IT projects in the administration of other state agencies and organizations: 

Estonian Government of Ministers Session Information System

A support system for the organization of ministers sessions to automate the preparation processes and proceedings of the Estonian Government Cabinet meetings. The final objective is to prepare all materials digitally and thus to reduce coping costs and delivery time. The program is in the administration of the State Chancellery.
Contact: Reet Ringo, program manager
http://www.riik.ee/valitsus/viis/viisengl.html

Pilot project of digital coordination of legal acts

As of June 2001 the Digital Signatures Act was implemented in Estonia, the State Chancellery has started the program of document administration of the Government agencies, in the course of which the problems of taking into use of digital documents will be discussed. In this context the State Chancellery has started a pilot project, together with the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Justice.
http://www.just.ee/index.php3?cath=1573

Document Management Program of government agencies

Document Management Program of government agencies is a cooperation program for the transition to inter-agency digital document management. It is a program in the administration of the State Chancellery.The program pays attention to the creation of a common application methodology of digital signature; electronic records management training; elaboration of rules for preserving documents; development of an integral information system of legislation, etc. Further information about the document management program and its realisation can be found at http://www.riik.ee/dhp/ (only in Estonian). Contact: Ülle Laur

Project eJustice

Project eJustice aims to create an information system of legislation and to elaborate amendment motions for its legal regulation. Such a system would be a user-friendly cooperation environment where drafts for coordination as well as the whole information about the draft's life cycle would be available. The system will relate draft legislation between different institutions into an integral whole. The project is mainly aimed at officials who elaborate and coordinate draft legislation but the public will also be able to use the project. Citizens will be able to express their opinion about the content of drafts already during the coordination and have the right to present ideas for initiating creation of supplementation of necessary legislation. 

Project eCounty

The project aims to develop an Internet-based working environment and a web portal for Estonian counties. Such an information portal would:
enable to fill in electronic documents; support the creation of employment; enable rural areas to participate in Internet-based learning; help equalize living conditions in rural and urban areas; support local initiative of rural areas.
Project eCounty develops cooperation with the document management program of government agencies (see above).

e-TaxBoard

• The e-TaxBoard application launched on 18 October 2000 enables the taxpayers to communicate with the Tax Board quickly, easily and safely. Using the e-Tax Board application, the taxpayers or their authorised representatives can file, view and correct their VAT returns; file, view and correct their social tax and withheld income tax returns; submit their VAT refund applications; view their tax account balances; view their taxpayer account cards; make inquiries about other persons' outstanding tax debts; file their personal income tax returns; 
  view their social tax calculated, paid by employers and transferred to the Social Insurance Board etc. To access the data, one can use either the Tax Board's website www.ma.ee, or the Internet banks of Ühispank (U-Net) or Hansapank (hanza.net). As of February 2002 ID-card owners can enter e-TaxBoard via the Tax Board's website (www.ma.ee) by using ID-card.

  e-services of National Land Information System

The National Land Information System (LIS) makes the administration of information related to Estonian lands easier and conveniently available and usable over the Internet. The creation of cadastral information system laid a foundation for LIS, which made the development of public services possible. Access to the public services of LIS is available on the website of the Land Board at http://www.maaamet.ee (in Estonian).

e-State Treasury

e-State Treasury is an Internet application for agencies maintained by the State Treasury, which provides an opportunity for the agencies to communicate with the State Treasury via the Internet. Agencies can make payments, reservations, send notices, and receive statements of payments and returns. All this is performed quickly and safely by using the authentication services offered by banks.

Tiigrihüppe Sihtasutus (Tiger Leap Foundation):

• The goal of the foundation is to boost the IT-related development in schools. This includes supplying schools with neccessary equipment, educating school staff about ICT, coordinating school partnerships etc. As the programs are numerous, they are best viewed at their homepage: http://www.tiigrihype.ee/?setlang=eng
• Two programs that established the base of ICT in Estonian educational system:
• Tiger Leap Plus - development plans for ICT education in Estonian schools 2001-2005. 
  The program is in the administration of the Ministry of Education.
• Tiger Leap - program for the computerization of Estonian schools 1996-2000.
• Contact: Enel Mägi, Director 

KülaTee (Village Road)

The county data communication target program "KülaTee" is an information technology program initiated in cooperation of county governments, the Estonian Informatics Centre, and the Department of State Information Systems (RISO). KülaTee is one of Estonian Information Policy framework programs. The aim of the project is to establish data communication services in the counties and join the information systems of local governments with those of public administration.
KülaTee is in the administration of the Estonian Informatics Centre.
http://www.kylatee.ee/sisue.htm