{"id":16617,"date":"2021-10-12T13:42:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=16617"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:37:22","slug":"unveiling-estonias-digital-government-innovation-model-dinis-guarda-interviews-siim-sikkut-government-cio-of-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/unveiling-estonias-digital-government-innovation-model-dinis-guarda-interviews-siim-sikkut-government-cio-of-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling Estonia\u2019s Digital Government Innovation Model: Dinis Guarda Interviews Siim Sikkut, Government CIO of Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve developed a legal framework, like a standard agreement, under which we can work with innovators for free, no red tape, no procurement.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> <strong>This is how Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia, describes the recently launched Digital Testbed Framework in a new interview carried out by Dinis Guarda. This initiative, part of the Digital Government Innovation model, is a new milestone in one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world. Besides that, Mr Sikkut discusses the role of the government and initiatives like this one to help businesses thrive in a digital transformation scenario.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16618\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16618 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sikkut-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia\" width=\"900\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sikkut-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sikkut-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sikkut-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sikkut.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being selected amongst the world&#8217;s TOP20 most influential people in digital government in 2018 and 2019 by Apolitical, Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia, has been involved in many of Estonia\u2019s digital solutions: from the e-residency program to the recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/e-estonia.com\/testbed\/\">Digital Testbed Framework<\/a> to help businesses thrive.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, and as it can be seen in the interview carried out by citiesabc and openbusinesscouncil founder Dinis Guarda, Mr Sikkut is especially proud of the work his office has done to get Digital Testbed Framework off the ground, describing it as \u201ca new and innovative collaboration model looking to attract partners globally.\u201d The framework gives access to start-ups, scale-ups and all government technology innovators to the technologies and experience of the world-leading digital government of Estonia. They only ask for the free use of the resulting novel solution in return. A small price to pay for such an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Siim Sikkut, Government CIO Estonia - Digital Testbed Framework, Digital Government Innovation Model\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t8fOzgKFkqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Siim Sikkut is the Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom, and Government CIO of Estonia in office since 2017. Mr. Sikkut is responsible for strategizing the launch of development initiatives and regulation. He also represents the government in the EU and other international organisations, promoting and collaborating on policies concerning technology and digital adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Estonian government has launched some remarkably unique initiatives under his leadership like e-Residency and more recently, the Digital Testbed Network.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The interview is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/DinisGuarda\">citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Youtube Podcast series<\/a>, where leaders and influencing personalities across various cities share and present their insights, potentially making global impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Having launched some ground-breaking initiatives for digitization of the Estonian economy under his leadership, Siim talks about his trajectory of work and his journey experiences. Siim pointedly states that his appetite for technology, since childhood, was due to the Estonian government\u2019s initial efforts of digitization.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve had motivation and drive. Making our government digital has not been a cool project for us. It\u2019s been a necessity. Given as small as we are, 1.3 million people, even less than 2, we have to be very efficient and effective with the limited resources we have if we wanted to be anything in the world,\u201d<\/em> recounts Siim as the driving motive behind the fast-paced digitization of the Estonian economy.<\/p>\n<p>Taking help from a series of phenomenal dynamics, Estonia is now one of the most advanced digital societies.\u00a0 Dinis asks Siim to highlight the success and scope of eResidency, a programme launched by Estonia in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>He modestly explains, <em>\u201cIt is a realization that a digital identity or an e-resident from any part of the world can get access to Estonian government services.\u201d<\/em> Under this <a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\/\">revolutionary program<\/a>, e-residents get a smart card that can be used to sign documents digitally. The program is aimed towards location-independent entrepreneurs such as software developers, writers, innovators and more. Their financial footprint is monitored digitally, in a manner stated to be transparent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>More Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligenthq.com\/oscars-bollywood-dinis-guarda-interviews-multitalented-amrita-sen-career-music-film-design\/\">From The Oscars to Bollywood: Dinis Guarda Interviews The Multitalented Amrita Sen On Her Career In Music, Film And Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesabc.com\/interview-nick-jonsson-co-founder-md-egn-singapore-asias-largest-confidential-peer-network-c-suite-international-best-selling-author\/\">Interview with Nick Jonsson \u2013 Co-founder &amp; MD at EGN Singapore \u2013 Asia\u2019s largest Confidential Peer Network for the C-Suite, International Best Selling Author<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/interview-with-rishi-kapoor-founder-ceo-of-paus-tv-the-revolutionary-streaming-platform-for-independent-creators\/\">Interview with Rishi Kapoor, Founder &amp; CEO of paus.tv \u2013 The Revolutionary Streaming Platform For Independent Creators<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligenthq.com\/interview-daniel-liu-co-founder-nft-creative-studio-influxo-creating-ronaldinho-nft-collection\/\">Interview with Daniel Liu \u2013 Co-Founder of NFT Creative Studio INFLUXO \u2013 Creating The Ronaldinho NFT Collection<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligenthq.com\/interview-alvin-foo-co-founder-daoventures-emerging-tech-marketing-evangelist-ai-blockchain-defi\/\">Interview with Alvin Foo \u2013 Co-Founder at DAOventures, Emerging Tech &amp; Marketing Evangelist, AI, Blockchain, DeFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligenthq.com\/dinis-guarda-interviews-liti-capitals-david-kay-on-litigation-finance-we-are-going-to-be-there-to-help-people-that-are-getting-scammed-defrauded-in-the-crypto-space\/\">Dinis Guarda Interviews Liti Capital\u2019s David Kay On Litigation Finance: \u201cWe Are Going To Be There To Help People That Are Getting Scammed, Defrauded In The Crypto Space\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Digital Testbed Framework Initiative<\/h2>\n<p>When Dinis brought their recent initiative Digital Testbed Framework &amp; Digital Government Innovation model to the conversation, Siim stated that the Digital Testbed Framework is a new and innovative collaboration model looking to attract partners globally. It gives start-ups, scale-ups and all government technology innovators, access to the technologies and experience of the world-leading digital government of Estonia &#8211; in return for the free use of the resulting novel solution.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind. Users can produce government-level IT solutions safely and quickly, via live-market testing and approval in a nationwide digital government testbed, without having to navigate any red tape or lengthy sales or approval processes.<\/p>\n<p>Through this cooperation model, users will have access to the government tech stack, know-how (and in some cases data) to help develop their own emerging commercial solutions. It also allows them to partner with one of the most digitally developed countries in the world to \u201crubber stamp\u201d their ideas and obtains proof of concept.<\/p>\n<p>The Digital Testbed Framework has been used by the Estonian parliament and the Ministry of Education and Research to collaborate on reusable AI components, and the Estonian Health Board to create HOIA &#8211; the official COVID-19 exposure notification app for Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also been deployed across applications such as the TEXTA Toolkit (which uses AI functionality to predict whether comments should or shouldn\u2019t be published in public forums) as well as being hugely successful in helping the Police and Border Guard Board detect domestic violence cases.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Recently the Estonian government has launched its digital testbed framework. Find out what the digital testbed framework is from the interview with Siim <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sikkut?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sikkut<\/a>, government CIO of Estonia. <br \/>Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil Youtube Podcast series: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8WIabHVcf0\">https:\/\/t.co\/8WIabHVcf0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YwnTuhRgAp\">pic.twitter.com\/YwnTuhRgAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; openbusinesscouncil (@openbusinesshq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/openbusinesshq\/status\/1447530451099426830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe problem many start-ups face today is that the environment for cooperation the public sector is built on is old, outdated and inflexible and this makes integration and collaboration difficult.<\/em> As the saying goes, <em>\u2018there\u2019s no need to reinvent the wheel,\u2019 and that\u2019s why we\u2019re inviting anyone and everyone to use the same tech stack we use to run and build our own digital government, for free.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Culminating the interview, Siim takes the citiesabc openbusinesscouncil platform to warmly invite active global participation in Estonia\u2019s digital testbed framework to analyze its vastness and versatility.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe want to partner with innovative people from all over the world and in a variety of sectors. Whether you\u2019re a coder wanting help improve the digital services of Estonia, or an entrepreneur looking to test your solution with one of the most digitally advanced nations in the world &#8211; we\u2019d love to connect with you.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve developed a legal framework, like a standard agreement, under which we can work with innovators for free, no red tape, no procurement.\u201d This is how Siim Sikkut, Deputy Secretary-General for IT and Telecom and Government CIO of Estonia, describes the recently launched Digital Testbed Framework in a new interview carried out by Dinis Guarda. 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