The Republic of Cyprus aims to gain know-how from Estonia to Cyprus in matters of digital transformation projects, the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), in view of the upcoming visit of Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, on April 27-29, in Estonia.
During the visit, a Memorandum of Cooperation between Cyprus and Estonia will be signed, with the aim of strengthening the Government’s efforts towards the implementation of reforms in the field of digital transformation.
Asked about Cyprus-Estonia cooperation in the fields of e-government and digital transformation, Kokkinos said that “the goal of the Republic of Cyprus through this visit and the forthcoming signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the two countries is the transfer of know-how from Estonia to Cyprus in matters of digital transformation projects, which are currently being implemented”.
He further added that Estonia is one of the pioneers in the field of e-government, adding that “e-government is a prerequisite, it is high on our priorities as a State”. Kokkinos also stated that leaps have been made during the last two years through the cooperation which Cyprus is developing with Estonia, as it has already developed with the United Kingdom, Germany and Greece.
The aim of Cyprus is to accelerate e-government so that citizens and businesses are served online, in a digital environment that is friendly, easy to use and with a holistic approach, Kokkinos told CNA.
Regarding the relations between Cyprus and Estonia at the present stage in the fields of e-government and digital transformation, the Deputy Minister of Research recalled that Cyprus signed in 2016 a Memorandum of Cooperation with Estonia.
Now, this cooperation, he added, reaches a more formal, productive and comprehensive level, with specific areas of action in the areas of cybersecurity, planning a holistic life cycle of digital public services and the exchange of know-how between experts of the two countries e-government on specific projects.
In addition, Kokkinos stated that Cyprus has done remarkable work in e-government and that Estonia can also learn some things from Cyprus, mainly in matters of land registry and urban planning.
Source: Cyprus News Agency