e-Estonia

24/02/2025

Today, as we celebrate Estonia's 107th birthday, it's the perfect moment to reflect on our fortune living in a country that values freedom and forward-thinking. We're blessed with stunning natural landscapes, a community endowed with a makers' mindset, and an environment that nurtures growth and success. Here's to Estonia—a nation that continues to inspire and thrive! 💙 🖤 🤍 🇪🇪

07/02/2025

🎨No great work of art is ever truly finished—and the same applies to nations. Estonia has digitised all government services, changing citizens' lives by reducing painful bureaucracy and boosting transparency.

Yet, as former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves reminds us, this is only the beginning. With the rapid rise of AI, Estonia’s future lies in applying its ingenuity to adopt and refine emerging technologies.

More than the services themselves, Estonia’s greatest achievement is a shift in mindset—a belief that the digital era offers boundless opportunities to reshape how we live, work, and connect.

The (art)work continues. ✨

Read more👇
https://e-estonia.com/president-ilves-our-digital-innovation-moves-forward/

President Ilves highlights Estonia's digital journey, celebrating fully online government services while embracing innovation for future growth.

31/01/2025

🎧 It´s podcast time!
Join hosts Johanna-Kadri Kuusk and Petra Holm as they explore with guests how Estonia achieved an unprecedented level of 100% digital government services and 0% bureaucrazy, setting a global benchmark in governmental efficiency. 🎉

Tune in to our conversations with:
1️⃣ Priit Kongo, the CEO of Net Group Ltd, discusses the recent digitalisation of the divorce process in Estonia, highlighting how the new system allows for faster and more convenient separations, minimising personal confrontations and simplifying bureaucratic procedures. He also shares insights into their groundbreaking implementation of a digital divorce system in Northern Iraq—a region with social and traditional settings vastly different from Estonia.

2️⃣ Siim Sikkut, the former CIO of Estonia and Managing Partner at Digital Nation, discusses Estonia’s achievement of fully digitalising all government services and elaborates on what sets Estonia apart from other digitally advanced countries.

3️⃣ Luukas Kristjan Ilves, the former CIO of Estonia and the Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, highlights how digitisation has significantly improved governance and public service efficiency, making Estonia one of the best-managed countries globally.

👉 Tune in https://e-estonia.com/podcast-estonia-100-digital-and-0-bureaucrazy/

Explore Estonia's digital transformation in public services with key insights from top leaders. Estonia, 100% digital and 0% bureaucrazy!

27/01/2025

✨ We’re proud to announce that every government service in Estonia is now fully digital. Whether signing documents, starting a business, paying taxes, or sorting out your healthcare, it’s all handled with a click.

👉 Find out more https://e-estonia.com/bureaucrazy/

24/01/2025

Something exciting is brewing at the e-Estonia Briefing Centre! 💯

We had the incredible honor of hosting H.E. Mr. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves — a visionary behind Estonia's digital transformation.
An interview led by Justin Petrone is on its way, where Mr. President dives deep into the journey of 100% digital Estonia and the battle against hashtag . You won't want to miss this one!
Stay tuned for insights that will leave you rethinking the future of digital governance. 🚀

07/06/2024

🗳️ 🇪🇪 Europeans, it's time to vote at the European Parliament elections! 🎉

The European Elections have started and you can cast your vote til the 9th of June! 📩

Did you know Estonians are the only nation in the world with the power to i-vote? That's right – you can vote wherever you would like to: at home with your pet, while cooking breakfast, or enjoying a great Netflix series.

At the e-Estonia Briefing Centre, our Digital Transformation Adviser, Erika Piirmets, impressively demonstrated to the delegation how she can vote online in real-time while simultaneously telling the e-Estonia story!

Here's the best part: during pre-elections in Estonia, you can change your online vote as many times as you would like. And if you prefer, you can still go to a voting station on the official election day and cast your vote again. Only your last vote will count.

P.S. Erika has never voted in a polling station – she always votes conveniently online, exactly where and when she wants. Why not do the same?


We hope that someday voting will be as convenient for all Europeans as it is for us in Estonia!🇪🇪✨

16/05/2024

🎧 In May we explore the world of educational technology.
Don't miss our this month's podcast lineup. 📖 💻

Hear from experts like Sten Kapten from Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium / the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia , who discusses Estonia's success in integrating AI into classrooms, and Kevin Emeraldi from GovTech Edu, who explores overcoming educational challenges across Indonesia's islands. Plus, Lauri Haav shares innovative teaching methods from kood/Jõhvi.

Don’t forget to share your thoughts!

👉 Tune in

Explore Estonia's AI-driven education and Indonesia's innovative EdTech solutions for remote learning. Listen on Apple Podcast and Spotify.

18/04/2024

🎙️ Attention all digital explorers! Don't miss our this month's podcast lineup.

Dive into our latest discussion on the EU digital wallet initiative and global digital infrastructures:
Learn from Yogesh Hirdaramani from GovInsider about initiatives like Singapore's Singpass.
Hear Michael Buckland from Cybernetica discuss the EU-wide digital wallet (EIDAS2) aimed at transforming digital identity management by 2027.

💡 Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, digital professional, or just curious about the digital future, this episode is for you!

👉 Tune in

The latest podcast episode delves into global digital infrastructures and the implementation of a unified EU digital wallet initiative.

26/03/2024

💡🤖 How can AI transform the public sector for the better?

Discover how Estonia's ambitious AI projects, like the Bürokratt network of chatbots, are not just improving digital public services but are also setting a benchmark for global AI implementation in governance.
With a focus on collaboration, Estonia's experience highlights the importance of teamwork in managing the complexities of AI, ensuring ethical use, and encouraging innovation.

👉 Read what our Digital Transformation Adviser, Carmen Raal, thinks about AI use in the public sector, in her opinion piece:

How AI use in the public sector transforms services with Estonia's strategic approach to collaboration, efficiency, and ethical AI implementation.

15/03/2024

🎉This month marks a significant milestone for e-Estonia as we celebrate our 15th birthday! 🥳 Over the past 15 years, we have welcomed more than 90,000 visitors from 130 countries to the e-Estonia Briefing Centre.

Our friends joined us last week to reflect and toast to our success story. We've achieved remarkable things and paved the way for digital transformation globally. We've empowered citizens with secure and efficient digital services, revolutionising the way governments interact with their people. As our patron, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, kindly said: “The e-Estonia Briefing Centre is one of the most important institutions in Estonia.”
Our General Manager, Ave Lauringson, pointed out: “The image of a reliable e-state opens up opportunities not only for technology and innovation cooperation but also supports our country in diplomacy, economy, and broader international cooperation.”

We are more inspired than ever to continue shaping the future of digital governance. Huge thanks to all of you who have supported our mission! 🌐🚀

Photos by Jelena Rudi.