Mom+Dad, I've made it - am quoted right next to almighty Brian Eno in a book epigraph. Can't probably get any better than this. Thx for the honour, Rainer Kattel erkki karo. Do check the book out if #publicsectorinnovation & #transformation is your thing: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

Barbara Ubaldi - in more ways than one this book would not have been there without you! And appreciate your endorsement on the cover the more!

Btw - if you still do not have the book, you can get it from lnkd.in/d3dmN5wJ lnkd.in/dG-ygthX

As some side-news, I am thrilled to join the Creative Destruction Lab's newest CDL-Estonia community as a mentor. It is an awe-inspiring crew of who's who of Estonian VC and tech community in the mentor group, so am honestly humble…lnkd.in/deafWSpS lnkd.in/dzaXpYRW

First-of-the-kind summary report from Digital Nation on what have been up to in last few months. The keyword has been TAKEOFF.

Which is a good place to say: if you have practical experience of making digital transformation happening in governments and so…lnkd.in/gY7bzhwN

We have long said that all countries will need to develop ways to serve people beyond their borders.

E-Residency is one model, and we welcome this (friendly!) competition from Ukraine!

As a reminder, we are also reimbursing e-Residency setup fees for Ukrainian citizens.

“We should start with the question of what Europe can do for #AI to win from it, not how to regulate it,” Eric Schmidt Tallinn Digital Summit #tds2022

Had a swell chance to chat on Tallinn Digital Summit stage with Eric Schmidt on where is #AI going, how we should embrace it - as societies & governments - incl. the need for united approach among likeminded democratic countries. Plus, is always good to meet a fellow Princeton University Tiger!

“ #Estonia is punching above its weight and figured it all out faster than any other country. I love Estonia and recently invested in 🇪🇪company,” Eric Schmidt Tallinn Digital Summit #TDS2022 #TrustedConnectivity

Thank you for the book Siim Sikkut! Looking forward to reading stories from the great and the good of international government digital transformation

We are incredibly honoured to have hosted over 80 000 people at the e-Estonia Briefing Centre since 2009. Not only do we host presidents and heads of states but also CEOs, investors, media and university students who are keen to learn more about #eEstonia !

I finally got my copy of Siim Sikkut’s #digigovexcellence . Thank you Siim for telling my story, it is an honor to be part of this talented group of people. I look forward to the next book with your story 😉. Thank you for your words and your friendship. Abrazo Mate

I love this quote from #Smart #Dubai Dr Aisha: ‘People in the ICT sector tend to forget sometimes that they are human at the end of the day, that we are not robots.’ READ: Digital Government Excellence by Siim Sikkut Casper Klynge Marquis Cabrera dana abunasrah Jeremy M. Goldberg Olivia Neal

A paper book raffle at ⁦European Cloud Summit⁩ ? Yes if it is ⁦Siim Sikkut⁩ latest on global digitalisation success stories!

X-Road Community Event takes place on Friday, 23 September 2022. 🦄 Registration for the event is open at x-road.global/xroad2022 🥳 #interoperability #govtech #opensource #digital #software #technology #data #community #event #conference #xroad #xroad 2022 #xroad community

Finally got ourselves a copy of Siim Sikkut's book about the lessons of remarkable #digigov leaders around the globe. Can't wait to read it 🤓
📖Get your copy: digigovexcellence.sikkut.digital

Estonia is the ⁦Apple⁩ of Governments. Great design, pickup and unboxing experience, everything super smooth. Their digital experience is awesome and it’s possible to create a fully operational company in 15 minutes. ⁦Amazing job e-Estonia⁩ ⁦e-Residency: Estonia⁩ 😍

📢Just a friendly reminder, that the #Estonian government's experimental framework #bürokratt is looking for data scientists, analysts and architects to generate an AI-led country together.

Apply by 06.09👉e-estonia.com/ai-govstack-te…

A must read:
Digital Government Excellence.
Lessons from effective digital leaders. By Siim Sikkut #DigitalTransformation #GovTech

Tip: if you want a (free) cyber resilience/stress test of your digital government, remove some Soviet occupation statue. Worked for us twice already. (notice: irony intended)
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There's also signed #digigovexcellence book #3 - Eduardo Spanó travelled all the way from Brazil with it - obrigado :) Btw the book is finally shipping in good old Europe, too! Get yours: digigovexcellence.sikkut.digital