e-Estonia: The ERDF and the digitalisation of Estonia Külli Kraner Director of Foreign Funding Department Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication

Overall Estonian EU Budget

MoEAC = Entrepreneurship, Innovation, transport, ICT and Energy Efficiency

Total Information Society and ERDF

Estonian Information Society in 2020

Information society vision 2020: In Estonia, ICT is used to full extent in order to: Improve the quality of life for people Increase productivity and the employment rate Ensure preservation of Estonian cultural heritage Make the public sector more efficient Kirjatüüp Roboto Condensed Joondus vasakule Pealkirja rasvakirjas ja soovitatav suurus 36 Sisuteksti soovitatav suurus 32

Priority: Infrastructure for ICT services Objective 1: Whole population of Estonia has access to high-speed Internet Example: Under this investment priority, support will be provided for the construction and upgrading of the basic network Indicator: Total length of next-generation broadband network constructed (3500 km by 2020)

Priority: Infrastructure for ICT services 2 Objective 2: The basic service infrastructure supports the take up of e-services in Estonia and cross-border Example: Although the service infrastructure of the state (X-Road, eID, information portals etc.) has been constantly developed, it still needs to be updated in view of the rapid development of technology E-residency rely on that!

Priority: Administrative capacity Objective: Public services are provided accessibly, uniformly and in a user-centered and smart manner Example: The following interventions for the development of public services are proposed under the specific objective: 1) conducting analyses, evaluations and studies, carrying out the work of cooperation networks, and training activities. 2) smart development of new and existing information systems from the point of view of customers and services Indicator: Satisfaction with the quality of public services (in the age group) must be 85% by 2020

E-Estonia and ERDF Electronic ID card Education and healthcare E-elections E-business E-residency

“e-Residency offers to every world citizen a government-issued digital identity and the opportunity to run a trusted company online, unleashing the world’s entrepreneurial potential.“

E-Residency - 10 million e-Estonians The project began in May 2014 The project has been spotted all over the world 60% for business, 30% for personal use early subscribers from 168 countries Top: Finland, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, USA Direct costs = 0 EUR

2500 e-Residents

Applying History

e-Residents enjoy the following benefits Ability to register a new company within a day Low startup and maintenance costs Remote administration from anywhere in the world 0% company income tax means more money to invest Minimal bureaucracy and clear tax framework Company belongs to EU legal framework Companies registered in the EU are regarded as more trustworthy

e-Residency unlocks the entrepreneurial potential of every world citizen / #eResidents

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How to apply for e- Residency?

Aitäh! Külli Kraner

Questions: Q: Where do the taxes go? Answer: Tax residency is different from the Estonian e-residency. E-residency doesn’t change the tax residency for tax purposes.