Nurkse Department | Digital Governance Lab

About Nurkse Department

The Lab is located at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance.

It is named after Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959), a pioneer of development economics, considered the most internationally recognized Estonian social scientist of the 20th century.

Our mission is to continue researching and promoting the topics affiliated with Ragnar Nurkse.

Ragnar Nurkse Department is an interdisciplinary and international centre focusing on governance, innovation and digitalization

We are a a long-term partner to many Estonian ministries and EU institutions

University staff

Robert Krimmer

Head of the Digital Governance Lab Professor of e-Governance at Ragnar Nurkse Department ETIS CV

Wolfgang Drechsler

Professor of Governance at the Ragnar Nurkse Department Associate at Davis Centre, Harvard University ETIS CV

Erkki Karo

Director, Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Nurkse Department ETIS CV

Veiko Lember

Senior Research Fellow at the Ragnar Nurkse Department Visiting Fellow at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven ETIS CV

Maarja Toots

Phd Student, Junior Research Fellow ETIS CV

David Duenas-Cid

Researcher – Internet Voting ETIS CV

Iuliia Krivonosova

PhD student, Junior Research Fellow ETIS CV

Aleksandrs Cepilovs

Project Manager – TOOP ETIS CV

Ralf-Martin Soe

Research Fellow and Smart City Lead ETIS CV

Gerli Aavik

PhD student Expert of human-centered design at the Ministry of Social Affairs. ETIS CV

Carsten Schmidt

Sustainability Manager and Project Expert for e-Government and e-Justice.