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Estonian digital revolution: e-citizenship for all Last week Estonia invited anyone, anywhere, to become an e-citizen of the Estonian digital society, open a bank account in Estonia, or start a business. By the end of the year, anyone with an internet connection will be able to live their financial life in Estonia, all without being physically present. E-residency is a first step towards a world where a person’s online identity matters just as much as their offline identity. “This is the beginning of the erosion of the classic nation state hegemony,” John Clippinger, a digital identity researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told New Scientist. The e-estonia.com website has the details. E-residency gives secure access to Estonia’s digital services via a smart card that can be used from anywhere in the world, and an opportunity to give digital signatures in an electronic environment. Such digital identification and signing is legally