Benchmark Study 1

IPP BENCHMARK REPORT
Main tools of support for regional & local organizations -
Latvia
The support structures of internationalization in Latvia are considered state institutions (ministries, development
agencies), local authorities, planning regions, innovation and business centres, technological
parks, universities, research institutes, NGOs. Some of the main support organizations are described in
this chapter.
State Regional Development Agency (SRDA)
o Target group
The main target group: local municipalities, planning regions and other partners involved in the
processes of regional development.
o Web&contact data
Post Mail address:
Līga Baltiņa
19 Elizabetes street, Riga
E-mail: Liga.Baltina@vraa.gov.lv, vraa@vraa.gov.lv
Phone: +371 67079030, +371 29167300
www.vraa.gov.lv
o Main strategy
The main goal of SRDA is to implement balanced regional development policy in Latvia and is
focused on several functions:
Managing the state financial instruments and the activities of the EU Structural Funds (ERDF,
ESF);
International cooperation in order to ensure exchange of information and experience at an
international level;
Support function for local municipality e-governance, maintenance and development of state e-
services (www.latvija.lv) and e-procurement IT system;
Research activities in the field of regional development;
First level control function of European territorial cooperation programme projects. European territorial
cooperation programmes office (host institution);
Vision and strategies around the Baltic Sea (VASAB) (host institution).
Contact point of the ESPON programme.
Implementation of other financila instruments (e.g.Swiss - Latvian cooperation programme,
Norwegian Financial Instrument).
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