IT company Dativa, in cooperation with Riga Technical University (RTU), is developing a new web document editor solution based on open technologies and driven by artificial intelligence, which will make it possible to prepare and edit documents directly in an internet browser — without the need to prepare the document in a special programme and upload it separately to e-service portals or service provider portals.
Once the upcoming solution, DokEdit, is available in them, an application will be able to be prepared directly in the portal in the appropriate form, the risk of errors will be reduced, and the document will be able to be conveniently signed there. The system will offer suggestions for improving the quality of the document. When editing the document, Latvian grammar will be checked, highlighting incorrect fragments and displaying suggestions for replacing text fragments, as well as for formatting and content corrections. Although the basis of the document will be created automatically, based on the system’s recommendations, the final changes to it will be made by the user. Documents created with DokEdit will become more structured, easier to review and safer for further use.
It will be useful for private individuals, companies, as well as state and municipal employees
“Document preparation is still one of the most time-consuming processes both in public administration and in everyday work. That is why we are developing a new, artificial intelligence-supported web document editor that will help documents be created faster, with higher quality and more conveniently. The solution will automate a number of routine tasks, improve the structure and readability of documents, and make them easier to use in digital processes. In addition, by creating documents with a free solution, portal maintainers are also expected to gain a financial benefit. Importantly, the new IT system will increase document security by reducing the creation of unwanted copies.
Digital document circulation is highly relevant, and our aim is to create a modern open-source library based on open technologies, which will be available to the IT sector in Latvia and worldwide from the end of 2026. It will be suitable for both small and large IT projects where business processes require document processing,” says Dativa Director Edžus Žeiris.
To ensure that the new solution is convenient to use, Dativa specialists have also listened to potential users and clarified their needs. The business needs encountered by the Dativa team itself in its everyday work are also being taken into account during the development of the upcoming IT system.
Riga Technical University’s support in the project’s research process
IT company Dativa has cooperated with Riga Technical University (RTU) several times to create new projects. Aleksejs Jurenoks, Head of RTU’s Software Development Research Group and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy, appreciates this company initiative, as even before a project is implemented in practice, researchers can define potential use cases, identify possible risks, offer solutions, as well as improve their knowledge and develop further.
“Research methods are labour-intensive and require time. By working together, we can do work in the areas where each of us is stronger — we have our own foundation and experience in research, we carry out in-depth research and provide the company with a reliable result. For example, in the DokEdit project, a group of scientists is currently working with language models, and a doctoral student and several master’s students are also involved in the work. They not only gain valuable research experience, but also see how it can be applied in real life. In turn, the company has a better understanding of the product’s needs, production and promotion to users, which it can focus on while we are engaged in research. In this way, we can create the best result, because our shared goal is for the DokEdit project to work as intended and help users in their everyday lives,” says RTU Associate Professor Aleksejs Jurenoks.
European Union support for the DokEdit project solution
The solution developed within the research project “Development of a New, Open, Cloud-Independent and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Web Document Editor Solution for More Efficient and Secure Document Processing (DokEdit)” will be able to ensure the secure and efficient creation, dynamic editing and annotation of structured documents in an internet browser environment.
Project “Information and Communication Technology Competence Centre for Research”, ID No. 5.1.1.2.i.0/2/24/A/CFLA/007
The project is co-financed by the Recovery Fund within the framework of the Operational Programme “Implementation Regulations for the Second Round of the 5.1.1.2.i. Investment ‘Support Instrument for Research and Internationalisation’ of the 5.1.1.r. Reform ‘Innovation Governance and Motivation of Private R&D Investment’ under the 5.1. Reform and Investment Direction ‘Increasing Productivity through Increasing the Volume of Investment in R&D’ of Latvia’s Recovery and Resilience Mechanism Plan”.
