I am a postdoctoral researcher at Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance in Berlin, Germany. I defended my PhD in Technology Governance on June 9, 2020 at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance. The thesis was titled “Open Government Data Co-Created Public Services” and can be accessed here.
Publishing and researching within the field of electronic government, my work aims to build a bridge between information technology and public administration. I have been active within the digital government research community, having participated in many conferences as both author and reviewer, and recently joined the journal Information Polity’s editorial board as the social media editor. In addition to my current research work, I am also active in the open data scene both within Estonia and at a wider international level; I am currently managing the official Estonian open government data portal.
My background is in both IT, previously working as a backend integration engineer, and social sciences with my educational background lying largely within the field of political science and public administration. I have worked on preparing and submitting research proposals at the EU level (Horizon2020, CEF, REC), at the national level, and at the institutional level.