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e-Governance

In Estonia, 99% of public services are available online 24 hours a day. E-services are only impossible for divorces  – you still need to leave the house for this.

Thanks to a safe, convenient, and flexible digital ecosystem, Estonia has reached an unprecedented level of transparency in governance and built broad trust in its digital society. As a result, Estonia saves over 1400 years of working time annually and has become a hassle-free environment for business and entrepreneurship.

e-Services & registries

In Estonia, all databases are responsible for describing their kept information in the catalogue of interoperability resources (RIHA). Following the once-only principle, collecting the same data in separate databases is not allowed. RIHA serves as the national registry of systems, components, services, data models, semantic assets, and more. The purpose of RIHA is to guarantee the transparent, balanced, and efficient management of public sector information systems. Registration with RIHA for public databases and information systems is mandatory and enforced by law.

Among some of the most popular digital services in Estonia are: the Tax and Customs Board, the Patient Portal, e-File, and the e-Business Register.

99%

state services are online

Contact

Visit us physically or virtually

We host impactful events both in our centre and online for government institutions, companies, and media. You’ll get an overview of e-Estonia’s best practices and build links to leading IT-service providers and state experts to support your digitalisation plans.

Questions? Have a chat with us.

Call us: +372 6273157 (business hours only)
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Find us

The Briefing Centre is conveniently located just 2 minutes drive from the airport and 7 minutes drive from the city centre.

You will find us on a ground floor of Valukoja 8, central entrance behind the statue of Mr Ernst Julius Öpik. Photo of the central entrance.

Valukoja 8
11415 Tallinn, Estonia