Estonians can go to the polls without leaving the comfort of their homes. See how this is done and hear what voters think of it.
The e-vote (8:35 min, subtitled)People want easy access to the government and its services. Estonia's e-government services let people, among other things, file tax returns online. But first, issues of security, access and privacy must be solved.
A 24-hour government is at the service of the people on their terms. Find out how Estonian law makers work without paper, and what that means for citizen and resident services.
A recent study published by the European Commission's e-Government Observatory indicates that European governments are becoming more and more important in economic competitiveness. E-government is described as the key enabler for making a streamlined public service supply chain possible.
Sweden is one of the leading investors in e-government services. More than two million people recently used the internet, SMS or fixed phones to file their taxes. Soon, it might be possible to use the mobile phone for identification and for signing transactions.
E-voting has long been described as the way forward in the UK. Trials for e-voting have been running for the past five years and have involved millions of people. But regulations surrounding the latest general parliamentary election meant people still had to cast their vote the old-fashioned way.
