Digital residency permits good for SA business, Estonia’s president says
As well as helping ease of doing business, Kersti Kaljulaid says Estonia’s digital transformation has helped to build an online government platform for almost all services
The president of Estonia says the country's digital residency permits will help SA business owners with an eye on the international market to trade globally, particularly in the EU, given the rise in online business activity, accelerated recently by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Estonia is a northern European country that has risen to become a formidable force in the digital world, both in the public and private sectors. The country has the highest number of technology start-ups per capita of any European country, having bred companies such as video communication service Skype, and e-hailing platform Bolt (formerly Taxify). ..
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