Policy & Business Environment
A smart and forward-looking state is one that offers a convenient business and living environment together with efficient governance.
Estonia aims to provide the most user-friendly business and living environment and the most effective public administration.
We promote cooperation between the private and public sectors in developing a lean and smart state, and advocate for:
- a stable, fair, and trustworthy business environment for our members;
- preparation of business environment-related decisions in cooperation with the ICT sector and avoiding excessive new legal obligations for the sector;
- Estonia’s digital state remaining the most innovative in the world;
- Estonia being cyber secure, with security integrated into all developments;
- acting as the state’s key partner in implementing the broadband plan.
To represent the interests of our members and achieve these goals, the following working groups operate in the field of policy:
Data and AI Working Group focuses on creating the conditions for ICT companies to access and use public and private sector data and contributes to discussions on EU and Estonian legislation.
Lead of the Working Group: Erki Pogoretski
Information Security Working Group cooperates with the public sector to promote and ensure cybersecurity and advocates for cybersecurity regulations that support businesses.
Lead of the Working Group: Kalev Pihl
e-Health Working Group brings together the sector’s views on e-health and health technology to support the digital development of Estonia’s healthcare system and the adoption of high-quality innovative solutions.
Lead of the Working Group: Ats Albre
IT Policy Working Group exchanges information and cooperates with public sector ICT governance structures, encourages the public sector to adopt innovative ICT solutions, protects the development capacity of the digital society, and shapes positions on regulations affecting all members.
Lead of the Working Group: Urmas Kõlli
Telecoms Working Group advocates for Estonian and EU regulations that support the development of the electronic communications sector and ensure that communications infrastructure, as an enabler of the digital society, is considered in planning and construction processes.
Lead of the Working Group: Kristiina Maasik
Real-Time Economy Working Group prepares proposals to help make the real-time economy (RTE) a reality.
Lead of the Working Group: Andres Lilleste
Public Procurement Working Group develops best practices for ICT public procurement, works with the public sector to address issues raised by members, and shapes ITL’s positions on draft legislation in the field of public procurement.
Lead of the Working Group: Marko Nemberg
Sustainable IT Working Group focuses on sharing information and best practices related to sustainable software development, ESG, and smart digitalisation, supporting companies in improving efficiency and competitiveness.
Lead of the Working Group: Allan Tamme