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AI Reality Check 2026: a full hall and a conversation about AI reality, not promises
The ANIMAS conference "AI Reality Check 2026" took place at the Riga Motor Museum on September 30. The interest was so great that we increased the initial number of 100 seats, and additional spots were also filled.
Read articlePractical AI Solutions for the Public Sector
ANIMAS publicly demonstrates practical AI solutions for the public sector. On March 4, 2026, at the MILA event "AI Solutions for Latvian Municipalities," Gatis Romanovskis presented the use of AI in public procurement.
Read articleAI research project for territory monitoring
ANIMAS participates in the research project "Development of an Intuitive Territory Monitoring Platform with AI-based Sensor Integration for Forestry and Agriculture Needs", developing components for sensor data, AI analytics, alerts, and visualization.
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ANIMAS is heading to the World Summit AI in Amsterdam
On October 7-8, ANIMAS will participate in the World Summit AI at the Latvian national stand organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA). We will showcase our developed Tender to an international audience.
Read articleGatis Romanovskis on the podcast "Breakthrough": "Nowadays, the fastest will win!"
What does it mean to start anew when you have already achieved so much in your professional life? ANIMAS CEO Gatis Romanovskis was a guest on Gundega Roze's podcast "Breakthrough" in episode 29, where he talked about the journey from many years in the corporate environment to private business.
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Mārtiņš Ermanis will speak at Riga Comm 2026
ANIMAS leading AI and software engineer Mārtiņš Ermanis is among the speakers at Riga Comm 2026. The exhibition and conference will take place on October 8–9 in Riga. Program: rigacomm.com/program.
Read articleTender: from finding a tender to a reasoned decision on participation
Winning a tender starts even before the submission of the offer. First, the right opportunity must be found, compliance must be assessed, and the requirements and market situation must be understood. Public procurement information is fragmented, and companies spend hours answering one...
Read article8 billion euros and only 4% of companies: what public procurement data reveals
The value of public procurement in Latvia last year was 8 billion euros. However, less than 4% of Latvian companies participate in procurements, and in every fourth procurement, there is only one applicant.
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Tools in hand, rules still on the way: ANIMAS's role in AI standards and ecosystem
Companies are developing AI tools at their discretion and without a unified standard. The tools are already in the hands of people, but the "rulebook" is still being written. Latvia can choose: to either follow the rules created by others or help write them.
Read articleAI in Accounting: a new system is not always necessary
At the MILA and RTU Innovations seminar "AI in Accounting: Practical Solutions and Opportunities" on August 27, Betija Muižniece discussed how AI can practically assist accountants and financial specialists.
Read articleAI Connect 2026: our most productive colleague is AI
What can we do today with AI that we wouldn't have even attempted a couple of years ago? We discussed this at AI Connect 2026.
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Diabetes assistant: one of the first three projects in the Latvian MI regulatory sandbox
The Diabetes Assistant developed by ANIMAS is one of three projects selected by the Artificial Intelligence Center (MIC) from 10 submissions for the first special regulatory environment for the development of AI systems. At the beginning of August, MIC adopted the first administrative acts that…
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Invoice from one sentence: rekini.animas.lv
The client is already waiting for the invoice, but you are still looking for their details. Many self-employed individuals, small businesses, and service providers still issue invoices using Excel or Word, or in systems that take more time to use than the invoice itself.
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LAMPA: how to prove that it is not you?
When people in the audience start taking pictures of the screen instead of the speaker, something impressive is being shown. Such a moment occurred on July 11 at the LAMPA conversation festival in the Artificial Intelligence Center tent, when Elviss Strazdiņš transformed into both the president of the country and...
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When we automate for fun: pilsetassvetki.lv and hockey prediction tool
In everyday life, we create serious automation tools. But sometimes you also need something simply for fun.
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MILA catalog: Latvian AI solutions in one place
MILA – The Artificial Intelligence Association of Latvia – has launched a new website and a catalog of Latvian AI solutions. The technological development of the platform was carried out by ANIMAS.
Read articlePowerful AI and data privacy: three insights from the Data State Inspectorate conference
Can artificial intelligence be powerful while also being responsible for data privacy? This was one of the central questions at the Data State Inspectorate's 25th anniversary conference "Personal Data | Future Perspectives".
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Company360: public company data in one place and for free
Before making a decision about collaboration, competition, or the market, we all do the same thing: we open several pages, look for credentials, financial data, employee counts, piece together fragments in our minds, and hope that the picture is accurate enough. Often it is not – not because...
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In regions and sectors: Rēzekne, ports, municipalities, hotels, and media
Rēzekne, April 16. At the LIAA and Rēzekne SEZ administration forum "The Future Begins with Dialogue: Technology, Digitalization, Automation" at RTU Rēzekne Academy, Gatis Romanovskis and Betija Muižniece delivered a lecture titled "How to Spot Opportunities in Automation." The conversation quickly...
Read articleFive insights from the Berkeley "AI for Executives" program
Currently, the most important question is not whether we will use AI. The most important thing is whether we are managing the organization in a way that it can adapt to it.
Read articleIcebreakers 2026 and "Test Before Invest"
"I know that I know nothing." With this Socratic insight, Betija Muižniece began the industry pitch at LU Icebreakers 2026 on March 5. In the era of AI, the rules of the game change not by years, but by hours, and this collective "ignorance" levels the playing field. It is not the one with more years of experience who wins...
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The First Prompt: a beginning that marks the direction
ANIMAS's first joint event brought together people, ideas, and artificial intelligence in one space. Not as a concept, but as a real environment to think, experiment, and ask the right questions.
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Does artificial intelligence replace employees? AI knows how. But do we know what to do?
The question concerns both managers and employees, and there are no simple "yes" or "no" answers.
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