70 and it must contribute to the development an information search and retrieval system that in optimal form provides free and convenient access to the necessary information, conducting researches in such directions as human-computer interaction, information architecture, its structuring for different purposes, information retrieval in different systems and relevance of the retrieval results, information ethics, knowledge management and engineering, semantic web, etc. areas. Required Actions It is necessary to carry out the following actions in the ICT research area: * support to fundamental studies of the ICT sector in the form of state administrative, organisational and also a financial support (co-financing) for those Latvian scientists collective projects, which are carried out in the EU and other internationally funded programmes; * support to the field of ICT applied research in the form of EU Structural funds funding for Latvia available for winning projects of tenders with partial co-funding of scientific research performers. Applied research results are scientific publications, new products or technological developments; * support to training of higher qualification (with a doctorate degree) ICT professionals, including EU Structural funds available for Latvia for the tender winning doctoral works. ICT research projects are the basis for the development of scientific work – publications and doctoral theses, as well as of creation of new knowledge and approbation of the technologies that create competitive advantages; * support for the creation of ICT security and cryptographic base, by promoting the preparation of professional ICT security, cryptography and cryptanalysis experts; * to promote the usage of Latvian language in the digital environment, development and access of basic technology and a wide research base of Latvian language computational linguistics should be provided. Language research and technology development is essential precondition for the creation of Latvian Language National Corps, which should be conducted as a computerised collection of written and spoken Latvian language, reflecting the modern Latvian language and its historical development. This is necessary for the development of Latvian language computer technologies, creation of dictionaries, research and development. In order to overcome the “digital gap” in the technological development of the Latvian language, which separates it from the larger European and world languages, it is necessary to provide targeted support to research and development in computation linguistics, support knowledge transfer from research institutions to technology companies, as well as cross-border collaboration between Latvian researchers and entrepreneurs and EU membership in research and innovation programmes (Horizon 2020); * carry out research in the fields of communication sciences with a view to develop the most relevant knowledge organisation and information retrieval systems according to human information needs; * improve the quality of study programmes implemented in the ICT fields in Latvia and increase the international educational and research competitiveness of the field of ICT; * to develop and make available terminology of the ICT field in Latvian; * to provide dissemination of publicly-funded scientific research results and data and open data, free access and re-use. More information on the development of ICT research areas will be included in Research, Technological Development and Innovation Guidelines 2014-2020 (in development process). information_society_development_guidelines_2014_2020.docx; Information Society Development Guidelines 2014-2020