The Republic of Cyprus aims to transfer expertise from Estonia to Cyprus on digital transformation projects[/B], Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos, told CNA in view of the April 27-29 visit of the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, together with a delegation, to Estonia.
In the framework of 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 transition.
Asked about the Cyprus-Estonia cooperation in the fields of e-government and digital transformation, Kokkinos said that "the objective of the Republic of Cyprus through this visit and the upcoming signing of the MoU between the two countries is the transfer of know-how from Estonia to Cyprus on digital transformation projects, which are currently being implemented".
Further, he said that Estonia is one of the pioneering countries in the field of e-government, adding that "e-government is a prerequisite, it is high on our priorities as a State, and many strides have been made in the last two years through the cooperation we are developing with Estonia, as we have developed with other countries such as the UK, Germany and recently with Greece".
Cyprus' goal 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 said.
Regarding the relations between the two countries at the present stage in the areas of e-government and digital transformation, the Deputy Minister of Research recalled that Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Estonia in 2016.
Now this cooperation, he added, is elevated to another level, more formal, productive and comprehensive, with specific areas of action in the axes of cybersecurity, the design of a holistic life cycle of digital public services and the exchange of know-how between e-government experts of the two countries on specific projects (a kind of Erasmus on a professional level).
"People from Cyprus can go to Estonia for a period of time to gain expertise and people from Estonia can come to Cyprus", he noted.
In addition, Mr. Kokkinos said that Cyprus also has remarkable work to show in e-governance and Estonia can also learn some things from Cyprus, especially in management issues in Land Registry and Urban Planning.
President Anastasiades, accompanied by Mr Kokkinos, the Deputy Minister to the President, Kyriakos Kousios, the Government Spokesman, Mario Pelekanos and officials, will travel to Estonia on Wednesday 27 April.
As Kokkinos told Cypriot News Agency, the official meetings will start on Thursday 28 and the mission will return to Cyprus late in the afternoon of Friday 29.
Source: CNA
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