On 18 July 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, and the Director of the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Dr Modris Greitāns, at VAS State Radio and Television Centre of Latvia in the Television Tower of Zaķusala, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Quantum Technologies in Latvia. This brings up to 13 the number of partners that have joined the memorandum. The event was attended and signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže and the Director of EDI Modris Greitāns, while the already existing cooperation partners were represented by the Minister of Transport Kaspars Briškens, the Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds, the Chairman of the Board of LVRTC Ģirts Ozols and others. Our institute was represented by Deputy Director Ausma Grīnfelde.
On October 19, 2023, during the international forum "5G Techritory" in Riga, the first 11 cooperation partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Quantum Technologies in Latvia: PLC "Latvian State Radio and Television Centre", PLC "Electronic Communications", University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, LLC "LMT", LLC "Tet", LLC "Mikrotīkls", Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Defence, Environmental Protection and Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development.
The Memorandum provides for the promotion of the international competitiveness of Latvian high technologies in the field of quantum technologies, including (1) by developing local competence and innovations; (2) establishing, developing and sharing a test environment for technological solutions; (3) supporting the creation, adaptation and coherent development of innovative solutions of quantum technologies; (4) promoting cooperation of the academic sector with industry in order to activate knowledge transfer in the national economy of Latvia; (5) holding joint meetings several times a year to discuss the status of existing initiatives, current projects and collaborative works in the development of quantum technologies.
