Digital Government podcast

About Digital Government podcast

Welcome to e-Governance Academy’s podcast to discover the future of governance. e-Governance Academy has assisted digital transformation globally in more than 145 countries. Our experts will share their insights and worldwide examples on how digital technology could benefit every society. Tune in for the digital government podcast every Wednesday!

Publisher

e-Governance Academy

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2020

Latest episode

6 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

49 of 178 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Jul 2026

   The UN Global Mechanism and the next phase of cyber diplomacy

   At this year's Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Summer School, one question kept coming up: how can international cyber agreements move beyond diplomatic language and translate into real action? The question is particularly timely as the United Nations Global Mechanism prepares for its upcoming meeting in New York this July, an important milestone for the permanent UN process on responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. In this episode of the Digital Government Podcast, recorded during the Summer Sch...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   What it takes to get AI working in government: Lessons from Estonia

   The last time Ott Velsberg appeared on this podcast was early 2022. Popular LLMs had not yet been released. The conversation was about how AI could support data-driven decision-making in government – a topic that felt, at the time, more prospective than operational. Four years on, with Estonia counting over 220 public sector AI use cases and close to 60 million euros in estimated annual impact, the frame has shifted. So, it is now less about what AI in government could look like and more abou...

3. 

   14 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Supporting the EU Member States in advancing reforms and innovation

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Title] about how the EU's Technical Support Instrument provides structured expert guidance to help member states advance reforms and innovation.

Inside a recent episode

Supporting the EU Member States in advancing reforms and innovation

Published 14 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And now we introduced a system and we could link that also to an AI model to make it much more transparent. And that would really help the performance of the Greek administration. So I think that's a good one. Allow me to add a few more, if I may. A project that shows that reforms can have real life impact. And I want to mention it because it's a little bit different also from what you would be used to at the EGA because it's not so technological. But it's a concept called Barnahus, which is about protecting children victims of crime. Imagine a child is a victim of physical or psychological violence and it enters sort of a whole cycle of having to deal with institution with the police, with the judiciary. […]

Who has been a guest on Digital Government podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Yurii Kopytin
• Hannes Astok
• Gabriel Souza
• Johanna Weaver
• Liis Vihul

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

589,639

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85

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