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How does the program work?
Accelerate Estonia (aEstonia) is new tool for public sector innovation that allows for exploring the public domains which are ripe for disruption and build models that would bring about that disruption. In close collaboration with the tech ecosystem, the Estonian government is exploring the public domains which are ripe for disruption and build models that would bring about that disruption.
Eligibility
Early-stage ideas.
Timeline
In the pilot phase, Startup Estonia called for applications over the months of June-July 2019. 70 ideas were entered into the program, across 10 policy areas.
Over July-August 2019, around 10 community building events were conducted to discuss the problems more thoroughly.
The top 17 ideas, as chosen by a panel of policymakers, entered into a 48h Moonshot hackathon in September 2019. Four moonshot ideas emerged victorious from the 48h hackathon.
The teams behind these ideas receive attention of the government, up to 100 000 EUR to support their work, a 9-month contract for the project manager and a possibility to engage extra resources and services. If within 9 months (March-April 2020), the ideas turn out to be successful, the government will continue supporting them.
Monitoring + Evaluation Methods
In the pilot phase, the Ministry aims to help 4 concepts that have the potential to create new markets while solving some of the thorniest issues in society.
What impact has been measured?
As of October 2019, aEstonia, via government-private sector collaboration, has:
- Built top-down and bottom-up support for aEstonia as a policy tool that can boost entrepreneurship and innovation in Estonia.
- Defined which are policy areas ripe for disruption.
- Built the community to discuss and validate problems.
Notes + Additional Context
Inspired by the success of the e-residency program, the policy leaders behind this program sought to create a system to accelerate innovative public policy ideas, taking into account how e-Residency was developed.
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