Skip to main content
Search by keyword
Organisations

The Ministry of Economics is the leading public administration in the field of industrial and service policy, business policy and tourism policy. The Ministry has been established on March 1, 1990.

The aim of the Ministry of Economics is to reach the competitiveness of the national economy at European level. Therefore the Ministry promotes sustainable development of structurally and regionally balanced national economy. The Ministry is working closely with non-governmental organizations representing the entrepreneurs and other social partners.

The Ministry of Economics coordinates and supervises the systems of national standardization, accreditation, metrology and market supervision. Ministry also plans and manages the provision of measures related to prevention of energy crises. The Ministry of Economics performs the administrative supervision of prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, as well coordinates the medium and long term forecasting of changes in labor market.

The Ministry of Economics represents the economic interests of Latvia in the European Union and participates in all stages of decision making. The Ministry of Economics represents the opinion of Latvia at the EU Competitiveness Council and Transport, Telecomunications and Energy Council.

Organisation Details

National coalition member
No
Organisation category
Public institution
Target audience
Digital skills for the labour force.
Digital skills for ICT professionals and other digital experts.
Digital skills in education.
Digital skills for all
Digital technology / specialisation
Geographic scope - Country
Latvia
Industry - field of education and training
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not further defined