Estonia has produced a digital solution which will make it simpler to organise and run the events taking place during the Estonian EU Presidency. Presidency Gateway is the central web portal which will be used by the ministries organising the Presidency events, as well as the delegates and if necessary the journalists attending the events.
Already in spring, Enterprise Estonia, the state-run agency responsible for promoting Estonia abroad and attracting investment, launched two brand new web platforms – estonia.ee and brand.estonia.ee, at the cost of €200,000.
Read more: EE: Presidency Gateway: Estonia’s digital gift to the EU
With Britain missing its turn for the European Union presidency in light of Brexit, the rotating six-month duty has fallen into Estonia’s lap earlier than planned.
Until the end of the year, the northernmost Baltic country will lead the EU through a complicated period: On top of difficult divorce negotiations between Britain and the 27-nation bloc, Estonia will also oversee talks on the Russian Nordstream 2 gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea to Germany, an issue over which several diverging interests are likely to face off in Europe.
Research by the Estonian Government and Microsoft discusses cutting-edge digital policies.
Failure is not an option for Estonia. In a country where 98% of banking transactions are done online, digital services need to be continuously available.
“Estonia must be able to continue to function as a government, and as a people, even in the direst of scenarios, including the loss of our territory,” writes Taavi Kotka, the former Government CIO.
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Innovations like Skype, TransferWise, Pipedrive push Baltic state’s post-Soviet success
Amid the fog of uncertainty over Brexit, a growing number of Britons are finding a route to remain in the European Union through a tiny country on the Baltic Sea.
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Estonia and Finland have established a nonprofit association titled Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) to develop the X-Road data exchange layer in information systems, which allows databases and registers to communicate securely, reports LETA/BNS.
The institute that is aimed at making data exchanges between the two countries significantly more effective will be headquartered in Tallinn.
Read more: Estonia and Finland establish nonprofit for developing X-Road