Every country talks about importance of digitalization, but there are very few examples in the world of truly working digital societies. Why? What is holding them back? In his keynote Taavi will give a quick overview why the western-world is stuck, but more important – he will explain what should be agreed and delivered to get things moving. Slovakia has many important elements in place and there is only one question left to the table: why don’t you move on faster?
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Taavi Kotka
Taavi became Estonia’s first-ever Chief Information Officer in 2013 to oversee the country’s development as an advanced digital nation. He previously worked in the private sector, starting his career as a programmer before rising to be the CEO of the region’s largest software development company, Webmedia (now Nortal). During this time, Taavi was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
As Estonia’s CIO, Taavi introduced a number of new ideas that have come to define the concept of ‘e-Estonia’ as a digital nation and these best practices are now being copied and implemented by other governments around the world. This includes the e-Residency programme, which has placed Estonia at the epicentre of the global tech community, as w…
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