On 29th September I was part of a great debate with SME Europe with Finnish Aura Salla, Head Brussels Office, Facebook, Swedish MEP Erik Bergkvist and Irish Frances Fitzgerald with the great moderator Horst Heitz on: How can governments & platforms work together to tame societal & economic effects of the virus & be […]
I was very honoured to hold a key-note about the digital society on 9th November in Dresden (organizer https://www.bdvi-sachsen.de/). The question was what Germany and Saxony can learn from widely-regarded success models such as Estonia) on order to improve e-government.
In May 2019 I have published a brochure in Estonian on fake news. Partners have been the Estonian Pro Patria Institute and the Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung. Fake news can be created by anybody. You just have to create “news” and need the money to spread it via social media channels. This new method of social interaction […]
Voices The far right in power in Estonia: A crisis of values or democracy? April 22, 2019 Florian Hartleb The story of Estonia since gaining independence is with no doubt one of success. The small country, with a population less than the German city of Munich and the area of the Netherlands, has […]
Deutsche Welle , 4/3/2019 EUROPE Far-right ‘stoking fears’ in Estonia’s parliamentary election The far-right EKRE received nearly 18 percent of the vote in Estonia’s recent parliamentary election. Political scientist Florian Hartleb talks to DW about the party’s origins, and what its success means for Europe. DW: The center-right opposition Reform Party won Sunday’s election in Estonia. […]
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 […]