Digital Jersey appoint adviser from Estonian government

Thursday 15 September 2016

Digital Jersey has appointed the digital policy adviser for the Government of Estonia, Siim Sikkut, as its newest Special Adviser.

During the evolution of Estonia as a leading digital jurisdiction, Mr Sikkut helped to plan and carry out the policies and strategies for the country’s eGovernment programme.

Mr Sikkut appointment as a Special Adviser follows the appointment of fintech expert, and Director of Consult Hyperion, Dave Birch, as  aSpecial Adviser for fintech last month.

Siim Sikkut commented:

“I’m excited to have the opportunity to contribute towards Jersey’s digital transformation. I truly believe Jersey could be a digital leader globally. The island’s position as a world-leading business jurisdiction, its strong relationship between government and industry, and of course its compact size, makes it ideal for innovation. As Digital Jersey’s Special Adviser not only will I bring practical policy experience from work on Estonia’s eGov programme to help realise Jersey’s own eGov ambitions, but also wider industry experience, which I hope will help to develop the island as a digital start-up location. The building blocks are already in place, it’s now time for Jersey to take bold steps in the digital direction.”

Tony Moretta, CEO of Digital Jersey, added:

“Estonia is world-renowned as a leading example of how a small country can become a digital powerhouse, so it’s extremely exciting to welcome Siim to the Digital Jersey team. Siim’s experience and expertise in digital policy will be invaluable as we continue to accelerate our plans to enable Jersey as a digital society. This appointment is a milestone in a longstanding relationship between Estonia and Jersey and I’m looking forward to continuing to build on the connection between our digital communities, start-ups and other companies to see how we can help each other to benefit both our economies in the future.”