Jüri Ratas has been Estonia's Prime Minister since 2016 and is currently serving his second term in office. From 2007 to 2016, Ratas was Vice-President of the 11th, 12th and 13th Estonian Parliament. He was elected to the Tallinn City Council in 2005, 2009 and 2013, and served as the city's Mayor from 2005 to 2007, and as its Deputy Mayor from 2003 to 2004 and during 2005. His service in the Tallinn administration started when he was elected Economic Adviser to the Tallinn City Office, a position he served in from 2002 to 2003. Prior to holding this post, he served on the board of OÜ Värvilised from 1999 to 2002. During his time in office, Prime Minister Ratas has supported Estonia's various State-led digital transformation processes. In this interview, he reflects on how the “digital State” of Estonia has relied on digitally rooted solutions to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. He also provides insights for the humanitarian sector on digital transformation processes, private–public sector collaborations and preventive digital approaches, such as investing in digital literacy and education, that can help mitigate the potentially adverse effects of digital advancements.

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采访爱沙尼亚总理尤里·拉塔斯

Jüri Ratas 自 2016 年以来一直担任爱沙尼亚总理，目前正在第二个任期内任职。2007年至2016年，拉塔斯担任爱沙尼亚第11、12和13届议会副主席。He was elected to the Tallinn City Council in 2005, 2009 and 2013, and served as the city's Mayor from 2005 to 2007, and as its Deputy Mayor from 2003 to 2004 and during 2005. His service in the Tallinn administration started when he was elected塔林市政府经济顾问，2002 年至 2003 年担任该职位。在担任此职位之前，他于 1999 年至 2002 年在 OÜ Värvilised 董事会任职。在任期间，拉塔斯总理支持爱沙尼亚的各种国家主导的数字化转型过程。在这次采访中，他反思了爱沙尼亚的“数字国家”如何依靠数字化解决方案来应对 COVID-19 大流行。他还为人道主义部门提供有关数字化转型过程、公私部门合作和预防性数字方法的见解，例如投资于数字素养和教育，这有助于减轻数字化进步的潜在不利影响。