Innovation Projects

Public sector innovation projects are funded through the Innovation Fund and the Innovation Programme. During the current EU funding period, the Innovation Fund supports projects that seek solutions for implementing the changes identified in the Estonia 2035 strategy by applying new knowledge and technologies. The Innovation Programme is an approximately eight-month design-thinking-based programme for developing public services. Since 2019, four Innovation Programmes have been carried out, involving a total of 26 projects.

1.9.3. Development of the MaaS (mobility as a service) Integrated Data Exchange Platform for Mobility

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Today, the transport system operates in silos, with trains, trams, buses, cars, ferries, aircraft, light mobility vehicles and other modes functioning separately, without a comprehensive overview. Passengers find it difficult to navigate between different modes of transport, making end-to-end journey planning and ticket purchasing a cumbersome process that requires considerable time and knowledge.

Different modes of transport—including trains, buses, ferries, micromobility services, urban and regional public transport, commercial routes, and short-term car rental—use separate booking and ticketing channels, and their application programming interfaces (APIs) are not interoperable. There is also no centralised solution for connecting these different APIs. As a result, Estonia currently lacks a single platform that would allow users to plan journeys combining public transport and alternative mobility options and purchase all the necessary tickets in one transaction.

Project duration: 2024–2026
The project is funded by the Public Sector Innovation Fund

Project contact at the Government Office: Kairit Viidalepp, [email protected], 5646 7281

Read more (in Estonian): Maas X-tee arendamine

Last updated on 30.09.2025

 

Activities and projects in the field of innovation are funded under the European Union Cohesion Policy 2021–2027 measure.

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Last updated: 23.02.2026