Latvia

European Commission

Commission Representation in Latvia

EOSC-A Mandated Organisation

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EOSC Steering Board representatives

Aleksandrs Mārtiņš BLŪMS, Ministry of Education and Science
Sarmīte Mickeviča, Ministry of Education and Science

In late 2019 the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia initiated the Open Science Latvia landscape research with one of the main aims to create a roadmap of the Open Science policy. Several actions and initiatives to implement principles of Open Access/Open Science policies are taking place in Latvia.

The Latvian National Open Science Strategy 2021-2027 states that Open Science development is formed around three pillars: Open Access, FAIR Data and Citizen Science. It is devoted to the development of EOSC related activities, competencies and infrastructure. Latvia participates in EOSC projects and development, such as through EOSC Nordic.

Higher Education and Science Joint Digital Services Center

The EOSC National Structure is estimated to be established in 2022. Its main three priorities are to:

  • Develop and jointly procure high quality digital services for research institutions
  • Coordinate national stakeholders to address current and future needs
  • Coordinate EOSC activities at national level

Contact the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia: pasts@izm.gov.lv

4 October 2022 | Tripartite Event:

Policies

In Latvia, the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) is responsible for the national policy-making. The Latvian National Open Science Strategy 2021-2027 aims to:

  • Develop Open Access further
  • Create a Dataverse science data repository network with the FAIR principles as a key focal point and implement incentives for researchers based on developed evaluation criteria
  • Create a community of data stewards and implement an appropriate training programme for data stewards
  • Create the Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre to manage processes and represent Latvia in the EOSC Association

Read more:

EOSC Nordic D2.8: Open Science policies and resource provisioning in the Nordic and Baltic countries (final report)

EOSC Association Members and Observers

Augstākās izglītības un zinātnes informācijas tehnoloģijas koplietošanas pakalpojumu centrs (VPC)

Mandated organisation

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Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU)

Member

Riga Stradins University from Riga, Latvia is one of the leading and most advanced higher education teaching institution... Read more

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