Insights into the Data Spaces Symposium 2026
On February 10–11, 2026, one of the most important European-level conferences dedicated to the development of data spaces, data management, and secure, reliable data exchange between research
RSU Data Stewards at EARMA 2026 Share Experience in Research Data Management
From 5 to 7 May 2026, the Annual Conference of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) took place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU)
Data stewards participate in the WorldCIST’26 conference
The World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies '26 took place in Madeira, Portugal, from March 31 to April 2, bringing together researchers, data professionals, and technology experts to discuss the latest trends in information systems
Summit on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
On March 17–18, 2026, Mihails Korčevskis (RTU), a representative of the Latvian Data Stewards Network, participated in the AI in Higher Education Summit 2026 in Paris, France.
Dataverse Software Developers from Harvard University Visit Latvia and Praise the Achievements of the DataverseLV Repository in Its First Year of Operation GalleryDataverse Software Developers from Harvard University Visit Latvia and Praise the Achievements of the DataverseLV Repository in Its First Year of Operation
Dataverse Software Developers from Harvard University Visit Latvia and Praise the Achievements of the DataverseLV Repository in Its First Year of Operation
On May 6, an event was held reviewing the first year of operation of DataverseLV – from an idea outlined in Latvia’s Open Science Strategy to a fully functioning research data repository that has already received the internationally recognized CoreTrustSeal certification.
Presentations and Recording for the Webinar “Research Data Ecosystem in Latvia and the Role of Libraries” available
In April 2026, the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Services Center (VPC), in cooperation with the Latvian Academic Library Association (LATABA), organised a webinar “Research Data Ecosystem in Latvia and the Role of Libraries”.
Research Data Repository DataverseLV Receives CoreTrustSeal Certification
We are proud to announce that the national research data repository DataverseLV has officially acquired the CoreTrustSeal certification. This significant achievement internationally affirms that DataverseLV
The 26th Research Data Alliance Plenary Meeting Held
The 26th plenary session of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) (RDA VP26) took place online from March 16–20. Gatis Lāma, a representative of the Latvian Data stewards network and data curator at Riga Technical University
Insight Into the ECSA 2026 Conference
From March 3 to 6, the 6th European Citizen Science Association conference (ECSA 2026) took place in Oulu, Finland, bringing together more than 500 participants to examine the diversity of Citizen Science in different contexts and its potential to reduce inequality
Data Curators Enhance Skills in Database and Omics Data Analysis
From March 16 to 18, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis hosted the Training in Databases and Omics Data Analysis, a workshop focused on working with various biomedical and research databases, as well as on effective data retrieval and analysis
