1.DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF
    ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURES OF INFORMATICS 5

1.1Introduction(Ivar Odrats) 5

1.2Changes in the administration of public

administration agencies (Arvo Ott) 5
 
 

2.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AGENCIES (Ivar Odrats)10

2.1Structural changes in public administration agencies10

2.2The need for computer workplaces in PAAs12

2.3Informatics experts in PAAs12

2.4Hardware and Local Area Networks13

2.5Software23

2.6Databases in PAAs30
 
 

3.Application of information technology MEANS and development of information systems in PAAs31

3.1Application of information technology and development of

information systems in the administrative branch of the Ministry

of Education (Ene Lindemann)31

3.2The Tiger Leap (Jüri Ruut)35

3.3Application of IT and development of information systems in the

branch of administration of the Ministry of Culture (Heigo Raadla,

Enrico Talvistu)40

3.4Application of IT and development of information systems in the

administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

(Ülle Laur)44

3.5Application of IT and development of information systems in the

administrative branch of the Ministry of Agriculture (Ingrid Taal)49

3.6Application of IT and development of information systems in the

administrative branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

(Marko Arula)51

3.7Application of IT and development of information systems in the

administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs

(Ruth Ääremaa)54

3.8Application of IT and development of information systems in the

administrative branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(Tiit Kaljumäe)61
 
 

4.Financing INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS and
    public procurement of IT means64

4.1IT costs in the 1997 draft national budget (Ivar Odrats)64

4.2Public procurement of IT means in 1996 (Marko Tiirik)71
 
 

5.Legislature 76

5.1The influence of legislature on the formation of the

population register (Hillar Raiend)76
 
 

6.Information services offered by administrative information systems81

6.1Internet information resources of public administrative agencies

(Uuno Vallner) 81

6.2Services offered by main national registers84

6.3.1 Construction Register (Valentina Konks)84

6.3.2 Enterprise Register (Tiit Ranne)85

6.3.3 Housing Register (Avo Petermann)86

6.3.4 Real Estate Information System (Avo Järv)87

6.3.5 Population Register (Peeter Küüts)89

6.3.6 The Register ofLegal Acts (ESTLEX) (Riina Vende)90

6.3.7Business Register, Register of Non-Profit Organisations

and Foundations, Register of Commercial Mortgages,

Central Business Register (Tiit Ranne)92
 
 

7.IT contact PERSONs in PAAs (Mare Pihl)96
 
 

APPENDICES98

Appendix 1"On Regulating the Administration of National

Information Systems", Government's Decree No 270 of

November 6, 199698

Appendix 2"On Formation of the Estonian Informatics Council",

Government's Order No 888-k of November 6, 199699

Appendix 3"Reorganisation of the Estonian Informatics Fund

into a state agency named The Estonian Informatics

Centre administered by the State Chancellery",

Government's Order No 947-k of December 4, 1996.101