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Kartina TV expands reach via SES Satellite at 19.2 degrees
East Over-the-top content provider will leverage reach of satellite at SES’s prime neighbourhood to deliver Russian-language TV channels for households across Western Europe.
TechChill 2020 focus - the Big Shift
TechChill, the leading start-up community NGO in the Baltics, is launching their 2020 season this week. The focus this season is the Big Shift – changes prompted by rapid developments in greentech, blockchain, and 5G technology that await us in the next five years. As every year, the main event will be the TechChill 2020 conference, which will take place on February 20-21 in Riga. Early-bird tickets are available starting today.
Lithuania's Axioma signs EUR 10 mln water meter deal with Oman
Axioma Metering, a company of the industrial and energy project group Axioma, which is part of Lithuania's Icor Group, signed on Wednesday a 10-million-euro agreement to supply water meters to Oman and launch production in the Arab country, informed LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian watchdog decides to block access to 9 online TV sites
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) decided on Wednesday to block access to nine online sites broadcasting TV programs, reported LETA/BNS.
Levira and Pixellot Introduce AI-automated Sports Production to All Estonian and Latvian Basketball Leagues
AS Levira, Estonia's leading TV and radio network operator and Pixellot, the worldwide leader in AI-automated sports production have signed an exclusive, long-term production agreement with the Estonian and Latvian Basketball Associations. Levira will produce and live-stream all Paf Estonian-Latvian Basketball League games, Women's Baltic League ELITE and International Division games using Pixellot AI-automated technology. The games of the lower Estonian leagues will also be broadcast via Telia TV, Estonia’s leading Telco, Levira representatives informed BC.
Lithuanian cabinet dropping idea of online voting in elections
The Lithuanian government is abandoning the idea of introducing online voting in elections over security concerns. Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevicius says the government is dropping the plan due to growing cyber-security threats worldwide, cited LETA/BNS.
Estonia's public transport ticketing co Ridango to launch services in Finland's Imatra
Estonian public transport ticketing company Ridango will be launching its services in the city of Imatra during the first half of 2020, which will also be the company's first step towards entering the Finnish market, informed LETA/BNS.
It is essential that the 5G infrastructure networks in the EU be resilient and fully secure - Rinkevics
On September 23, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics together with John Rood, the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, took part in a discussion about China’s relationship with Europe at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) Forum in Washington, D.C. LETA learned from the ministry.
Estonia: The majority of enterprises use information and communication technology (ICT) security measures
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2019, 90% of households had internet connection at home and it is used daily or almost daily by 98% of 16–44-year-olds. Enterprises contribute increasingly to improving their ICT security measures and policies.
Estonian technology companies promise to become climate neutral in 10 years
33 Estonian technology companies have signed a Green Pledge at Tallinn Digital Summit, promising to take their operations to a completely environmentally sustainable basis by 2030. Later this week, the signed agreement will be handed over to the President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, who will be participating at the UN Climate Summit on September 23rd in New York.
Estonia: Tallinn Digital summit to touch upon AI reaching daily life
Ministers and experts of 20 countries are to gather in Tallinn on Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of the society at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2019.
Baltic International Bank implements the Open Banking solution
In its business processes, Baltic International Bank ensures full compliance with the European Union’s (EU) Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) offering the open cooperation platform Open Banking. The service is secure because the Bank, upon receipt of the customer's request, verifies that third party providers (TPPs) are appropriately certified.
Focus on Influential Digital Freedom Festival 2019 Tech Event: Sustainable Development and Impact
When discussing technology and innovations we must consider the vast opportunities as well as the downsides of globalisation. This year influential technology event Digital Freedom Festival invites to participate in discussing the impact of technology on sustainable development, taking into account the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The festival will gather more than 1600 participants from all over the world in Riga on November 14th and 15th. It will focus on the role of humans in the new technology age with the main conference topics centering around the economy of the future, technology in healthcare, green technologies, smart mobility and lifestyle.
Estonia: Mobile-only fintech Monese to launch activity in 6 new countries
Monese, a mobile-only current account provider of Estonian origin, is planning to expand to America and Asia as well as Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in the near future, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonian ForMin to get cyber diplomacy department
he Estonian government at its meeting endorsed a proposal to establish a cyber diplomacy department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed LETA/BNS.
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