A great essay that raises a couple of questions for me.
1) Is the Estonian digital set up completely safe for privacy purposes, or can the government 'flick a switch' and surreptitiously access all or any of a citizen's data?
The Orwellian risk is a concern for myself and many others.
2) Is the access to data between government entities and citizens (where silos often exist) free flowing? This could be a real boon for FOI purposes as well as for efficient functioning through elimination of duplication of work between entities.
Hi Peter, for the feedback and questions. I can't answer your first question definitively but Kallas talks about the Orwellian 'black box' challenge at about 19'11''.
In repsonse to yur second question the answer is yes - a citizen does not have to duplicate the same info for each government department and she gives several examples in the interview explaining how this works. Thanks for being a reader Peter.
A great essay that raises a couple of questions for me.
1) Is the Estonian digital set up completely safe for privacy purposes, or can the government 'flick a switch' and surreptitiously access all or any of a citizen's data?
The Orwellian risk is a concern for myself and many others.
2) Is the access to data between government entities and citizens (where silos often exist) free flowing? This could be a real boon for FOI purposes as well as for efficient functioning through elimination of duplication of work between entities.
Hi Peter, for the feedback and questions. I can't answer your first question definitively but Kallas talks about the Orwellian 'black box' challenge at about 19'11''.
In repsonse to yur second question the answer is yes - a citizen does not have to duplicate the same info for each government department and she gives several examples in the interview explaining how this works. Thanks for being a reader Peter.