Grass growing under Latvian AI centre's feet

The Centre was established on 2 April 2025. The Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development (VARAM) submitted an application for its entry in the Register of Associations and Foundations. The foundation aims to bring together the public sector, the business community and the academic world.

The centre got off to a very slow start. This was partly because the board terminated the employment of the centre’s first director, Natālija Čerņecka, at the end of her probationa...