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Donnerstag, 5.02.2026
Transforming Government since 2001

EE: Estland / Estonia

  • Web use growing among Estonians

    Estonia — This former Soviet republic has launched a new Web site to shift as many public services as possible to the Internet.

  • Weltpremiere: Estland lässt Parlament online wählen

    Kleinere Länder sind Pioniere beim e-Voting

    Estland ermöglicht als erstes Land der Welt, dass Staatsbürger in einer nationalen Parlamentswahl auch online abstimmen dürfen. Während die Wahl mittels klassischer Stimmabgabe erst am 4. März stattfindet, sind die Esten bereits von 26. bis 28. Februar eingeladen, ihre Stimme per Internet abzugeben. Durchgeführt wird das elektronische Voting mittels Bürger-ID-Karte sowie einem Kartenlesegerät, das an den eigenen Computer angeschlossen werden muss. Zusätzlich abgesichert wird das System über eine zweifache Passwort-Eingabe.

  • Weltpremiere: Estland wählt per Internet

    Wenn am 16. Oktober rund 1,4 Millionen Esten zur Kommunalwahl aufgefordert werden, startet eine Weltpremiere: Zum ersten Mal wählt die Bevölkerung ihre Vertreter auch über das Internet. Dass die digitale Demokratie in diesem kleinen baltischen Land längst Realität ist, verwundert nicht: Die Esten sind in jeder Hinsicht modern.

    Estands Premier Ansip (li) hält selbstverständlich E-Kabinettssitzungen ab. Hier mit seinem Vorgänger Juhan Parts.

  • What can e-Estonia teach us about surviving digital life under Covid-19?

    With large swathes of Europe under pandemic-induced lockdown, our day-to-day lives are going almost completely online. But as some countries struggle to get to grips with e-voting and virtual cabinet meetings for the very first time, others are enjoying a digital head start.

    Estonian officials did not have global infections in mind when they penned the country’s digital policies at the start of the 90s. Still struggling after the collapse of the Soviet Union, bureaucrats had two main goals: to cut down manpower and to slash spending. What ensued was a national push to move government services online.

  • What the media can learn from Estonia about digital innovation

    Estonia has more startups per capita than any other country in Europe, so what can they teach the media about innovation? Estonia is a country with a population of only 1.3 million, but with the most startups per capita in Europe.

    With free wifi access everywhere and an enviable e-government system, digital innovation is thriving in the country.

  • Who gets a ‘digital identity’ in Estonia?

    Estonia, which gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, is one of the fastest countries in preparing for the 4th Industrial Revolution in the European Union.

    The country has been ranked 32nd at World Economic Forum’s recently announced “Global Competitiveness Index” out of 140 countries.

  • Why Estonia became a model for digital transformation

    There aren't many news stories about Estonia, a tiny country in northern Europe. The Baltic Sea nation, which is only home to about 1.2 million people, is occasionally eclipsed by its larger eastern neighbour, Russia, despite having a smaller population.

    In a nation that suffered greatly under Soviet rule for many years, Estonia's borders are being directly affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine. In 1991, when Estonia declared its independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine was one of the first nations to do so. Since then, Estonia has been a steadfast ally of Ukraine.

  • Why Estonia Is the Poster Child for Cyber-Security

    I'm just back from a conference on cyber security held in Estonia, or, as the editors always force me to write: "the tiny Baltic nation of Estonia." Other popular tropes: "in Estonia, more than 90 percent of all banking is done online, digital signatures are used widely by government officials and you can pay for parking with your cell phone. Geeks have dubbed the place E-stonia. Oh, and four Estonians built Skype."

    Right, we get it. Twenty years ago, the country shook free of the Soviets and made a strategic decision to invest, heavily, in information technology. The country's President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, put it this way: "We are a small, unassuming European country that's fairly advanced when it comes to Internet applications."

  • Wireless Internet Connects 1.4 Million Citizens in Estonia

    Walk down the cobblestone streets with medieval houses that look straight out of storybooks, and it's hard to believe that Tallinn - a city that has been sacked, pillaged and bombed numerous times over the centuries - still retains much of its past. But while this capital city of Estonia - a north-European country along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea - remains a living museum, it's also a high-tech hotbed. For instance, the technologies for Skype and Baidu were developed in this country. Recently with the latest group of Wi-Fi access points installed, this 45,000-square-kilometer former Soviet nation is now also completely covered with wireless Internet access, setting an example for more-developed and richer states that have been trying to achieve this feat for years.

  • WLAN-Paradies Estland

    Egal ob Insel, kleines Dorf oder Hauptstadt - der Weg bis zum nächsten offenen WLAN ist in Estland nie weit. Dafür sorgt Veljo Haamer mit seinen kostenlosen Hotspots von Wifi.ee.

    Hinsetzen, Laptop aufklappen und im Web surfen: In den Cafés der Altstadt Tallinns ist das ohne weiteres möglich. Selbst einige Supermärkte, Buslinien oder Tankstellen bieten ihren Kunden über die WLAN-Hotspots von Wifi.ee Internetzugang. Zu verdanken haben Esten und Touristen das dem 43-jährigen Veljo Haamer, mit dem Golem.de über sein Projekt Wifi.ee gesprochen hat.

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