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After receiving a record number of applications, ESTDEV to launch 12 new projects in Ukraine

The Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) has significantly increased its support for Ukraine, announcing €2.7 million in funding for 12 new development projects in 2025.

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Sirje Karis and Olena Zelenska open the third Estonian-financed small group home in Ukraine

Today, First Lady Sirje Karis of Estonia and Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, participated in an opening ceremony for the third Estonian-financed small group home for an 11-member foster family displaced by the war.

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GovStack's new Data Lead Maksim Ovtšinnikov: We see GovStack principles becoming the gold standard for governments

The growing global demand for digital public infrastructure (DPI) solutions creates more demand for GovStack and its partners. GovStack community welcomes a new data lead, Maksim Ovtšinnikov, to the team.

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Tallinn Mechanism: 387 Ukrainian Cyber Experts Trained Through Two High-Impact Exercises

Together, two cyber exercises “UA-EE Cyber Shield via Tallinn Mechanism” has involved in total 387 cyber experts from Ukraine’s state authorities and academia.

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Over 50 Georgian SMEs boost business competitiveness to prepare for EU market entry

With support from the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Visionest Institute has concluded the first stage of a three-year project to help Georgian SMEs access the EU market.

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OECD: Estonia contributed 77 million euros to development cooperation last year; Ukraine remains top priority

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released preliminary data on official development assistance (ODA) for 2024.

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Team Europe backs Africa’s next wave of digital changemakers through investment readiness programme

Under the Data Governance in Africa initiative, ten startups in the digital social innovation space from around Africa begin an intensive eight-month programme focused on scaling their ventures.

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ESTDEV to fund 11 projects in EU Eastern Neighbourhood countries

The Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) has announced funding for 11 new projects in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Belarus in 2025, totalling 535,367 euros.

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Estonia empowers Moldovan teachers to adopt new digital tools

In collaboration with UNICEF, Estonia is training a new generation of Moldovan teachers to become digital ambassadors.