Strategic outline for IT development, ratified by parliament 4 years later.

we have built a digital society and we can show you how
Named ‘the most advanced digital society in the world’ by Wired, Estonia has built an efficient, secure and transparent ecosystem where 99% of governmental services are online. It is no surprise then that Estonians have designed numerous digital solutions to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
e-Estonia Briefing Centre is here to guide you through all the stages of digitalisation and offer services that can be tailored to your needs, both in-person and online.
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e-Estonia Briefing Centre
This is the story of the world's most advanced digital society
We trace the most important events that led us here. It is not a path that can be copied, but the challenges we faced and the opportunities we found can inspire others to discover their own.
For us, e-Estonia has led to creating a society with more transparency, trust and efficiency. We have learned that developing e-solutions is not merely about adding something (a digital layer) but changing everything.
CHALLENGE
to build a fully functioning country from scratch, while knowing we cannot afford the bureaucracy of a developed democracy
- 1994 The first draft of "Principles of Estonian Information Policy"1994The first draft of "Principles of Estonian Information Policy"
- 1996 launch of the tiger leap initiative1996launch of the tiger leap initiative
- 1996 first e-banking service1996first e-banking service
- 2000 e-cabinet meeting2000e-cabinet meeting
- 2000 e-tax board2000e-tax board
- 2000 m-parking2000m-parking
- 2001 x-road2001x-road
- 2002 e-id and digital signature2002e-id and digital signature
- 2005 i-voting2005i-voting
- 2007 cyber security2007cyber security
- 2008 blockchain technology2008blockchain technology
- 2008 e-health2008e-health
- 2010 e-prescription2010e-prescription
- 2013 public services green paper2013public services green paper
- 2014 road administration’s e-portal2014road administration’s e-portal
- 2014 e-residency2014e-residency
- 2015 world's first data embassy2015world's first data embassy
- 2017 NIIS X-road consortium2017NIIS X-road consortium
- 2018 seamless services roadmap2018seamless services roadmap
- 2019 Government AI strategy2019Government AI strategy