How do you support the growing generation of digital nomads? Estonia’s e-Residency offers to every world citizen a government-issued digital identity and the opportunity to run a trusted company online. Kristjan Kuurme explains how the program works, and what other countries like the United States could learn from Estonia’s digital prowess.

Kristjan Kuurme is a career diplomat currently serving as the consul and political affairs diplomat at the Embassy of Estonia in Washington, DC. In addition to representing the country dubbed “e-Estonia” for its digital prowess in all matters e-residency, he is responsible for relations with the US Congress and covering various US domestic and foreign policy matters.