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Discover the efficiency of Estonian e-services: Online voting, digital signatures, establishment of LLCs, e-schooling, e-medicine, and more. Explore the innovative online identity concept for non-Estonian residents.
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Estonian OnlineServices Raino Paron
Estonian e-services (1/2) • Electronic State Gazette – official source of Estonian law, also un-official English translations of most important laws can be found there. Since 2007 State Gazette is published only in electronic form. • Digital signature – enables concluding agreements digitally. Legally equal to a written form and in some cases also equal to notarial authentication. • Online voting – votes at Estonian parliament, local council and European Parliament level elections can be cast online. At last Estonian parliament elections 25% and at last European Parliament elections ca 1/3 of the votes were „e-votes“. • Establishment of a LLC – limited liability company can be established online in 15 minutes. • Communication with the business registry – all communication with the business registry is online (filing annual reports, amending corporate documents, changing board members, etc.) • E-School – communication between school, students and parents is also online
Estonian e-services(2/2) • Taxation is online – checking tax information, filling and submitting tax returns, paying taxes, etc. is fully online (both for natural and legal persons). Filling out and submitting a standard private income tax return takes less than 5 minutes. • State registries are maintained online – all official registries are maintained and accessible online, e.g. Land Registry, Central Registry of Securities, Business Registry, Motor Vehicle Registry, Registry of Trademarks, Ship Registry, etc. • Communication with public authorities – all communication between the public authorities and citizens can be via e-mail and with digitally signed documents • E-court – exchange of documents with court and between parties is done either via e-mail or via special E-Court system. Attorneys and state officials are not allowed to submit documents in any other form, but electronically. • E-Medcine – prescriptions are submitted only electronically and patients medical records are kept online.
NEXT STEP: onlineidentity What is it? For whom is it for? • A possibility for non-Estonianresidents to identify them-selves online and obtain access to Estonian e-services. • First such concept in the world. • Estonian consulates all over the world will be issuing chips which can be used to identify oneself online via a computer or a mobile phone. • Not a right, but a privilege, i.e. if mis-used then the online-ID can be taken from the person. • At the first stage the online ID is for non- Estonian: • Shareholders • Board members of Estonian companies • Diplomats • Visiting students, scholars • In the future: • Persons not connected to Estonia so far, but who could benefit from secure online identification and e-services ONLINE ID
THANK YOU! RAINO PARON Partner/ T. +372 6407 170 E. raino.paron@rln.ee /PILDI PLACE HOLDER/