Estonia e-Residency generates €125M in 2025, remote biometric IDV could add millions more
Estonia is reporting a record year for its e-Residency program, with the European country raking in 124.9 million euros (US$148.8…
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Estonia awards contract for e-Residency remote biometrics capturing tech to X Infotech
Estonia has awarded a tender to develop remote biometrics capturing technology for its popular e-Residency program to identity technology company…
Cybernetica to develop Estonia’s roadmap for PQC, begins e-state upgrade for crisis resilience
Cybernetica, one of the key companies behind Estonia’s digital government ecosystem, has been tapped to upgrade the country’s e-state systems…
GOV.UK Chat rolls out in beta as GDS plans agentic AI deployments
Much of the negative attention directed toward large language models (LLM) and other generative AI tech focuses on so-called AI…
Estonia and Ukraine pledge to continue collaboration on digitalization projects
Estonia and Ukraine will continue collaborating on digital identity, e-government and cybersecurity projects in 2026, while expanding trilateral cooperation with…
X Infotech wins Estonia deal for remote face, fingerprint biometric capture, verification
Estonia is planning to introduce new remote onboarding technology that will allow digital ID users to capture not just their…
EU updates age verification blueprint app amid debate on social media restrictions
The European Commission has released a second version of the EU’s age verification app blueprint, as the bloc continues to…
Hasty government digitalization makes democracies more vulnerable, says researcher
Does the digital transformation of the state make a democracy more vulnerable to illiberal developments, autocratic forces, or concentrations of…
UK should follow Estonia’s lead in digital ID argues Labour politician
The UK is “behind the curve” and should follow the example of Estonia when it comes to digital identity, according…
Estonia has many digital service delivery lessons for Germany, says former govt CIO
Estonia has many lessons for countries such as Germany when it comes to introducing digital services. While 90 percent of…
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