PPT given by S SIKKUT at the SIGMA webinar on Digital Government in the Western Balkans held on 28 April 2022.

1. Digigov transformation:
Siim Sikkut
Former Government CIO of Estonia
Managing Partner at Digital Nation
Insights from e-Estonia
siim.sikkut@digitalnation.eu
@sikkut

2. ©
Tõnu
Runnel
empowering
Easiest life: only marriage &
divorce cannot be done online.
Yet.

3. ease of doing business
Simplest and fastest business environment.
©
EAS
+ a few hours to start a company
+ all reporting mandatory online
+ hassle-free e-taxation
+ e-Residency – Estonian e-services to every world citizen / SME

4. ©
Kiviõli
Adventure
Centre
health
The healthiest system.
+ digital health data
+ digital prescription
+ digital registration country-wide
+ e-Ambulance
+ personalised medicine in the works

5. engaging
The safest way is to vote online.
©
Renee
Altrov
+ 2005 – first in the world
+ 48% vote online
+ votes cast from 160+ countries
+ saving over 10,000 working days

6. 1. Platforms give boost

7. digital ID
The strongest identity.
©
copyright
+ every Estonian has a digital ID
+ eIDAS assurance level „high“
+ also mobiile-ID available
+ e-Residency based on it

8. exchange
+ saving 1400+ years annually
+ over 1000 institutions and enterprises
+ 150 public sector institutions
+ 2700+ different services
+ over 900 million transactions per year
+ technology exported to Finland, Iceland, Faroe
Islands, Ukraine and other countries
The busiest highway of e-Estonia –
X-Road from 2001.

9. 2. Rules as enablers

10. ©
Liina
Notta
+ People own their data
+ Once only rule
+ Digital signatures
best laws
are enablers

11. 3. Risks can be managed

12. cyberspace
+ transparent risk management
+ trust-by-design
+ cyber defence league
+ home for NATO CCDCOE and EU IT agency
+ data embassy
The strongest competence.

13. 4. Constant experimentation

14. Boldest leadership
It’s not about money, it’s not about tech,
it’s about change
©
Kristoffer
Vaikla
+ Leadership ready to take risks
+ Experimentation as a strategy
+ Estonia as testbed

15. Leadership insights:
+ Focus on HOW
+ Quick wins & unsexy work
+ Manage the change
+ Iterate
+ Keep it simple
+ Be bold & rethink

16. Most importantly:
JUST DO IT!

17. siim@digitalnation.eu
www.digitalnation.eu
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