Digital Government podcast

Jan 21 2025 146 ep. 28 mins 22
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Welcome to e-Governance Academy’s podcast to discover the future of governance. e-Governance Academy has assisted digital transformation globally in more than 130 countries. Our experts will share their insights and worldwide examples on how digital technology could benefit every society. Tune in for the digital government podcast every Wednesday!

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Security Operations Centres Are a Boon to Cybersecurity

Jan 21 2025 28 mins  
With cyber threats growing in sophistication and scale, organisations must rethink their strategies to safeguard digital assets and operational continuity. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) stand at the forefront of this effort, acting as centralised hubs where cybersecurity professionals monitor, manage, and mitigate threats. The rise in cyber threats – estimated to have grown

AI in Government to Drive Prosperity and Innovation

Jan 07 2025 38 mins  
The AI reckoning is here, and that’s not just based on announcements and latest releases from top corporate actors in the field. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how governments serve their citizens, making processes more efficient, policies more targeted, and economies more dynamic. Among experts, few understand this transformation better than Luukas Ilves, former Ch

Latin America’s Digital Future in Keywords, Needs, Priorities

Dec 19 2024 29 mins  
Awareness of the benefits of digital transformation is increasing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as it is collaboration with international entities to drive projects forward. Year by year, this is laying down pathways for a more connected and inclusive digital government, with tangible benefits for the population and the economic area as a whole. Miguel Porrúa, Lead Spe

Launch of uResidency welcomes the world to digital Ukraine

Dec 10 2024 29 mins  
It is a major step towards global digital integration, the one coming from Ukraine. The country recently launched its uResidency programme in September 2024. With that, the country aims to open up to international entrepreneurs who seek to establish and operate businesses in a vibrant digital economy. Without the need for physical presence – sound familiar?Don’t call it an Esto

Impact, evolution, and growth in 10 years of Estonia’s e-Residency

Nov 27 2024 36 mins  
Estonia’s e-Residency program turns ten years old, and we join in the celebrations with a deep dive into what’s been, so far, a very exciting path. As one of the international golden children of Estonia’s digital and global economic policy, the e-Residency program has changed, evolved, and grown. In the digital space, ten years are no short time.From government start-up, to w

Back in Tallinn for the fifth Cyber Diplomacy Summer School

Nov 12 2024 31 mins  
As the fifth Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Summer School currently taking place in Tallinn, attendees reflect on a year of diplomacy in cybersecurity. Some of them, too, having gone from participants to speakers. The program, organised annually, is designed to bridge theoretical understanding and hands-on experience in cyber diplomacy, and for Claudio Peguero and Alban Andreu, the Summer

Podcast 🎧 & blog: Turks and Caicos have big plans on digitalisation

Oct 29 2024 35 mins  
Can a group of Caribbean islands become the Estonia of the region, looked up to on digital transformation and service delivery? E. Jay Saunders thinks so – for both citizens and businesses. He is the former Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment, and Trade of the Turks and Caicos Islands. And at the 10th e-Governance Conference, by all rights took part in a panel on e

Securing the Vote: Building Trust in Election Results

Oct 16 2024 34 mins  
"2024 is the biggest election year in human history. Half of the world’s population – some 3.7 billion people – have the opportunity to vote this year across 72 countries.” So notes Merle Maigre, Head of Cybersecurity at e-Governance Academy, on host duties for this podcast episode on securing elections.“Voting is at the very heart of democracy, making it vital that we sa

In Kyrgyzstan, all services are under one ‘roof’

Oct 01 2024 30 mins  
In Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is advancing fast in digital development. A series of initiatives in the last ten years significantly brought the country forward in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. However, the transformation does not stop there.With support from both the population and high-level decision-makers, digital leaders in the country have the

Safeguarding civic spaces, with Doug Rutzen

Sep 17 2024 30 mins  
Digital advancements present us with numerous opportunities to move forward on the path toward more inclusive and democratic societies. That has been the case when tech-enabled social movements and civil society organisations to sprout, regroup, and act. However, the opposite holds true too – technology is agnostic, and supported by authoritarian or malicious intents, it can be u