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Ilves: the safety of e-services does not imply secluding oneself
Yesterday, Esotnia’s president Toomas Hendrik Ilves spoke at the international ICT forum ICT2013 in Vilnius, which focused on growth, creativity and innovation. In the course of the discussion on modernisation and building bridges, the Estonian Head of State stressed the importance of trust when developing e-services and promoting innovation, especially in light of recent concerns over privacy, informed BC presidential press service.
National Digital Coalition created in Lithuania
On Thursday, during the ICT 2013: Create, Connect, Grow conference in Vilnius, which was organized by the European Commission, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a memorandum of cooperation regarding the creation of the National Digital Coalition in Lithuania was signed, informs LETA/ELTA.
Estonian President unveiled Tilde’s machine translation system at ICT 2013 in Vilnius
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves officially unveiled language technology developer Tilde’s machine translation system for Estonian at ICT 2013, Europe’s largest digital technology event, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 7, informs BC marketing communications manager at Tilde Ltd. Rihards Kalnins.
Veset.tv attracts 1 mln dollar investment for development of cloud-based TV service
The Latvian company Veset.tv, one of the first providers of cloud-based TV services in the world, has secured USD 1 million equity investment from private investors. Veset.tv is planning to use the acquired funds for the development of the functionality of the company’s products and expansion into new foreign markets.
EIT ICT Labs Outreach Program presented at ICT 2013 in Vilnius
Teaming up to advance the innovation capability of Europe – EIT ICT Labs Outreach Program set-off to build collaboration in EU to boost ICT innovations, informs LETA.
Scientists are looking for the secret of being thin in the genes of Estonians
Scientists of the Tartu University Estonian Genome Reserve are embarking on a fight against obesity by participating in a study of genes of slim people from Estonia, LETA/Eesti Päevaleht writes.
Dombrovskis to Rasmussen: Latvia sees the opportunity to strengthen NATO’s strategic communication capability
On Wednesday, November 6, during the meeting with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis emphasized that Latvia sees the opportunity to contribute to strengthening the strategic communication capability and NATO’s cyber defence.
Presiding in EU Lithuania is creating digital future of Europe
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite opened one of the biggest Lithuanian EU Presidency events – the European conference on information and communications technology "ICT2013: Create, Connect, Grow", informs BNC presidential press service.
FBI includes Latvian-born Russian citizen on its list of most wanted hackers
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added five persons wanted for cyber-crimes to its ''Most Wanted'' list, including Latvian-born Russian citizen Alexsey Belan, informs LETA.
Lithuania's Happy Barometer appears in Apps Store
The Happy Barometer app for mobile devices uses the iOS platform and appeared in the Apps Store this week, informs LETA/ELTA the Municipality of Vilnius city.
Estonian Art Museum website down for second day after cyber attack
The Estonia Art Museum (KuMu) website was cyber-attacked Tuesday afternoon, after which KuMu closed its homepage and hasn’t still relaunched it, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
Interactive program to help Europe discover Lithuania
The VIALITHUANIA interactive programme presenting Lithuania's connections to EU countries was created under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This interactive programme reveals historic and cultural relations of Lithuania to the 27 countries of the EU, the website eu2013.lt informs.
Estonia’s Harju Elekter boosts profits by 42% in 9 months
Estonian electrical fittings producer Harju Elekter informed the Tallinn stock exchange that its consolidated net profit of the first nine months of 2013 increased by 42% to 4.9 million euros while the third quarter profit amounted to 2.4 million euros, a growth of 81.5% in a year, informs LETA.
Ansip: Estonia has a lot to offer to Europe
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said at the government's European Union policy discussion on Tuesday in Riigikogu that although the share of EU in the world economy is big, there are spheres where Europe has to make efforts so that Europe would be reckoned with in the 21st century, reports BC the government communication unit.
Lithuania and Latvia – among least innovative economies in EU
According to a new innovation indicator launched by the European Commission, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland and Latvia are among the least innovative economies among other European Union (EU) member states, informs LETA/ELTA.
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