I repeatedly heard about the huge leap that Estonia had made in e-governance while I was in Europe.
This is especially relevant to to the systems disasters plaguing TAFE.
Life in the Digital Society
e-Estonia means voting in elections from the comfort of your own living room. Filing your income taxreturn in just five minutes. Signing a legally-binding contract over the Internet, from anywhere in the world, via your mobile phone. These are just a few of the services that Estonians take advantage of on a regular basis.
Some Do’s and Don’ts, based on Estonia’s experience:
- Do – Create a decentralized, distributed system so that all existing components can be linked and new ones can be added, no matter what platform they use
- Don’t – Try to force everyone to use a centralized database or system, which won’t meet their needs and will be seen as a burden rather than a benefit
- Do – Be a smart purchaser, buying the most appropriate systems developed by the private sector
- Don’t – Waste millions contracting large, slow development projects that result in inflexible systems
- Do – Find systems that are already working, allowing for faster implementation
- Don’t – Rely on pie-in-the-sky solutions that take time to develop and may not work
Estonia’s Road to a Digital Society
https://e-estonia.com/the-story/how-we-got-there/
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