So far foreign companies have transferred to Estonia mainly production jobs because of cheaper prices, but now also whitecollar jobs are moving to Estonia, with one IT company going to to move its backoffice operations to Estonia later this year.
Read more: Foreign companies move their backoffices to Estonia
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board's service centre director Ms Tatjana Portnova said that people have been showing increasing interest in the use of the eID card: "Over the last years, the number of people who use the card on a daily basis has multiplied (...)" She added that "Hotline callers often ask for advice on the use of the eID document, especially before the elections and for the filing of tax returns, and this is currently the case for instance with the ongoing census."
Last summer, a tussle broke out between the Ministry of Social Affairs and family doctors as the GPs opposed the requirement that they manually copy data in the digital medical histories. Doctors have been calling on the Social Insurance Board for years to make the switch to a fully electronic system.
Read more: EE: Doctors Frustrated with Slow Progress in Segment of E-Health System
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The portal's content quality manager, Mr Aarne Seppel from the Estonian Information System's Authority, said: "The portal update process began two years ago when we surveyed a group of users in order to identify their needs. A great job has been done so far but one last step remains to be taken - we want to configure the portal's final version based on its users' feedback. With this release, we are now ready for a new consultation period where we will be considering people's feedback and give the portal a final touch."
Read more: New version of eGovernment portal Eesti.ee goes live
President Ilves said that although he could focus on the darker side of the issue, with Estonia having been the first country to experience a cyber-attack, he would happily talk about the positives, giving his country as an example.
Read more: EE: President Ilves: E-solutions support openness and democracy