Tallinn, Estonia.Estonia has developed an international reputation as a digital solutions’ powerhouse. This reputation has given Estonia a mandate to pursue an ambitious agenda during its recently begun Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Indeed, one of the four priorities of the presidency is a digital Europe which would manifest itself as follows: free flow of data, development of cross-border e-commerce, and digital public services. That being said, with great reputation comes great responsibility, thus expectations for progression in the digital area during Estonia’s EU presidency are high, as noted by Estonia’s special representative to the EU, Matti Maasikas.
Estonia is clearly seeking to meet those expectations, for example through the creation of a special digital information system to organise events and exchange data during Estonia’s presidency and by putting self-driving minibuses to use in Tallinn.
