“The protection of people's fundamental rights and freedoms has become particularly important due to rapid digital development. At the same time, businesses need legal certainty for innovation. All of Estonia's digital society services must be reliable and transparent. These are the key reasons why the two ministries were merged and the legal and digital aspects were brought together. We are also working to promote innovation in businesses through legal certainty and assist them in scaling state-provided services for foreign markets,” said Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs, Liisa Pakosta.
At the end of last year, the Parliament approved the draft law to amend the Government of the Republic Act, which transferred the policy of digital society, public e-services, digital development and cybersecurity, state information systems, central networks and information systems, as well as telecommunications-related tasks to the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs.
Additionally, the following agencies have moved under the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs: Information Systems Authority, Estonian IT Centre, State Infocommunication Foundation, and the Estonian Internet Foundation.