The plan to let anyone become European – digitally
Summary: Estonia's government has launched a plan to bring e-resident ID cards to the country — meaning anyone can apply to be an Estonian citizen, whether they've set foot in the country or not.
In the near future, those from outside the country will have an opportunity to apply for an Estonian e-resident ID card — which means that they can use Estonian online services, open bank accounts, and start companies without ever having to physically visit Estonia.That is, if they pass a background check similar to the visa application process and sign up to identify themselves with biometrics such as their fingerprints or iris scans
How do you solve an IT skills crisis before it happens? Estonia has the answerRead moreThe Estonian Ministry of the Interior's idea to give foreigners their own Estonian ID cards was conceived seven years ago. At the end of April, the Estonian government approved the concept of e-residency and the once seemingly-utopian idea is now finally is coming to life.If the Estonian parliament makes the relevant changes to legislation without any significant delays, the Ministry will be ready to hand out the first ID cards for e-residents at the end of this year.To start with, future e-residents will have to apply for their e-residency in Estonia itself, but it looks likely that sometime in 2015 it will also be possible for them to verify their identity, apply for and receive the ID card from Estonian embassies and consulates abroad too.Under a plan presented by the deputy secretary general for communication and state information systems Taavi Kotka, the head of the Estonian Ministry of the Interior's migration and border policy department Ruth Annus, and ICT policy adviser at the government office of Estonia Siim Sikkut, in 2025 10 million people could already have got Estonian e-identity."Ten million e-residents is a bold goal which shows our ambition," Kotka said. "We want to create an infrastructure with our services that would permit companies, and not only Estonian companies, to use that infrastructure and make Estonia bigger. We have 80,000 companies in Estonia right now, if we could double that number with e-residency, it really would be something big."he plan to let anyone become European – digitally
http://www.zdnet.com/this-is-so-freaking-huge-man-its-insane-the-plan-to-let-anyone-become-european-digitally-7000029486/
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Summary: Estonia's government has launched a plan to bring e-resident ID cards to the country — meaning anyone can apply to be an Estonian citizen, whether they've set foot in the country or not.
In the near future, those from outside the country will have an opportunity to apply for an Estonian e-resident ID card — which means that they can use Estonian online services, open bank accounts, and start companies without ever having to physically visit Estonia.That is, if they pass a background check similar to the visa application process and sign up to identify themselves with biometrics such as their fingerprints or iris scans
How do you solve an IT skills crisis before it happens? Estonia has the answerRead moreThe Estonian Ministry of the Interior's idea to give foreigners their own Estonian ID cards was conceived seven years ago. At the end of April, the Estonian government approved the concept of e-residency and the once seemingly-utopian idea is now finally is coming to life.If the Estonian parliament makes the relevant changes to legislation without any significant delays, the Ministry will be ready to hand out the first ID cards for e-residents at the end of this year.To start with, future e-residents will have to apply for their e-residency in Estonia itself, but it looks likely that sometime in 2015 it will also be possible for them to verify their identity, apply for and receive the ID card from Estonian embassies and consulates abroad too.Under a plan presented by the deputy secretary general for communication and state information systems Taavi Kotka, the head of the Estonian Ministry of the Interior's migration and border policy department Ruth Annus, and ICT policy adviser at the government office of Estonia Siim Sikkut, in 2025 10 million people could already have got Estonian e-identity."Ten million e-residents is a bold goal which shows our ambition," Kotka said. "We want to create an infrastructure with our services that would permit companies, and not only Estonian companies, to use that infrastructure and make Estonia bigger. We have 80,000 companies in Estonia right now, if we could double that number with e-residency, it really would be something big."he plan to let anyone become European – digitally
http://www.zdnet.com/this-is-so-freaking-huge-man-its-insane-the-plan-to-let-anyone-become-european-digitally-7000029486/
Love always
mudra
