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PPPA's latest articles on public-private partnership, artificial intelligence in public administration, and digital transformation.

25 Aug 2026
AI Governance

AI Governance — Outsourced

The outsourced CAIO model lets organisations access experienced AI leadership capacity without a full-time position — why it's becoming relevant in Latvia and PPPA's role.

3 Aug 2026
Process-as-Code

Process-as-Code Pilot Project: What an Organisation Gains and How Its Costs Are Justified

A practical overview for decision-makers — what the pilot project delivers, why the organisation covers part of the cost, and what to assess before approving the contract.

31 Jul 2026
EU & Industrial AI

IPCEI-AI: Why Europe's Industrial AI Initiative Is Conceptually Significant

An EU state-aid instrument for industrial, sector-specific AI — and why Latvia already has a national application channel open through LIAA.

30 Jul 2026
AI Standards

New AI Standards in Latvia: From Regulation to Practical, Demonstrable Implementation

LVS ISO/IEC 42001, LVS ISO/IEC 42006 and LVS EN 18286 form the basis for auditable AI implementation — and why a standard alone does not deploy an AI system.

28 Jul 2026
Regulation

EU Adopts First Major Amendments to the AI Act – Digital Omnibus Regulation Enters into Force

High-risk AI system deployment deadlines extended, AI literacy and sandbox requirements clarified, EU AI Office powers strengthened. The AI Act's core principles remain unchanged.

20 Jul 2026
PPP & Infrastructure

Bauska Bypass PPP Tender Receives Five Candidate Applications

Five candidate applications received in the tender's qualification round, from Latvian, Polish and international consortia — a significant signal for the development of Latvia's PPP market.

20 Jul 2026
AI Ecosystem

AI LV Exchange Adds MCP-Based Monetisation

Micropayments for MCP tool calls, based on the open x402 standard now governed by the Linux Foundation together with Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, Cloudflare and others.

17 Jun 2026
Regulation

Who Will Supervise AI Act Compliance in Latvia? A Distributed Governance System Is Taking Shape

Latvia has chosen a distributed oversight model — VARAM, the Data State Inspectorate, the Ombudsman, the Bank of Latvia and sector regulators share responsibility by competence, rather than a single central regulator.

9 Jun 2026
PPP & Infrastructure

RIX Signs PPP Contracts

Riga International Airport signs historic PPP contracts worth more than one billion euros — the largest PPP deal in the history of Latvia's airports.

9 Jun 2026
AI & Strategy

Satya Nadella: The Symbiosis of AI and Human Knowledge

The Microsoft CEO's analysis of human capital and token capital — and how it echoes PPPA's Process-as-Code approach.

3 Jun 2026
EU & Digitalisation

European Commission Publishes European Technological Sovereignty Initiative

Europe depends on non-EU suppliers for more than 80% of critical digital technologies. The EC's response is increasingly about control — over infrastructure, data and processes.

28 May 2026
Policy & AI

Government Declaration: Commitment to Develop a National AI Strategy Within 100 Days

The new government's declaration includes a concrete commitment to approve a National AI Strategy with objectives for public administration, education and defence.

11 May 2026
AI Sandbox

PPPA Process-as-Code Included in the AI Regulatory Sandbox

Latvia's AI Centre committee selected 3 projects from 10 applications, evaluated by 20 independent experts — PPPA's application scored 80/100.

7 May 2026
AI and PPP

Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration: PPP as a Strategic Implementation Tool

Estonia's example shows — PPP is not just a financing tool. It is a structural mechanism for AI deployment in the public sector.

7 May 2026
Municipalities

Municipal Digital Transformation: Why a Private Partner Is Needed

Lithuania's €62 billion funding deficit shows — no public sector can afford digitalisation without private capital.

7 May 2026
Regulation

EU Artificial Intelligence Act and PPP: Regulation as a Competitive Advantage

The AI Act creates a structural advantage for institutions that deploy AI through auditable PPP mechanisms — rather than retrospectively.

6 May 2026
Document Management

Public-Private Partnership in Document Digitalisation: A Foundation for AI-Supported Decision-Making

AI cannot help effectively when information is fragmented and unstructured. PPP as a tool for preparing documents for AI-supported decision-making.

15 Mar 2026
AI Sandbox

EU AI Act and Regulatory Sandboxes — a New PPP Dimension

A regulatory sandbox is, in essence, a structured partnership between the private and public sectors. It is the classic PPP model in a digital environment.

15 Mar 2026
PPPA Strategy

PPPA Expands Its Activities into Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence

PPPA expands its activities to include digital transformation and artificial intelligence — the partnership model is just as relevant to digital technology deployment as to infrastructure projects.