The Landscape of Information Technology in Latvia:

Sources and Links  

 

 

 

[1] CIA The World Fact Book, 2001: Latvia.  Available from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lg.html#Comm.  Accessed November 28, 2001.

 [2] Cristián Contreras R-T (80091), Gertrud Kasemaa (80101); Tutor: Örjan Sölvell; Ivo Zander (supervisor).  Master Thesis in International Business, Stockholm School of Economics--Mobile Telecommunications Sector In Estonia And Latvia: Drivers Of Development.  Presentation: February 2, 2001.

[3] Report on the status of FICIL: Baltic Sea Business Summit 2000, March 29-30; update version from September and November draft. From [2].

[4]  Stönner-Venkatarama, Dr. O.  "Waxing & Waning a weekly spin on Emerging Markets" No. 26 by FX Research & Economic Research; 16 August 2000.

[5] http://www.state.gov/www/regions/eur/nei/000405_latvia_am_concl.html.  Accessed November 14, 2001.

[6] Survey of ITTE sector in Latvia, Phare, 2000.  From [2].

[7] http://www.unitedinternationalpress.com/Latvia/lat_5.html

[8] http://www.europemedia.net

[9] Source: U.S. Trade and Development Agency.  http://www.mac.doc.gov/eebic/countryr/latvia/market/internet.htm

[10] Taken and adapted from http://www.american.edu/carmel/zk5687a/latvia.htm by Zhenia Klevitsky and Michael Paradise.  Accessed December 13, 2001.

[11] International Telecommunication Union (ITU).  "Challenges to the Network: Internet for Development".  Geneva,  February 1999.

[12] "Latvia Human Development Report 1999". United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Riga, Latvia, 1999.

[13] "Synthesis of Master Report" and "Latvia Master Report".  Available from http://www.eu-esis.org/esis2reg/LVreg1.htm and http://www.esis.ee/ist2000/esis/reg/synthCEEC4.htmLast accessed December 13, 2001.

[14] ."Sonera Annual Report 2000".  Available from http://www.sonera.com.  Last accessed December 13, 2001. 

[15] "Online piracy is least of Latvia's problems", by Andris Straumanis.  Available from http://www.latviansonline.com/features/feature-napster.shtml May 21, 2001.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[16] "Microsoft slashes prices in Latvia," September 8, 1999.  Available from ZKNet-UK at http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2073543,00.html.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[17]"Latvia Human Development Report 2000". United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Riga, Latvia, 2000.

[18] "IT & Electronics Market in Latvia", 2001.  Available from Trade Partners UK at http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk/itelectronics/latvia/profile/overview.shtml .  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[19] Business Advisory Council - in the framework of Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS), Stockholm, March 23, 2001.  From www.chamber.se/bac/BACinstitute.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[20] The Latvian Association of Technological Parks, Centers and Business Incubators.  Available at http://www.innovation.lv/LTICA.htm.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[21] “Regional Seminar on Information Society and E-Commerce” by Tatjana Mihailova, Senior Advisor, Department of Communications, Ministry of Transport, Moscow, Russian Federation, July 3-5, 2001.

[22]"Privacy and Human Rights 2000" by Privacy International.  Available from http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2000/countrieshp.html#Heading9.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[23] From http://www.eu-esis.org/esis2prom/LVprom5.htm.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

[24] From the Latvian Development Agency—http://www.lda.gov.lv/index.php?b=14.  Last accessed December 13, 2001.

 

 

 

Last updated December 13, 2001