Description (short summary):
In 2005, the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), launched a project which aimed to assess the developments in eGoverment, eHealth and eLearning in the 10 New Member States at national, and at cross-country level. At that time, the 10 New Member States were Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia.

The present report is that of Estonia. It describes the Government of Estonia and its health system, as well as the role played by eGovernment and eHealth in this system. The report then analyses, on the basis of desk research and expert interviews, the major achievements, shortcomings, drivers and barriers in the development of eGovernment and eHealth in Estonia. This analysis provides the basis for the identification and discussion of national policy options to address the major challenges and to suggest R&D issues relevant to the needs of Estonia.

In addition to the national monographs, the project has delivered a synthesis report, which offers an integrated view of the developments of each application domain in the New Member States. Furthermore, a prospective report looking across and beyond the development of the eGoverment, eHealth and eLearning areas has been developed to summarise policy challenges and options for the development of eServices and the Information Society towards the goals of Lisbon and i2010.

Original URL:
http://www.jrc.es/publications/pub.cfm?id=1559

Number of pages:
120