Estonian way
to use digital data
+Kaie Koskaru-Nelk
+Deputy Secretary-General for
Fiscal Policy
+kaie.koskaru-nelk@fin.ee
a modest
country that extends
beyond
its borders
+population: 1.3 million
+area: 45,339 km2
+currency: Euro
+member of: EU, NATO, WTO,
OECD, DIGITAL 5
+ICT sector: 7% of GDP
Finland
Russia
EST
Europe
Latvia
Lithuania
Sweden
Poland
electronic ID
The strongest identity.
©estoniandesignhouse.ee
+98% of e-ID – celebrating 15
years!
+13% of mobile-ID
+16% of smart-ID
+e-Residency
exchange
+saving 800 years annually
+over 900 connected organizations,
databases
+over 500 million transactions per
year
+exported to Finland, Azerbaijan,
Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Faroe Islands
The busiest highway of e-Estonia – X-
Road from 2001.
secure
ID-card & Mobile-ID
Smart ID, e-Residency
confidentiality
X-ROAD
availability
KSI Blockchain
integrity
The safest combination.
public finance
+2004 accrual accounting (IPSAS)
+2006 use of peformance
information
+2011 harmonization of
budgeting and accounting
+2011 local government data are
open
+2016 whole government data
are open
+2017 centralizing support
services (100%), using one
accounting IT system
+2017 accrual based state budget
+2020 activity based state budget
open data on state
finances
+whole government sector
+freely accessible
+BI tool to analyse
+application has English version
+visitors from all over the
world
riigiraha.fin.ee
challenges
+ fast technology development and
software depreciation
+ government collects more data than it
uses – need to increase the capability
to analyze
+ data double collection
+ fragmented software developments
+ data literacy
future
Performance based budgeting,
where resources are connected to
outcomes
Programme Based Budget
Public Services Service Costing
Better
management
Less strategic
documentsPrioritizing
Efficiency
Open data,
Dashboards
No more
silos
Customer Value
Flexibility
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
To reduce
administrative burden
Flexibility for resource
management
Quality Management
To increase co-operation
between Ministries
Transparency in
Budget planning
Tool for agency
management
Instrument for
policy planning
expected changes
Government Dashboard
Ministry Performance Area Dashboard
Agency Executive Dashboard
Service Managers Dashboard
Performance management structure,
KPIs and resource planning
Thank you!
+Kaie Koskaru-Nelk
+kaie.koskaru-nelk@fin.ee

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Using data analytics to improve public expenditures - Kaie KOSKARU-NELK, Estonia

  • 1. Estonian way to use digital data +Kaie Koskaru-Nelk +Deputy Secretary-General for Fiscal Policy +kaie.koskaru-nelk@fin.ee
  • 2. a modest country that extends beyond its borders +population: 1.3 million +area: 45,339 km2 +currency: Euro +member of: EU, NATO, WTO, OECD, DIGITAL 5 +ICT sector: 7% of GDP Finland Russia EST Europe Latvia Lithuania Sweden Poland
  • 3. electronic ID The strongest identity. ©estoniandesignhouse.ee +98% of e-ID – celebrating 15 years! +13% of mobile-ID +16% of smart-ID +e-Residency
  • 4. exchange +saving 800 years annually +over 900 connected organizations, databases +over 500 million transactions per year +exported to Finland, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Faroe Islands The busiest highway of e-Estonia – X- Road from 2001.
  • 5. secure ID-card & Mobile-ID Smart ID, e-Residency confidentiality X-ROAD availability KSI Blockchain integrity The safest combination.
  • 6. public finance +2004 accrual accounting (IPSAS) +2006 use of peformance information +2011 harmonization of budgeting and accounting +2011 local government data are open +2016 whole government data are open +2017 centralizing support services (100%), using one accounting IT system +2017 accrual based state budget +2020 activity based state budget
  • 7. open data on state finances +whole government sector +freely accessible +BI tool to analyse +application has English version +visitors from all over the world riigiraha.fin.ee
  • 8. challenges + fast technology development and software depreciation + government collects more data than it uses – need to increase the capability to analyze + data double collection + fragmented software developments + data literacy
  • 9. future Performance based budgeting, where resources are connected to outcomes Programme Based Budget Public Services Service Costing
  • 10. Better management Less strategic documentsPrioritizing Efficiency Open data, Dashboards No more silos Customer Value Flexibility 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 To reduce administrative burden Flexibility for resource management Quality Management To increase co-operation between Ministries Transparency in Budget planning Tool for agency management Instrument for policy planning expected changes
  • 11. Government Dashboard Ministry Performance Area Dashboard Agency Executive Dashboard Service Managers Dashboard Performance management structure, KPIs and resource planning