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Estonia has transformed from a technologically lagging nation in the early 1990s to having the most highly developed e-government system in the world today. Key developments include establishing the e-Tax Board in 2000, rolling out various e-services over the following decades such as e-voting, mobile ID, and e-health records. In 2014, Estonia became the first country to offer e-residency, allowing entrepreneurs globally to remotely start and manage Estonian businesses online. The document predicts that by 2020, Estonia will be a trendsetting example of how e-solutions can improve citizens' lives, with a highly developed public sector and fertile ecosystem to support emerging technologies.
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Ajujaht - http://www.ajujaht.ee/en/
Level11 - https://level11.ee/
EU projects
DIGINNO - https://www.diginnobsr.eu/
SME2G0 - http://sme2go.eu/
Technology competence centers
https://www.estonianclusters.ee/cluster-partners/tehnoloogia-arenduskeskused/
EST ICT 2007
Estonia has a population of 1.4 million people with high adoption rates of technology - over 100% use mobile phones, 62% use computers, and 61% use the internet. The Estonian ICT market was worth over 1 billion Euros in 2005, accounting for around 9.5% of GDP. Broadband connectivity is widespread, with over 230,000 connections and many service providers offering packages for around 20 Euros per month. The ITL Association represents over 40 ICT and telecommunications companies in Estonia with combined revenues of 850 million Euros in 2005.
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The document discusses Estonia's startup scene in 2016-2017. It notes that Estonian startups contributed 28 million euros in employment taxes, created over 1000 new jobs in 2016, and that 5% of startups account for 50% of total jobs. It also states that Estonian startups raised over 100 million euros in both 2015 and 2016, with an average deal size of 2.5 million euros in 2016, consisting of 40 deals. Finally, it provides contact information for Mari Vavulski to follow developments in Estonia's startup scene.
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Startup estonia, the ground where future walks on
- 1. Getting started in #startupestonia startupestonia.ee #startupestonia
- 2. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee The techiest society in the whole wide world. Northern Europe Estonian 1.3 million 45 227 sq/km Euro Tallinn European Union, NATO, WTO, OECD Parliamentary Democracy
- 3. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee In the early 1990’s Estonia was not too well off The techiest society in the whole wide world. Outdated industry Lagging behind technologically Miniscule GDP
- 4. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee From the launch of e-Tax Board to e-Residency 2000 e-Tax Board 2000 m-Parking 2001 X-Road 2002 ID Card 2005 e-Voting 2007 Mobile-ID 2007 e-Police 2008 e-Health 2011 Smart Grid 2012 Country Wide EV Quick Charging Network 2014 e-Residency 2003 ID Bus Ticket 2010 e-Prescription
- 5. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee Recent developments in e-Estonia Estonia - THE GROUND WHERE FUTURE WALKS ON The most highly-developed e-ID system in the world In the 2014 EU Parliament elections 31% of votes were cast over the Internet First country to make i-Voting in a nationwide election 95% of tax returns are filed via the e-Tax Board On December 1 2014, Estonia became the first country to offer e-Residency 98% of medicines are prescribed electronically 99% of bank transfers are performed electronically
- 6. #startupestoniastartupestonia.com E-residency Establish a company online in a day Conduct e-banking and remote money transfers Administer the company from anywhere in the world Access online payment service providers Declare Estonian taxes online
- 7. #startupestoniastartupestonia.com E-Estonia in 2020 Trendsetter for e-solutions Services that improve the lives of the citizenry Highly developed public sector Necessary ecosystem for emerging new technologies remains fertile
- 8. Estonia ≠ Silicon Valley startupestonia.com
- 9. E-Estonia == Techiest society in the world! startupestonia.com
- 10. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee And you have to be able to make them work. To be successful you have to have ideas. “IDEAS WITHOUT EXECUTION ARE WORTHLESS” - Taavet Hinrikus, founder of Transferwise
- 12. #startupestoniastartupestonia.ee Estonian startup ecosystem by 2020 Estonian private sector ICT is internationally better known Home-grown companies that have become successful start re-investing to local startups – a mushrooming phenomenon More angel investors who take notice and become involved