Sten Hankewitz

Sten Hankewitz is a lifelong journalist and the Executive Editor at Estonian World. Having lived in Estonia, Spain, the UK and all around the US, he now resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He loves to write and besides working at Estonian World, he writes books and contributes to other outlets. He has strong convictions and shows them unashamedly. You can follow Sten on Threads, X and Facebook. You can also email him.

Estonian startup Guaana chosen for the Dubai Future Accelerators programme

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The Estonian scientific collaboration start-up, Guaana, has been chosen for the largest government-supported accelerator, the Dubai Future Accelerators, to create and implement scientific solutions. The Dubai Future Accelerators is a three-month programme connecting companies, entrepreneurs and businesses with leading government departments to create transformational solutions with a global impact. Backed by a AED1 billion fund […]

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EU e-government report: countries should follow Estonia’s footsteps

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According to the European Union e-government report 2016, other countries should follow the steps Estonia has taken in e-governance and the availability of online services to the public. Even though the report ranks the small Mediterranean nation of Malta as first in Europe for e-government services, it notes that Estonia has been capable of increasing

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Estonia to intensify defence cooperation with Poland

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Estonia and Poland plan to intensify defence cooperation between the two countries, especially when it comes to joint exercises and training of the countries’ defence forces. The Estonian defence minister, Hannes Hanso, said after a meeting with his Polish counterpart, Antoni Macierewicz, that “implementing the plans for the reinforced presence of our allies will significantly

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Sten Hankewitz: Toomas Hendrik Ilves – the president Estonia needed

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In the past ten years, president Ilves’s approachability and openness have helped bring Estonia’s issues to a far bigger arena than any president, any prime minister of the country has achieved before. “Where are you from?” “Estonia. It’s a tiny little country in Northern Europe.” “Oh, I know Estonia. You have this cool president!” I’m

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Estonian-founded work management startup Scoro closes USD1.9 million funding round

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The Estonian-founded, London-based work management software startup, Scoro, has closed a USD1.9 million seed funding round from SmartCap, Inventure and Alchemist Accelerator. The company will use the funding to accelerate the development of its automation features and integrations with other business tools, it said in a statement. The funding will also help the company to

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Estonian delivery startup Starship and Mercedes-Benz team up to develop ‘Robovans’

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The Estonian delivery startup, Starship Technologies, and the world-famous car maker, Mercedes-Benz, have formed a partnership to develop “Robovans”, a transportation system that entails vans filled with delivery robots that autonomously deliver packages in neighbourhoods. According to Starship, the semi-autonomous transportation system will see MB Sprinter vans act as “motherships”, hosting eight delivery robots. “The

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Estonia looks to showcase its digital society via virtual reality

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Enterprise Estonia, the trade and investment promotion agency, is looking for companies to collaborate on a project aimed at building a virtual reality programme to promote the country. Enterprise Estonia and e-Estonia Showroom have announced an international tender for e-Estonia Virtual Reality experience creation with a goal to introduce e-Estonia brand, e-solutions and digital society

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Starship voted the Startup of the Year by a German magazine

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The Estonian delivery robot company, Starship Technologies, has been voted the Startup of the Year by the German magazine, Computer Bild. Starship’s chief operating officer, Allan Martinson, announced the win in a Facebook post on Tuesday. According to the Computer Bild magazine, three startups competed for the title – Starship; Phizzard, a German company producing

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The US and the Baltics reaffirm their strategic alliance

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On the occasion of US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Latvia, the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania released a declaration, reaffirming the four countries’ strategic alliance and commitment to cooperation to ensure the security and stability of the region. “Faced with an unpredictable security environment, we commit to deepening our cooperation and our

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