GovCast #02 Ott Velsberg, Chief Data Officer of Estonia

Anmerkung: Diese Episode ist in Englisch. In der zweiten Episode
des GovCast spricht Faruk Tuncer mit Ott Velsberg, Chief Data
Officer von Estland. Sie sprechen unter anderem darüber, wie Ott
Velsberg zu seiner Position gelangt ist, den Status-Quo der
Digitalisierung in Estland, die Nutzung von WhatsApp und Signal
in der Estonischen Verwaltung und vieles mehr.


In the second episode of the GovCast, Faruk Tuncer talks to Ott
Velsberg, Chief Data Officer of Estonia. Among other things, they
talk about how Ott Velsberg got to his position, the status quo
of digitalization in Estonia, the use of WhatsApp and Signal in
the Estonian administration and much more.

Host: Faruk Tuncer, Founder & CEO of Polyteia

Guest: Ott Velsberg, Chief Data Officer of Estonia



00:00 Intro
00:41 Energy drinks and coffee
02:52 Becoming Estonia's Chief Data Officer
05:22 What is the status quo of government digitalisation in
Estonia?
10:55 Can Estonian citizens contact the government via
WhatsApp?
13:20 Why should government start thinking from the 'user'
perspective?
16:59 Bürokratt, "Estonia's Siri on steroids”
20:10 Generative AI use cases in government
23:21 Perspective on native European AI
25:47 How does generative AI change the definition of
government?
30:15 What is a typical day in the life of a Chief Data
Officer?
35:22 Leisure and Runner Cave
38:08 Gamification and nudging in government
40:30 What's the most overlooked but amazing thing the Estonian
government has produced?