Estonia has become the first country in the world to offer
e-residencywith state-proven digital identities giving
an access to registering businesses, signing contracts, online banking,
education, healthcare and thousands of other local services. Until now Estonia
has issued more than 1 100 000 of e-ID cards.
Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia with population
exceeding 430 000 is the seat of
companies like Skype or Guardtime. The
latter is public-private partnership of Estonian government and private sector,
which lead to creation of keyless signature infrastructure used in Estonia, but
also by world telecommunication giants such as Ericsson. That’s why Tallinn is
vastly visited by governments to learn more about e-government and
cybersecurity.
Are e-residencies also a way to tackle the challenge of
depopulating and slowing down Europe?
E-residency was primarily aimed at those who had connection
with Estonia through business, studying or tourism, but now in fact it offers digital
services for people with no Estonian affiliation. So yes, it’s entrepreneurial
way of leading demographic policy in modern world and attracting new business
to the country.
If you look for a space in science park with neighborhood of
companies like Toggl.com or Defendec take
a look at Technopol- a Start-up Incubator, which cooperates closely with Tallinn
University of Technology and IT College.
When looking for a co-working space you might be interested
in Technololis Ulemiste located near the Tallinn airport and seat of companies like
Signwise or ZeroTurnaround. Garage48 HUB is a place for
you if you look for something in the centre of Tallinn.
When looking for government co-financing of start-up
activity just turn to government led initiative managed by Estonian Development
Fund called Startup Estonia.
