13 Therefore in the development planning period of 2014 – 2020 the broadband network development must be continued by planning both the second round of the middle mile project, the activities focused on the development of the last mile and grids, as well as mapping of the current electronic communications network infrastructure. It should be noted that the Internet access development is an important precondition for ensuring the availability of e-opportunities and services in the entire territory of Latvia, i.e., they are available if the Internet is available in the respective territory. Taking into account that approximately half of the inhabitants13 of Latvia live in the countryside of Latvia, it is important to ensure the high quality availability of services in rural areas by promoting the remote receipt of services as much as possible all around Latvia thereby facilitating equal living and working conditions for all inhabitants of Latvia. High quality and available business, educational, social and health care services by using modern e-opportunities is an important condition for the involvement of people and business activity development in rural areas. 2. Linkage with other development planning documents Linkage with Latvian development planning documents: ● Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia until 2030 (approved by the Saeima on 10 June 2010); ● National Development Plan of Latvia for 2014 - 2020 (approved by the Saeima on 20 December 2012); ● National Reform Programme of Latvia for implementation of the “EU 2020” Strategy (minutes No. 64 of the meeting of 16 November 2010 of the Cabinet of Ministers, Paragraph 57 “Draft National Reform Programme of Latvia for implementation of the “EU 2020” Strategy”); ● Concept on Introduction Possibilities of a Uniform Authentication Mechanism in the State Information Systems (Order No. 140 of 30 March 2011 of the CM “On the Concept on Introduction Possibilities of a Uniform Authentication Mechanism in the State Information Systems”); ● Concept “Organisational Model of the State Information and Communication Technology Management” (Order No. 57 of 19 February 2013 of the CM “On the Concept “Organisational Model of State Information and Communication Technology Management””); ● Concept on Improvement of the Public Service System (Order No. 58 of 19 February 2013 of the CM “On the Concept on Improvement of the Public Service System”); ● Concept on Development of a Uniform Geospatial Information Portal (Order No. 737 of 27 November 2007 of the CM “On the Concept “On Development of a Uniform Geospatial Information Portal””); ● Latvian Geospatial Information Development Concept (Order No. 718 of 20 November 2007 of the CM “On the Latvian Geospatial Information Development Concept”); ● Guidelines for the Electronic Communications Sectoral Policy for 2011 – 2016 (Order No. 151 of 13 April 2011 of the CM “On the Guidelines for the Electronic Communications Sectoral Policy for 2011 – 2016 of the Republic of Latvia”); ● Concept for the Development of Next Generation Broadband Electronic Communications Networks for 2013 - 2020 (Order No. 589 of 7 December 2012 of the CM “On the 13 In 2010 49% of inhabitants lived in the cities of Latvia, 38% of inhabitants lived in the countryside and 13% of inhabitants lived in the suburbs information_society_development_guidelines_2014_2020.docx; Information Society Development Guidelines 2014-2020