The digital divide in Latvia: are we living in the same digital reality?

Digital transformation in Latvia continues to accelerate. We talk about artificial intelligence, automation, and new technological solutions that are reshaping businesses and everyday processes.

But an important question remains. Does this reality look the same across the entire country?

In some places, companies are already optimizing processes with AI and experimenting with new solutions. In others, a much more basic question still remains relevant: how to safely and confidently use digital services in everyday life.

This gap often goes unnoticed. We talk about it too little. Perhaps far too little.

The digital divide is not only about infrastructure or access to technology. It is also about skills, confidence, and the ability to make meaningful use of available tools. It is about how safe people feel in the digital environment and whether they can fully participate in it.

This is exactly why the topic becomes especially relevant in the context of LAMPA Conversation Festival this year, where the central question is: what are the topics we cannot afford not to talk about?

In our view, the digital divide in Latvia is one of them.

Two events, one conversation

This summer in Cēsis, we invite you to join two events that explore this topic from different perspectives, both through personal experience and a broader societal lens.

Digital Courage Lab: how safe are we really?

📍 July 10, 12:30–13:30
“Europe is Here” stage

The digital environment has become part of everyday life. We pay bills, communicate with institutions, and shop online. But are our skills and confidence keeping up?

The digital divide in Latvian regions: what are we still not talking about?

📍 July 11, 17:00–18:00
Regions stage

Is digital Latvia developing at the same pace everywhere, or are there multiple realities?

Let’s start with a question

These events are not about ready-made answers. They are about conversation. About hearing different perspectives and gaining a clearer understanding of what digital reality in Latvia looks like today.

The answers may differ. They may not be simple.

But everything starts with a question.

What are we still not talking about enough when it comes to digital Latvia?