Building future-ready digital societies.We merge world-known Estonian expertise and global best practices with your highest ambitions.From inspiring visions to practical strategy to effective and rapid delivery.

Powering changemakers - with transformation advice, leadership or digital team mentoring, inspirational talk, or experience-sharing sessions.

One of the founders and stewards of Estonian government's groundbreaking e-Residency programme

Also titled as: Deputy Secretary General for Digital DevelopmentGCIO Office is the central policy and coordination unit for digital government and national cybersecurity in Estonia, tasked with whole-of-government steering of strategy and delivery. We saw our mission in leading the way for our digital government innovation.National telecom market regulation and connectivity policy were also in portfolio.

Task force drafted first and second national AI strategies + oversaw their delivery.

Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS) is a non-profit association with mission to ensure the development and strategic management of X-Road® and other cross-border components for e-government infrastructure.

My contribution was recommendtions on digital governance, building from e-Estonia's experience.The final report is here at the link:

Strategic advice to e-governance think-tank, consulting and training agency / NGO

Helping the government shape the future of digital society, e-governance and ICT industry in Estonia: -) Coordinating the planning and execution of ICT policy across government, incl. development of digital governance, ICT industry and ICT skills-) Advising the Prime Minister on ICT policy and industry issues, including digital governance development, relevant international affairs and EU policy topics-) Serving as secretariat to PM-led E-Estonia Council, the Cabinet-level body in charge of steering national digital agenda execution -) One of the main authors of Estonian Digital Agenda 2020 (the national ICT strategy)-) Launching and leading of key strategic initiatives, e.g. one of the founders of Estonian e-Residency programme; national digital health strategy 2020 and action plan for autonomous vehicle uptake in Estonia-) Launching and leading of key international collaborations in ICT area, e.g. bilateral relations, OECD, Digital-5 network of leading digital governments, UN, etc. -) National representative in European Union's Digital Single Market Strategic Group and e-Government Action Plan Steering Board-) Coordinating governmental relations and collaboration with private sector in ICT area-) Member of Board of E-Estonia Showroom (an international promotion programme)-) Regular keynote speaker and panellist in international and domestic ICT and e-governance events

Arengufond was the public venture capital fund and national foresight think-tank.I was Economic Expert at Foresight Division. Tasks: -) Director of Estonia-India foresight project; leading other foresight activities related to emerging markets / Asia (carried out research and policy proposal drafting, managed subcontractors and stakeholder relations, handled communications, etc)-) Director of "Industry Engines 2018" foresight project on the future of Estonian manufacturing industries-) Monitoring and analysing global economic and business trends/signals, translating them into Estonian economy's and policy context-) Developed in-house system for horizon scanning of global trends-) Advised the design and execution of national vision-building process "Estonian Growth Vision 2018" as member of core team-) Participated in national IT foresight EST_IT@2018, led the thinking on digital future of manufacturing

Strategic advising on the set-up and execution of national planning of 2014+ EU Structural Funds

Tasks: - coordinating public financial management development in Estonia; - participating in EU budget review process and drafting national proposals for EU regional policy reform; - coordinating the department’s international relations (incl. IMF, OECD, development cooperation)

Tasks: - coordinating the national planning of foreign financing; - project manager for planning the 2007-2013 EU structural funds and related negotiations with European Commission; - developing the national strategic planning system;- starting up the department’s strategic analysis team

Tasks: - project manager for planning the 2007-2013 EU structural funds and related negotiations with European Commission; - analysing national strategic documents;- participating in the State Budget Strategy (medium-term expenditure framework) compilation.