When Estonia re-gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it was left with an outdated infrastructure and a poor economy. Estonia’s GDP was roughly €2,000 per capita. Politicians and government officials needed to find a way to compete with other nations whose economy hadn’t stagnated under five decades of occupation. Today, Estonia’s per capita GDP is about €28,000. A key factor in this extraordinary transition has been the country’s willingness to digitalise public services. In this episode of The Big Question, Angela Barnes is joined by Sandra Saräv, Estonia’s deputy minister for E…
