Tag: e-Estonia

The World’s First Public Service AI-based Virtual Assistant Launched By The Estonian Government

TALLINN, ESTONIA, 07 November 2021 –  Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, today announced that Bürokratt, the world’s first public service AI-based virtual assistant, will officially go live in 2022 following on from its successful beta testing in 2021. Citizens will be able to access and use digital public services using their voice. Bürokratt […]

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Siim Sikkut, Government CIO of Estonia, Unveils The Digital Government Innovation Model In An Interview With Dinis Guarda

“We’ve developed a legal framework, like a standard agreement, under which we can work with innovators for free, no red tape, no procurement.” This is how Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia, describes the recently launched Digital Testbed Framework in a new interview carried out by Dinis Guarda. […]

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Interview with Siim Sikkut, Government CIO of Estonia – Digital Testbed Framework And Digital Government Innovation Model

Siim Sikkut is the Government CIO of Estonia but officially titled as Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom. In office since 2017, Siim is in charge of the digital government and society as well as telecommunications and post areas.  Mr. Sikkut is responsible for setting the strategy and policies to launch and steer strategic development […]

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e-Estonia Launches Digital Testbed Framework, A New Digital Government Innovation Model

The Estonian government today announces that it is globally launching its Digital Testbed Framework, inviting anyone around the world to come and build or try out their groundbreaking new ideas, prototypes, products or whole new digital services, in a world-leading digital government setting. The deadline for applications is 10th October 2021. The Digital Testbed Framework […]

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