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Friday, 29.03.2024, 01:28
Export of Latvia’s ICT services rises to EUR 137 mln in Q1
Latvia's export of ICT services has been steadily increasing, Latvian
Information and Communications Technology Association's President Signe Balina commented.
"Last year we passed the railroad industry, and in the first quarter
of this year we drew close to the financial services industry," said
Balina, emphasizing though that ICT was not a rival to other industries.
The ICT sector has increased substantially in the past several years. The
Central Statistical Bureau's data also show that the number of employees in ICT
has increased 58% over the past few years. In 2008, 18,900 people worked in the
ICT industry, while this year there are more than 30,000 people working in ICT,
Balina informed.
However, the number of vacancies in the ICT sector is still very
significant, added Balina.