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In the 16th episode of his Virziens podcast, businessman Armands Broks discusses with Daunis Auer, a professor at the University of Latvia and chairman of the board of the LaSER think tank. They discuss Latvia's development path so far, current challenges and future opportunities. When discussing how Latvia got to where it is now, D. Auers highlights the lack of focus. Many years ago there were clear goals - to join the EU and NATO, but since this has been done, there are no other goals. He also highlights the need for a knowledge-based approach to future goal setting. The discussion about the future direction of Latvia's development should be informed and based on data: if we do A, it will affect B, C and DD. Auers highlights the example of Ireland in the country's purposeful development path and calls for it to be copied. At the same time, he points out that the idea of lower taxes is no longer a rational proposition - currently they are quite similar everywhere. Also, A. Brock and D. Auer discuss bureaucracy and discuss the possibilities of how it could be reduced. They highlight feature auditing as an important step. D. Auer offers to do it relatively simply. First, by determining whether this function should be performed by the state. If not, it can be eliminated. Secondly, if the specific function is needed, it is necessary to evaluate whether the process is taking place appropriately. They also touch on solutions for developing Riga, calling on them to realize that the whole of Latvia will benefit from it. — 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:18 Lack of vision 00:06:12 How to create capacity for making meaningful decisions? 00:08:58 The need for a future-oriented think tank 00:13:29 2009 decisions: there were no other options 00:15:50 How is Latvia doing now? 00:19:35 What does Latvia want to be? 00:23:10 Taxes no longer work 00:25:25 What can we copy from Ireland? 00:28:54 Riga is emptying: planning and zoning 00:33:21 How to reduce bureaucracy? 00:42:17 Functional audit 00:44:54 What determines the direction of the country? 00:48:04 A good bureaucracy develops the economy 00:52:49 The importance of education 00:56:16 Our great opportunity is the knowledge mile 00:59:49 We have problems with self-promotion 01:06:33 Lifelong learning 01:08:43 When legalize marijuana? 01:11:57 Risks of choosing the wrong direction of development - Virziens social networks: / virziens_ / virzienspodkasts https://x.com/Viriziens_ / virziens - Host: Armands Broks Director and editing: Toms Harjo Topic research: Anda Asare Project management : Madara Kalme Social network management: Gundars Smuidris