Data Embassy and Country of Estonia have/had a generic relationship

Used by Data Embassy
Uses Country of Estonia
Notes To protect its data, Estonia developed the concept of data embassies – servers outside the country that are legally under Estonian jurisdiction. The digital copies of key databases they store can be accessed in the event of a major data incident in the country The data embassy is an extension of the Estonian government cloud, meaning that the Estonian state owns server resources outside its borders. These will be used not only for data backup, but also for operating critical services. As with physical Estonian embassies, the servers are considered sovereign embassies in foreign data centres. While opening the fi rst data embassy involves placing Estonian systems and data in another county, it creates an additional security guarantee for Estonian sovereignty. Estonia will back up critical data and services important for the functioning of the state outside the physical territory of Estonia, while Luxembourg guarantees that the data and the servers are protected by the same legal guarantees as the data and servers in Estonia. This approach will help ensure the country’s digital continuity – its capability to maintain services and digital data regardless of interruptions. The data embassy benefi ts Estonian citizens, who will be the recipients of a more reliable and secure digital society. Additionally, it creates an extra security guarantee for the e-residents of Estonia, who expect Estonian digital services to be available at any time independent of location. Estonia launched the world’s fi rst data embassy in partnership with the government of Luxembourg. Photo: Sven Tupits Estonia – the Digital Republic Secured by Blockchain
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