Estonian tech stories around the world.
A Manchester-based Estonian-founded startup, Click2Drop, is aiming to give customers the power to drop prices of products and services with the help of its platform. “It’s staggering how much we actually overpay for the products and services every day. All of the things we buy could be 35%-78% cheaper at all times,” Click2Drop founder Taavi […]
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In Estonia, a small but quickly growing group of high-tech defence companies are finding paths to international success. In fact, most countries that take national security and economic growth seriously are host to companies dedicated to the defence sector. This industry generates high-level, specialised, often engineering or IT-related jobs, provides a smooth outlet for military
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An overview of the activities of the Estonian e-Governance Academy has revealed that the academy assisted 26 countries in adopting e-state solutions in 2014. The e-Governance Academy (eGA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation, founded in 2012 for the creation and transfer of knowledge concerning e-government, e-democracy and the development of civil society. It was established as
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EMT, Estonia’s largest mobile operator, said it is preparing the technology necessary for testing 5G on its network, among the first in Europe. “EMT’s parent company Eesti Telekom is currently implementing the technology necessary for testing 5G on its network. We plan to begin testing 5G in the second half of 2016,” Tiit Tammiste, Head
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There is no doubt Estonia is a nation of tech start-ups. The media is teeming with articles about start-ups born at nerve-wracking hackathons, which are testing one’s abilities and pushing them to the limits. The beginning of Plumbr’s story is completely different. Plumbr is no typical start-up in several reasons. Firstly it did not start with
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Using the novel opportunities offered by 3D printing, the Tallinn-based Wolfprint 3D is among the first companies in the world to create a precise copy of the baby in the form of a figurine. This figurine looks exactly the same as the little citizen of the world who is still hidden in their mother’s womb.
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This year’s Garage48 Hardware & Arts hackathon – devoted to physical gadgets – was attended by participants from the Estonian National Defence College whose idea – the Hitafly electronic shooting coach – won the contest. The National Defence College prototyped two ideas born out of their everyday needs: ARCTOS, a single device for collecting data,
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In Startup Spotlight we zoom in on numerous Estonian startups, to find out more about their business model and how they operate. This time we’re featuring an early-stage startup by the name CashMatador. The firm was initiated at Garage48 in Pärnu last October, where they received the Microsoft Special Nomination. We spoke with the company’s chief
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The European Space Agency (ESA) welcomed Estonia as its 21st member on 4 February. Anne Sulling, the Estonian minister of foreign trade and entrepreneurship, signed the accession agreement with the Paris-based space agency. According to Aviation Week, Estonia spends several hundred million euros annually on space activities, including new financing for national research and development activities decided last
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Taxify, an Estonian-founded taxi booking application, is launching in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, in collaboration with Aemstel Taxi. “I am truly happy to finally launch Taxify service in Amsterdam. It’s a big day for the Dutch taxi customers. Amsterdam is a big deal for us, so we have invested heavily in our team
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