(Map & location) ESTONIA Population 1,3 million Population 1,3 million Member of EU, €, OECD, NATO, WTO Member of EU, €, OECD, NATO, WTO Credit ratings: Fitch A+; S&P AA-; Moody’s A1 2002: ID-Card
10 million e-Estonians by 2025
Estonian development fund competition winner Launch page: subscribers on day 1 Estonian parliament approves legislation First e-Residency card issued Estonian prime minister visits US September 1. October 1. November1. December mid December Government mandate to create e-Residency team First day of seven-member team Launch in 38 Estonian embassies abroad Legal analyses concluded 1. January 1. April 13. April 1. June 13. May Online application launch 2015
“Investments in Estonia” Businessmen from neighbouring countries Administer existing Estonian business and real estate online “Virtual business environment” Freelancers, entrepreneurs Run location- independent international business online “Community of e-Residents” Global citizens Join us to create a country without borders “Open digital identity plaform” Developers Use e-Residency as a platform to scale your own services “Tourism in Estonia“ Academia, tourists While visiting Estonia enjoy the same online benefiits as locals 1 Anonymous 5 Scammers, hackers, thieves Potential money laundering country “Crime” Jorma Tuomainen Finland Stanislav Yurin Ukraine Carlos Miceli Argentina Clare Sullivan Australia Unannounced partner, Silicon Valley, US
5 “Virtual business environment” Freelancers, entrepreneurs Run location independet international business online Stanislav Yurin Ukraine PROBLEM SOLUTION 1.Not trusted in EU 2.No access to electronic payment providers 3.Time-consuming administrative requirements 4.Unstable political climate 5.Impractical alternatives 1. LEGAL REGISTRATION2. BANK ACCOUNT 3. PAYMENT PROVIDER 4. DIGITAL SIGNATURE (contracts, administrative filings, tax)
WHY?
e-Residency unlocks the entrepreneurial potential of every world citizen. e-resident.gov.ee Kaspar Korjus linkedin.com/in/kasparkorjus