Technology — Estonia

Estonian startup Bercman brings crosswalks to the Age of IoT

Estonian startups Bercman Technologies and 1oT joined their knowledge to modernize data transmission of smart infrastructure. Bercman’s IoT-based smart crosswalks, now with hassle-free and fast installable eSIM cards, are increasing traffic safety and supporting smart vehicles’ further use in city transportation.

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Estonia outranks most of the world in Global Cybersecurity Index

As war thunders in Europe, so are threats in cyberspace on the rise. Nations worldwide are ramping up their cyber security capabilities. According to National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), Estonia does better in cyber security than most of the world. Estonia’s index 90,91 is 48 percentage points above the world’s average and 17 points betterread more

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Estonian autonomous vehicle company Auve Tech is poised to usher in the post-car era

Estonia’s hydrogen-powered baby unicorn is introducing its vision of environment-friendly commuting. At Unicorn59, Auve Tech Chairman Taavi Rõivas laid out the company’s ambitious plans for the next phase in urban transportation.

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Estonia’s Star Trek inspired robot bartender Yanu is serving up the future of AI

Inspired by Star Trek and light-years ahead of its competition, robot bartender Yanu guides us into the future of AI in the service industry, founder and CEO Alan Adojaan confirmed on stage at Unicorn59.

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Foreign investments to Estonia are growing, interest in investing remains high

In 2021, the Estonian Investment Agency facilitated 194 million euros of foreign direct investment to Estonia, which contributed to the creation of over 1,600 high added value jobs across Estonia. Compared to 2020, the CAPEX figure has risen by nearly a quarter and the number of jobs doubled.

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Raising a tech-savvy nation: in Estonia, even kindergartens teach robotics

Estonians are taking care that our own Steve Jobs and / or Elon Musk could learn tomorrow’s skills already from early childhood. More than half of schools and a number of kindergartens in Estonia teach children programming and robotics through play, so that they would – without too much effort or screen time – pick up IT skills.

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Estonia leads Europe in startups, unicorns and investments per capita

“Estonia once again tops the charts,” states Atomico’s recent report, where Estonia is continuously leading Europe in terms of startups, unicorns and investments per capita.

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Estonia gets its tenth unicorn: Glia

Estonia, a world leader in numbers of unicorn companies per capita, got its tenth unicorn Glia: the digital customer service provider raised $45M in Series D funding and exceeds $1B valuation.

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Cyber security education in Estonia: from kindergarten to NATO Cyber Defence Centre

Cyber-attacks against Estonia in 2007 pushed Estonia at the front line of cyber security. One of the results of this cyber-warfare was the wide acknowledgment that cyber security knowledge and skills are part of the information society’s blood circulation.

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Estonia and the world: cyber security 2021 in review

“Last year will go down in history as the year of security vulnerabilities, wherein in the race against time and criminals, we had to learn some painful lessons. However, all experiences are useful and must be shared,” says Gert Auväärt, Director of the Cyber Security Branch of the Information System Authority (RIA) in the latestread more

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