Die IT-Agentur für Freiheit, Sicherheit und Recht soll neuen Schwung in die Entwicklung von SIS II bringen. Die zentrale Datenbank von SIS II verbleibt im französischen Straßburg, mit einem Backup-System im österreichischen St. Johann. Der anvisierte Starttermin von SIS II wird aber voraussichtlich nicht mehr zu halten sein. Statt im ersten Quartal 2013 soll die Datenbank Anfang 2014 oder 2015 in den Wirkbetrieb gehen, wurde nun bekannt.
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The country has implemented an eHealth network at a cost of about €7.50 (£6.70) per citizen.
For its money, Estonia created an electronic health records database that is freely accessible by patients over their home broadband connections.
Almost half (47 per cent) of citizens have already visited the site - one of 3,000 services delivered by electronic means in the country.
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The EHR is built on Estonia's X-Road network, Mr Tiik told the presentation audience. X-Road is a secure gateway service architecture that hosts 3 000 eServices available to Estonian citizens. In January 2010, the eHealth Foundation launched a companion health insurance system for claims, reimbursement and prescription management.
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"Success of e-invoicing is speed and simplicity, in terms of both the transition to the new system and its use," said Head of Estonian Post Information Logistics Division Toomas Türk. "Mail and logistics related e-services development will surely be more interesting in coming years; new opportunities help companies to focus more on their core business."
E-invoicing electronic processing solutions, as well as receiving and digitalization of invoices presented in the old format are now used in dozens of state agencies - affiliated to the e-invoicing project of the Ministry of Finance. E-Invoicing Centre customers, in addition to private companies, also include local authorities such as Kuressaare, Saue and Jõgeva and several rural municipality governments. Larger enterprises include Electric Railways, Veho Estonia, and starting from 1st of July, Estonian energy company Eesti Energia.
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The Baltic state implemented a national EHR in 2009 at a cost equivalent to €7.50 (roughly $10 USD) per citizen.
Madis Tiik, CEO of the Estonian E-Health Foundation, who managed the project, described the short path to a fully integrated EHR network currently used by 47 pecent of the country's residents.