Ericsson releases film about e-Estonia (full film included)

[Äike]

Ericsson releases film about e-Estonia (full film included)

Telecommunication company Ericsson recently released an hour-long, documentary-style film called “Life in a networked society” about e-services in Estonia.



“Life in a networked society” looks into Estonia’s e-elections, e-taxes, e-school, e-medicine and other innovative solutions in public services which cut bureaucracy and costs.

The film includes conversations with decision-makers such as Minister of Economic Affairs and Communication Juhan Parts, IT Technology College associate professor and board member Linnar Viik, and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Ilves recounts how the e-tax system came about: “Probably the first big thing was doing your tax return online. By the end of the 1990′s, 97-98 percent of people were filing their tax returns online. It’s so much easier because all your numbers are handy there. You don’t have to sit there and add things up. And this had an additional effect of dramatically increasing compliance. People paid their taxes more efficiently, which allowed us to actually reduce tax levels and suddenly the Estonian government found out that they had budget surpluses because more people were paying taxes.”

[sevruk]

"The country, which became independent in 1991, is a collection of curiosities: the most advanced electronic tools, but the last place in the eurozone, the poorest country in the European Union"
(с) French newspaper Le Monde

[Äike]

"The country, which became independent in 1991, is a collection of curiosities: the most advanced electronic tools, but the last place in the eurozone, the poorest country in the European Union"
(с) French newspaper Le Monde

1. Estonia became independent in 1918

2. Estonia is the richest of all ex-USSR countries (being 30% richer than the Baltic countries) and out of the ex "East Bloc", only ~3 are slightly richer because of starting their reforms in 1989, compared to 1992 in Estonia

3. Your post is off-topic (and full of fact errors) and I reported it for that reason.

4. Considering that Russians are still the number 1 group immigrating to Estonia on a yearly basis, I understand your envy, considering that Estonia and Russia are like night and day in terms of economic/political development.

5. You're an unintelligent troll who lives out his inferiority complexes in an internet forum.

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I don't want to see anymore off-topic in this thread.

[sevruk]

1. Estonia became independent in 1918

2. Estonia is the richest of all ex-USSR countries (being 30% richer than the Baltic countries) and out of the ex "East Bloc", only ~3 are slightly richer because of starting their reforms in 1989, compared to 1992 in Estonia

tell that to the French, not me

[RussiaPrussia]

1. Estonia became independent in 1918

2. Estonia is the richest of all ex-USSR countries (being 30% richer than the Baltic countries) and out of the ex "East Bloc", only ~3 are slightly richer because of starting their reforms in 1989, compared to 1992 in Estonia

3. Your post is off-topic (and full of fact errors) and I reported it for that reason.

4. Considering that Russians are still the number 1 group immigrating to Estonia on a yearly basis, I understand your envy, considering that Estonia and Russia are like night and day in terms of economic/political development.

5. You're an unintelligent troll who lives out his inferiority complexes in an internet forum.

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I don't want to see anymore off-topic in this thread.

day and night? Russia is 5th richest eastern european economy

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/...DPDPC&grp=0&a=