On 19 March 2026, an online seminar “Introduction to Data Pseudonymisation and Anonymisation” brought together more than 200 researchers, academic staff, and doctoral students from various institutions to expand their knowledge of personal data protection in research.
At the beginning of March, the international conference Alpine Privacy Days 2026 took place in Zuoz, Switzerland, bringing together experts in data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence from across Europe.
In February of 2026, representatives of the Latvian Data Stewards Network – Elīna Peina from the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Services Center, Laura Badūne and Monta Simona Zeltiņa from Rīga Stradiņš University
From 5 to 6 February 2026, Paris, France, hosted the international training EP PerMed Training in Data Management in Personalised Medicine, organised by the European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed)
On 4–5 February 2026, the international conference-exhibition AI & Big Data Expo Global 2026, organised by TechEx, took place in London, UK, bringing together more than 8,000 participants.
In January, Kristaps Oškalns, a representative of the Latvian Data Stewards Network and DataverseLV repository administrator, participated in a week-long training programme, S³ School – Sustainable Scientific Software School
On 12 February this year, a doctoral networking event was held at Rīga Stradiņš University under the theme “The Role of the Data Stewards in Doctoral Studies.”
From October 15 to 17, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis hosted the TARGETWISE project training course “Training in Large-Scale Biodata Analysis Methods”, dedicated to improving biodata processing and analysis skills
Kristaps Oškalns, a representative of the Latvian Data Curators Network and administrator of the DataverseLV repository, participated in the EOSC Winter School 2026, which took place in Nice, France, at the end of January.
On January 26, 2026, representatives of the Latvian Data Curators Network and the Shared Service Centre (VPC) Mikus Melderis and Artūrs Svarinskis participated in a professional development workshop “Anonymisation and Synthetic Data
Funding
The website was developed within the framework of the Project No 2.1.3.1.i.0/2/23/I/CFLA/002 “Support for implementing Open Science, developing solutions for shared use of research data, and participation in the EOSC” with financial support from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Latvian state.
Funding
The website was developed within the framework of the Project No 2.1.3.1.i.0/2/23/I/CFLA/002 “Support for implementing Open Science, developing solutions for shared use of research data, and participation in the EOSC” with financial support from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Latvian state.
