1 min readBy Lindsey Schutters
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Estonian echoes — SA’s digital public infrastructure looks like it was made in Estonia
While Estonia is the current model of a modern e-governance capital, it’s hard to listen to local tech leaders talk a big game about digital sovereignty when you know that the technology is imported.
By Lindsey SchuttersSouth Africa
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While Estonia is the current model of a modern e-governance capital, it’s hard to listen to local tech leaders talk a big game about digital sovereignty when you know that the technology is imported.
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- 34 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 23, 2026
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- Lindsey Schutters
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- Daily Maverick