The network of data stewards in Latvia continues to develop as an important support mechanism for researchers, data managers and other professionals in the science. To promote the development of competencies and the exchange of information

Data is one of the most important resources in modern research. In order to make research results verifiable, reusable and available in the future

The Data Stewards Project has come to an end, but the Latvian Data Stewards Network established during the project, along with the support provided to researchers, will continue.

From 6 to 8 May 2026, the international conference “AI Summit Europe” took place in Riga, Latvia. The event was dedicated to leaders ready to take action. It brought together more than 500 participants from over 35 countries.

On 21 May 2026, the conference “Forward Together” took place at the “Fantadroms” conference centre in Riga, bringing together nearly 200 professionals from higher education, science and the IT sector, as well as researchers and representatives of institutions.

VPC data stewards, in cooperation with Ernst & Young Baltic, have prepared practical materials on the use of protected data in research.

The Latvian Data Steward Network has conducted a survey of Latvian researchers and doctoral students titled “Open Science and Research Data Management Practices in Latvia”. The survey aimed to explore researchers’ understanding

The annual Dataverse Community Meeting 2026, one of the leading international conferences in the field of research data management, took place in Barcelona, Spain from May 13 to 15, 2026.

From 4 to 6 May 2026, the international data and artificial intelligence (AI) conference Data Makers Fest 2026 took place in Porto, Portugal, bringing together experts in data engineering

On May 5, 2026, an online training seminar titled “Creating Metadata for Research Data: Quality, Standards, and Documentation” was organized by the Higher Education and Science IT Shared Services Center” (VPC)