Estonia has 1.3 million people: Here's how it plans to get 10 million e-residents by 2025Just over two years into its plan to offer people who are not Estonian citizens or residents a digital identity, Estonia sees fintech and blockchain services as the way to achieve its ambitious goals.March 20, 2017 by Kalev Aasmae in CXO
A state that pays software devs' tax bills? Here's how Latvia is aiming to lure startupsIn Baltic terms, Estonia may lead the pecking order in technology, but ambitious new tax initiatives show neighboring Latvia is breathing down its neck.February 14, 2017 by Kalev Aasmae in Innovation
Like the sound of 10-gigabit internet everywhere? Then move to EstoniaNokia and Starman are working away on building Europe's first nationwide 10-gigabit residential network, which will cover Estonia.January 4, 2017 by Kalev Aasmae in Networking
Android, iOS secure ID: Estonia says it's taking digital authentication to new levelsEarly next year, Estonia rolls out its new Smart-ID digital identity system, which is not dependent on a SIM card and can be used around the world.December 13, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Microsoft Office, Google Docs beware: This open-source startup is after your usersLatvian company OnlyOffice wants to create the Swiss watch of office suites and convince people there are valid choices beyond the big brands.December 7, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Enterprise Software
'More students, overseas skills can't solve our coding crisis': So here's Estonia's fixWith static student numbers and steep rises in tech pay, Estonia is opting to retrain some of its adult population as software developers to plug its skills gap.October 20, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Tech Industry
If you think 4G's quick, Telia, Ericsson's 5G field tests show speeds '40 times faster'After field tests on what is described as Europe's first 5G trial system, Telia and Ericsson now say a rollout is in prospect for Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018.October 14, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Networking
An end to ID theft? This facial recognition is so smart even twins can't fool itA young Estonian entrepreneur hopes to take security and online identity verification to the next level.September 20, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
What's suddenly luring Brexit-hit Britons? Estonia's digital citizenship for anyoneThe same uncertainty that sent the markets into a spin after the UK's Brexit vote may also be increasing the appeal to Britons of Estonia's e-residency scheme.August 16, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Security
Tiny Estonia: Our part in Twilio and the biggest US tech IPO this yearWith an R&D hub in Tallinn and an Estonian engineering VP, the recent big IPO by cloud comms firm Twilio was closely monitored in the Baltic state.July 13, 2016 by Kalev Aasmae in Enterprise Software