Digital expertise from Estonia spreads across 16 nations, enabling digital growth and innovation.
Hey there! With a helping hand from some EU funding totaling €79 million, Estonia's digital guru pals, the e-Governance Academy, have worked alongside Estonian IT companies to share their digital government know-how with 16 countries on three continents.
Countries like Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, and Serbia have experienced the Estonian digital magic. Consultations are currently being offered to Turkey and Armenia, with cooperation ongoing in Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Hannes Astok, the e-Governance Academy's executive director, isn't shy about acknowledging the importance of EU membership in accelerating Estonia's digital transformation and inspiring other countries to follow suit.
The playground isn't limited to just the public sector, though. More than 100 experts from the public sector and Estonia's IT companies, including big names like Cybernetica, Aktors, and CybExer Technologies, have lent their expertise in various countries.
In Ukraine, the €51 million EU investment has made impressive improvements in the country's digital infrastructure, public services, and cybersecurity. Key achievements include the development and implementation of the Trembita data exchange system, digital service enhancements, the creation of new services, cybersecurity strengthening, and mutual recognition of Ukrainian digital identities in the EU.
Moldova, on the other hand, received €7 million in EU funding, which went toward establishing the National Agency for Cyber Security, developing new cybersecurity legislation, online safety awareness initiatives, and cyber defense strengthening. This will undoubtedly bolster Moldova's resilience in cyberspace.
Estonia's digital success story is rooted in public-private-academic collaboration, pioneering policies, and a robust infrastructure for secure data exchange, technology innovations, and e-Services. Adaptability and modularity, best demonstrated through technologies like the X-Road and KSI blockchain, have allowed Estonia's solutions to be exported and implemented in various contexts, be it Japan's energy sector or Kenya's birth registration reform.
Pioneering work like this showcases how collaboration and modular design can lead to transformative change in public services, spanning across continents. A win for Estonia, a win for the global digital scene!
- The Estonian government's digital expertise, supported by €79 million from the EU, is being shared with countries worldwide, like Tallinn partnering with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro on three continents.
- With the influx of EU investment, Estonia's IT companies, such as Cybernetica, Aktors, and CybExer Technologies, are contributing their technology and cybersecurity knowledge to countries like Ukraine and Moldova.
- Hannes Astok, the e-Governance Academy's executive director, emphasizes the role EU membership played in Estonia's digital transformation, inspiring other countries, such as Turkey and Armenia, to embrace digital changes.
- In Estonia, experts from the public sector and IT companies are collaborating to offer their combined knowledge in various fields, including data-and-cloud-computing and cybersecurity, to countries across the continents.
- Thanks to €51 million from the EU, Ukraine has made significant improvements in its digital infrastructure, public services, and cybersecurity, culminating in the development and implementation of the Trembita data exchange system.
- Moldova received €7 million from the EU to establish the National Agency for Cyber Security, develop new cybersecurity legislation, enhance online safety awareness, and strengthen cyber defense, boosting the country's resilience in cyberspace.
- Estonia's digital innovations, built on public-private-academic partnerships and adaptable technologies like the X-Road and KSI blockchain, are being exported to different countries and industries, transforming public services across continents, epitomizing the potential of collaboration and modular design for global digital advancement.
