For a TV production (Berlin-Brandenburg) I adviced a team coming to Tallinn. It seems that Tallinn is the Start-up-city in Europe. One software engineer from Morocco confirmed this thesis. He left Berlin in order to settle down in Tallinn. There, he finds better conditions such as start-up visa etc. He works in Lift 99, a […]
Looking to the future: German-Estonian exchange In July 2018 I was happy to host a group from Bavaria (district Miesbach) in order to learn about e-Estonia and the digital society. I organized concept, content and implementation. Estonian parliament: Talks with MP Kalle Palling e-Estonia showroom Superministry
Why Germany has to put its foot down on the road to digitalisation BY TEMEL KAHYAOGLU Already an established part of everyday life, digitalisation is gradually becoming a fixture in politics and business as well. Initially eyed with scepticism, many businesses have since come to realise the benefits of digitalisation and the advantages it brings […]
Skype & Co: How E-Estonia works. Seminar in Tallinn Was happy to organize the seminar “Insight views from E-Estonia, the digital trendsetter” in Tallinn between 7th and 9th December 2017 with MPs and digital specialists from 5 countries, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France and Germany on behalf of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung including a visit of […]
Toomas Hendrik Ilves receives Reinhard Mohn Prize 2017 On June 29 in Gütersloh the 2017 Reinhard Mohn Prize on the forward-looking topic “Smart Country – Connected. Intelligent. Digital.” was awarded to former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves. He was honored for his pioneering work in promoting digitalization in government, education and public services. I helped […]
E-Estonia as trendsetter in Europe. What is behind and why Germany can learn from it? Nice movie from the Bertelsmann-Stiftung which I helped the film team to make it possible – worth to see it (just 6 minutes): Just check it out! https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/mediathek/medien/mid/smart-country-estland-ist-das-land-in-der-cloud/
Estonia’s Transformation: From Soviet State to Digital Pioneer November 2016 By guest writer Florian Hartleb Estonia’s digital transformation is well underway. In the former Soviet state, SIM cards serve as ID and tax returns are filed at the click of a mouse. In 2009, a company was established in a world-record 18 minutes and 3 […]
Foto: Enriko Lill In September 2016 a delegation from the Bertelsmann-Stiftung with Dr. Brigitte Mohn has visited Estonia. “E-Estonia” is regarded as digital trendsetter in Europe. The visit intended an in-depth-view about how e-government, the new working-life and digital education work in practice. Outgoing State president Toomas Hendrik Ilves who implemented the digitalization already in […]
In the Estonian national TV “Välisilm” I gave several statements on Angela Merkel, the refugee crisis and the rise of AfD (in English with Estonian subtitle), to watch also online http://etv.err.ee/l/paevakajasaated/valisilm.
German chancellor Angela Merkel is now Estonian e-resident. During her visit to Tallinn she said during her speech on 25th August 2016 in Ülemiste City (IT-part): “We have to work together in order to bring Industry 4.0. and Government 2.0 together. Estonia is The digital pioneer!” She also said that the German public administration should […]