Transcript Online voting

Estonian Online Services
Raino Paron
ESTONIAN E-SERVICES (1/2)
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Electronic State Gazette – official source of Estonian law, also un-official English
translations of most important laws can be found there. Since 2007 State Gazette is
published only in electronic form.
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Digital signature – enables concluding agreements digitally. Legally equal to a
written form and in some cases also equal to notarial authentication.
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Online voting – votes at Estonian parliament, local council and European
Parliament level elections can be cast online. At last Estonian parliament elections
25% and at last European Parliament elections ca 1/3 of the votes were „e-votes“.
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Establishment of a LLC – limited liability company can be established online in 15
minutes.
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Communication with the business registry – all communication with the
business registry is online (filing annual reports, amending corporate documents,
changing board members, etc.)
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E-School – communication between school, students and parents is also online
ESTONIAN E-SERVICES (2/2)
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Taxation is online – checking tax information, filling and submitting tax returns,
paying taxes, etc. is fully online (both for natural and legal persons). Filling out and
submitting a standard private income tax return takes less than 5 minutes.
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State registries are maintained online – all official registries are maintained and
accessible online, e.g. Land Registry, Central Registry of Securities, Business
Registry, Motor Vehicle Registry, Registry of Trademarks, Ship Registry, etc.
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Communication with public authorities – all communication between the public
authorities and citizens can be via e-mail and with digitally signed documents
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E-court – exchange of documents with court and between parties is done either via
e-mail or via special E-Court system. Attorneys and state officials are not allowed to
submit documents in any other form, but electronically.
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E-Medcine – prescriptions are submitted only electronically and patients medical
records are kept online.
NEXT STEP: ONLINE IDENTITY
What is it?
For whom is it for?
• A possibility for non-Estonian
residents to identify them-selves
online and obtain access to
Estonian e-services.
• At the first stage the online ID is
for non- Estonian:
• First such concept in the world.
• Estonian consulates all over the
world will be issuing chips which
can be used to identify oneself
online via a computer or a
mobile phone.
• Not a right, but a privilege, i.e. if
mis-used then the online-ID can
be taken from the person.
ONLINE
ID
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Shareholders
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Board members of Estonian
companies
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Diplomats
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Visiting students, scholars
• In the future:
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Persons not connected to
Estonia so far, but who could
benefit from secure online
identification and e-services
THANK YOU!
/PILDI PLACE
HOLDER/
RAINO PARON
Partner/
T. +372 6407 170
E. [email protected]