Tag Archives: innovation
Fifteen Years AmCham Estonia: A Booming Business
A few days ago, together with my friends, Estonian Foreign Minister Paet and Ambassador Kaljurand, Estonia’s Ambassador to the U.S., I congratulated the American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia on its 15th birthday. Almost as old as renewed independence for Estonia itself! Estonia’s journey … Continue reading
State of the Art U.S. Travel Security System for Estonia
A senior Estonian official told me recently that when the newly re-independent country set out to modernize in the early 1990′s after years of occupation, Estonian leaders chose to leap toward the 21st century rather than “upgrading” to aging western technology. Estonian … Continue reading
Filed under good governance, Security
There is an App for That! U.S. iEmbassy Tallinn, Estonia
I know what you’ll say. “Where have you been? Smart phones and tablet computers were hardly invented just yesterday! And havn’t you been using an iPhone and an iPad for years?” You are right and you are right again. But … Continue reading
Filed under American Values, good governance
A U.S./European Secure Energy Future
(Taken from a lecture delivered at Estonian Energy’s Forum: “Where Will Tomorrow’s Energy Come From?” in Tallinn September 20, 2011.) President Obama accentuated the state of the U.S. energy situation when in March this year he said “we cannot keep going … Continue reading
Filed under economy, U.S. -Estonian Relations, U.S. Foreign Relations
It’s Internet Freedom, Stupid!
Read a piece in the New York Times of June 12, 2011, entitled: U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors. Great story. Great reading. The ultimate point of the article is freedom of information, freedom of expression, freedom to participate in the 21st century … Continue reading
Serious About Cyber Defense
I understand there is a bit of concern among some in Estonia regarding the country’s past, current and future performance in cyber defense. There has also been some implication that Estonia may not have been nearly as prepared as it should have been when the 2007 large scale … Continue reading
Innovation and our Use of Technology
Since my arrival in Estonia nearly a year ago, I have made support for innovation in collaboration between my country and Estonia a signature theme. I have visited long-established, as well as new, entrepreneurs to learn of their ideas and projects, their successes and … Continue reading
Filed under American Values, Peace and Security, U.S. Foreign Relations
Articulating a Vision for the Future
Modern American diplomats are generally allowed to be creative in the exercise of their duties. Unless an idea involves a significant amount of unallocated U.S. government resources, we are encouraged to think more like entrepreneurs and not like bureaucrats. I have long liked … Continue reading
Filed under economy, U.S. -Estonian Relations
Estonia Continues To Help Shape Transatlantic Relations
Neither the setting nor the atmosphere could have been any better last week: both between the United States and Estonia, and among all the NATO allies. April 2010 in Tallinn was another milestone in reaffirming the U.S.-European community of values and action. Secretary … Continue reading
Mobile Phones and Good Government
Good, modern, and efficient e-governance is routine in Estonia. So is the use of the latest technology for everything from internet voting to buying movie tickets. U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, in a speech she delivered on Internet Freedom this … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Society, good governance
