Rīga 21 June 2013.
In the beginning of June, in Turkey, during the final stage of “European Business Awards” competition, the company “Rīgas Karte” was awarded “Ruban d’Honneur” medal as one of the Top 10 European companies in the category “Information system business with turnover under 25 million euro of the year”, as the press secretary of municipality SIA “Rīgas satiksme” Viktors Zaķis informed the agency LETA.
The jury award was presented to “Rīgas Karte” as the company has an original business model in the sphere of the intelligent transport systems and it is praise to the company for the innovative approach in the sphere of transport cards. In the majority of cases, the transport cards, as E-ticket (E-talons) in Rīga, work only as the payment cards for public transport. In Rīga and Latvia, “Rīgas karte” has made E-ticket a multi-functional card, which, in addition to the transport function, ensures also availability of services in schools, institutions subjected to the welfare department and paid parking lots of municipalities.
The prestigious “European Business Awards” competition is held every year with the support from the European Union Trade Commissioner. Awards are presented to companies that have demonstrated high class innovations and achievements in their sphere.
15,000 companies from 28 European countries took part in the competition. The competition was held in four stages that lasted 18 months, including video and presentations at the site in front of a competent jury. The company “Rīgas karte” was selected as one of the finalists of the competition.
The jury included competent international business managers and scholars. In Istanbul, “Rīgas karte” was one of the three companies who represented Latvia. The jury was surprised for the company’s achievements in the past few years and the projects planned for future, as indicated by Mr. Zaķis.
SIA “Rīgas karte” is a joint venture of “Rīgas satiksme” and “Xerox Solutions France” (previously known as “ACS Solutions France”) that has been working in Latvia since 2009.
The annual costs for “Rīgas karte” paid by the inhabitants of Rīga amount to approximately LVL 5 million.
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Published: 21.06.2013 14:03
Zane Stankeviča, LETA
