Since June 1, 2009 the SDDA is in charge of the functions of the Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs, and thus it is now responsible for implementation of the e-procurements and the e-services.
The SDDA maintains and develops the unified state and municipal services' internet site www.latvija.gov.lv, where categorised links to Latvian internet resources offer a possibility for a centralized access to various electronic services offered by different state and municipal institutions.
The SDDA also manages the Electronic Procurement System available at www.eis.gov.lv. This is the first e-procurement system in the Baltic States, which organizes the procurements in a unified manner.
SDDA hosts several EU Territorial Cooperation Programmes (ETC), better known as Interreg. ETC provides a framework for joint actions between national, regional and local actors from different Member States to find common solutions to shared problems.
The Programs’ staff provides support both in development of project proposals and in implementing the projects. A brief information about each programme hosted by the Agency is presented below including the contact details.
Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014 -2020
Interreg Baltic Sea Region is an EU funding programme that facilitates transnational cooperation in the region. Countries around the Baltic Sea work together in projects to find joint solutions to common challenges. The funding is mainly directed at public authorities, research and training institutions, NGOs, sectoral agencies & associations and enterprises.
Further information about the Programme can be obtained at http://www.interreg-baltic.eu
Since 2007 the SDDA ensures the administrative operation of the VASAB Secretariat, the main task of which is to coordinate the cooperation of the Baltic Sea Region countries in the issues of spacial development.