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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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Milrem's the Titan, the first fully modular, hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that complies with the initial requirements put forth in the US Army’s Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport Initiative.

Estonia’s Milrem launches a new fully modular, hybrid military ground vehicle

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The Estonian defence solutions provider, Milrem, and QinetiQ North America, a defence technology company, on Monday launched the Titan, the first fully modular, hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that complies with the initial requirements put forth in the US Army’s Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport Initiative. Milrem and QinetiQ partnered to create the UGV that combines

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Tallinn hosts the world’s largest clean technology competition

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Tallinn, the Estonian capital, has been chosen as the host for the world’s largest clean technology business idea competition – the ClimateLaunchpad European Finals 2016. As one might have noticed from the growing media attention and the number of successful tech companies springing from Estonia, the local startup scene has been growing at a fast

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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 hackathon Garage48 invites future startup entrepreneurs to discover data science

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The Garage48 Open & Big Data 2016 hackathon, taking place in Tartu 21-23 October, aims to tap on the opportunities of open data – the black gold of information society. Cooperating with the Estonian ministry of economic affairs and the state’s Information System Authority, Garage48 welcomes participants to make their bold and practical solutions of

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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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