Preface by Mait Heidelberg
About the Yearbook
1. Policy formulation in the field of information society in Estonia
1.1. Course towards the planned development of the information society
2. Building the ICT infrastructure of the information society
2.1 Electronic communications – trends and developments in 2006
2.2 Developments in the field of electronic identity and PKI
2.3 Implementation of the Estonian broadband strategy: Village Road 3
2.4 X-Road – one of the cornerstones of the state information system
2.6 Improvements to central state portals and related application services
3 Activities aimed at the development of inclusive society
3.2 Contribution of the non-profit and private sector to the development of information society
3.2.1 Role of the ITL in developing ICT in Estonia
3.2.2 The role of the EITF in developing ICT education and e-Learning
3.2.3 E-Governance Academy – Estonia’s e-gate for other countries
4 Development of ICT applications and e-services in the public sector
4.1 Information society projects developed with the support of the EU Structural Funds
4.1.1 eHealth projects in the Ministry of Social Affairs
4.1.2 Integration and e-services of the police information system
4.2 A single procedural information system for law enforcement authorities – eFile
4.3 Development of complex e-services in Estonia
4.3.1 Inter-institutional e-services of childcare information system
4.3.2 E-services provided by the Health Insurance Fund
4.3.3 eSTAT: a new channel for the submission of statistical data
4.3.4 E-services provided by the Environment Information Centre of the Ministry of the Environment
4.4.1 Preservation of digital cultural heritage and making it available for the public
4.4.2 Developments in the field of information systems in the Citizenship and Migration Board
5 Developments in IT legislation, standardization and data security
5.1 Developments in ICT legislation in 2006
5.2 New IT standards adopted in Estonia
5.3 Developments of the standard security system for information system - ISKE
6 Overview of the surveys on information society, eEngagement and ICT
6.1 Surveys on information society in 2006
6.2 Surveys carried out in the field of eEngagement in 2006
6.3 Estonian ICT sector in 2005
6.4 Overview of the usage of ICT tools in public administration agencies in 2005
6.5 Information society related developments in local governments
7 Contacts and links
7.1 IT Contacts in public administration agencies
7.2 Information society contacts in the public administration
7.3 Useful links