Silver Tambur

Silver Tambur is the cofounder and publisher of Estonian World. He has previously studied journalism at the University of Tartu, and politics and society at the Birkbeck College, University of London. Silver has been the editor at the Estonian Public Broadcasting’s news service in English, as well as contributing for the Business Sense magazine in the UK, Deutsche Welle and Radio New Zealand. You can also follow him on Twitter and like his page on Facebook. You can write to Silver at silver@estonianworld.com.

Estonian entrepreneurial ecosystem analysed in a major report

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In a new comprehensive report, called “Towards a More Entrepreneurial Estonia, Call for Action”, commissioned by the Estonian Development Fund and facilitated by the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute (GEDI), Estonia achieved a relatively high position, but there also are many reasons to be concerned. The positive news is that, according to the report, Estonia’s entrepreneurship […]

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Estonian Icosagen starts to develop anti-ebola vaccines

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The Estonian biotechnology company, Icosagen AS, and the Finnish firm, FIT Biotech Oy, have started collaboration to develop a new anti-ebola vaccine and biological therapeutics in order to prevent viral infection or treat already infected patients. Product developments, which are based on the technologies patented by the two companies, are being used to simultaneously create

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Creative Mobile celebrates 200 million game installs on Android

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The Estonian company, Creative Mobile, recently announced a significant milestone – 200 million game installs on the Android platform alone. According to the company, its free-to-play games consistently make it into the list of the most popular games on Google Play. Founded as a startup in 2010, Creative Mobile develops mobile games with original and

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Estonian music promoter Helen Sildna wins the exceptional achievement award in Tampere

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Helen Sildna, the founder of Musiccase and the Tallinn Music Week, has been awarded the Exceptional Achievements in Music Business award at the Tampere Music Awards 2014. Sildna has been involved in the music industry for over 14 years as a promoter, artist booker and a spokesperson for the new generation of local music entrepreneurs. She

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PHOTOS: Arvo Pärt awarded with the prestigious Praemium Imperiale by Prince Hitachi in Tokyo

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The Japan Art Association in Tokyo presented Arvo Pärt with the prestigious Praemium Imperiale cultural award on 15 October. The award is considered equal to the Nobel Prize in the field of culture, and was presented to Maestro Pärt by the patron of the association, Prince Hitachi. The Imperiale prize has been presented since 1989

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Arvo Pärt receives the Praemium Imperiale for Music award

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The Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, has received the prestigious Praemium Imperiale for Music award from the Japan Art Association. The winners of the 2014 Praemium Imperiale were simultaneously announced in New York, Paris, Rome, London, Berlin and Tokyo and the award ceremony takes place on 15 October 2014 in Tokyo. Alongside Pärt, the acclaimed prize

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Estonia has the most competitive tax system in the OECD

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The Washington, DC, based Tax Foundation finds in its 2014 International Tax Competitiveness Index that Estonia has the most competitive tax system in the OECD (the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The Tax Foundation’s International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) measures the degree to which the 34 OECD countries’ tax systems promote competitiveness through low

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Spanish architects to design the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa

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Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano won the international architectural contest to design the new Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa, Estonia. The architects, representing the company, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, won the contest with an entry titled “Tabula”. According to Michael Pärt, the chairman of the jury and Arvo Pärt’s son, the winning design is

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German jets take to Estonian skies to protect the Baltics

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Germany will be taking over the responsibility of supporting the Baltic Air Policing mission from Ämari Air Base in Estonia. From September until end of the year, up to six Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon jets will patrol the skies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in coordination with NATO fighter jets already stationed in Lithuania. German support

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