e-Estonia

e-­Estonia
“e-­Estonia” is a term commonly used to describe Estonia’s emergence as one of the most advanced e-­societies in the world – an incredible success story that grew out of a partnership between a forward-­thinking government, a pro-­active ICT sector and a switched-­on, tech-­savvy population.” Estland als digitales Vorbild Europas
Fachtagung “Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der digitalen Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge”, Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur
Berlin, den 19. November 2015
Dr. Florian Hartleb, e-­resident von Estland und Manager Public Affairs beim Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft e. V. (BVMW)
Facts
President
Toomas Hendrik ILVES:
“We are nordic country.”
“If internet would have an address, it would be Estonia. “
Historically closest cultural understanding with Finland
Independence declarations:
Finland 6 December 1917
Estonia 24 February 1918
Deutschbalten in Estland
Year 1991
• Small country
• No money
• Young politicians
• How to go further?
First steps
• 1996 Tiger Leap program by president Lennart Meri: Computers to all schools • 2001 Look@world starts to build 500 Public Internet Access Points ID-­card since 2002
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2002 -­ introduction of national electronic ID-­Card
More than 94% of the population has one
Compulsory for all residents
Information shown on the card
Certificate for authentication
Certificate for digital signature
2011 introduced Mobile-­ID as equal to ID-­card
Mobile-­ID usable as a digital document for authenticaton and digital signing
20% of population are active users of Mobile-­ID. ID-­card today
• Active cards: 1 247 319
• Authentications: 353 164 202
• Signatures given: 221 400 892 Some achievements for today
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2000 Launch of e-­Tax Board 2000 Launch of m-­Parking 2003 Launch of ID bus ticket 2005 i-­Voting was introduced 2007 Launch of e-­Police system 2008 Launch of e-­Health system 2010 Launch of e-­Prescription 2013 X-­Road Europe introduced 2013 Online Border-­Crossing System 2014 e-­Residency E for efficiency • 2.5 times saving per each vote during Elections • 2%of GDP saved due to Digital signature • 1/3 less queues in the hospitals • 50 times more efficient police service • 100% of schools and government organizations are ICT equipped • 40 times less e-­State budget than Finland • 400 times less than UK How everyday life is easier?
• Digital Signature • State Portal
• e-­Banking
• e-­Health
• Tax end costumes Board
• e-­Invoice
• I-­Voting • e-­School
• e-­Police
• Land Register
• Business Register
• e-­Pension Account
• Customer Self Service Portals • etc
Some more datas
No Public Internet Access Points anymore as…
• Entire country is covered with a broadband -­ Three 3G and 4G networks Internet access is social right
Internet access is social right
How everyday life is easier?
No Public Internet Access Points anymore as…
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Entire country is covered with a broadband -­ Three 3G and 4G networks 88% of homes have broadband 80% of families have computer at home 97% of businesses use computers A start up country – Estonian maffia
99,8 % of bank transfers are performed electronically 98% of income tax declarations made via the e-­Tax Board Over 30 % of votes were cast over the internet in 2015 95% of medication is bought with a digital prescription in 2014 66% of the population participated in the census via internet E-­Governance since 2000
Unified eXchange Platform (UXP) with Finland
But everything is not easy
But everything is not easy
Cyber security
Cyber Attacks against Estonia in 2007
Georgian War in 2008
Main Security Measures
• National Cyber Security Strategy (2008)
• NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence (CCD) Centre of Excellence (COE) in Tallinn (2008)
• State of Emergency Act (2009)
• National Cyber Security Council (2009)
• CIIP Unit (2009)
• State Defence League (2011)
• Cyber Security Managers for Institutions (2013)
e-­Residents can
• Digitally sign documents and contracts being everywhere around the world
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Verify the authenticity of signed documents
Encrypt and transmit documents securely
Establish an Estonian company online within a day
Administer the company from anywhere in the world
Conduct e-­banking and remote money transfers
Access online payment service providers
Declare Estonian taxes online
Young leaders
…but they have always something more to learn.
Thank you for your attention!
Florian Hartleb: Vorbild Estland. Die baltische Republik macht vor, wie die Digitalisierung den Alltag erleichtern kann. Deutschland sollte daraus lernen. Gastkommentar in Süddeutscher Zeitung, S. 2 am 23. Mai 2015.
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