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Estonia’s e-Governance Academy helps deliver digital services in Benin and Ukraine

By Sten Hankewitz / April 16, 2020 April 16, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

The Estonia-based consultancy organisation, the e-Governance Academy, has helped deliver e-services in Benin and Ukraine; the academy says the current coronavirus pandemic shows that digital services can save people’s health and possibly their lives. “To date, the main arguments to develop public e-services were the hassle-free and more efficient governance …

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How an Estonian initiative grew into a global community to tackle the coronavirus crisis

By Katharina Sowa / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

At the initiative of the Estonian startup community, over a million participants across the world are expected to attend an online hackathon, the Global Hack, from 9-12 April; the goal of the four-day tech marathon is to create solutions that help people stop the spread of the coronavirus and stimulate …

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Estonian cyber security company shares free cyber hygiene training with Ukrainian police cadets

By Sten Hankewitz / April 6, 2020 April 6, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

The Estonian-based cyber security company, Cybexer Technologies, is supporting the Ukrainian National Academy of Internal Affairs with online cyber hygiene e-learning and is opening the free e-learning course to the whole world. Cybexer has decided to contribute to personal cyber hygiene through its free online course, which is available in …

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Israel to have an oil plant based on the Estonian technology

By Silver Tambur / April 6, 2020 April 6, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

Enefit Outotec Technology, an enterprise majority-owned by the Estonian state oil shale processing company, Eesti Energia, has signed a deal with the Israeli firm, Rotem Energy, to export Estonia’s oil plant technology to Israel. According to the contract, Rotem Energy Mineral Partnership will use Enefit’s knowhow, technology and licence to …

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Estonia is testing secure online communication and file exchange environments

By Sten Hankewitz / April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

The Estonian Information System Authority has opened a communication environment and a file exchange environment for testing; these secure solutions are available for people with an Estonian personal identification code and a recognised eID tool. According to Margus Arm, the director of the State Information System, the communication environment, Vestlus, …

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Local defence industry companies offer to build new armoured vehicles in Estonia

By Estonian World / April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

Milrem Robotics, an Estonian manufacturer of unmanned ground vehicles, is proposing that Estonia order new armoured vehicles for its defence forces from a local consortium, instead of a Finnish producer, Patria. Milrem Robotics announced the proposal on its Facebook page on 2 April. “Together with other Estonian defence industry companies, we …

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Estonians are building the school of tomorrow

By Estonian World / March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Tallinn University scientists are exploring new ways of learning in the digital age; passive listening doesn’t bring the best results, they say. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. Written By Marian Männi. Spending a day in a conference room with many coffee breaks and endless presentations. Sounds …

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Estonian-founded AI startup to supply Walmart with its technology

By Sten Hankewitz / March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

The Estonian-founded startup, Pactum, an AI-based platform that helps companies to automate personalised commercial negotiations, is to supply its technology to Walmart, the US retail giant. Pactum’s artificial intelligence system enables partners to negotiate more valuable contracts for all parties while reducing costs for customers, the company said in a …

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An initiative helps students get a computer for studying during the crisis

By Sten Hankewitz / March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

A citizens’ initiative in Estonia is helping students in need get a computer for remote studying during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The voluntary project, “A computer for every student”, connects families who need a computer for remote learning, and those who have unutilised devices at home or in the office. …

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UPDATED: Garage48 holds a hackathon to tackle the coronavirus crisis

By Sten Hankewitz / March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

The Estonian startup organisation, Garage48, together with Accelerate Estonia, has held an online hackathon to tackle the coronavirus crisis; the organisations are willing to share their experience with other countries looking to organise similar online hackathons. From 13-15 March, over a thousand people from 14 timezones and 20 countries used …

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