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Ask HN: Is Estonia the best example of an e-government?

2 pointsby RaitoBezariusover 9 years ago
With the recent events (I didn&#x27;t know about it until ~ 3 days), the e-Residency program of Estonia to become an e-Estonian seems awesome. I&#x27;ve known that Estonia was a country where IT is very used, but what do you think about his status right now? Versus others countries?<p>Which is the most &quot;advanced&quot; country in your opinion in terms of e-government?

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hackuserover 9 years ago
&gt; Which is the most &quot;advanced&quot; country in your opinion in terms of e-government?<p>1) One consideration is scale: Estonia&#x27;s population is around the size of a city, 1.3 million, about equivalent to SF and Oakland combined. It&#x27;s land area is around 17,500 sq miles; a U.S. state of that size would be the 42nd largest, between West Virginia and Maryland.<p>That doesn&#x27;t diminish the services for thier citizens; to the extent that they enhance government through tech, that&#x27;s great. But if you are comparing countries, it&#x27;s much different to organize and service 1.3 than 300 million. In fact, if I were running a small nation (something I know nothing about), I might use that relative nimbleness as a competitive advantage.<p>2) As a guess, Singapore?<p>3) Does e-government include the governmental service of spying on citizens?
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