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a joint EU-EsA new project was kicked off in Chisinau, Moldova to turn the country into a cybersecurity hub for the entire region.

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Estonia creates a regional cyber training hub in Moldova

Yesterday, a joint EU-Estonia project kicked off in Chisinau, Moldova. It aims to turn the country into a cybersecurity hub for the entire region.

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Ukraine unveils national AI strategy developed with support from Estonian experts

This week in Kyiv, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation presented the draft of its national artificial intelligence (AI) development strategy, which was created in collaboration with Estonian experts.

James Sherry, Margus Tsahkna and Klen Jäärats

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Estonia and Ireland to cooperate on Ukrainian hospital ICU renovation and medical personnel training

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Executives from the Ugandan public sector receive cybersecurity awareness training from Estonian experts

To support the implementation of Uganda's national cybersecurity strategy, Estonian experts developed training courses to integrate cybersecurity into strategic management decisions of the Ugandan government and critical infrastructure institutions.

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Martin Aadamsoo to lead Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Green Transition programme at ESTDEV

Supporting the sustainable economic development and green transition of our partner countries has always been an important basis for Estonia's development cooperation. Martin Aadamsoo will continue to lead the programme at ESTDEV.

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mln EUR, Estonia's ODA in 2024

2,6%

of Estonia's GDP for helping Ukraine

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ESTDEV earns European Commission accreditation for managing and implementing EU funds

The Estonian Centre for International Development has successfully passed the European Commission’s Pillar Assessment, a rigorous evaluation that confirms the organisation’s credibility to directly manage and implement EU funds.

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The Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) is a government-funded foundation responsible for managing and implementing Estonia’s international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance projects.

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17. November 2025

Consultancy Support for Technical and Architectural Advisory for the Preparation of X-Road Implementation in Nigeria

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CURE™ - Cybersecurity for Ukraine: Resilience and Enhancement

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is committing €12.2 million to boost Ukraine’s civilian cyber resilience within the framework of the Tallinn Mechanism, with activities being implemented by ESTDEV.

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Faces and Stories

"Trust and cooperation need to be at the heart of education"

Ilona Kolodii

Head of the Department of Culture of the Zhytomyr City Government

"Preschoolers learning Georgian often speak it better than their parents"

Hermine Khachoyan

Bilingual teacher

"Estonia is one of the best examples in the digitalisation field"

Madalina Zaporojan

Moldovan student

"Estonia has a very modern approach to training foster families"

Ruslana
Ukrainian foster family mum

"It's like a whole new me stepped out of that programme!"

Virginia Wanjiru
IT-specialist, Digital Explorers 2 alumni

"Diplomacy is not rocket science, it’s an art"

Christine Karelska
Advisor to the Vice-Mayor of Odessa

"Estonians’ knowledge is very necessary for developing the framework"

Joseph Kikomeko
Head of the Working Group for Uganda’s Qualifications Framework