Digital Government Podcast

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• The UN Global Mechanism and the next phase of cyber diplomacy

  July 6, 2026 · 43 min

  At this year's Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Summer School, one question kept coming up: how can international cyber agreements move beyond diplomatic language and translate into real action? The question is particularly timely as the United…

• What it takes to get AI working in government: Lessons from Estonia

  May 27, 2026 · 45 min

  The last time Ott Velsberg appeared on this podcast was early 2022. Popular LLMs had not yet been released. The conversation was about how AI could support data-driven decision-making in government – a topic that felt, at the time, more…

• Supporting the EU Member States in advancing reforms and innovation

  May 14, 2026 · 43 min

  When governments across Europe try to modernise, the challenge is rarely that they lack ambition or resources. More often, what is missing is the space to think carefully before acting – to understand what the actual problem is, what has…

• Ivo Visak: AI in education starts with a question, not an answer

  April 15, 2026 · 47 min

  Thirty years ago, Estonia launched Tiger Leap, a programme that put computers and internet in every school and, in many ways, laid the groundwork for a digital society what we have known to call e-Estonia. Today, the country is attempting…

• Digital public infrastructure and the foundations of AI in government with Krisstina Rao

  April 1, 2026 · 41 min

  Governments are racing to adopt AI in public services. EU-funded projects show the pace is only accelerating. But this push raises a deeper question: what lies beneath? Too often, the answer is the same – weak or uneven digital…

• What leadership through digital change actually looks like with Taimar Peterkop

  February 25, 2026 · 38 min

  Leadership in the public sector has always demanded resilience. This is best exemplified by three elements: 1) the ability to hold long-term vision steady while reacting to short-term pressures, 2) to build consensus across institutions…

• Ukraine builds citizen control into its data infrastructure

  January 27, 2026 · 31 min

  Following Estonia’s example, Ukraine is launching a Personal Data Access Monitoring Subsystem embedded in Trembita, the government’s secure data exchange platform. The mechanism allows every Ukrainian to see who accessed their personal…

• With the data tracker, visibility prevents misuse

  January 14, 2026 · 33 min

  The topic of data protection spans the entire spectrum of the internet, from when users surf the web to when they benefit from efficient online services as citizens. Cookie banners, privacy policies, GDPR compliance notices – all and more…