A.Armonaitė will discuss the company’s cooperation with Lithuania with the Google Vice President
Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė on Tuesday at 1 p.m. will meet with Google’s senior vice president, Prabhakaru Raghavan. At the remote meeting, Lithuania’s position on the digital space reform initiated by the European Commission and issues of further cooperation relevant to both sides will be discussed.
During the meeting with the representative of Google, initiatives relevant to Lithuania will be discussed, such as the wider application of the Lithuanian language in the field of artificial intelligence and the possibility that the voice-controlled Google Assistant program will speak Lithuanian. This would make life easier for all citizens of our country, especially in the provision of services for the disabled.
The prospects of using the license of the electronic money institution granted to the Google Group company in Lithuania two years ago will also be discussed.
The ambitious reform of the digital space launched by the European Commission a year ago will also be discussed. has announced that it will apply the new rules to all digital services, including social media, online marketplaces and other EC online platforms. This directly affects Google, Facebook and other digital service providers.
The main purpose of the new rules is to ensure that all digital service providers, including very large online platforms, comply with consumer rights and competition rules in a fair, clear manner. The new rules aim to boost the growth of smaller businesses and reduce regulatory fragmentation.