expert Discussion on the Development of Riga as a Smart City
On April 24, 2025, the Riga City Council hosted an expert discussion titled “Smart Riga: Now and in the Future”, where leading experts from public administration, business, academia, and non-governmental […]
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Forum “How Does Europe Support Service Digitalization and How Can We Use It?” Brought Together Latvia’s Smart Community Leaders
On April 15, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development hosted the forum “How Does Europe Support Service Digitalization and How Can We Use It?”. The event aimed to […]
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EUROCITIES Mobility Forum Held in Riga
From March 19 to 21, the international EUROCITIES Mobility Forum took place in Riga, gathering approximately 150 experts from across Europe. This year’s central theme was “Smart and Integrated Transport […]
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Bruntor selected as one of the TOP 20 GLOBAL Mobility Startups to Watch in 2025
Bruntor together with Riga city have been testing their scooters’ efficiency and adaptability in various terrains and in real-life environment common to Rīga’s landscape, including city streets, cobblestone paths, and […]
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Drone data collection and processing – Riga shares use cases and valuable insights
The second drone ecosystem-building seminar “Drone data collection and processing – use cases in Latvia” of the “Smart Skies” project takes place in Valmiermuiza, Valmiera County on the 12th of […]
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Bruntor, a special cargo scooter developed in Latvia – adapted for janitors and tested in real-life environment with excllent results
The EIT Urban Mobility project “GreenDash” is in full swing and the feedback is great from communal services across the city who tested a custom-designed electric scooter from Bruntor! The […]
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Annual “Climathon” Hackathon to Tackle Circular Economy and Green Mobility Challenges
The Riga Technical University (RTU) Science and Innovation Center and the open innovation movement VEFRESH invite participants to join Climathon ’24: Circular Economy and Green Mobility Solutions for Sustainable Urban […]
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Take part in the hackathon “The Big Four: from room to patient”
On 25 October, Riga 1st Hospital and Riga Stradins University (RSU) Innovation Centre will host a hackathon “The Big Four: from room to patient”. During the hackathon, participants will be […]
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Rīga to Showcase Smart City Innovations at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2024 in Barcelona
Rīga will participate in one of the largest international events in the field of smart cities—Smart City Expo World Congress 2024, taking place from November 5 to 7 in Barcelona. […]
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Rīga Takes Center Stage at the 7th Annual 5G Techritory Forum
5G Techritory, the annual 5G forum for industry participants, decision-makers, and executives, will be held for the 7th time on October 30-31, 2024, in person and online. The 5G Techritory […]
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Smart Rīga Joins the Latvian Delegation to Berlin for the Smart Country Convention
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is organizing a high-level working visit of the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, to Berlin from October 14 to 15, 2024. The […]
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