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Secondary school students in Riga use sensors to study air quality
As part of the “Breathe, Riga!” initiative, young people used sensor technologies to collect air quality data in different parts of the city, while also participating in a study on mobility habits. From September 2025 to March 2026, the project applied a citizen science approach, involving 117 secondary school students in data collection and urban […]
Riga launches pilot project “Artificial Intelligence Classroom Assistant”
The Riga Municipality Education, Culture and Sports Department, in cooperation with the technology company Tilde, is launching the pilot project “Artificial Intelligence Classroom Assistant”. The project will be implemented in two Riga schools – Riga 75th Primary School and Riga 1st Primary School – Development Centre. “Tilde” is a European leader in AI-powered language technologies, […]
Riga Invests In Innovation: 5 New Projects Supported By The Innovation Fund For Smart City Development
The Innovation Fund of Riga Municipality continues to support innovative projects in 2026 that contribute to the development of Riga as a smart city and the modernisation of municipal services. Fund objectives and priorities The main objective of the Innovation Fund is to promote the development of Riga as a smart city by supporting projects […]
Riga is participating in the “European City Leadership Forum”
Riga is participating in the European City Leadership Forum, bringing together 20 European cities and their representatives to exchange knowledge, experience, and best practices in the fields of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and smart city development. Riga has successfully positioned itself internationally as a rapidly developing smart city, actively advancing a wide range of initiatives in […]
Riga Receives the European Mobility Week Award
Riga has received the prestigious European Mobility Week Award 2025, granted for outstanding achievements in promoting sustainable urban mobility. The award was presented in March 2026 at a ceremony organised by the European Commission in Brussels, recognising Riga’s innovative and citizen-engaging approach to mobility. European Mobility Week is an important initiative in which thousands of […]
Riga Shares Experience in Developing the City’s Digital Twin at an International Conference in Prague
Representatives of the Riga City Municipality participated in an international event on 2 March, where city experts, researchers, and technology companies shared their experience in the use of digital twins, 3D city models, and geospatial data for urban governance. The event was organized by Esri, one of the world’s leading developers of Geographic Information System […]