Information & Ethics committee  This is a once-only principle that is applied in Estonia. It is that government cannot ask for my data if I have already contributed this data to some other information system in Estonia.

Information & Ethics committee  I still want to stress how important digital identity is, because without this strong system of digital identity, people cannot use their very personal secure public services. This is their ID card, which has already been in use for 15 years. It's a very basic element of the secure economic system in Estonia.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you. Of course, it's a long story because Estonia celebrated 100 years, and we've now had our independence again for 27 years. We had this opportunity to start anew, starting from a new constitution. Immediately we had this question in front of us of how we can meet all the requirements of democracy and pick up on what the state....

Information & Ethics committee  I think that the size of the country is not as important as it seems at first glance. The challenges we have met are always the same. All governments want to have a good e-government system and provide good electronic services to their citizens, but to do this there are certain preconditions.

Information & Ethics committee  Okay. First, this is a great forum for us to have this virtual meeting with your committee. My name is Liia Hänni. I am a Senior Expert on e-democracy and open governance, and it is a real pleasure to share with you some views on how privacy can be protected in e-government systems.

Information & Ethics committee  Can you hear me?