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On March 31, members of the Arizona Legislature gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for a bipartisan seminar, organized with the support of Vabamu. Mr. Luukas Ilves, a former Estonian Undersecretary for Digital Transformation, and Mr. Andrew Thompson, Managing Director of LifeSpeed Ventures, who is actively involved in Vabamu\u2019s Supervisory Council, presented insights on Estonia\u2019s advanced digital governance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Majority Leader Michael Carbone emphasized the need for modernization, stating, \u201cArizona families deserve a government that works smarter and wastes less.<\/em>\u201d The event reflected the Republican Majority’s commitment to reforming government operations and enhancing transparency. Representative Tony Rivero noted that Estonia’s model demonstrated that efficiency could be achieved without expanding bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For more details, read the original news release <\/a>and the Factsheet: Government Digitization,Efficiency and Performance in the US and Estonia.<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo by Jelena Rudi, EIS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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